I used to only fly fish,but realized i'm missing out.Trolling for walleye,giant swim baits for pike and bass,Lazy day Carp fishing with corn and a lounge chair.I'm retired and fish every single day.I love all types of fishing.
Same here, but in the opposite order! I used to only conventional fish and I decided to pick up fly fishing since my dad fly fishes. I started to really enjoy tying flies and everything. But then when you get to go out and catch trout on topwater baits, that’s what really sold me!
HELL YEAH! You get to cast more, too. 3-4 casts to plop a bug in the right spot. Snagging trees 30 yards behind you on cast 2. No other way exhibits such talent. We need a vid about on the water beer management.
My Tacoma is a 2014, and yes, it's a TRD. Rod vault looks great on it. I can fit a lot of river trash in the back and tons of beer in the front. Happy Monday Ben. Stay huge.
@@RandyArrowood2 Quite right. A word to the wise, as I guess you must be new to this game ( or maybe you do tenkara! ). If you do intend to police this sort of thing on TH-cam, you should seriously consider giving up you're ( teehee ) day job.
Yeah it was...The two streams I fished most in my life are small with brush on the banks and trees hanging over. Half my fishing was "Tenkara" anyway. A lot of the time I only kept enough fly line out of the tip to keep it from sucking back through the guides.
@@SkroomJuice Absolutely. Whatever it takes to get that fly where you want it. Hell, I can't even describe the casting techniques I used they were so muddled up and jumbled into one cast because of the terrain. Sure wasn't anything like in the books and VHS tapes I watched. Those cats would have walked on by the spots I fished.
Another reason...... you get yourself subscribed to the gnarliest youtube channels about it & taught how not wait too late in the day to go for your first beer!
Thanks man. Great video. I love that you're clearly a fly fisherman who is also able to acknowledge some of the ridiculousness of the sport without taking offense. Really the right mindset to have.
1. Fly fishing 2. Spin fishing 3. Bait fishing 4. Catching minnows in a net 5. Crab lining 6. Catching tadpoles in a jar 7. Poking dead jellyfish on the beach with a stick 8. Tenkara
Nothing makes me feel more validated as a fly fisherman than when my 3 year old daughter catches bigger, better fish (see pike) with her $12 Moana themed Shakespeare rod than me with hundreds of dollars worth of fly gear. Tight lines, cutty butter et al. Stay HUGE!
I like that I can over sleep and still get there on time. I like that I can catch my targeted species almost every time. I like that I can catch on anything that just looks buggy instead of trying to figure out if (I) the fish prefer white, black, green or blue. Etc. What I do not like about fly fishing is others pretending there is some that believe there is some higher scientific purpose in getting a fish to bite, when their brains are the size of an almond. It only requires a person to show up and try. This is the reason I appreciate Ben. The hugest fisherman! Thank you for your incite and videos, you really are fun to watch
man it took me a while to figure out how to make the comments section come alive. the fact that he is also drinking a miller light is not lost of me. nice consistency in the simplicity.
We mostly just have Northern Pike up here in Saskatchewan... they’re super mean little cruds so you need to hook them hard but I will think over the use of treble hooks... or at least crush the barb on them... as far as I’m concerned, if you are outdoors and away from people (or with 1or 2 good people worth spending your precious fishing time with) I don’t care how you fish. Fly or Lure, just go out and enjoy the fresh air and the thrill of the hunt. Heaven knows how much longer we’ll all have such freedom.
Fly fishing catches spooky fish with ninja skills like nothin’ else. Sometimes micro aggressions can be cathartic though. Like when you want to stab something in the face really really hard and not go to prison 🤷♂️. Keep Staying huge🍻
Fly fishing is especially better when you show up to the riverside with a bare TMC 100 on the end of your hand tied Harvey leader, sieve 3 mayflies out of the surface film, mush them onto your hook and cast the whole mess out
You've made your feelings of Tenkara quite clear. However, I was introduced to fishing with a cane pole and a piece of line, a hook and a worm. These are the memories of my youth and no one can take them away from me. I just didn't know that cane poling would "evolve" in to the elite sportfishing known as Tenkara. Meh, you learn something new everyday..... Thanks for the videos!!! They have helped me introduce some friends to fly fishing without the air of elitism wafting about. We are just regular guys that like fly fishing.....
