Latest / The Articulate Fly / S8, Ep 46: Low Water, Big Bugs: Matt Reilly's Southwest Virginia Fishing Update
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- 0:00Hey,
- 0:02folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06The
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Southwest
- 0:08Virginia
- 0:08Fishing
- 0:08Report
- 0:09with
- 0:09Matt
- 0:09Reilly.
- 0:10Matt,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you?
- 0:11I'm
- 0:12good,
- 0:12man.
- 0:12How
- 0:12are
- 0:12you?
- 0:13As
- 0:13always.
- 0:13Just
- 0:14trying
- 0:14to
- 0:14stay
- 0:14out
- 0:14of
- 0:14trouble
- 0:15and
- 0:15took
- 0:16a
- 0:16look
- 0:16at
- 0:16your
- 0:16weather
- 0:17and
- 0:18looks
- 0:18like
- 0:18you're
- 0:18actually.
- 0:19I
- 0:19know
- 0:19you
- 0:19always
- 0:19tell
- 0:19me
- 0:20it's
- 0:20cooler
- 0:20on
- 0:20your
- 0:20side
- 0:20of
- 0:21the
- 0:21mountains
- 0:21and
- 0:21I
- 0:21don't
- 0:21necessarily
- 0:22believe
- 0:22you,
- 0:22but
- 0:22it
- 0:23does
- 0:23look
- 0:23like
- 0:23you're
- 0:23a
- 0:23little
- 0:23unseasonably
- 0:24cool
- 0:24right
- 0:25now.
- 0:25What
- 0:25are
- 0:25you
- 0:25seeing
- 0:26on
- 0:26the
- 0:26water?
- 0:28Yeah,
- 0:28we've
- 0:28had
- 0:30kind
- 0:30of
- 0:31a
- 0:31bounce
- 0:31around
- 0:31between
- 0:32like
- 0:3350
- 0:34and
- 0:3580
- 0:35ish
- 0:35degrees
- 0:36the
- 0:36last
- 0:36couple
- 0:37of
- 0:37days.
- 0:40Had
- 0:40a
- 0:40little
- 0:40bit
- 0:40of,
- 0:41a
- 0:41little
- 0:41bit
- 0:41of
- 0:41a
- 0:41front
- 0:42come
- 0:42through.
- 0:44So
- 0:44that's,
- 0:44that's
- 0:44really
- 0:44what
- 0:45that
- 0:45was.
- 0:46It's
- 0:47supposed
- 0:47to
- 0:47be,
- 0:47I
- 0:47think
- 0:48in
- 0:48the.
- 0:48I
- 0:48saw
- 0:48a
- 0:49day
- 0:49said
- 0:4994
- 0:52sometime
- 0:53next
- 0:53week,
- 0:53I
- 0:54believe.
- 0:54So
- 0:54it's,
- 0:55it's
- 0:55coming
- 0:55for
- 0:56us,
- 0:58but
- 0:59it's
- 1:00water
- 1:00still
- 1:01very
- 1:01low
- 1:01most
- 1:02places.
- 1:03We
- 1:03did
- 1:03get
- 1:03a
- 1:04pretty
- 1:04good
- 1:04shot
- 1:06earlier
- 1:06this
- 1:06week
- 1:07over
- 1:10kind
- 1:10of
- 1:10far
- 1:10southwestern
- 1:11Virginia,
- 1:11northeast
- 1:12Tennessee.
- 1:13So
- 1:13we've
- 1:13got
- 1:13some
- 1:13water
- 1:14down
- 1:14there.
- 1:16Trout
- 1:16streams
- 1:17in
- 1:17the
- 1:17high
- 1:17country
- 1:18got
- 1:18a
- 1:19little
- 1:19bit,
- 1:19but
- 1:20um,
- 1:21down
- 1:21low
- 1:22it's,
- 1:23it's
- 1:23still
- 1:23pretty
- 1:23low.
- 1:24So
- 1:24not
- 1:25a
- 1:25whole
- 1:25lot
- 1:26has,
- 1:27not
- 1:27a
- 1:27whole
- 1:27lot
- 1:28has
- 1:28changed.
- 1:29Yeah.
- 1:29And
- 1:29you
- 1:29were
- 1:30saying
- 1:30before
- 1:30we
- 1:30started
- 1:30recording
- 1:31that
- 1:31the
- 1:31fact
- 1:31that
- 1:32it
- 1:32was
- 1:32cool
- 1:33kind
- 1:33of
- 1:33compensated
- 1:34with
- 1:34the
- 1:34low,
- 1:34clear
- 1:35water
- 1:35made
- 1:35bugs
- 1:36a
- 1:36little
- 1:36bit
- 1:36more
- 1:36viable.
- 1:37Even
- 1:37though
- 1:37it's
- 1:38really
- 1:38not
- 1:38like
- 1:3894
- 1:39degrees
- 1:39yet
- 1:39with
- 1:39bugs
- 1:40everywhere.
- 1:40Right.
- 1:41Yeah.
- 1:42I
- 1:42mean
- 1:42it.
- 1:44We
- 1:44usually
- 1:45have
- 1:45some
- 1:45pretty
- 1:45good
- 1:45bug
- 1:46fishing
- 1:46through
- 1:46June.
