Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 54: Chasing Smallmouth: Topwater Tactics for Summer Success with Jake Villwock
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- 0:04Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:08On
- 0:08this
- 0:08episode,
- 0:08Jake
- 0:09Villwock
- 0:09of
- 0:09Relentless
- 0:10Fly
- 0:10Fishing
- 0:10in
- 0:10Pennsylvania
- 0:11returns
- 0:12to
- 0:12the
- 0:12podcast.
- 0:13As
- 0:13we
- 0:13head
- 0:13into
- 0:14the
- 0:14heat
- 0:14of
- 0:14summer,
- 0:14we
- 0:15thought
- 0:15it'd
- 0:15be
- 0:15a
- 0:15good
- 0:15idea
- 0:16to
- 0:16bring
- 0:16Jake
- 0:16back
- 0:17to
- 0:17talk
- 0:17about
- 0:17topwater
- 0:18smallmouth.
- 0:19Jake
- 0:19shares
- 0:19his
- 0:20tips
- 0:20and
- 0:20tricks
- 0:20and
- 0:21updates
- 0:21us
- 0:21on
- 0:21his
- 0:22latest
- 0:22book
- 0:22project.
- 0:23I
- 0:23think
- 0:24you're
- 0:24really
- 0:24going
- 0:24to
- 0:24enjoy
- 0:24this
- 0:25one,
- 0:25but
- 0:25before
- 0:25we
- 0:26get
- 0:26to
- 0:26the
- 0:26interview,
- 0:27just
- 0:27a
- 0:27couple
- 0:27of
- 0:27housekeeping
- 0:28items.
- 0:29If
- 0:29you
- 0:29like
- 0:30the
- 0:30podcast,
- 0:31please
- 0:31tell
- 0:31a
- 0:31friend
- 0:32and
- 0:32please
- 0:32subscribe
- 0:33and
- 0:33leave
- 0:33us
- 0:33a
- 0:33rating
- 0:34and
- 0:34review
- 0:34in
- 0:34the
- 0:34podcaster
- 0:35of
- 0:35your
- 0:35choice.
- 0:36It
- 0:36really
- 0:36helps
- 0:36us
- 0:37out
- 0:38and
- 0:38we're
- 0:38already
- 0:39preparing
- 0:39for
- 0:392026
- 0:40and
- 0:40we
- 0:41would
- 0:41like
- 0:41to
- 0:41hear
- 0:41from
- 0:41you
- 0:42if
- 0:42you're
- 0:42willing
- 0:43to
- 0:43have
- 0:43a
- 0:43short
- 0:43conversation
- 0:44with
- 0:44me
- 0:44about
- 0:44what
- 0:44you
- 0:45like
- 0:45and
- 0:45what
- 0:45we
- 0:46can
- 0:46do
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- 0:54And
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- 1:33Well,
- 1:33Jake,
- 1:33welcome
- 1:34back
- 1:34to
- 1:34the
- 1:34Articulate
- 1:35Fly.
- 1:36It's
- 1:37so
- 1:37good
- 1:37to
- 1:37be
- 1:37here.
- 1:39There
- 1:39you
- 1:39go.
- 1:40I
- 1:40feel
- 1:40bad
- 1:40for
- 1:40you
- 1:41that
- 1:41you
- 1:41got
- 1:41a
- 1:41ton
- 1:42of
- 1:42rain
- 1:42last
- 1:42night.
- 1:42You're
- 1:43going
- 1:43to
- 1:43probably
- 1:43sounds
- 1:43like
- 1:43you're
- 1:43going
- 1:44to
- 1:44be
- 1:44off
- 1:44the
- 1:44water
- 1:44for
- 1:44probably
- 1:45four
- 1:45or
- 1:45five
- 1:45days,
- 1:46right?
- 1:48@
- 1:48least.
- 1:48Yeah,
- 1:49I'm
- 1:49going
- 1:49to.
- 1:49I
- 1:50might
- 1:50try
- 1:50to
- 1:50see
- 1:50if
- 1:50some
- 1:51of
- 1:51the
- 1:51smaller
- 1:51creeks
- 1:52clear
- 1:52out
- 1:53by
- 1:53Thursday
- 1:53or
- 1:53Friday,
- 1:54but
- 1:54definitely
- 1:55not
- 1:55going
- 1:55out
- 1:55tomorrow,
- 1:56that's
- 1:56for
- 1:56sure.
- 1:57There
- 1:57you
- 1:57go.
- 1:58Well,
- 1:58you
- 1:58can
- 1:58beat
- 1:58the
- 1:58weekend
- 1:59Costco
- 1:59rush,
- 2:00I
- 2:00think.
- 2:00I
- 2:01think
- 2:01the
- 2:01last
- 2:01time
- 2:01I
- 2:02saw
- 2:02you
- 2:03was
- 2:03in
- 2:03Lancaster
- 2:04at
- 2:04the
- 2:04Lancaster
- 2:04show.
- 2:05Putting
- 2:06aside
- 2:06I
- 2:07know
- 2:07you've
- 2:07had
- 2:07a
- 2:07fair
- 2:07amount
- 2:07of
- 2:07rain,
- 2:08but
- 2:08how's
- 2:08your
- 2:08spring
- 2:08smallmouth
- 2:09season
- 2:09been?
- 2:10It's
- 2:11been
- 2:11really
- 2:11good.
- 2:12It's
- 2:13been
- 2:13a
- 2:13little
- 2:13strange.
- 2:15We
- 2:15had
- 2:15some
- 2:16like
- 2:16super
- 2:17warm,
- 2:18warm
- 2:18weather
- 2:19in
- 2:19March,
- 2:20and
- 2:20then
- 2:20about
- 2:21the
- 2:21time
- 2:21the
- 2:21bass
- 2:22started
- 2:22migrating,
- 2:22it
- 2:23got
- 2:23really
- 2:23cold.
- 2:24And
- 2:24so
- 2:25for
- 2:25like
- 2:25the
- 2:25first
- 2:26two
- 2:26and
- 2:27a
- 2:27half
- 2:27to
- 2:27three
- 2:27weeks,
- 2:28it
- 2:28was,
- 2:28it
- 2:28was,
- 2:29you
- 2:29know,
- 2:29in
- 2:29the
- 2:2940s
- 2:30every
- 2:30day,
- 2:3130s
- 2:31at
- 2:31night.
- 2:32And
- 2:33there
- 2:33was
- 2:33like
- 2:33a
- 2:34period
- 2:34probably
- 2:35around
- 2:35the
- 2:3514th
- 2:36or
- 2:3615th
- 2:37of
- 2:37of
- 2:37April
- 2:39that
- 2:40within
- 2:40three
- 2:41days
- 2:41the
- 2:41water
- 2:41temps
- 2:42went
- 2:42from
- 2:4348
- 2:43to
- 2:4462.
- 2:45And
- 2:45so
- 2:46we
- 2:46had
- 2:46a
- 2:46really
- 2:47early
- 2:47spawn
- 2:49and
- 2:49then
- 2:50we
- 2:50kind
- 2:50of
- 2:51got
- 2:51low
- 2:51water.
- 2:51So
- 2:52it
- 2:52was,
- 2:52you
- 2:53know,
- 2:53not.
- 2:54There
- 2:54wasn't
- 2:55a
- 2:55lot
- 2:55of
- 2:55fresh
- 2:55fish
- 2:56coming
- 2:56in.
- 2:56Like
- 2:56we
- 2:56normally
- 2:57get
- 2:57three,
- 2:57four,
- 2:57five
- 2:58different
- 2:58waves
- 2:58of
- 2:59fish.
- 2:59And.
- 3:00And
- 3:00so
- 3:00then
- 3:01towards
- 3:01the
- 3:01end
- 3:01of,
- 3:02well,
- 3:02actually
- 3:03beginning
- 3:03of
- 3:03May,
- 3:04we
- 3:05got
- 3:05blown
- 3:05out
- 3:06and
- 3:06I
- 3:06thought
- 3:07all
- 3:08those
- 3:08fish
- 3:08were
- 3:08going
- 3:08to
- 3:09disappear
- 3:09because
- 3:09there
- 3:10was
- 3:10no
- 3:10new
- 3:10fish
- 3:10coming
- 3:11in.
- 3:11And
- 3:11I
- 3:12had
- 3:12heard
- 3:12reports
- 3:12from
- 3:12some
- 3:13guys
- 3:13that
- 3:13said
- 3:14the
- 3:14fish
- 3:14are
- 3:15spawning
- 3:15on
- 3:15some
- 3:15of
- 3:15the
- 3:15bigger
- 3:16rivers
- 3:16because
- 3:16they
- 3:16weren't
- 3:17coming
- 3:17up.
- 3:17And
- 3:17you
- 3:18know,
- 3:18honestly,
- 3:18after
- 3:19that
- 3:19water
- 3:19went
- 3:19down,
- 3:19I
- 3:20told
- 3:20my
- 3:20one
- 3:20client,
- 3:20I
- 3:21said,
- 3:21you
- 3:21know,
- 3:21we
- 3:21might
- 3:21just
- 3:21be
- 3:22catching
- 3:22little
- 3:22fish.
- 3:23I
- 3:23don't
- 3:23know
- 3:23what's
- 3:23in
- 3:23here.
- 3:24And
- 3:24it
- 3:24was
- 3:24just
- 3:24bonkers
- 3:25for
- 3:25the
- 3:25next
- 3:25two
- 3:26weeks.
- 3:26So
- 3:26we
- 3:26got
- 3:26a
- 3:27fresh
- 3:27push
- 3:28of
- 3:28fish
- 3:28that
- 3:28came
- 3:29in.
- 3:30I
- 3:30was
- 3:30on
- 3:30the
- 3:30water
- 3:31last
- 3:31Friday
- 3:33and
- 3:34we
- 3:35had
- 3:35fish
- 3:35still
- 3:36on
- 3:36beds
- 3:36on
- 3:36some
- 3:36of
- 3:36the
- 3:37creeks.
- 3:37So
- 3:37there
- 3:37was,
- 3:38there's
- 3:38been
- 3:38a.
- 3:39Another
- 3:39wave
- 3:40of
- 3:40fish
- 3:40that
- 3:40came
- 3:40in
- 3:41the
- 3:41last
- 3:41couple
- 3:41weeks
- 3:41too.
- 3:42So
- 3:42it's,
- 3:42it's.