Just being able to say the word nymph is pretty cool... and after battling pesky horse and nasty green flies around the barn and house I never dreamed I would ever say anything like....gonna tie me on a dry fly... and be happy saying it....loved this video man! Gotta get me one of them rod tubes or what ever they are called, never thought about how nice it would look on my wife's Acura not to mention my jeep....!
I greatly enjoy catching dozens of fish on my barbless single hook panther martin spinner and watching flyguys mess their pants in fury. I also like using a heavy spinning rod to cast tiny nymphs under a bobber into the middle of large lakes while the flyguys fish the water near their ankles. STAY HUGE
But seriously, is it? I live where there is no mountain rivers. I love how fly rod looks simpler, more elegant than spinning rod. Can I catch bass, carp, crucian , pike on it?
I mostly catch bass and bream on the fly... It's super fun throwing tiny little poppers for top water bream... My next rod is gonna be awee little 2 or 3 weight to make these little guys even more fun
Fly fisherman also have access to better equipment. Who can go fishing without 700$ waders that zip up and down for a pee? Or 900$ rods that add at least 7’ tor your casting range. This is the only way to live ; ) Stay Huge!
Always love the comedy in your videos! Starting out making trout fishing videos I am trying to import more of a comedy aspect! Your videos inspire me to still have fun while making these videos and remember what made me get into fly fishing. Keep it up!
As much as I love fly fishing, there are so many scenarios when fly fishing can be nearly impossible like bank fishing a good bass pond with trees directly above and behind you with no room to move around on the bank unless of course you find a target within bow casting distance or fishing really deep water. And as a fairly new fly fisherman still on the learning curve I struggle with large rivers with heavy currents so I also bring the spinning gear but I been lucky a few times shit my best brown I got was on a royal humpy dry fly right next to the bank it was 22.5" and fat. White bass fishing with a fly rod is a blast when they're busting on the surface hooking up on every cast. With trout I notice they're alot easier to catch when your fly is drifting in a current. In still water they don't seem to respond much but now a little more experience, I look back and realize I probably could've got em stripping in a wooly bugger.
Thanks for confirming I am as cool as I always suspected when I am fly fishing! -nothing worse than the “rippin’ lips” agro-erotic bass pro types. Try this little test: put on one of those bass outdoor shows. Close your eyes and listen to the phrases and noises they make.... it pretty much sounds like man porn. “Ohh... feel that pull on my rod..” “look at the size if that mouth...” etc etc. -then put on a Flip Pallot video. Fly fisherman are not the same. They actually read books without pictures 🤣👨🏻
I was watching the new meet easter das boat episode. They used a cain pole to catch a buffalo sucker, Steve actually called it a cain pole and not tenkara. You're making a difference Ben!!!
This video covers Everything about why you’re my favorite channel. Loved the Rastafarian meeting! Lol!😂 I think you’re Huger than Huge..you’re Hugemongous! 🎣 Thanks as always Ben! Tight lines! Juuust kiiidding..I don’t ever say(or type) that either..well I guess to you I just did.🙂🎣
I will give you two good reasons, first I feel more accurate casting my fly rod then even a baitcaster. Second it works well with someone who can't sit still. By the way, how did you know I have a Tacoma?
I'm new in fly fishing. I almost give up with this fishing. When i landed 1 small fish (Rasbora Sp. about 10cm). Damn,,,,,,, how difficult this fishing but, i love it. 😁 So now, i want to focus for mahseer fly fishing.
Absolutely love the channel man! I'm down here in South Louisiana fly fishing tons of ponds and other bodies of water, but definitely hope to make it up that way someday to fish clear rivers and creeks like you. Can't wait to catch my first ever trout on a fly rod, and trout in general. Please keep up the amazing tips and videos!