- 1:48Um,
- 1:48there's
- 1:48other
- 1:48things
- 1:49going
- 1:49on.
- 1:49Water's
- 1:50usually
- 1:50cooler,
- 1:50so
- 1:51we've
- 1:51got
- 1:51a
- 1:51good
- 1:51bait
- 1:52fish
- 1:52bite.
- 1:54Especially
- 1:54if
- 1:54we've
- 1:55got
- 1:55a
- 1:55lot
- 1:55of
- 1:55water
- 1:55in
- 1:56the
- 1:56river
- 1:58like
- 1:59couple
- 2:00to
- 2:00several
- 2:00weeks
- 2:01post
- 2:01spawn,
- 2:01we
- 2:02can
- 2:02have
- 2:02a
- 2:02pretty
- 2:02good
- 2:02bait
- 2:03fish
- 2:03bite.
- 2:04Usually
- 2:05some
- 2:05sort
- 2:05of
- 2:06crayfish.
- 2:07Adult
- 2:07crayfish
- 2:08molt
- 2:08going
- 2:09on
- 2:09late
- 2:09June,
- 2:10early
- 2:10July.
- 2:11But
- 2:12frankly
- 2:12I
- 2:13saw
- 2:13that
- 2:13a
- 2:13lot
- 2:14of
- 2:14places
- 2:16way
- 2:16early,
- 2:17like,
- 2:17like
- 2:18a
- 2:18month
- 2:18ago
- 2:20this
- 2:20year.
- 2:21So
- 2:21I'm,
- 2:21I'm
- 2:22kind
- 2:22of,
- 2:22kind
- 2:23of
- 2:23not
- 2:24holding
- 2:24my
- 2:24breath
- 2:24on
- 2:25that.
- 2:27We'll
- 2:27see
- 2:27if
- 2:27that
- 2:28comes
- 2:28to
- 2:28pass
- 2:28or
- 2:29not.
- 2:29But
- 2:30you
- 2:31know,
- 2:31may
- 2:31get
- 2:31another
- 2:32one.
- 2:32It's
- 2:32hard
- 2:32to
- 2:32say,
- 2:34but
- 2:35yeah.
- 2:36So
- 2:36I
- 2:36mean,
- 2:36just,
- 2:36just
- 2:36with
- 2:37the
- 2:37water
- 2:37being
- 2:37low
- 2:38and
- 2:38temps
- 2:39being
- 2:39warm
- 2:39and
- 2:40we've
- 2:40got
- 2:40damselflies
- 2:41and
- 2:41dragonflies
- 2:42out
- 2:42and
- 2:42about
- 2:42and
- 2:44plenty
- 2:44of
- 2:44terrestrial
- 2:45insects,
- 2:46bug
- 2:46fishing's
- 2:47been
- 2:47pretty
- 2:47good.
- 2:49And
- 2:50you
- 2:51know,
- 2:51like
- 2:51we
- 2:51were
- 2:51saying,
- 2:51just
- 2:52low
- 2:52water.
- 2:53If,
- 2:54if
- 2:54the
- 2:54bug
- 2:55is
- 2:55an
- 2:55Option
- 2:56is,
- 2:57is
- 2:57a
- 2:57lot
- 2:58of
- 2:58times
- 2:58going
- 2:58to
- 2:59be
- 2:59your
- 2:59ticket
- 2:59towards
- 3:00a
- 3:00bigger
- 3:00fish.
- 3:01So
- 3:02just
- 3:03in
- 3:03those
- 3:03really
- 3:03technical
- 3:04situations,
- 3:05so
- 3:05they
- 3:05have
- 3:05been
- 3:06doing
- 3:06a
- 3:06lot
- 3:06of
- 3:06that
- 3:08and
- 3:08kind
- 3:09of
- 3:09mixing
- 3:09some
- 3:09other
- 3:10things
- 3:10in,
- 3:10but
- 3:11just
- 3:11kind
- 3:12of
- 3:12depending
- 3:12on
- 3:12who
- 3:12I'm
- 3:12fishing
- 3:13with,
- 3:13sometimes
- 3:13we'll
- 3:14just
- 3:14commit
- 3:14to
- 3:14it
- 3:15because
- 3:15that's
- 3:15what
- 3:15we
- 3:15want
- 3:15to
- 3:15do
- 3:16and
- 3:16sometimes
- 3:17we'll
- 3:17play
- 3:17around
- 3:18with
- 3:18other
- 3:18things.
- 3:19As
- 3:19we
- 3:19always
- 3:20say,
- 3:20it's
- 3:20important
- 3:20to
- 3:20fish
- 3:21the
- 3:21way
- 3:21you
- 3:21want
- 3:21to.
- 3:21Right.
- 3:23Yeah,
- 3:23I,
- 3:24I
- 3:24believe
- 3:24that.
- 3:25Try
- 3:26to
- 3:26balance
- 3:26that
- 3:26with
- 3:27some,
- 3:28some
- 3:28intelligent
- 3:30understanding
- 3:31of,
- 3:31of
- 3:31general
- 3:32patterns
- 3:32and
- 3:33what
- 3:33might
- 3:33work
- 3:34better.