- 3:42It's
- 3:43been
- 3:43a,
- 3:43an
- 3:44interesting,
- 3:44an
- 3:44interesting
- 3:45year
- 3:45for
- 3:45sure.
- 3:46But
- 3:46this
- 3:46is
- 3:46the
- 3:46first
- 3:47time
- 3:47that
- 3:47I've
- 3:47been
- 3:47able
- 3:47to
- 3:48fish
- 3:48the
- 3:48smaller
- 3:49creeks
- 3:49into
- 3:49the
- 3:49middle
- 3:50of
- 3:50June
- 3:50in
- 3:51probably
- 3:51six
- 3:52years.
- 3:52So
- 3:53it's
- 3:54been.
- 3:54Been
- 3:54all
- 3:54right.
- 3:55Yeah,
- 3:56that's
- 3:56pretty
- 3:56neat.
- 3:56So
- 3:56I
- 3:56guess
- 3:57you're
- 3:57a
- 3:57little
- 3:57bit
- 3:57different
- 3:58than
- 3:58maybe
- 3:58the
- 3:58Midwest
- 3:59or
- 3:59kind
- 3:59of
- 3:59down
- 3:59where
- 4:00I
- 4:00am
- 4:00that
- 4:00you
- 4:00have,
- 4:01you
- 4:01know,
- 4:01like
- 4:01the
- 4:02Susquehanna
- 4:02is
- 4:02huge,
- 4:03right.
- 4:03So
- 4:03you've
- 4:04got
- 4:04a
- 4:04lot
- 4:04of
- 4:04tributary.
- 4:05So
- 4:05you
- 4:05actually
- 4:05have
- 4:06maybe
- 4:06some
- 4:07more
- 4:07kind
- 4:07of
- 4:08small
- 4:08water
- 4:08options
- 4:08than
- 4:09we
- 4:09have
- 4:09down
- 4:09here
- 4:09in
- 4:09the
- 4:09mid
- 4:10Atlantic.
- 4:11Yeah,
- 4:12I
- 4:12mean
- 4:12in
- 4:12our,
- 4:12our
- 4:13spring
- 4:13season,
- 4:13basically
- 4:14mid
- 4:14March
- 4:14until
- 4:15at
- 4:16least
- 4:16this
- 4:16year
- 4:17mid
- 4:17June,
- 4:18we're
- 4:19pretty
- 4:19much
- 4:19fishing.
- 4:20Most
- 4:20of
- 4:20us
- 4:20are
- 4:21pretty
- 4:21much
- 4:21fishing
- 4:21all
- 4:22the
- 4:22smaller
- 4:22creeks.
- 4:23And
- 4:23I'll
- 4:23be
- 4:23honest,
- 4:23it's.
- 4:24It's
- 4:24so
- 4:25much
- 4:25fun.
- 4:25If
- 4:26I
- 4:26could
- 4:26fish
- 4:26the
- 4:26small
- 4:27creeks
- 4:27all
- 4:27year
- 4:27long,
- 4:28I
- 4:28would,
- 4:28but
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:29they
- 4:29are,
- 4:30you
- 4:30know,
- 4:30very
- 4:32rain
- 4:33in
- 4:33rain
- 4:34influence.
- 4:34So
- 4:35you
- 4:35know,
- 4:35they
- 4:36get
- 4:36pretty
- 4:36unflowable
- 4:37by,
- 4:37by
- 4:38July.
- 4:38So
- 4:39we're
- 4:39back
- 4:39to
- 4:39the
- 4:39big
- 4:39water.
- 4:40But
- 4:40yeah,
- 4:40it's
- 4:40a,
- 4:40it's
- 4:41a
- 4:41different
- 4:41fishery
- 4:41than
- 4:42some
- 4:42of
- 4:42the
- 4:42western
- 4:42stuff
- 4:43that
- 4:43I've
- 4:43done
- 4:43or
- 4:43the
- 4:43Midwest
- 4:44stuff
- 4:44that
- 4:44I've
- 4:44done
- 4:45where,
- 4:46you
- 4:46know,
- 4:46you're
- 4:46kind
- 4:46of
- 4:46Changing
- 4:47locations
- 4:47as
- 4:48the
- 4:48season
- 4:48progresses,
- 4:49which
- 4:49is
- 4:49kind
- 4:50of
- 4:50fun.
- 4:50It
- 4:50gives
- 4:50you
- 4:51a
- 4:51different,
- 4:52you
- 4:52know,
- 4:52view
- 4:52of
- 4:53scenery
- 4:54throughout
- 4:54the
- 4:54year.
- 4:55So.
- 4:56Yeah,
- 4:56it
- 4:56keeps
- 4:56you
- 4:56from
- 4:56getting
- 4:57on
- 4:57a
- 4:57first
- 4:57name
- 4:57basis
- 4:58with
- 4:58people
- 4:58at
- 4:58takeouts
- 4:59that
- 4:59are
- 5:00doing
- 5:00things
- 5:00they
- 5:00shouldn't
- 5:01do
- 5:01at
- 5:01boat
- 5:01ramps.
- 5:01Right,
- 5:02exactly.
- 5:03Yeah.
- 5:03I
- 5:03mean
- 5:04we
- 5:04have,
- 5:05we
- 5:05have
- 5:05about
- 5:05seven
- 5:06different
- 5:06tributaries
- 5:07that
- 5:07we
- 5:07float.
- 5:08So
- 5:09one
- 5:09really
- 5:09neat
- 5:10thing
- 5:10that,
- 5:10that
- 5:11happens
- 5:11down
- 5:11here
- 5:11is
- 5:12at
- 5:12least
- 5:12in
- 5:13the
- 5:13past,
- 5:13this
- 5:13year
- 5:13was
- 5:13a
- 5:14little
- 5:14weird.
- 5:14But
- 5:15a
- 5:15lot
- 5:15of
- 5:15times
- 5:16in
- 5:17the
- 5:17southern
- 5:18end
- 5:18of,
- 5:19you
- 5:19know,
- 5:19the
- 5:19fish
- 5:19of
- 5:20the
- 5:20system,
- 5:20we've
- 5:21got
- 5:21fish
- 5:21that
- 5:22spawn,
- 5:22you
- 5:23know,
- 5:23towards
- 5:23the
- 5:23end
- 5:23of.
- 5:24Typically
- 5:24towards
- 5:25the
- 5:25end
- 5:25of
- 5:25April.
- 5:26And
- 5:27then
- 5:27some
- 5:27of
- 5:27the
- 5:27northern
- 5:27creeks,
- 5:28the
- 5:28fish
- 5:28are
- 5:28just
- 5:29starting
- 5:29to
- 5:29come
- 5:29in.
- 5:29So
- 5:30we
- 5:30have
- 5:31the
- 5:31ability
- 5:31to
- 5:31fish
- 5:32for
- 5:32three
- 5:32and
- 5:32a
- 5:32half
- 5:32months
- 5:33basically
- 5:35over
- 5:35fresh
- 5:36fish
- 5:36or
- 5:36falling
- 5:37back
- 5:37fish.
- 5:37And
- 5:37we
- 5:37never
- 5:38have
- 5:38to
- 5:38worry
- 5:38about
- 5:38fishing
- 5:39over
- 5:39the
- 5:39spawn
- 5:39because
- 5:40we've
- 5:40got
- 5:40so
- 5:40many
- 5:40different
- 5:41creeks
- 5:41that
- 5:41are
- 5:41different,
- 5:42you
- 5:42know,
- 5:42water
- 5:42temperatures
- 5:43and
- 5:43levels
- 5:43and
- 5:44stuff.
- 5:44So
- 5:44it's
- 5:45a
- 5:45pretty,
- 5:45it's
- 5:45a
- 5:46pretty
- 5:46unique,
- 5:46you
- 5:47know,
- 5:47fishery
- 5:47for
- 5:48sure.
- 5:48And
- 5:48if
- 5:48you're
- 5:48willing
- 5:49to
- 5:49drive,
- 5:49you
- 5:49can,
- 5:49you
- 5:50know,
- 5:50drive
- 5:50two
- 5:50hours
- 5:51to
- 5:51get
- 5:51to
- 5:51some
- 5:51of
- 5:51these
- 5:52creeks.
- 5:52And
- 5:52you
- 5:53know,
- 5:53typically
- 5:53the
- 5:53further
- 5:54you
- 5:54are
- 5:54from
- 5:54Harrisburg,
- 5:55the
- 5:55less
- 5:55people
- 5:56you're
- 5:56going
- 5:56to
- 5:56see.
- 5:56So
- 5:58me
- 5:58personally,
- 5:58I'm.
- 5:59I
- 5:59like
- 5:59making
- 5:59that
- 6:00drive.
- 6:00Even
- 6:00though
- 6:01at
- 6:01the
- 6:01end
- 6:01of
- 6:01the
- 6:01day
- 6:02it
- 6:02kind
- 6:02of
- 6:02wears
- 6:03on
- 6:03you.
- 6:03But
- 6:03you
- 6:04know,
- 6:04it's
- 6:04part
- 6:04of,
- 6:05part
- 6:05of
- 6:05the
- 6:05gig.
- 6:06Yeah,
- 6:06there
- 6:06you
- 6:06go.
- 6:07And
- 6:07so
- 6:07it's
- 6:07interesting
- 6:07because
- 6:08I
- 6:08know
- 6:08that
- 6:08like
- 6:08the
- 6:09funky
- 6:09spring
- 6:09weather
- 6:10we
- 6:10had,
- 6:10it
- 6:10is
- 6:10kind
- 6:11of.
- 6:12You
- 6:12made
- 6:12the
- 6:13periodical
- 6:13cicada
- 6:14hatch
- 6:14kind
- 6:14of
- 6:15atypical
- 6:15this
- 6:16year.
- 6:16But
- 6:17I
- 6:17do
- 6:17know
- 6:17that
- 6:17they're
- 6:18kind
- 6:18of
- 6:18firing
- 6:18up
- 6:18in
- 6:18your
- 6:19part
- 6:19of
- 6:19the
- 6:19world
- 6:19and.
- 6:19But
- 6:20I
- 6:20know
- 6:20there's
- 6:20also,
- 6:21you
- 6:21know,
- 6:21some
- 6:22small
- 6:22mouth
- 6:22guys
- 6:22don't
- 6:22really
- 6:23care
- 6:23about
- 6:23the
- 6:23periodicals
- 6:24and
- 6:24it's
- 6:24really
- 6:24a
- 6:24carp
- 6:25guy
- 6:25thing,
- 6:25you
- 6:25know,
- 6:25kind
- 6:26of.