I think fly fishing is the best but I do go to a lot of ponds now and I use a baitcaster because of all the dumb people that walk and stop right behind me while fishing. But I like fly fishing in creeks and rivers more then if I am at a man made pond because I feel like you catch more fish when you use small flies. Like i have a creek by my house and i have caught a lot of small mouth on the fly but it is hard to get them with any thing else. But I don't really like sitting there withe live bait or dead bait and waiting
One reason why it's better for me is simply that it's more fun. Ever since I started fly fishing 2 years ago, I haven't hardly touched my mountain of spinning gear at all.
Fly fishing is also better because you don't need to bother with that cheap bait. We get 5$ hopper flies and immediately get them caught in the bush across the creek.
Its not completely accurate that flyfishing is safer for the fish. Of course treble hooks can do damage but the other way to kill a fish is by exhausting them. Traditional tackle can generally horse a fish in quicker than light wt. fly rods and this can be of great benefit to the fish. Quick catch quick release.
"A lot of fly fisherman are big whiny babies and it's fun to watch on social media!" Amen brother
Learnt something new. Tethering your boat to your fly rod makes so much sense. Thanks for validating my poor life choices Ben.
Yeah, but what happened? Inquiring mind want to see the conclusion of the intro!
The shade at Peric and Jon B though hahaha
Shrapnel tossers and bait dunkers got me. Lol
It’s got me 😂😂😂
I wore a fly vest to my senior prom. I collapsed from exhaustion on the dance floor cause the ladies wouldn't let me off.
I used to only fly fish,but realized i'm missing out.Trolling for walleye,giant swim baits for pike and bass,Lazy day Carp fishing with corn and a lounge chair.I'm retired and fish every single day.I love all types of fishing.
amen me too, love it all!
Love you
Same here, but in the opposite order! I used to only conventional fish and I decided to pick up fly fishing since my dad fly fishes. I started to really enjoy tying flies and everything. But then when you get to go out and catch trout on topwater baits, that’s what really sold me!
If it makes you happy...
I like all types of fishing. Hell I'd even bow fish. But what I don't like is people who don't respect the fish. Unless they're invasive.
"What year is your Tacoma?" Nice. I hear Toyota is going to start installing a Patagonia and "no pebble mine" stickers at the factory.
HA, that’s hilarious
🤣
HELL YEAH! You get to cast more, too. 3-4 casts to plop a bug in the right spot. Snagging trees 30 yards behind you on cast 2. No other way exhibits such talent.
We need a vid about on the water beer management.
My Tacoma is a 2014, and yes, it's a TRD. Rod vault looks great on it. I can fit a lot of river trash in the back and tons of beer in the front. Happy Monday Ben. Stay huge.
Ben
Way to plug “picking up some trash while your out there fishing” it’s the decent thing to do, even when your tankara fishing.
*you're
@@RandyArrowood2 Quite right. A word to the wise, as I guess you must be new to this game ( or maybe you do tenkara! ). If you do intend to police this sort of thing on TH-cam, you should seriously consider giving up you're ( teehee ) day job.
@@callumclark3358 sorry you got your feelings hurt.
@@RandyArrowood2 eh?
"As long as it's not tenkara....cuz that's stupid"....so good!
Yeah it was...The two streams I fished most in my life are small with brush on the banks and trees hanging over. Half my fishing was "Tenkara" anyway. A lot of the time I only kept enough fly line out of the tip to keep it from sucking back through the guides.
Andy Fletcher and that’s fly fishing! Welcome!
@@SkroomJuice Absolutely. Whatever it takes to get that fly where you want it. Hell, I can't even describe the casting techniques I used they were so muddled up and jumbled into one cast because of the terrain. Sure wasn't anything like in the books and VHS tapes I watched. Those cats would have walked on by the spots I fished.
It was definitely the funniest part 🤣
Another reason...... you get yourself subscribed to the gnarliest youtube channels about it & taught how not wait too late in the day to go for your first beer!
Granddad used to say that if you're going to drink all day, you should start early.
@@mikekrol7485 Good Man! My Grand Dad would call that "Count".. and that's high praise in southern Oklahoma.!
Thanks man. Great video. I love that you're clearly a fly fisherman who is also able to acknowledge some of the ridiculousness of the sport without taking offense. Really the right mindset to have.