- 3:34But
- 3:35you
- 3:35know,
- 3:35it's
- 3:36just
- 3:36depends
- 3:37on
- 3:37how
- 3:37you
- 3:37want
- 3:37to
- 3:37fish.
- 3:38Yeah.
- 3:39And
- 3:39so,
- 3:39you
- 3:39know,
- 3:39if
- 3:40it's
- 3:40kind
- 3:40of
- 3:40chilly
- 3:41in
- 3:41the
- 3:41mornings
- 3:41and
- 3:42obviously
- 3:42if
- 3:42you
- 3:42come
- 3:42out
- 3:42and
- 3:42say
- 3:43I'm,
- 3:43you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43I'm
- 3:43ride
- 3:44or
- 3:44die
- 3:44on
- 3:44bugs.
- 3:45Right.
- 3:45That's
- 3:45one
- 3:46thing.
- 3:46But
- 3:46I
- 3:46assume
- 3:47are
- 3:47you
- 3:47kind
- 3:47of
- 3:48easing
- 3:48into
- 3:49the
- 3:49bug
- 3:49thing
- 3:49as
- 3:49the
- 3:49day
- 3:50warms
- 3:50up
- 3:50or
- 3:50are
- 3:50you
- 3:50kind
- 3:51of
- 3:51testing
- 3:51it
- 3:51first
- 3:51thing
- 3:52and
- 3:52kind
- 3:52of
- 3:52moving
- 3:52on
- 3:52if
- 3:53you
- 3:53have
- 3:53to?
- 3:54For
- 3:54sure
- 3:55the
- 3:55latter.
- 3:56I
- 3:56mean
- 3:56we
- 3:57had,
- 3:57like
- 3:57I
- 3:57said,
- 3:57it
- 3:57was
- 3:5850
- 3:58degrees
- 3:58when
- 3:58I
- 3:59left
- 3:59my
- 3:59house
- 3:59this
- 3:59morning
- 4:01at
- 4:027,
- 4:03heavy,
- 4:04heavy
- 4:04fog
- 4:05cover
- 4:06until
- 4:07probably
- 4:079:30,
- 4:0810
- 4:08o'.
- 4:09Clock.
- 4:11So
- 4:12you
- 4:12know,
- 4:14you
- 4:14can,
- 4:14you
- 4:15can
- 4:15get
- 4:15them.
- 4:15But
- 4:16especially
- 4:16in
- 4:16the
- 4:17real
- 4:17low
- 4:17water
- 4:17if,
- 4:18if
- 4:18you
- 4:18got,
- 4:19you
- 4:19know,
- 4:19flats
- 4:20and
- 4:20things
- 4:21like
- 4:21that
- 4:21where
- 4:22it
- 4:22pays
- 4:22to
- 4:22be
- 4:23able
- 4:23to
- 4:25sight
- 4:25fish.
- 4:27You
- 4:27want
- 4:27the
- 4:28sun
- 4:29and
- 4:29you
- 4:30definitely
- 4:30want
- 4:30the
- 4:30fish
- 4:30to
- 4:31be
- 4:31actively
- 4:32moving
- 4:32towards
- 4:33a
- 4:33fly
- 4:33in
- 4:33that
- 4:34situation.
- 4:36It.
- 4:37So
- 4:37I,
- 4:37I'll
- 4:38just,
- 4:38I'll
- 4:38just
- 4:38kind
- 4:38of
- 4:38prioritize
- 4:39other
- 4:39water
- 4:40in,
- 4:40in,
- 4:41in
- 4:41those
- 4:41situations
- 4:42early
- 4:43and
- 4:44you
- 4:44know,
- 4:44streamer
- 4:45fish
- 4:45and,
- 4:45and
- 4:45try
- 4:46to
- 4:46capitalize
- 4:46on
- 4:47that
- 4:47and,
- 4:48and
- 4:48then
- 4:49just
- 4:49kind
- 4:49of
- 4:49feather
- 4:50into
- 4:50it
- 4:50and,
- 4:51and
- 4:51see
- 4:51what
- 4:52happens.
- 4:52Yeah.
- 4:53I
- 4:53was
- 4:53going
- 4:53to
- 4:53say
- 4:53when
- 4:53you
- 4:54said
- 4:54it
- 4:54was
- 4:54kind
- 4:54of
- 4:54foggy
- 4:55and
- 4:55kind
- 4:55of
- 4:55cloudy,
- 4:55it
- 4:55seemed
- 4:56like
- 4:56that
- 4:56would
- 4:56be
- 4:56like
- 4:56an
- 4:56awesome
- 4:57streamer
- 4:57bite
- 4:58window
- 4:58first
- 4:58thing
- 4:58in
- 4:58the
- 4:58morning.
- 5:00Well,
- 5:00yeah,
- 5:00I
- 5:01mean
- 5:01it
- 5:02would
- 5:02be
- 5:02way
- 5:02better
- 5:03if
- 5:03there's
- 5:03a
- 5:03little
- 5:03more
- 5:03water
- 5:04in
- 5:04the
- 5:04river
- 5:04for
- 5:05sure.