- 6:26Where
- 6:26do
- 6:26you
- 6:26come
- 6:26down
- 6:26on
- 6:26that,
- 6:28man?
- 6:29I'll.
- 6:29Anything
- 6:30that'll
- 6:30get
- 6:30a
- 6:30bass
- 6:31to
- 6:31rise,
- 6:31I'll.
- 6:32I'll
- 6:32take
- 6:32it.
- 6:33We
- 6:33don't
- 6:34have.
- 6:34So
- 6:35we
- 6:35had
- 6:35our
- 6:35periodicals
- 6:36down
- 6:37in
- 6:37kind
- 6:37of
- 6:37the
- 6:37Harrisburg
- 6:38area
- 6:40three
- 6:40years
- 6:41ago.
- 6:41Two,
- 6:42two
- 6:42or
- 6:42three
- 6:42years
- 6:42ago.
- 6:43And
- 6:43unfortunately
- 6:44the
- 6:44entire
- 6:45time
- 6:45the
- 6:45water
- 6:45was
- 6:45blown
- 6:46out.
- 6:46But,
- 6:48but
- 6:48where
- 6:49the
- 6:49state
- 6:49college
- 6:50areas
- 6:50got
- 6:50them
- 6:50pretty
- 6:51heavy
- 6:51and
- 6:51the,
- 6:51the
- 6:51upper
- 6:52end
- 6:52of
- 6:52the
- 6:52juniata
- 6:53is
- 6:53going
- 6:53to
- 6:53have
- 6:53them.
- 6:54I'm
- 6:54actually,
- 6:55you
- 6:55know,
- 6:55if
- 6:55there
- 6:56were
- 6:56bass
- 6:56on
- 6:56them,
- 6:57I'd
- 6:57be
- 6:57all
- 6:57about
- 6:58it.
- 6:58But
- 6:58I'm
- 6:59actually
- 6:59getting
- 6:59ready
- 6:59to
- 6:59take
- 7:00my
- 7:00flats
- 7:00boat
- 7:00up
- 7:01to
- 7:01state
- 7:01College
- 7:01and
- 7:02fish
- 7:02a
- 7:02Couple
- 7:02of
- 7:02lakes
- 7:03up
- 7:03there
- 7:03on
- 7:03the
- 7:03flats
- 7:04for,
- 7:04for
- 7:05carp
- 7:05and
- 7:06largemouth.
- 7:06But
- 7:07yeah,
- 7:08so,
- 7:08I
- 7:08mean,
- 7:08if
- 7:09we
- 7:09had
- 7:09them
- 7:09in
- 7:10the
- 7:10bass
- 7:10horizon,
- 7:11I'd
- 7:11be
- 7:11all
- 7:11about
- 7:11it.
- 7:11I
- 7:12mean,
- 7:12we,
- 7:12I
- 7:12definitely
- 7:12tried
- 7:13to
- 7:13follow
- 7:13it
- 7:14really
- 7:14closely
- 7:15when
- 7:15it
- 7:15was
- 7:15closer
- 7:15to
- 7:16us
- 7:16and
- 7:16on
- 7:16the
- 7:16majority
- 7:17of
- 7:17the
- 7:17juniata.
- 7:18But
- 7:19we
- 7:19are
- 7:19blessed
- 7:20that,
- 7:20you
- 7:21know,
- 7:21we
- 7:21have
- 7:21a
- 7:21three
- 7:21year
- 7:22difference
- 7:22between
- 7:23the
- 7:23State
- 7:23College
- 7:2417
- 7:24year
- 7:25hatch
- 7:25and
- 7:26the
- 7:26Cumberland
- 7:26Valley
- 7:2717
- 7:27year
- 7:27hatch.
- 7:28So
- 7:28it's
- 7:28kind
- 7:28of
- 7:28neat
- 7:28that
- 7:29you
- 7:29get,
- 7:29you
- 7:29know,
- 7:30you
- 7:30don't
- 7:30have
- 7:30to
- 7:30wait
- 7:31a
- 7:31full
- 7:3117
- 7:31years
- 7:31to
- 7:32fish
- 7:32them.
- 7:32Yeah.
- 7:33And
- 7:33so
- 7:33I
- 7:33guess,
- 7:33you
- 7:34know,
- 7:34would
- 7:34you
- 7:34rather,
- 7:34you
- 7:35know,
- 7:35when
- 7:35the
- 7:35cicadas
- 7:36are
- 7:36out,
- 7:36would
- 7:36you
- 7:36rather
- 7:37chase
- 7:37carp
- 7:37or
- 7:37would
- 7:37you
- 7:37rather
- 7:38chase
- 7:38bass?
- 7:41Oh,
- 7:41that's
- 7:41a,
- 7:42that's
- 7:42a
- 7:42tough
- 7:42question.
- 7:44Definitely
- 7:45bass,
- 7:47for
- 7:47sure.
- 7:47Definitely
- 7:48bass.
- 7:48However,
- 7:49carp
- 7:49would
- 7:50be
- 7:50a
- 7:50very
- 7:50close
- 7:50second
- 7:51because,
- 7:51you
- 7:51know,
- 7:52the
- 7:52carp
- 7:52where
- 7:53we
- 7:53are,
- 7:53especially
- 7:54on
- 7:54the
- 7:54bigger
- 7:54rivers,
- 7:55are
- 7:55super
- 7:55hard
- 7:56to
- 7:56catch
- 7:56in
- 7:56the
- 7:56summertime.
- 7:57They're
- 7:57very
- 7:57weary.
- 7:58And
- 7:58if
- 7:58you're
- 7:58trying
- 7:59to
- 7:59do
- 7:59it
- 7:59in
- 8:00a
- 8:00boat,
- 8:00it's
- 8:00almost
- 8:01impossible.
- 8:02So
- 8:02whenever
- 8:03we
- 8:03get
- 8:03a
- 8:03chance
- 8:04where
- 8:04it's
- 8:04quote
- 8:04unquote
- 8:05easier,
- 8:06you
- 8:06know,
- 8:06I
- 8:06jump
- 8:07on
- 8:07that
- 8:08and,
- 8:08you
- 8:08know,
- 8:08I
- 8:09spend
- 8:09a
- 8:09little
- 8:09bit
- 8:09of
- 8:09time
- 8:10down
- 8:10in
- 8:10Florida
- 8:10chasing
- 8:11redfish.
- 8:11So
- 8:12this
- 8:12is
- 8:13a
- 8:13good,
- 8:13you
- 8:14know,
- 8:14kind
- 8:14of
- 8:15substitute
- 8:15for
- 8:15that
- 8:16up
- 8:16here
- 8:16and
- 8:16just
- 8:17kind
- 8:17of
- 8:17running
- 8:17around
- 8:17and
- 8:18fishing
- 8:18some
- 8:18of
- 8:18the
- 8:18flats
- 8:19and
- 8:19the
- 8:19edges
- 8:19of
- 8:19water.
- 8:20And
- 8:20so,
- 8:21yeah,
- 8:21that's
- 8:22for
- 8:22sure.
- 8:22Car.
- 8:23Very
- 8:23close
- 8:23second.
- 8:24There
- 8:24you
- 8:25go.
- 8:25And
- 8:25so,
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25we're
- 8:26recording
- 8:26here
- 8:26almost
- 8:27in
- 8:27the
- 8:27middle
- 8:27of
- 8:27June,
- 8:28which
- 8:28is
- 8:28kind
- 8:28of,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:29the
- 8:29jumping
- 8:30off
- 8:30place
- 8:30kind
- 8:30of
- 8:30in
- 8:30our
- 8:31part
- 8:31of
- 8:31the
- 8:31world
- 8:31for
- 8:31kind
- 8:32of
- 8:32the
- 8:32thick
- 8:32of,
- 8:33you
- 8:33know,
- 8:34summer
- 8:34fishing.
- 8:34And
- 8:34that
- 8:35means
- 8:35top
- 8:35water
- 8:35for
- 8:36smallmouth.
- 8:36And,
- 8:37you
- 8:37know,
- 8:37we'll
- 8:37get
- 8:37to
- 8:38the
- 8:38bug
- 8:38stuff
- 8:38in
- 8:38a
- 8:39minute.
- 8:39But
- 8:39I
- 8:39also
- 8:39know
- 8:40that
- 8:40you,
- 8:41that
- 8:41you
- 8:41like
- 8:41to
- 8:42fish
- 8:42top
- 8:42water
- 8:42frogs
- 8:43for
- 8:43smallmouth.
- 8:43When's
- 8:44the
- 8:44best
- 8:44time
- 8:44to
- 8:45chase
- 8:45smallmouth
- 8:45with
- 8:46a
- 8:46frog?
- 8:47Right
- 8:48now.
- 8:50Honestly,
- 8:51one
- 8:51of
- 8:51the
- 8:51things
- 8:52that
- 8:52I
- 8:52started
- 8:52talking
- 8:53about
- 8:53recently
- 8:53in
- 8:54some
- 8:54of
- 8:54my
- 8:54presentations
- 8:54is
- 8:55that
- 8:56May
- 8:56and
- 8:57June
- 8:57are
- 8:58two
- 8:58of
- 8:58the
- 8:58best
- 8:58frog
- 8:59months
- 8:59when
- 8:59it
- 8:59comes
- 8:59to
- 9:00fishing
- 9:00for
- 9:00smallmouth.
- 9:01I
- 9:02know
- 9:02the
- 9:02guys
- 9:02in
- 9:02the
- 9:02Midwest
- 9:03do
- 9:03it
- 9:03a
- 9:03lot
- 9:04because
- 9:05there's
- 9:06frogs
- 9:06up
- 9:06there
- 9:06pretty
- 9:07regularly.
- 9:07But
- 9:07one
- 9:07thing
- 9:08that's
- 9:08super
- 9:08interesting
- 9:09about,
- 9:09you
- 9:09know,
- 9:10our
- 9:10ecosystem
- 9:11is
- 9:11that
- 9:11the
- 9:11frogs
- 9:12and
- 9:12the
- 9:12toads
- 9:13are
- 9:13mating
- 9:14at
- 9:14the
- 9:15same
- 9:15time
- 9:15that
- 9:16the
- 9:16smallmouth
- 9:16are
- 9:17migrating
- 9:17to
- 9:17spawn.