1. Fly fishing
2. Spin fishing
3. Bait fishing
4. Catching minnows in a net
5. Crab lining
6. Catching tadpoles in a jar
7. Poking dead jellyfish on the beach with a stick
8. Tenkara
Nothing makes me feel more validated as a fly fisherman than when my 3 year old daughter catches bigger, better fish (see pike) with her $12 Moana themed Shakespeare rod than me with hundreds of dollars worth of fly gear. Tight lines, cutty butter et al. Stay HUGE!
Don't forget ... tying your own flies and leaders
Fly fishing has connected me with many good friends from different parts of the country that I wouldn't have met otherwise.
I like that I can over sleep and still get there on time. I like that I can catch my targeted species almost every time. I like that I can catch on anything that just looks buggy instead of trying to figure out if (I) the fish prefer white, black, green or blue. Etc.
What I do not like about fly fishing is others pretending there is some that believe there is some higher scientific purpose in getting a fish to bite, when their brains are the size of an almond. It only requires a person to show up and try. This is the reason I appreciate Ben. The hugest fisherman! Thank you for your incite and videos, you really are fun to watch
Tongue thoroughly in the cheek this week. Good job Ben.
Because you can't be HUGE if your not a fly fisher !!!! Awesome vid as always great start to my Monday
Fly Fishing is ok I guess, but its not gill netting. Now that's a good time!
@Ouchwitz Summer Camp Oh man that sounds fun!
man it took me a while to figure out how to make the comments section come alive. the fact that he is also drinking a miller light is not lost of me. nice consistency in the simplicity.
I’m glad that you sport Miller lite. Bud light is for spin/bait fisherman
Because fly casting well looks so cool even when you don’t catch a thing.
Our tackle shops are also so much more esthetically pleasing and they don’t smell all fishy. ( laughed the whole way through this one👍)
We mostly just have Northern Pike up here in Saskatchewan... they’re super mean little cruds so you need to hook them hard but I will think over the use of treble hooks... or at least crush the barb on them...
as far as I’m concerned, if you are outdoors and away from people (or with 1or 2 good people worth spending your precious fishing time with) I don’t care how you fish. Fly or Lure, just go out and enjoy the fresh air and the thrill of the hunt. Heaven knows how much longer we’ll all have such freedom.
Saying cool phrases was my favorite part of this video. I have rewatched it several times. Good work.
Fly fishing catches spooky fish with ninja skills like nothin’ else. Sometimes micro aggressions can be cathartic though. Like when you want to stab something in the face really really hard and not go to prison 🤷♂️. Keep Staying huge🍻
Fly fishing is especially better when you show up to the riverside with a bare TMC 100 on the end of your hand tied Harvey leader, sieve 3 mayflies out of the surface film, mush them onto your hook and cast the whole mess out
You've made your feelings of Tenkara quite clear. However, I was introduced to fishing with a cane pole and a piece of line, a hook and a worm. These are the memories of my youth and no one can take them away from me. I just didn't know that cane poling would "evolve" in to the elite sportfishing known as Tenkara. Meh, you learn something new everyday..... Thanks for the videos!!! They have helped me introduce some friends to fly fishing without the air of elitism wafting about. We are just regular guys that like fly fishing.....
Just being able to say the word nymph is pretty cool... and after battling pesky horse and nasty green flies around the barn and house I never dreamed I would ever say anything like....gonna tie me on a dry fly... and be happy saying it....loved this video man! Gotta get me one of them rod tubes or what ever they are called, never thought about how nice it would look on my wife's Acura not to mention my jeep....!
The miller did it for me. Excellent selection of beer!
Your next video should be the different beers that different fly fishermen drink
If it’s not better it sure is more fun . And since I have a Sequoia with a rod vault and Yakama box on it I can say that :-)
When Jon B actually does fly fish. And well Peric. Yeah we won’t talk about him. Great video.
omg the tacoma line was gold bro!!
These videos are simply the best! Always appreciate the sense of humor, directness and fresh content.
I greatly enjoy catching dozens of fish on my barbless single hook panther martin spinner and watching flyguys mess their pants in fury. I also like using a heavy spinning rod to cast tiny nymphs under a bobber into the middle of large lakes while the flyguys fish the water near their ankles. STAY HUGE
I love it because a lot of people dont know how to do it or take the time to learn. Also most Gold waters have a catch and release and flies only.👍👍👍👍
But seriously, is it? I live where there is no mountain rivers. I love how fly rod looks simpler, more elegant than spinning rod. Can I catch bass, carp, crucian
, pike on it?