- 5:06Well,
- 5:06we'll
- 5:06all
- 5:06do
- 5:06our
- 5:06rain
- 5:07dance.
- 5:07Although
- 5:08we
- 5:08had
- 5:08all
- 5:08that
- 5:08rain,
- 5:09I
- 5:09don't
- 5:09know,
- 5:09about
- 5:09a
- 5:09week
- 5:09ago
- 5:10and
- 5:10it
- 5:10doesn't
- 5:10look
- 5:10very
- 5:11good.
- 5:11And
- 5:12as
- 5:12you
- 5:12said,
- 5:12it
- 5:12looks
- 5:13like
- 5:13it's
- 5:13going
- 5:13to
- 5:13be
- 5:13toasty
- 5:13for
- 5:14everybody
- 5:14in
- 5:14the
- 5:14Old
- 5:14Dominion
- 5:15for
- 5:15the
- 5:15fourth
- 5:15of
- 5:15July.
- 5:16Yeah,
- 5:17that's
- 5:17pretty
- 5:18typical
- 5:18though.
- 5:18I
- 5:19can
- 5:19remember
- 5:19a
- 5:20lot
- 5:20of.
- 5:21Seems
- 5:21like
- 5:22as
- 5:22a
- 5:22kid
- 5:22I
- 5:22was
- 5:22painting
- 5:23a
- 5:23fence
- 5:23on
- 5:23the
- 5:234th
- 5:24of
- 5:24July
- 5:24too
- 5:24often
- 5:25and
- 5:25it
- 5:26was
- 5:26over
- 5:26a
- 5:26hundred
- 5:26in
- 5:27central
- 5:27Virginia.
- 5:28Too
- 5:28often
- 5:28too.
- 5:29So
- 5:29I
- 5:29don't
- 5:30think
- 5:30we're
- 5:30going
- 5:30to
- 5:30get
- 5:30there
- 5:30down
- 5:31here,
- 5:31but
- 5:31it's
- 5:32definitely
- 5:32going
- 5:32to
- 5:32be
- 5:32toasty.
- 5:33Yeah,
- 5:33I
- 5:34was
- 5:34thinking
- 5:34about.
- 5:34So
- 5:34we
- 5:34all,
- 5:35it's
- 5:35a
- 5:35lot
- 5:35of
- 5:35times
- 5:35we
- 5:35go
- 5:35to
- 5:35Poplar
- 5:36forest
- 5:36for
- 5:36the
- 5:364th
- 5:37and
- 5:37that's
- 5:37going
- 5:37to
- 5:37be
- 5:37pretty
- 5:38darn
- 5:38warm
- 5:38out
- 5:38there
- 5:38in
- 5:38those
- 5:39fields.
- 5:39Yeah.
- 5:41So
- 5:41you
- 5:42also,
- 5:42you
- 5:42mentioned
- 5:42to
- 5:42me
- 5:43you
- 5:43just
- 5:43had
- 5:43an
- 5:43article
- 5:43that
- 5:43just
- 5:44got
- 5:44dropped
- 5:44on
- 5:45Hatch
- 5:45magazine,
- 5:45right.
- 5:47Yeah.
- 5:48I'd
- 5:48been,
- 5:50been
- 5:50fishing
- 5:51these
- 5:51new
- 5:52Redington
- 5:53big
- 5:53game
- 5:53muskie
- 5:54rods
- 5:54for
- 5:55several
- 5:55months
- 5:57since
- 5:58about
- 5:59midway
- 5:59through
- 5:59the,
- 6:00the
- 6:01last
- 6:01year's
- 6:01muskie
- 6:02season.
- 6:03And
- 6:04so
- 6:04there's
- 6:04a
- 6:04review
- 6:05on
- 6:05those
- 6:05couple
- 6:05rods.
- 6:06They're
- 6:0611
- 6:06and
- 6:0612
- 6:07weights
- 6:08that
- 6:11frankly
- 6:11initially
- 6:12I
- 6:12wasn't
- 6:12incredibly
- 6:13impressed
- 6:13with.
- 6:13But
- 6:14the
- 6:14more
- 6:14I
- 6:14got
- 6:14to
- 6:14know
- 6:15them
- 6:15kind
- 6:16of,
- 6:17there's
- 6:17a,
- 6:18there's
- 6:18frankly
- 6:19there's
- 6:19a
- 6:19lot
- 6:19that
- 6:19they
- 6:19don't
- 6:20really
- 6:21give
- 6:21you
- 6:21in
- 6:21the
- 6:22marketing.
- 6:24The
- 6:2412
- 6:25weights
- 6:25are
- 6:25really
- 6:26pretty
- 6:26solid
- 6:27two
- 6:27hander.
- 6:28It
- 6:28takes
- 6:29a
- 6:29550
- 6:30to
- 6:30700
- 6:30grain
- 6:31line.
- 6:32So
- 6:32just
- 6:33looking
- 6:33at
- 6:33it
- 6:33on
- 6:34the
- 6:34website
- 6:34is
- 6:34a
- 6:3412
- 6:35weight
- 6:35doesn't
- 6:35really
- 6:35tell
- 6:36you
- 6:36that.