- 9:18So,
- 9:18you
- 9:18know,
- 9:19talking
- 9:19about
- 9:19matching
- 9:20the
- 9:20hatch
- 9:20in,
- 9:20you
- 9:21know,
- 9:21some
- 9:21way,
- 9:22the
- 9:22frogs
- 9:23are
- 9:23around
- 9:24and
- 9:24the
- 9:24bats
- 9:25are
- 9:25willing
- 9:25to
- 9:25eat
- 9:25them.
- 9:25So
- 9:26if
- 9:26you
- 9:26can
- 9:26get
- 9:26water
- 9:26temps
- 9:27in
- 9:27the,
- 9:27you
- 9:28know,
- 9:28low
- 9:28to
- 9:28mid-60s.
- 9:29You
- 9:29should.
- 9:30You
- 9:30can
- 9:30have
- 9:30absolute
- 9:31banner
- 9:31days
- 9:32on.
- 9:32On
- 9:32frogs
- 9:33this
- 9:33time
- 9:33of
- 9:33year.
- 9:34So
- 9:34it's
- 9:34also
- 9:36typically
- 9:36when
- 9:36the
- 9:36water
- 9:36flows
- 9:37are
- 9:37a
- 9:37little
- 9:37heavier.
- 9:37And
- 9:38now
- 9:38that
- 9:38the
- 9:39fishing
- 9:39pressure's
- 9:40gotten,
- 9:40you
- 9:40know,
- 9:40greater
- 9:41in
- 9:41the
- 9:41last
- 9:4210
- 9:42years,
- 9:44those
- 9:44bass
- 9:44don't
- 9:44react
- 9:45to
- 9:45frogs
- 9:46quite
- 9:46as
- 9:46well
- 9:46as
- 9:47they
- 9:47used
- 9:47to
- 9:47when
- 9:47the
- 9:47water
- 9:48gets
- 9:48low
- 9:48and
- 9:48clear.
- 9:49So
- 9:49when,
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:50early
- 9:50season,
- 9:51May,
- 9:52June,
- 9:53July,
- 9:53early
- 9:53July,
- 9:54when
- 9:54the
- 9:54water's,
- 9:55you
- 9:55know,
- 9:55kind
- 9:55of
- 9:56typically
- 9:56on
- 9:56the
- 9:56higher
- 9:57level,
- 9:57those
- 9:57fish
- 9:58can
- 9:58tend
- 9:58to
- 9:58eat
- 9:59a
- 9:59little
- 9:59bit
- 9:59more
- 10:00aggressively
- 10:01on
- 10:01top.
- 10:01So
- 10:01you
- 10:02can
- 10:02get
- 10:02away
- 10:02with
- 10:02frogs.
- 10:03Uh,
- 10:03got
- 10:03it.
- 10:04And
- 10:04so
- 10:04how
- 10:04long
- 10:04does
- 10:04your
- 10:05frog
- 10:05hatch
- 10:05last?
- 10:07Uh,
- 10:07honestly,
- 10:08it's
- 10:08kind
- 10:08of
- 10:09interesting
- 10:09that
- 10:09the
- 10:10frogs
- 10:10kind
- 10:10of
- 10:10mate
- 10:11first
- 10:11and
- 10:11then
- 10:11the
- 10:11toad
- 10:12start.
- 10:12I'm
- 10:13not
- 10:13really
- 10:13sure
- 10:13if
- 10:13fish
- 10:14know
- 10:14the
- 10:14difference
- 10:14between
- 10:15a
- 10:15frog
- 10:15and
- 10:15a
- 10:15toad,
- 10:16but
- 10:16the
- 10:16toads
- 10:17are
- 10:17spawning
- 10:17right
- 10:17now,
- 10:18so
- 10:19I'd
- 10:19say
- 10:19two
- 10:19months.
- 10:20Two
- 10:20to
- 10:20two
- 10:20and
- 10:21a
- 10:21half
- 10:21months
- 10:21is
- 10:21the.
- 10:22The
- 10:22season
- 10:22we
- 10:22have
- 10:23for
- 10:23good
- 10:23frog
- 10:24fishing.
- 10:25And
- 10:25so
- 10:25is
- 10:26it.
- 10:26Is
- 10:26it
- 10:26something
- 10:26that,
- 10:27you
- 10:27know,
- 10:28I
- 10:28don't
- 10:29know,
- 10:29like,
- 10:29they're
- 10:29on
- 10:29them,
- 10:29like
- 10:30they'll
- 10:30be
- 10:30on
- 10:30cicadas,
- 10:31or
- 10:31is
- 10:31it
- 10:31something
- 10:31like
- 10:31you're
- 10:32fishing,
- 10:32you're
- 10:32like,
- 10:32well,
- 10:32let's
- 10:33see
- 10:33if
- 10:33we
- 10:33can
- 10:33get
- 10:33them
- 10:33on
- 10:33a
- 10:33frog
- 10:34today?
- 10:34I
- 10:34mean,
- 10:34kind
- 10:34of.
- 10:34How
- 10:34does
- 10:35that
- 10:35work?
- 10:36I
- 10:36think
- 10:37it
- 10:37directly
- 10:38relates
- 10:38to
- 10:39water
- 10:39temperature.
- 10:40So,
- 10:40you
- 10:40know,
- 10:41once
- 10:41you
- 10:41start
- 10:42to
- 10:42see,
- 10:43like
- 10:43I
- 10:43said,
- 10:43that
- 10:43water
- 10:44in
- 10:44that
- 10:44mid-60s
- 10:45range
- 10:46and
- 10:46the
- 10:47water,
- 10:47you
- 10:47know,
- 10:48levels
- 10:49or
- 10:49the
- 10:49clarity
- 10:50of
- 10:50the
- 10:50water
- 10:50is
- 10:51kind
- 10:51of
- 10:51that
- 10:51more,
- 10:52you
- 10:52know,
- 10:52as
- 10:52we
- 10:52call,
- 10:53like,
- 10:53a
- 10:53big
- 10:53fish
- 10:53green,
- 10:53where
- 10:54there's
- 10:54like
- 10:54two
- 10:54or
- 10:54three
- 10:55feet
- 10:55of
- 10:55visibility
- 10:55but
- 10:56not
- 10:56like,
- 10:56gin
- 10:57clear.
- 10:58I.
- 10:58I
- 10:58would
- 10:59say
- 10:59it's
- 10:59more
- 10:59of,
- 10:59like,
- 11:00you
- 11:00start
- 11:00to
- 11:01hear
- 11:01them,
- 11:01and
- 11:02then
- 11:02when
- 11:02the
- 11:02conditions
- 11:03are
- 11:03right,
- 11:03you
- 11:04start
- 11:04throwing
- 11:04them.
- 11:04And
- 11:05so,
- 11:06you
- 11:06know,
- 11:06the
- 11:06other
- 11:06thing
- 11:07is
- 11:07some
- 11:07of
- 11:07the
- 11:07creeks
- 11:08that
- 11:08we
- 11:08float
- 11:08in
- 11:09the
- 11:09springtime
- 11:10also
- 11:10have
- 11:10really
- 11:11great
- 11:11trout
- 11:11fisheries.
- 11:12Autumn
- 11:13on
- 11:13the
- 11:13upper
- 11:13ends
- 11:14of
- 11:14the
- 11:14creeks.
- 11:14And
- 11:14so
- 11:15they've
- 11:15got
- 11:15all
- 11:15the
- 11:15different
- 11:16mayflies
- 11:16and
- 11:17stuff.
- 11:17And
- 11:17so
- 11:17as
- 11:17soon
- 11:17as
- 11:18you
- 11:18start
- 11:18to
- 11:18see,
- 11:19you
- 11:19know,
- 11:19bass
- 11:20rising
- 11:20to
- 11:21mayflies,
- 11:22it's
- 11:22a
- 11:22great
- 11:22time
- 11:22to
- 11:23start
- 11:23fishing
- 11:23frogs
- 11:24because,
- 11:24you
- 11:24know,
- 11:24they've
- 11:24got
- 11:24it
- 11:25enough,
- 11:26you
- 11:26know,
- 11:26the
- 11:27water's
- 11:27warm
- 11:27enough
- 11:28that
- 11:28their
- 11:28metabolism
- 11:29and
- 11:29their
- 11:29energy
- 11:30levels
- 11:30up,
- 11:31you
- 11:31know,
- 11:31and
- 11:31they're
- 11:31willing
- 11:32to
- 11:32kind
- 11:32of
- 11:32start
- 11:32jumping
- 11:33on
- 11:33those.
- 11:33On
- 11:33those
- 11:34bugs
- 11:34or
- 11:34those
- 11:34frogs,
- 11:35so.
- 11:36Got
- 11:36it.
- 11:37And
- 11:37so
- 11:37what
- 11:37are
- 11:37your
- 11:37favorite
- 11:38frog
- 11:38flies?
- 11:40My
- 11:40favorite
- 11:41is
- 11:42honestly,
- 11:42the
- 11:42umpqua
- 11:43sling
- 11:43frog,
- 11:44the
- 11:44kind
- 11:44of
- 11:44Dave
- 11:45whitlock.
- 11:47And
- 11:48what's
- 11:48the
- 11:49other
- 11:49guy's
- 11:49name?
- 11:51Larry
- 11:51Delberg.
- 11:52So
- 11:52Larry
- 11:52Delberg
- 11:53and,
- 11:54and
- 11:54Dave
- 11:54Woodlock
- 11:54were
- 11:55kind
- 11:55of
- 11:55the
- 11:55first
- 11:55two
- 11:55to
- 11:55pioneer
- 11:56the,
- 11:57the
- 11:57slider
- 11:57style
- 11:58frog.
- 11:58And
- 11:59so,
- 11:59you
- 11:59know,
- 11:59for
- 12:00me,
- 12:00there's
- 12:01so
- 12:01many
- 12:01different
- 12:01bugs
- 12:02out
- 12:02there
- 12:02and
- 12:02there's
- 12:03so
- 12:03many
- 12:03different,
- 12:04you
- 12:04know,
- 12:04deer
- 12:04hair
- 12:05frogs.