It might not be better, but it’s definitely cooler. Give it a try. You can catch all of those fish.
I mostly catch bass and bream on the fly... It's super fun throwing tiny little poppers for top water bream... My next rod is gonna be awee little 2 or 3 weight to make these little guys even more fun
Fly fisherman also have access to better equipment. Who can go fishing without 700$ waders that zip up and down for a pee? Or 900$ rods that add at least 7’ tor your casting range. This is the only way to live ; ) Stay Huge!
Then buy cheap waders and a cheap rod
@@bradenjones4228 it’s a joke. Sarcasm ; )
Simply put - Dude you are bad ass! Love that you typically have a beer in your hand or just about to crack one open . Such entertainment !!!!
Always love the comedy in your videos! Starting out making trout fishing videos I am trying to import more of a comedy aspect! Your videos inspire me to still have fun while making these videos and remember what made me get into fly fishing. Keep it up!
As much as I love fly fishing, there are so many scenarios when fly fishing can be nearly impossible like bank fishing a good bass pond with trees directly above and behind you with no room to move around on the bank unless of course you find a target within bow casting distance or fishing really deep water. And as a fairly new fly fisherman still on the learning curve I struggle with large rivers with heavy currents so I also bring the spinning gear but I been lucky a few times shit my best brown I got was on a royal humpy dry fly right next to the bank it was 22.5" and fat. White bass fishing with a fly rod is a blast when they're busting on the surface hooking up on every cast. With trout I notice they're alot easier to catch when your fly is drifting in a current. In still water they don't seem to respond much but now a little more experience, I look back and realize I probably could've got em stripping in a wooly bugger.
Thanks for confirming I am as cool as I always suspected when I am fly fishing! -nothing worse than the “rippin’ lips” agro-erotic bass pro types. Try this little test: put on one of those bass outdoor shows. Close your eyes and listen to the phrases and noises they make.... it pretty much sounds like man porn. “Ohh... feel that pull on my rod..” “look at the size if that mouth...” etc etc. -then put on a Flip Pallot video. Fly fisherman are not the same. They actually read books without pictures 🤣👨🏻
Is it true that if I start using a fiberglass fish pole I also have to wear a bowler cap and smoke a pipe while doing so??
only if you carry an old school wicker creel with you, even if you don't keep the fish lol
Of course its better....Off to catch some butter this weekend. Tight Lines!
I was watching the new meet easter das boat episode. They used a cain pole to catch a buffalo sucker, Steve actually called it a cain pole and not tenkara. You're making a difference Ben!!!
This video covers Everything about why you’re my favorite channel. Loved the Rastafarian meeting! Lol!😂 I think you’re Huger than Huge..you’re Hugemongous! 🎣 Thanks as always Ben! Tight lines! Juuust kiiidding..I don’t ever say(or type) that either..well I guess to you I just did.🙂🎣
I will give you two good reasons, first I feel more accurate casting my fly rod then even a baitcaster. Second it works well with someone who can't sit still. By the way, how did you know I have a Tacoma?
Catching fish with your own creations is what makes it better.
Great video man!! I also love the dig on the biggest tool of all, peric!! Jon b is “ok”.
oh man I died at the shade to Peric and Jon B so fucking true
I'm new in fly fishing. I almost give up with this fishing. When i landed 1 small fish (Rasbora Sp. about 10cm). Damn,,,,,,, how difficult this fishing but, i love it. 😁
So now, i want to focus for mahseer fly fishing.
I like tying my own flies vs buying crankbaits at a store. Fun to catch fish on things that I personally have made.
my favorite part is that you have a link to a Tenkara pole in your amazon affiliate links LOL
Did you click the link and see where it takes you?
Friends don’t let friends fish tenkara.
Couldn’t have agreed more
I use spoons for steelhead and I always go single barbless
I fly fish to give my family and friends that fish with me a chance to catch fish. Willful handicap on the skills.