- 6:38But
- 6:39the
- 6:39exciting
- 6:39thing
- 6:40about
- 6:40those
- 6:40rods
- 6:40is
- 6:40that
- 6:40they're
- 6:41the
- 6:41first
- 6:41rods
- 6:42produced
- 6:42by
- 6:42a
- 6:42major
- 6:43manufacturer
- 6:44that
- 6:44have
- 6:45ceramic
- 6:46guides
- 6:47all
- 6:48the
- 6:48way
- 6:48up
- 6:48the
- 6:48rod
- 6:48which
- 6:49I
- 6:49think
- 6:49is
- 6:50paramount
- 6:50in
- 6:51any
- 6:51muskie
- 6:51fly
- 6:52rod
- 6:52design.
- 6:53So
- 6:53that
- 6:54was
- 6:54pretty
- 6:54exciting.
- 6:55And
- 6:56yeah,
- 6:57it's
- 6:57just
- 6:57kind
- 6:58of
- 6:58cool
- 6:58to
- 6:58see
- 6:58that
- 6:59happen.
- 7:00Some
- 7:01of
- 7:01the,
- 7:01you
- 7:01know,
- 7:01Reilly
- 7:02Rod
- 7:02Crafters,
- 7:03Chippewa
- 7:03river
- 7:04custom
- 7:05rods,
- 7:05been
- 7:05building
- 7:05rods
- 7:06like
- 7:06that
- 7:06for
- 7:06a
- 7:06long
- 7:07time
- 7:08but
- 7:08you
- 7:09know,
- 7:09the
- 7:09major
- 7:09manufacturers
- 7:10haven't
- 7:10done
- 7:10it.
- 7:11And
- 7:11so
- 7:12it's
- 7:12pretty
- 7:12cool
- 7:12to
- 7:13see
- 7:13one
- 7:14pop
- 7:14up
- 7:14because
- 7:15it
- 7:15kind
- 7:16of
- 7:16feels
- 7:16like
- 7:16fly
- 7:17fishing
- 7:17for
- 7:17muskies
- 7:18has
- 7:18gotten,
- 7:19you
- 7:19know,
- 7:19a
- 7:19little
- 7:20bit
- 7:20more
- 7:20traction.
- 7:21People
- 7:21are
- 7:21listening.
- 7:21And
- 7:23the
- 7:23fact
- 7:23that
- 7:24that
- 7:2412
- 7:24weight
- 7:25is
- 7:25built
- 7:25for
- 7:25the
- 7:25grainage
- 7:26window
- 7:27that
- 7:27it
- 7:27is
- 7:29and,
- 7:29and
- 7:30is
- 7:30the
- 7:31tool
- 7:31that
- 7:31it
- 7:31is
- 7:31kind
- 7:32of
- 7:32tells
- 7:32me
- 7:32that,
- 7:34that
- 7:35they're,
- 7:35they're
- 7:36paying
- 7:36attention
- 7:36to
- 7:36where
- 7:37the
- 7:37sport's
- 7:37going
- 7:37because
- 7:39that's
- 7:40how
- 7:40I've
- 7:40been
- 7:40fishing
- 7:40pretty
- 7:41much
- 7:41for
- 7:41the
- 7:41last
- 7:41three
- 7:42years
- 7:42is
- 7:42with
- 7:42two
- 7:43handed
- 7:43rods.
- 7:45So
- 7:45it's
- 7:46just
- 7:46cool
- 7:46to
- 7:46see.
- 7:47Yeah,
- 7:47I
- 7:48would
- 7:48say,
- 7:48you
- 7:48know,
- 7:48it's
- 7:48interesting.
- 7:49The
- 7:49two
- 7:49handed
- 7:49thing
- 7:49makes
- 7:49life
- 7:50so
- 7:50much
- 7:50easier.
- 7:51So
- 7:52much
- 7:52easier,
- 7:52man.
- 7:52From
- 7:53a
- 7:53guiding
- 7:53and
- 7:53a
- 7:53fishing
- 7:54perspective.
- 7:55And
- 7:56it
- 7:56just,
- 7:56it
- 7:56just
- 7:57kind
- 7:57of
- 7:57widens
- 7:58the
- 7:58playbook
- 7:58on
- 7:58what
- 7:58you
- 7:59can
- 7:59do.
- 7:59I
- 7:59mean
- 7:59you
- 8:00can
- 8:01throw
- 8:01giant
- 8:02flies
- 8:02with
- 8:02ease.
- 8:03You
- 8:03can
- 8:03design
- 8:04flies
- 8:04a
- 8:04little
- 8:05differently
- 8:05because
- 8:05they
- 8:06don't
- 8:06have
- 8:06to,
- 8:07you
- 8:07know,
- 8:07be
- 8:08super
- 8:08duper
- 8:08lightweight.