- 12:06The
- 12:06thing
- 12:06that
- 12:06I
- 12:06like
- 12:07the
- 12:07most
- 12:07about
- 12:07the
- 12:08Umpqua
- 12:08swimming
- 12:08frog
- 12:09is
- 12:09how
- 12:09thin
- 12:10the
- 12:10head
- 12:10is.
- 12:12When
- 12:12you're
- 12:12throwing
- 12:12a
- 12:12bigger
- 12:13bug,
- 12:13it
- 12:13takes
- 12:13longer
- 12:14for
- 12:14that
- 12:14fish
- 12:14to
- 12:14get
- 12:14it
- 12:14in
- 12:15its
- 12:15mouth.
- 12:15And
- 12:15so
- 12:16when
- 12:16you've
- 12:16got
- 12:16some
- 12:17of
- 12:17those,
- 12:17you
- 12:18know,
- 12:18kind
- 12:18of
- 12:18more
- 12:18bulky
- 12:19headed
- 12:19flies,
- 12:20your
- 12:20hookup
- 12:21ratio
- 12:21goes
- 12:22down
- 12:22significantly.
- 12:23But
- 12:23those
- 12:23Umpqua
- 12:24swimming
- 12:24frogs
- 12:24seem
- 12:25to
- 12:25kind
- 12:25of
- 12:26get
- 12:26wedged
- 12:26in
- 12:26their
- 12:26mouth
- 12:27a
- 12:27lot
- 12:27easier.
- 12:28And
- 12:28then,
- 12:29you
- 12:29know,
- 12:29I
- 12:29get
- 12:29into
- 12:30some
- 12:30of
- 12:30the
- 12:30foam
- 12:30stuff.
- 12:31I
- 12:31do
- 12:31a
- 12:31lot
- 12:32of
- 12:32the
- 12:33double
- 12:33barrel
- 12:34poppers
- 12:35in
- 12:35chartreuse
- 12:36and
- 12:36yellow
- 12:36and
- 12:36just
- 12:37kind
- 12:37of
- 12:37high.
- 12:37A
- 12:38traditional
- 12:39popper
- 12:39with
- 12:40legs
- 12:40coming,
- 12:40our
- 12:41feathers
- 12:42coming
- 12:42off
- 12:42the
- 12:42back
- 12:42as
- 12:43legs.
- 12:44Those
- 12:44work
- 12:44really
- 12:45well.
- 12:45But
- 12:45honestly,
- 12:46we
- 12:46don't
- 12:46get
- 12:46a
- 12:46lot
- 12:47of
- 12:47opportunity
- 12:47to
- 12:48throw
- 12:48deer
- 12:48here.
- 12:48So
- 12:49whenever
- 12:49we're
- 12:49sprog
- 12:50fishing,
- 12:50I
- 12:50always
- 12:51have
- 12:51the
- 12:51uncle.
- 12:52Swimming
- 12:52frogs
- 12:52is
- 12:52my
- 12:53first
- 12:53go
- 12:53to.
- 12:55Got
- 12:55it.
- 12:55And
- 12:55so
- 12:56how
- 12:56do
- 12:56you
- 12:56like
- 12:56to
- 12:56present
- 12:57the
- 12:57frog?
- 12:59Oh,
- 12:59man,
- 13:00if
- 13:00I
- 13:00can
- 13:00throw
- 13:01it
- 13:01and
- 13:01I
- 13:01can
- 13:02present
- 13:02it
- 13:02super
- 13:02aggressively,
- 13:03that's
- 13:03what
- 13:03I
- 13:04want
- 13:04to
- 13:04do.
- 13:05Because,
- 13:06you
- 13:07know,
- 13:07frogs
- 13:07aren't
- 13:08actually
- 13:08that
- 13:08great
- 13:08of
- 13:09swimmers
- 13:09for
- 13:09like
- 13:10long
- 13:10distances.
- 13:10So
- 13:11like,
- 13:11you
- 13:11know,
- 13:12when
- 13:12you're
- 13:12fishing
- 13:12a
- 13:12frog
- 13:13and
- 13:13you
- 13:13throw
- 13:14directly,
- 13:15you
- 13:15know,
- 13:15inches
- 13:16off
- 13:16the
- 13:16bank
- 13:16and
- 13:17then
- 13:17you,
- 13:18you
- 13:18know,
- 13:18pop
- 13:18it.
- 13:19What?
- 13:19Well,
- 13:20let
- 13:20me
- 13:20back
- 13:20up.
- 13:20What
- 13:20I
- 13:21like
- 13:21to
- 13:21do
- 13:21is
- 13:21let
- 13:21it
- 13:22hit
- 13:22the
- 13:22water,
- 13:23let
- 13:23the
- 13:23rings
- 13:23dissipate,
- 13:24and
- 13:25a
- 13:25lot
- 13:25of
- 13:25times
- 13:25before
- 13:26you
- 13:26even
- 13:26get
- 13:26a
- 13:26chance
- 13:27to
- 13:27pop
- 13:27it
- 13:27once
- 13:28a
- 13:28fish
- 13:28is
- 13:28on
- 13:28it.
- 13:30But
- 13:30if,
- 13:31if
- 13:31the
- 13:31water
- 13:32conditions
- 13:32are
- 13:32right
- 13:33and
- 13:33they're
- 13:33a
- 13:33little
- 13:33bit
- 13:33higher,
- 13:34a
- 13:34little
- 13:34bit
- 13:34dirtier.
- 13:35I
- 13:35like
- 13:35to
- 13:36be
- 13:36pretty
- 13:36aggressive
- 13:36with
- 13:37the
- 13:37frogs,
- 13:37but
- 13:37definitely
- 13:38not
- 13:39as
- 13:39aggressive
- 13:40as
- 13:40we
- 13:40used
- 13:41to
- 13:41or
- 13:41as
- 13:41aggressive
- 13:42as
- 13:42some
- 13:42people
- 13:42do
- 13:42with
- 13:42like,
- 13:43large
- 13:43mouth
- 13:44where
- 13:44it's
- 13:44kind
- 13:44of
- 13:44a
- 13:45constant
- 13:45bloop,
- 13:45bloop,
- 13:46bloop,
- 13:46bloop,
- 13:46bloop.
- 13:47I
- 13:48like
- 13:48to
- 13:48pop
- 13:48it
- 13:49pretty
- 13:49hard
- 13:49and
- 13:50let
- 13:50it
- 13:50sit
- 13:50for
- 13:50two
- 13:50or
- 13:51three
- 13:51seconds.
- 13:51Pop
- 13:52it,
- 13:52let
- 13:52it
- 13:52sit
- 13:53for
- 13:53two
- 13:53or
- 13:53three
- 13:53seconds.
- 13:54Or
- 13:54if
- 13:54the
- 13:54water
- 13:54is
- 13:55a
- 13:55little
- 13:55lower,
- 13:56then
- 13:56I
- 13:56just
- 13:56like
- 13:56to
- 13:57pull
- 13:57it.
- 13:57I
- 13:57like
- 13:57to
- 13:58create
- 13:58the
- 13:58wake.
- 13:59But
- 13:59just
- 14:00like
- 14:00fishing
- 14:00a
- 14:00streamer,
- 14:01I
- 14:02think
- 14:02the
- 14:02pause
- 14:03is
- 14:03what
- 14:03gets
- 14:04those
- 14:04fish,
- 14:05you
- 14:05know,
- 14:05going.
- 14:05It's.
- 14:06And
- 14:06I
- 14:06can,
- 14:06I
- 14:07can
- 14:07probably
- 14:07tell
- 14:08you
- 14:08that
- 14:0980%
- 14:09of
- 14:09the
- 14:09fish
- 14:10that
- 14:10we
- 14:10catch
- 14:10on
- 14:10frogs
- 14:11are
- 14:11during
- 14:11that
- 14:12time
- 14:12where
- 14:13frog's
- 14:13not
- 14:13moving.
- 14:14So.
- 14:15And
- 14:15it's
- 14:15a
- 14:15pretty
- 14:16aggressive
- 14:16eat
- 14:16because
- 14:17they're
- 14:17like,
- 14:17oh,
- 14:17when's
- 14:17it
- 14:17gonna
- 14:18move
- 14:18again?
- 14:18I
- 14:18gotta
- 14:18get
- 14:19it
- 14:19now.
- 14:19So.
- 14:20So
- 14:21that's
- 14:21how
- 14:21I
- 14:21do
- 14:21it.
- 14:22Yeah.
- 14:22It's
- 14:23interesting
- 14:23because
- 14:23I
- 14:23kind
- 14:23of
- 14:24think
- 14:24about,
- 14:24you
- 14:24know,
- 14:24like,
- 14:24watching
- 14:25frogs
- 14:25and
- 14:25they
- 14:25usually
- 14:26when
- 14:26they
- 14:26swim,
- 14:26it's
- 14:27kind
- 14:27of
- 14:27like,
- 14:27you
- 14:27know,
- 14:28they
- 14:28go
- 14:28under
- 14:28and
- 14:28kick
- 14:28and
- 14:29glide
- 14:29and
- 14:29come
- 14:29back
- 14:29up,
- 14:30right?
- 14:31And
- 14:31it's
- 14:32usually
- 14:32not.
- 14:32Not
- 14:33sustained.
- 14:34Right.
- 14:35And.
- 14:35And
- 14:36it's
- 14:36the
- 14:36same
- 14:37thing
- 14:37with
- 14:37mice.
- 14:37You
- 14:37know,
- 14:38we
- 14:38fish
- 14:38a
- 14:38lot
- 14:38of
- 14:38mice
- 14:38for
- 14:39bats,
- 14:39too.
- 14:39And,
- 14:41you
- 14:41know,
- 14:41mice
- 14:41are
- 14:42kind
- 14:42of
- 14:42the
- 14:42same.
- 14:43They.
- 14:43They
- 14:43create
- 14:44a
- 14:44wake.
- 14:44They
- 14:44don't
- 14:45create
- 14:45a
- 14:45lot
- 14:45of,
- 14:45you
- 14:46know,
- 14:46loud
- 14:46noise.