Yes. It’s more than fishing. Respect for nature and the surrounding area.
Alright man I just started watching your channel and I hop you live in Colorado because the drama part was good and we got plenty of that here.
There isn't a Huge Spinner Fisherman is there? Simple proof that fly fishing is better.
Kevin Eagleton totally agree
Get a center pin !!!!!
Started with regular fishing caught my first bass on a 6wt 4 years ago and never going back
I love Tenkara. Still waiting on a replacement tip.
Agree with all the above!
Might be me but thought you were a PBR guy. Don’t know what to believe anymore...
Absolutely love the channel man!
I'm down here in South Louisiana fly fishing tons of ponds and other bodies of water, but definitely hope to make it up that way someday to fish clear rivers and creeks like you.
Can't wait to catch my first ever trout on a fly rod, and trout in general. Please keep up the amazing tips and videos!
"That's stupid" :) Love it!
Lmao the pics of Jon B and Peric
I think fly fishing is the best but I do go to a lot of ponds now and I use a baitcaster because of all the dumb people that walk and stop right behind me while fishing. But I like fly fishing in creeks and rivers more then if I am at a man made pond because I feel like you catch more fish when you use small flies. Like i have a creek by my house and i have caught a lot of small mouth on the fly but it is hard to get them with any thing else. But I don't really like sitting there withe live bait or dead bait and waiting
Alexander C if you learn how to spey cast you won’t have that issue at ponds!
Peric and Jon b was on point
Brilliant. I couldn't agree more.
Thanks for your videos 👍🏽👍🏽.. ??? All your filming done on a GoPro?.. if so are you shooting in linear mode?
If I drive a Jeep does that mean I have to give up fly fishing or does that mean I get to be extra smug about my fishing style?
You're a funny dude.. keep it coming my man!
Is fly fishing better? I think so. I certainly like it better. Am I better than anyone else because I fly fish? No. STAY HUGE!
Rooster tail fo life
I just worry sometimes that you may change your mind about tenkara. If you do, please keep it to yourself.😐
Tight lines on some butter & cutties!
One reason why it's better for me is simply that it's more fun.
Ever since I started fly fishing 2 years ago, I haven't hardly touched my mountain of spinning gear at all.
Send it to me then.
You forgot So F...ng Awesome🤣
Bait fishing = micro-aggressions 🤣
Fly fishing is also better because you don't need to bother with that cheap bait. We get 5$ hopper flies and immediately get them caught in the bush across the creek.
I know the feeling 😆😆😆
A rod vault goes perfect on a Chevy Silverado though right?
classic: LOL...cool phrase: "what year is to taco...mine is TRD"
Is it fly fishing if you use a bobber to catch fish?
Quick question cause I’m new to fly fishing. Does the color of your fly line matter? I would think the darker colors would be better but I’m not sure.
Make a comparison with the fishing style that is not to be mentioned😝🤣
You don't need to discard hundreds of meeters of fishing line every time you tangled up (which is very often left behind intead of properly disposed).
😂I’m a fly fishing man. If we fished together I would either laugh all day or drown ya 😂😂😂😂🦌💥
This guy is the Joel Zimmerman of fly fishing. Such similar personalities lol
I went fishing with a buddy Saturday. He was such a poopy pants that it ruined my whole day too. Have fun, it's fishing!
You don't need that kind of negativity in your life, leave that dude at home
Can we also ban the word “bow” as in rainbow trout? Not to be confused with the forward part of a boat. Hugely hate that word.
My wife says I do less with more🤣🤣🤣🎣🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
Why fly fishing’s better...because we have the tendency to be picking up that trash generated (and left behind) from all the bait fishermen
Its not completely accurate that flyfishing is safer for the fish. Of course treble hooks can do damage but the other way to kill a fish is by exhausting them. Traditional tackle can generally horse a fish in quicker than light wt. fly rods and this can be of great benefit to the fish. Quick catch quick release.
ROFLMAO THIS IS PURE GOLD!! Ben you are awesome this absolutely made my morning haha
Tight lines! Tugger!
Bro, you're hilarious. Got a follow from me just because you make it interesting. LoL
The Tenkara hate is my favorite