- 8:09I
- 8:09mean
- 8:09it
- 8:10sounds
- 8:10crazy,
- 8:10but
- 8:11I
- 8:12have
- 8:12definitely
- 8:12fished
- 8:13bulkier
- 8:13and
- 8:14heavier
- 8:14flies
- 8:14over
- 8:15the
- 8:15last
- 8:15couple
- 8:15of
- 8:15years
- 8:16that,
- 8:16that
- 8:17produce
- 8:17some
- 8:17different
- 8:18actions
- 8:18and
- 8:20it,
- 8:23they're
- 8:24a
- 8:24pain
- 8:24to
- 8:24cast
- 8:25with
- 8:25a
- 8:25single
- 8:25hand
- 8:25rod,
- 8:26but
- 8:26you
- 8:26know,
- 8:26you
- 8:27step
- 8:27up
- 8:27to
- 8:28a
- 8:28650
- 8:29grain
- 8:30line
- 8:30and
- 8:30a
- 8:30two
- 8:30handed
- 8:31rod
- 8:31and
- 8:31you
- 8:31don't
- 8:31even
- 8:32notice
- 8:32them.
- 8:32So
- 8:33you
- 8:33know,
- 8:34it,
- 8:34it's
- 8:34just
- 8:35kind
- 8:35of,
- 8:35it's
- 8:36exciting,
- 8:36you
- 8:36know,
- 8:37changing
- 8:38the
- 8:38game
- 8:38a
- 8:38little
- 8:38bit.
- 8:39Yeah,
- 8:39I
- 8:39mean,
- 8:40I
- 8:40think
- 8:40it's
- 8:40an
- 8:40interesting
- 8:40thing
- 8:41too
- 8:41because
- 8:41I
- 8:41always
- 8:41say,
- 8:42I
- 8:42think
- 8:42it's
- 8:42probably
- 8:42the
- 8:42most
- 8:43physically
- 8:43demanding
- 8:44fishing
- 8:44that
- 8:44I
- 8:45do
- 8:45in
- 8:45a
- 8:45given
- 8:45year.
- 8:45Right.
- 8:46Yeah.
- 8:47And
- 8:47I
- 8:47think,
- 8:47you
- 8:47know,
- 8:48the
- 8:48casting
- 8:48is
- 8:48one
- 8:49part
- 8:49of
- 8:49it,
- 8:49you
- 8:49know,
- 8:50but
- 8:50also
- 8:50too,
- 8:50you
- 8:51know,
- 8:51the
- 8:51figure
- 8:518
- 8:51and
- 8:52having
- 8:52that
- 8:52extra
- 8:52length
- 8:53on
- 8:53the
- 8:53figure
- 8:538
- 8:53makes
- 8:54life
- 8:54a
- 8:54whole
- 8:54lot
- 8:54easier
- 8:54at
- 8:55the
- 8:55boat.
- 8:55Right?
- 8:56For
- 8:56sure.
- 8:57For
- 8:57sure.
- 8:57And
- 8:57that
- 8:57was
- 8:58one
- 8:58of
- 8:58my
- 8:58complaints
- 8:59about
- 8:59that,
- 9:00that
- 9:00Redington
- 9:01is,
- 9:02and,
- 9:02and
- 9:02I,
- 9:03you
- 9:03know,
- 9:05I'm,
- 9:05I'm
- 9:06calling
- 9:06the
- 9:0612
- 9:07weight
- 9:07a
- 9:07two
- 9:07hander
- 9:08because
- 9:08casting
- 9:09a
- 9:09650
- 9:10or
- 9:10700
- 9:11with
- 9:11it
- 9:11with
- 9:11one
- 9:12hand
- 9:12is,
- 9:12is,
- 9:13is
- 9:13a
- 9:13lot
- 9:13of
- 9:14work.
- 9:16And,
- 9:16and
- 9:17I,
- 9:17I
- 9:17don't
- 9:17really
- 9:18see
- 9:18a
- 9:18reason
- 9:19to,
- 9:19to
- 9:19build
- 9:20a
- 9:20rod
- 9:20to
- 9:21that
- 9:21capacity
- 9:22for
- 9:22any
- 9:22other
- 9:22reason.
- 9:24But
- 9:24they
- 9:25are
- 9:25nine
- 9:25footers
- 9:26and
- 9:26I've
- 9:26just
- 9:27gotten
- 9:27so
- 9:27used
- 9:28to
- 9:28that
- 9:2810
- 9:28foot
- 9:29length
- 9:30that
- 9:30it
- 9:31does
- 9:31feel
- 9:31a
- 9:31little,
- 9:32a
- 9:32little
- 9:32undergunned
- 9:33to
- 9:33me.
- 9:33But,
- 9:35but
- 9:35you
- 9:36know,
- 9:36still,
- 9:36whole
- 9:37thing's
- 9:37kind
- 9:37of
- 9:37just
- 9:37a
- 9:38concept.
- 9:38You
- 9:38know,
- 9:38the
- 9:39fact
- 9:39that
- 9:39we're
- 9:39kind
- 9:40of
- 9:40the,
- 9:41the
- 9:41market's
- 9:42stepping
- 9:42forward
- 9:43in
- 9:43that
- 9:43direction
- 9:44is
- 9:44pretty
- 9:44cool.
- 9:45Yeah.