- 14:47So
- 14:47as
- 14:47long
- 14:47as
- 14:47you
- 14:47can
- 14:48create
- 14:48that
- 14:48disturbance
- 14:49and
- 14:49then
- 14:50just
- 14:50depending
- 14:50on
- 14:51what
- 14:51your
- 14:51flow
- 14:51is
- 14:52and
- 14:52what
- 14:52the
- 14:52clarity
- 14:53is,
- 14:54directly
- 14:55correlate
- 14:55that
- 14:56to
- 14:56the
- 14:56amount
- 14:57of
- 14:57noise
- 14:57that
- 14:58you
- 14:58make
- 14:58with
- 14:59the
- 14:59frog.
- 15:01And
- 15:01that's
- 15:01going
- 15:01to
- 15:01get
- 15:01you
- 15:02the
- 15:02most
- 15:02eats.
- 15:02And.
- 15:03But
- 15:03a
- 15:03lot
- 15:03of
- 15:03times
- 15:04when
- 15:04they're
- 15:04really
- 15:04on
- 15:05them,
- 15:06you
- 15:06literally
- 15:06just
- 15:06hit
- 15:07the
- 15:07water
- 15:07with
- 15:07the
- 15:07frog
- 15:08and
- 15:08you
- 15:08wait
- 15:08two
- 15:08seconds
- 15:09and
- 15:09you've
- 15:09got
- 15:09a
- 15:09fish
- 15:09on.
- 15:10So
- 15:10it's
- 15:10like
- 15:10sometimes
- 15:11you
- 15:11don't
- 15:11even
- 15:11get
- 15:11a
- 15:11chance
- 15:11to
- 15:12pop.
- 15:13And
- 15:13I
- 15:14say
- 15:14that
- 15:14about
- 15:14any
- 15:15type
- 15:15of
- 15:16top
- 15:16water.
- 15:17I
- 15:17might
- 15:17be
- 15:17jumping
- 15:17ahead
- 15:18here,
- 15:18but,
- 15:18like,
- 15:19the
- 15:20initial
- 15:20plop
- 15:21of
- 15:21the
- 15:21fly
- 15:22hitting
- 15:22the
- 15:22water
- 15:23is
- 15:23the
- 15:23most
- 15:24realistic
- 15:24sound
- 15:25of
- 15:25your
- 15:26entire
- 15:26presentation.
- 15:27So
- 15:27ride
- 15:28that
- 15:28out
- 15:28as
- 15:29long
- 15:29as
- 15:29you
- 15:29can,
- 15:29because
- 15:30that's
- 15:30what
- 15:30those
- 15:31fish
- 15:31are
- 15:31keen
- 15:31in
- 15:31on,
- 15:32is
- 15:32something
- 15:32hitting
- 15:32the
- 15:33water.
- 15:35Because
- 15:35no
- 15:35matter
- 15:35whether
- 15:36it's
- 15:36a
- 15:36cicada,
- 15:36a
- 15:37frog,
- 15:37a
- 15:38grasshopper,
- 15:39they're
- 15:39all
- 15:39going
- 15:39to
- 15:39hit
- 15:39the
- 15:40water
- 15:40and
- 15:40create
- 15:40some
- 15:40disturbance
- 15:41immediately.
- 15:42And
- 15:42then
- 15:42after
- 15:43that,
- 15:43it's
- 15:43kind
- 15:44of
- 15:44just
- 15:44imitating
- 15:44what,
- 15:45you
- 15:45know,
- 15:45what
- 15:45the
- 15:45rest
- 15:46of
- 15:46that
- 15:46bug
- 15:46or
- 15:46that
- 15:47forage
- 15:47food
- 15:48does,
- 15:48so.
- 15:49Got
- 15:50it.
- 15:50And
- 15:50so
- 15:50when
- 15:50you
- 15:51want
- 15:51to
- 15:51wake,
- 15:51are
- 15:51you
- 15:52slowly
- 15:52stripping
- 15:52the
- 15:53fly?
- 15:53Are
- 15:53you
- 15:53lifting
- 15:53the
- 15:54rod
- 15:54and
- 15:54kind
- 15:54of
- 15:54almost
- 15:55pulling
- 15:55the
- 15:55fly
- 15:55towards
- 15:56you?
- 15:58I
- 15:58do
- 15:58a
- 15:58little
- 15:59bit
- 15:59of
- 15:59both.
- 16:00I
- 16:01like
- 16:01to
- 16:01pull
- 16:01the
- 16:02fly
- 16:03because
- 16:03you're
- 16:04connected
- 16:04the
- 16:04entire
- 16:05time.
- 16:06You
- 16:06know,
- 16:07if
- 16:07you
- 16:07lift
- 16:07the
- 16:07rod
- 16:08and
- 16:08then
- 16:08drop
- 16:09it,
- 16:09you've
- 16:09got
- 16:09to
- 16:09kind
- 16:10of
- 16:10be
- 16:10on
- 16:10it
- 16:11to,
- 16:12you
- 16:12know,
- 16:12pick
- 16:12up
- 16:12that
- 16:13slack
- 16:13because,
- 16:14you
- 16:14know,
- 16:14a
- 16:14lot
- 16:14of
- 16:14times
- 16:15those
- 16:15fish
- 16:15eat
- 16:15it
- 16:15pretty
- 16:16aggressively.
- 16:16But
- 16:17the
- 16:17flip
- 16:17side
- 16:17of
- 16:18that
- 16:18is
- 16:18that,
- 16:19you
- 16:19know,
- 16:19just
- 16:19like
- 16:20a
- 16:20big
- 16:20brown
- 16:21trout
- 16:21eating
- 16:21a
- 16:22grasshopper
- 16:22out
- 16:22west,
- 16:23like,
- 16:23sometimes
- 16:24the
- 16:24longer
- 16:24you
- 16:24wait,
- 16:25the
- 16:25better
- 16:25chance
- 16:25you
- 16:25have
- 16:26to
- 16:26hook
- 16:26that
- 16:26fish.
- 16:27So
- 16:28a
- 16:28little
- 16:28bit
- 16:29of
- 16:29slack's
- 16:29not
- 16:29bad.
- 16:29But
- 16:30typically
- 16:30what
- 16:30I
- 16:30do
- 16:31and
- 16:31I
- 16:31tell
- 16:31most
- 16:32my
- 16:32clients
- 16:32to
- 16:32do
- 16:32is
- 16:32just
- 16:33kind
- 16:33of
- 16:34a
- 16:3412
- 16:34to
- 16:3518
- 16:35inch
- 16:35pull.
- 16:36You
- 16:36know,
- 16:36just
- 16:36like
- 16:36you're
- 16:36stripping
- 16:37a
- 16:37streamer
- 16:37and
- 16:37just
- 16:37pull
- 16:38it
- 16:38and
- 16:38let
- 16:38it
- 16:39sit.
- 16:40If
- 16:41we're
- 16:41on
- 16:41anchor,
- 16:42that's
- 16:42another
- 16:43kind
- 16:43of
- 16:43interesting
- 16:43way
- 16:44to
- 16:44do
- 16:44it.
- 16:44What
- 16:44I
- 16:44typically
- 16:45do
- 16:45is
- 16:45have
- 16:46the
- 16:46my
- 16:47either
- 16:47myself
- 16:47or
- 16:48one
- 16:48of
- 16:48my
- 16:48clients
- 16:48cast
- 16:49slightly
- 16:50upstream
- 16:51and
- 16:51then
- 16:52you're
- 16:52presenting
- 16:53that
- 16:53fly
- 16:53as
- 16:54a
- 16:54mend
- 16:54instead
- 16:55of
- 16:55a
- 16:55strip
- 16:55so
- 16:55you
- 16:55can
- 16:56get
- 16:56a
- 16:56longer
- 16:56parallel
- 16:57drift
- 16:57to
- 16:58the
- 16:58bank
- 16:58versus
- 16:59like
- 16:59stripping
- 16:59it
- 17:00off
- 17:00the
- 17:00bank
- 17:00further
- 17:01and
- 17:01further
- 17:01away.
- 17:01You
- 17:01can,
- 17:02you
- 17:02know,
- 17:02kind
- 17:02of
- 17:03cast
- 17:03it
- 17:03upstream,
- 17:04let
- 17:04it
- 17:04float
- 17:04from
- 17:05five
- 17:05or
- 17:05six,
- 17:05you
- 17:06know,
- 17:06feet,
- 17:06then
- 17:06throw
- 17:07another
- 17:07mend
- 17:08in
- 17:08it.
- 17:08A
- 17:08little
- 17:08men,
- 17:08not
- 17:09a
- 17:09big
- 17:09one,
- 17:10little
- 17:10men
- 17:10in
- 17:10it.
- 17:10That
- 17:11frog
- 17:11slides
- 17:11or
- 17:12pops
- 17:12a
- 17:12little
- 17:12bit,
- 17:13you
- 17:13pick
- 17:13up
- 17:13the
- 17:14slack
- 17:14and
- 17:14now
- 17:14you're
- 17:15running
- 17:15kind
- 17:15of
- 17:15like
- 17:15you
- 17:15said,
- 17:16parallel
- 17:16to
- 17:16the
- 17:16bank
- 17:17for
- 17:17longer.
- 17:18And
- 17:18that's
- 17:19a
- 17:19great
- 17:19way
- 17:19to
- 17:19do
- 17:19it
- 17:20too.
- 17:20So
- 17:20instead
- 17:20of
- 17:20actually
- 17:21stripping
- 17:21it
- 17:21in,
- 17:21you're
- 17:22mending
- 17:22it,
- 17:22picking
- 17:22up
- 17:22slack.
- 17:23Mending
- 17:23it,
- 17:23picking
- 17:24up
- 17:24the
- 17:24slack.
- 17:25Got
- 17:26it.
- 17:26And
- 17:26obviously
- 17:27you're
- 17:27fishing
- 17:27them
- 17:27on
- 17:27a
- 17:27floater,
- 17:28but
- 17:28kind
- 17:28of
- 17:28what's
- 17:29your
- 17:29preferred
- 17:29kind
- 17:29of
- 17:30rod,
- 17:30reel
- 17:30and
- 17:31line
- 17:31and
- 17:31leader
- 17:31setup.
- 17:34So
- 17:34in
- 17:34the
- 17:34last
- 17:35two
- 17:35years
- 17:35I've,
- 17:36I've
- 17:36really
- 17:37got
- 17:37into
- 17:37like
- 17:37the
- 17:38seven
- 17:38weights
- 17:38for
- 17:38that.
- 17:40You
- 17:40can
- 17:41definitely
- 17:41get
- 17:41away
- 17:41with
- 17:41throwing
- 17:42an
- 17:428
- 17:42weight.