- 9:45And
- 9:45on
- 9:45the
- 9:45casting
- 9:46side,
- 9:46are
- 9:46you
- 9:47doing
- 9:47more
- 9:47of
- 9:47an
- 9:47elliptical
- 9:48stroke
- 9:48or
- 9:48are
- 9:48you
- 9:48doing
- 9:49a,
- 9:49like
- 9:49a
- 9:49true
- 9:49vertical
- 9:50kind
- 9:50of
- 9:50or
- 9:50off
- 9:51vertical
- 9:51casting
- 9:51stroke
- 9:52when
- 9:52you
- 9:52fish
- 9:52those?
- 9:54When
- 9:55I
- 9:55cast
- 9:55a
- 9:55two
- 9:55handed
- 9:56rod,
- 9:56it's,
- 9:56it's
- 9:57a
- 9:57lot
- 9:57of,
- 9:58basically
- 9:59all
- 9:59you
- 9:59do.
- 10:01It's,
- 10:01it's
- 10:02an
- 10:02aerial
- 10:02cast.
- 10:03I
- 10:03mean
- 10:03you
- 10:03can
- 10:03water
- 10:03load
- 10:04as
- 10:04well,
- 10:04but
- 10:05I,
- 10:05I
- 10:06cast
- 10:06aerially
- 10:06most
- 10:07of
- 10:07the
- 10:07time
- 10:08and
- 10:08more
- 10:08or
- 10:08less
- 10:09you're
- 10:09just
- 10:09teasing
- 10:09the,
- 10:10teasing
- 10:10the
- 10:11head
- 10:11out
- 10:11of
- 10:11the,
- 10:11out
- 10:12of
- 10:12the
- 10:12rod
- 10:12tip.
- 10:13You
- 10:13know,
- 10:13you
- 10:13start
- 10:14with
- 10:14a
- 10:15foot
- 10:15and
- 10:15a
- 10:15half
- 10:15a
- 10:16line
- 10:16out
- 10:16from
- 10:16your
- 10:17last
- 10:17figure
- 10:17eight.
- 10:18You
- 10:18know,
- 10:18if
- 10:18you
- 10:19got
- 10:19a
- 10:1925
- 10:19foot
- 10:20head,
- 10:20you
- 10:20try
- 10:20to
- 10:21shoot
- 10:2210,
- 10:2215ft
- 10:23on
- 10:23the
- 10:23first
- 10:23back
- 10:24cast,
- 10:2410
- 10:25more
- 10:25feet
- 10:25on
- 10:25the
- 10:26forward
- 10:26cast,
- 10:27couple
- 10:27feet
- 10:27on
- 10:28the
- 10:28back
- 10:28cast.
- 10:28And,
- 10:29and
- 10:29I,
- 10:30I
- 10:30tell
- 10:30my
- 10:30clients
- 10:31basically
- 10:31to
- 10:31just
- 10:32act
- 10:32like
- 10:33you're
- 10:33trying
- 10:33to
- 10:34like
- 10:35sweep
- 10:35the
- 10:35side
- 10:36of
- 10:36a,
- 10:36of
- 10:36a
- 10:36wall
- 10:37with
- 10:37a
- 10:37broom.
- 10:37You
- 10:38know,
- 10:38you're
- 10:38just
- 10:38kind
- 10:38of,
- 10:39just
- 10:39kind
- 10:40of,
- 10:40you
- 10:40Know,
- 10:41gently
- 10:41teasing
- 10:42that
- 10:42head
- 10:42out
- 10:43with
- 10:43a
- 10:43sidearm
- 10:44cast.
- 10:44And
- 10:45then
- 10:45once
- 10:45you
- 10:45get
- 10:45the
- 10:45head
- 10:46out,
- 10:46you're
- 10:46just
- 10:47coming
- 10:47elliptically
- 10:48overhead
- 10:49with
- 10:50two
- 10:50hands
- 10:50and
- 10:50just.
- 10:51And
- 10:51just
- 10:51shooting
- 10:52it
- 10:52and
- 10:53makes
- 10:53it
- 10:53pretty
- 10:54easy
- 10:54to.
- 10:55To.
- 10:55To
- 10:55consistently
- 10:56make
- 10:56cast
- 10:57it.
- 10:58You
- 10:58know,
- 10:58for
- 10:59the
- 10:59least
- 11:00competent
- 11:00casters,
- 11:01you
- 11:02know,
- 11:0240,
- 11:0340,
- 11:0450ft's
- 11:04pretty
- 11:05attainable
- 11:06pretty
- 11:06easily.
- 11:07You
- 11:07know,
- 11:07somebody
- 11:08who's
- 11:09a.
- 11:09A
- 11:09good.
- 11:10A
- 11:10good
- 11:10caster
- 11:11with
- 11:11big
- 11:11rods
- 11:11and
- 11:12flies
- 11:12can
- 11:13probably
- 11:13hit
- 11:1380,
- 11:1480
- 11:14plus
- 11:15feet,
- 11:16you
- 11:16know,
- 11:16almost
- 11:17every
- 11:17time.
- 11:18Yeah,
- 11:18and
- 11:18it's
- 11:18neat,
- 11:19too.
- 11:19I
- 11:19know
- 11:19the
- 11:19SA.