- 17:42You
- 17:42can
- 17:42throw
- 17:43a
- 17:436
- 17:43weight
- 17:43but
- 17:43you
- 17:43know,
- 17:44frogs
- 17:44are
- 17:44kind
- 17:44of
- 17:44big.
- 17:45So
- 17:46I
- 17:46think
- 17:46the
- 17:46seven
- 17:47weight
- 17:47gives
- 17:47you
- 17:47the
- 17:47most
- 17:48control
- 17:49and
- 17:49it
- 17:49also
- 17:50lands
- 17:51on
- 17:51the
- 17:51water
- 17:51a
- 17:51little
- 17:52bit
- 17:52softer.
- 17:53So
- 17:53set
- 17:549
- 17:54foot
- 17:547
- 17:54weight
- 17:55is
- 17:55definitely
- 17:55my
- 17:55go
- 17:56to
- 17:56when
- 17:56it
- 17:56comes
- 17:56to
- 17:56frogs.
- 17:58I
- 17:58do
- 17:58like
- 17:58the
- 17:58scientific
- 17:59angler
- 17:59bass
- 18:00bug
- 18:00line
- 18:00for
- 18:00fish
- 18:01and
- 18:01frogs.
- 18:02That's
- 18:02what
- 18:02it
- 18:02was
- 18:02designed
- 18:03for.
- 18:03So
- 18:04you
- 18:04know
- 18:04you
- 18:04can
- 18:04get
- 18:05away
- 18:05with
- 18:05a,
- 18:05a
- 18:06seven
- 18:06weight
- 18:06line
- 18:07which
- 18:07is
- 18:07technically
- 18:08a
- 18:08nine
- 18:08weight.
- 18:09There
- 18:09be
- 18:10a
- 18:10grain
- 18:10weight
- 18:10for
- 18:11the
- 18:11line.
- 18:11So
- 18:13it's
- 18:14just
- 18:14turns
- 18:14that
- 18:15fly
- 18:15over
- 18:15a
- 18:15distance
- 18:16further.
- 18:16When
- 18:17I'm
- 18:17fishing
- 18:17frogs
- 18:19leader
- 18:19length,
- 18:20I'm
- 18:21typically
- 18:21in
- 18:21that
- 18:21kind
- 18:22of
- 18:22eight
- 18:22foot
- 18:22range,
- 18:22seven
- 18:23and
- 18:23a
- 18:23half
- 18:23to
- 18:23eight
- 18:23foot
- 18:24range.
- 18:24Because
- 18:25the
- 18:25bigger
- 18:25the
- 18:25bug,
- 18:26this
- 18:26is
- 18:26one
- 18:27of
- 18:27my
- 18:27kind
- 18:28of
- 18:28rules
- 18:28of
- 18:28thumbs
- 18:29or
- 18:29guidelines
- 18:30is
- 18:30the
- 18:31bigger
- 18:31the
- 18:31fly,
- 18:32the
- 18:32shorter
- 18:32the
- 18:32leader
- 18:33because
- 18:33you
- 18:33can't,
- 18:34you
- 18:35can't
- 18:35turn
- 18:35over
- 18:35a
- 18:36big
- 18:36streamer,
- 18:36you
- 18:36can't
- 18:37turn
- 18:37over
- 18:37a
- 18:37big
- 18:37frog
- 18:38with
- 18:38a
- 18:389,
- 18:3910,
- 18:3911
- 18:39foot,
- 18:3912
- 18:40foot
- 18:40leader.
- 18:40So
- 18:41typically
- 18:41I
- 18:42like
- 18:42to
- 18:42stay
- 18:42in
- 18:42that
- 18:428
- 18:43foot
- 18:43leader
- 18:43section
- 18:44or
- 18:44length
- 18:45for,
- 18:46for
- 18:46frogs.
- 18:47So
- 18:479
- 18:47foot
- 18:487
- 18:48weight
- 18:48scientific
- 18:49angler
- 18:50bass
- 18:50bug
- 18:51line
- 18:51and
- 18:51an
- 18:518
- 18:51foot
- 18:52leader
- 18:53poundage
- 18:54wise
- 18:54for
- 18:54the
- 18:54tippet,
- 18:55anywhere
- 18:55from
- 18:5612
- 18:56to
- 18:5620
- 18:56pounds
- 18:57just
- 18:57depends
- 18:57on,
- 18:58you
- 18:58know,
- 18:58what
- 18:58the
- 18:59clarity
- 18:59is
- 18:59and
- 18:59things
- 19:00like
- 19:00that.
- 19:00So.
- 19:01Got
- 19:02it.
- 19:02And
- 19:02you
- 19:02got
- 19:02a
- 19:03favorite
- 19:03flavor
- 19:03rod.
- 19:05I
- 19:05love
- 19:06scott
- 19:06rods.
- 19:07That's
- 19:07pretty
- 19:07much
- 19:08all
- 19:08I
- 19:08fish
- 19:08now.
- 19:09The
- 19:10Scott
- 19:11centric
- 19:129
- 19:12foot
- 19:127
- 19:13weight
- 19:13in
- 19:13my
- 19:13opinion
- 19:14is
- 19:14one
- 19:14of
- 19:14the
- 19:14most
- 19:15fun
- 19:15bass
- 19:15rods
- 19:16or
- 19:16frog
- 19:17rods
- 19:17that
- 19:17you
- 19:17can
- 19:17have.
- 19:18It's,
- 19:18you
- 19:18know,
- 19:18it's
- 19:18definitely
- 19:19got
- 19:19a
- 19:19little
- 19:19bit
- 19:20softer
- 19:20of
- 19:20a
- 19:20tip
- 19:21to
- 19:21it,
- 19:21but
- 19:22it's
- 19:23got
- 19:23a
- 19:23really
- 19:24nice
- 19:24backbone
- 19:25to
- 19:25turn
- 19:25over
- 19:25those,
- 19:25turn
- 19:26over
- 19:26those
- 19:26bugs.
- 19:27So
- 19:27it's
- 19:27a
- 19:27great
- 19:27rod
- 19:28for
- 19:28that.
- 19:30But
- 19:30you
- 19:30know,
- 19:31any
- 19:32fast
- 19:32action
- 19:33rod
- 19:33is,
- 19:33is
- 19:34great.
- 19:34But
- 19:34scouts
- 19:35are
- 19:35definitely
- 19:35the
- 19:35only
- 19:35thing
- 19:35on
- 19:36my
- 19:36boat.
- 19:37Well,
- 19:37there
- 19:37you
- 19:37go.
- 19:37Well,
- 19:38before
- 19:38we
- 19:38get
- 19:38to
- 19:38bugs,
- 19:39you
- 19:39know,
- 19:39what
- 19:39other
- 19:39kind
- 19:40of
- 19:40non
- 19:40bug
- 19:41top
- 19:41water
- 19:41situations
- 19:42do
- 19:42you
- 19:42like
- 19:42to
- 19:42fish?
- 19:44Oh,
- 19:45non
- 19:45bug
- 19:45top
- 19:46water.
- 19:49So
- 19:51the,
- 19:55what
- 19:55the
- 19:55heck
- 19:55is
- 19:55that
- 19:56thing
- 19:56called?
- 19:57There's
- 19:58like
- 19:58that,
- 19:58that
- 19:59foam
- 19:59spook
- 20:00that's
- 20:00out
- 20:00there,
- 20:01that
- 20:02fish
- 20:02chase
- 20:03flies
- 20:03guy,
- 20:04I
- 20:04forget
- 20:04his
- 20:04name
- 20:05but
- 20:05he,
- 20:06he
- 20:06ties
- 20:06those
- 20:06things.
- 20:07So
- 20:07I'd
- 20:07like,
- 20:07I
- 20:08like
- 20:08to
- 20:08throw
- 20:08bait
- 20:09fish
- 20:09top
- 20:10water,
- 20:10especially
- 20:10in
- 20:11the
- 20:11fall.
- 20:13But
- 20:13I've
- 20:13gotten,
- 20:14I've
- 20:14gotten
- 20:14into,
- 20:14you
- 20:15know,
- 20:15kind
- 20:15of
- 20:15that
- 20:16spook
- 20:16kind
- 20:17of
- 20:17gliding
- 20:17glide
- 20:18bait,
- 20:18if
- 20:18you
- 20:18will,
- 20:20on
- 20:20top,
- 20:20which
- 20:21is
- 20:21super
- 20:21fun.
- 20:22But
- 20:22that's
- 20:23pretty
- 20:23much
- 20:23it.
- 20:23I
- 20:23mean
- 20:24if
- 20:24it's
- 20:24not,
- 20:25if
- 20:25it's
- 20:25not
- 20:25some
- 20:26sort
- 20:26of
- 20:26bug,
- 20:26the
- 20:27only
- 20:27other
- 20:27thing
- 20:27would
- 20:27be
- 20:28just,
- 20:28you
- 20:28know,
- 20:28if
- 20:29we
- 20:29don't
- 20:29see
- 20:29a
- 20:29lot
- 20:29going
- 20:29on,
- 20:30just
- 20:30throwing
- 20:30regular
- 20:30poppers,
- 20:31Google
- 20:31bugs
- 20:32and
- 20:32things
- 20:32like
- 20:32that.
- 20:32But
- 20:33you
- 20:34know,
- 20:34I,
- 20:34I
- 20:35typically
- 20:35try
- 20:36to
- 20:37imitate
- 20:38whatever
- 20:38is
- 20:39around
- 20:40and
- 20:40if
- 20:40I
- 20:40don't
- 20:40have
- 20:41a
- 20:41lot
- 20:41of
- 20:41stuff
- 20:41or
- 20:42you
- 20:42know,
- 20:42water
- 20:42temps
- 20:42are
- 20:43different,
- 20:43then
- 20:43I
- 20:43just
- 20:43stay
- 20:44subsurface
- 20:44and
- 20:45that'll
- 20:45be
- 20:45the
- 20:45end
- 20:46of
- 20:46it.
- 20:46So
- 20:47yeah,
- 20:47I
- 20:47guess.