- 11:20You
- 11:20know,
- 11:20heads
- 11:21have
- 11:21the
- 11:21color
- 11:21change,
- 11:22which
- 11:22makes
- 11:22life
- 11:22super
- 11:23simple,
- 11:23Right?
- 11:24Yeah.
- 11:24I
- 11:24mean,
- 11:24that's,
- 11:25yeah,
- 11:25that's,
- 11:26that's.
- 11:26That's
- 11:26just
- 11:27it.
- 11:27I
- 11:27mean,
- 11:27the
- 11:27custom
- 11:28cut
- 11:28is
- 11:29the
- 11:29only
- 11:29SA
- 11:29line
- 11:30that
- 11:31I'm
- 11:31aware
- 11:31of
- 11:31that
- 11:31gets
- 11:32you
- 11:32up
- 11:32into
- 11:32those
- 11:32upper
- 11:33grain
- 11:33windows.
- 11:34And
- 11:34it's
- 11:34a.
- 11:35It's.
- 11:35You're
- 11:36just
- 11:36cutting
- 11:36that
- 11:37charcoal
- 11:38head
- 11:38back
- 11:40to.
- 11:41To
- 11:41get
- 11:41it
- 11:41to
- 11:42the.
- 11:42The
- 11:43grain
- 11:43weight
- 11:43that
- 11:43you
- 11:43want
- 11:44to
- 11:44be
- 11:44at.
- 11:44And
- 11:44then
- 11:44you've
- 11:45got
- 11:45a
- 11:45fluorescent
- 11:46yellow
- 11:47running
- 11:47line.
- 11:47So
- 11:47it's.
- 11:48It's
- 11:48pretty
- 11:48easy
- 11:48to
- 11:48tell.
- 11:49I
- 11:49tell
- 11:49people
- 11:49once
- 11:50you
- 11:50see
- 11:50a
- 11:50foot
- 11:50or
- 11:50two
- 11:50of
- 11:51that
- 11:51yellow,
- 11:51just
- 11:51to
- 11:52send
- 11:52it
- 11:52out
- 11:52there.
- 11:52Yeah,
- 11:53let
- 11:53it
- 11:53rip.
- 11:54Yep.
- 11:55Ex.
- 11:55Exactly.
- 11:56Well,
- 11:56you
- 11:56know,
- 11:57as
- 11:57we.
- 11:57As
- 11:57we
- 11:57kind
- 11:58of
- 11:58march
- 11:58into
- 11:58summer,
- 11:59you
- 11:59know,
- 12:00why
- 12:00don't
- 12:00you
- 12:00let
- 12:00folks
- 12:00know?
- 12:01I
- 12:01mean,
- 12:01gosh,
- 12:01you're
- 12:01probably
- 12:02booking
- 12:03October
- 12:03in
- 12:03Muskie
- 12:04at
- 12:04this
- 12:04point,
- 12:04right?
- 12:05Yeah,
- 12:06I've
- 12:06booked
- 12:06several
- 12:07muskie
- 12:07days,
- 12:09but,
- 12:09you
- 12:09know,
- 12:09I've
- 12:10kind
- 12:10of
- 12:10paused,
- 12:12paused
- 12:12my
- 12:13booking
- 12:13push.
- 12:14At
- 12:14the
- 12:14moment
- 12:14I've
- 12:15got
- 12:15a
- 12:15couple
- 12:15smallmouth
- 12:16days
- 12:16probably
- 12:17open
- 12:17in
- 12:17October,
- 12:18but
- 12:20yeah,
- 12:20otherwise
- 12:21we're
- 12:21looking
- 12:21at
- 12:21Muskie
- 12:22and,
- 12:23you
- 12:23know,
- 12:23whatever
- 12:23comes
- 12:24next.
- 12:24Yeah,
- 12:25all
- 12:25good
- 12:25stuff.
- 12:26And,
- 12:26you
- 12:27know,
- 12:27folks,
- 12:27send
- 12:27us
- 12:27questions
- 12:28if
- 12:28you
- 12:28have
- 12:28them.
- 12:29You
- 12:29know,
- 12:29email
- 12:29me
- 12:30or
- 12:30DM
- 12:30me
- 12:30on
- 12:30Instagram.
- 12:31And
- 12:32as
- 12:32I
- 12:32always
- 12:32say,
- 12:33you
- 12:33know,
- 12:33particularly
- 12:34if
- 12:34it's
- 12:34already
- 12:34low
- 12:34and
- 12:34clear
- 12:35now
- 12:35and
- 12:35it's
- 12:35not
- 12:35even
- 12:36July
- 12:36yet,
- 12:36you
- 12:36probably
- 12:36ought
- 12:37to
- 12:37get
- 12:37out
- 12:37and
- 12:37fish
- 12:37because
- 12:37you
- 12:38don't
- 12:38have
- 12:38to
- 12:38drag
- 12:39the
- 12:39boat,
- 12:39right?
- 12:40So
- 12:40get
- 12:41out
- 12:41there
- 12:41and
- 12:41catch
- 12:41a
- 12:41few.
- 12:43Tight
- 12:44lines,
- 12:44everybody.
- 12:45Tight
- 12:45lines.
- 12:45Matt.
- 12:46Hey,
- 12:46thanks,
- 12:47Marvin.