- 20:47And
- 20:47so
- 20:48for
- 20:48kind
- 20:48of,
- 20:48let's
- 20:48just
- 20:48say
- 20:49the
- 20:49standard
- 20:49kind
- 20:50of
- 20:50non
- 20:50summer
- 20:50bug
- 20:51stuff,
- 20:51you
- 20:51know,
- 20:51do
- 20:51you,
- 20:52you
- 20:52know,
- 20:52do
- 20:52you
- 20:52prefer
- 20:53open
- 20:53face
- 20:54poppers,
- 20:54sliders?
- 20:55I
- 20:55mean,
- 20:55is
- 20:55there
- 20:56a
- 20:56kind
- 20:56of
- 20:56a
- 20:56preference
- 20:56there,
- 20:57any
- 20:57kind
- 20:57of
- 20:57colors
- 20:57or
- 20:58anything
- 20:58like
- 20:58that
- 20:58that
- 20:58you
- 20:58like,
- 20:59you
- 20:59know,
- 20:59one
- 21:00more
- 21:00than
- 21:00the
- 21:00other?
- 21:02I,
- 21:03I
- 21:03like
- 21:03the
- 21:06kind
- 21:06of
- 21:06more
- 21:07that
- 21:07open
- 21:07face
- 21:07deal.
- 21:09I
- 21:09don't
- 21:09do
- 21:10a
- 21:10lot
- 21:10of
- 21:10slider
- 21:10fishing
- 21:11personally,
- 21:12but
- 21:12if
- 21:13it's
- 21:13chartreuse
- 21:14or
- 21:14yellow,
- 21:14those
- 21:15are
- 21:15my
- 21:15two
- 21:15favorite
- 21:16colors.
- 21:16I
- 21:16mean,
- 21:16Google
- 21:17bugs
- 21:17have
- 21:17the
- 21:17solar
- 21:18flare
- 21:18which
- 21:18is
- 21:18that
- 21:18like
- 21:19yellowy
- 21:20chartreuse
- 21:20and
- 21:20they
- 21:21have
- 21:21yellow
- 21:21fellow
- 21:22which
- 21:22is
- 21:22just
- 21:22straight
- 21:23yellow.
- 21:24Those
- 21:24are
- 21:25probably
- 21:26the
- 21:26two
- 21:26most
- 21:27popular
- 21:28prospecting
- 21:29bugs
- 21:30that
- 21:30I
- 21:30use.
- 21:30And
- 21:30those
- 21:31are,
- 21:31I
- 21:31think
- 21:31they
- 21:32come
- 21:32in
- 21:32A,
- 21:34a
- 21:354,
- 21:356
- 21:36and
- 21:36an
- 21:368.
- 21:36I
- 21:37really
- 21:37like
- 21:37the
- 21:37sixes,
- 21:38the
- 21:38mid,
- 21:38the
- 21:39mid
- 21:39sized
- 21:39one,
- 21:39they're,
- 21:40they're
- 21:40easy
- 21:41to
- 21:41cast,
- 21:41they
- 21:41create
- 21:42enough
- 21:42disturbance
- 21:43and
- 21:44they're
- 21:44super,
- 21:44super
- 21:45easy
- 21:45for
- 21:45those
- 21:45fish
- 21:46to
- 21:46get
- 21:46in
- 21:46their
- 21:46mouth.
- 21:46So
- 21:47when
- 21:48you
- 21:48talk
- 21:48about
- 21:48hookup
- 21:49ratio,
- 21:50that
- 21:50kind
- 21:50of
- 21:50mid
- 21:51sized
- 21:51Google
- 21:51bug
- 21:52is
- 21:53definitely,
- 21:53you
- 21:54know,
- 21:54the,
- 21:54the
- 21:55king
- 21:55of
- 21:55that,
- 21:55if
- 21:55you
- 21:56will.
- 21:56King
- 21:56or
- 21:56queen.
- 21:57Yeah,
- 21:58there
- 21:58you
- 21:58go.
- 21:58And
- 21:58I
- 21:58would
- 21:58imagine
- 21:59right
- 21:59tackle's
- 22:00the
- 22:00same
- 22:00except
- 22:00if
- 22:01you
- 22:01have
- 22:01a
- 22:01smaller
- 22:01bug,
- 22:02you're
- 22:02using
- 22:02a
- 22:02longer
- 22:02leader.
- 22:04Yes,
- 22:04Yep,
- 22:05yep,
- 22:05exactly.
- 22:06So,
- 22:06you
- 22:06know,
- 22:07we
- 22:07get
- 22:07into
- 22:07that
- 22:07summertime
- 22:08situation.
- 22:08There's
- 22:09times
- 22:09where
- 22:09we're
- 22:09running
- 22:1012
- 22:10to
- 22:1014
- 22:11foot
- 22:11leaders
- 22:11which,
- 22:12you
- 22:12know,
- 22:12a
- 22:12lot
- 22:13of
- 22:13people
- 22:13don't
- 22:14like
- 22:14to
- 22:14do.
- 22:14But
- 22:14in
- 22:15my
- 22:15personal
- 22:16opinion,
- 22:17I
- 22:17love
- 22:17that
- 22:18kind
- 22:18of
- 22:18technical
- 22:19dry
- 22:19fly
- 22:19fishing,
- 22:20you
- 22:20know,
- 22:20where
- 22:21you've
- 22:21got
- 22:21to
- 22:21have
- 22:21a
- 22:21long
- 22:22leader.
- 22:22It's
- 22:22got
- 22:22to
- 22:22be,
- 22:23you
- 22:23know,
- 22:23presented
- 22:24properly
- 22:24and,
- 22:24you
- 22:25know,
- 22:25quietly
- 22:25but
- 22:26still
- 22:26within,
- 22:26you
- 22:27know,
- 22:27earshot
- 22:28of
- 22:28the
- 22:28fish.
- 22:29So,
- 22:30you
- 22:30know,
- 22:30and
- 22:30typically
- 22:31when
- 22:31we
- 22:31get
- 22:31to
- 22:31that
- 22:32level,
- 22:32we're
- 22:32starting
- 22:32to
- 22:32sight
- 22:33fish
- 22:33on,
- 22:33on
- 22:33top
- 22:34water.
- 22:34And
- 22:35that
- 22:35to
- 22:35me
- 22:35is
- 22:36the
- 22:36coolest
- 22:37thing
- 22:37ever.
- 22:37So.
- 22:38Yeah,
- 22:38and
- 22:39to
- 22:39kind
- 22:39of
- 22:39help
- 22:39manage
- 22:40frustration
- 22:40at
- 22:41the
- 22:41bow
- 22:41of
- 22:41the
- 22:41boat,
- 22:42you
- 22:42know,
- 22:42how
- 22:42far
- 22:43do
- 22:43you
- 22:43need
- 22:43people
- 22:43to
- 22:43be
- 22:44able
- 22:44to
- 22:44cast
- 22:44in
- 22:44the
- 22:44summertime?
- 22:45Because
- 22:45I
- 22:45know
- 22:45the
- 22:45fish
- 22:46get
- 22:46spooky,
- 22:46right.
- 22:47And
- 22:47so,
- 22:47you
- 22:48know,
- 22:48obviously
- 22:48longer
- 22:49can
- 22:49generally
- 22:49be
- 22:49better,
- 22:50but
- 22:50kind
- 22:50of
- 22:50what's
- 22:50a,
- 22:51you
- 22:51know,
- 22:51people
- 22:51are
- 22:51in
- 22:51the
- 22:51backyard
- 22:52practicing
- 22:52for
- 22:52a
- 22:53trip,
- 22:53what
- 22:53do
- 22:53they
- 22:53need
- 22:53to
- 22:53be
- 22:54able
- 22:54to
- 22:54do?
- 22:55I
- 22:55mean,
- 22:56minimum
- 22:56summertime
- 22:5750ft.
- 22:59You
- 22:59know,
- 22:59it's,
- 23:00and
- 23:00to
- 23:00a
- 23:00lot
- 23:00of
- 23:01people,
- 23:01like
- 23:01that
- 23:02seems
- 23:02like
- 23:02a
- 23:02lot,
- 23:03but
- 23:03it's,
- 23:03it's
- 23:03really
- 23:04not.
- 23:04I
- 23:04mean,
- 23:04typical
- 23:05shooting
- 23:05heads
- 23:05on
- 23:06fly
- 23:06lines
- 23:06are
- 23:0630ft.
- 23:07So
- 23:08if
- 23:08you
- 23:08think
- 23:08about,
- 23:09you
- 23:09know,
- 23:09basically
- 23:10casting
- 23:10a
- 23:1010
- 23:10foot
- 23:11leader
- 23:11plus
- 23:12the
- 23:12shooting
- 23:13head,
- 23:13you're
- 23:13already
- 23:13at
- 23:1440,
- 23:14so
- 23:15an
- 23:15extra
- 23:1610ft
- 23:16is
- 23:16not
- 23:16that
- 23:16far.
- 23:18And
- 23:18you
- 23:19know,
- 23:19you're
- 23:19throwing
- 23:19smaller
- 23:20bucks
- 23:20so
- 23:20you
- 23:20don't
- 23:21have
- 23:21to
- 23:21worry
- 23:21about,
- 23:22you
- 23:22know,
- 23:23a
- 23:23super
- 23:23heavy
- 23:24fly,
- 23:24you
- 23:24know,
- 23:25you
- 23:25know,
- 23:25falling
- 23:26too
- 23:26quickly
- 23:27or,
- 23:27you
- 23:27know,
- 23:27collapsing
- 23:28your
- 23:28cast
- 23:28and
- 23:29things
- 23:29like
- 23:29that.
- 23:29So,
- 23:30you
- 23:30know,
- 23:30I'd
- 23:30say
- 23:3150ft.
- 23:32But
- 23:32you
- 23:33know,
- 23:33most
- 23:33people
- 23:33could
- 23:34probably
- 23:34already
- 23:34do
- 23:34that
- 23:35without
- 23:35even
- 23:36realizing
- 23:36they
- 23:37can
- 23:37do
- 23:37that.
- 23:38And
- 23:39so,
- 23:39you
- 23:39know,
- 23:3960,
- 23:4070
- 23:40is
- 23:40never
- 23:41a
- 23:41bad
- 23:41thing.
- 23:41But
- 23:42then
- 23:42the
- 23:42further
- 23:42you
- 23:42get,
- 23:43then
- 23:44you
- 23:44run
- 23:44into
- 23:44the
- 23:44issue
- 23:45of,
- 23:45you
- 23:45know,
- 23:45when
- 23:45that
- 23:46fish
- 23:46eats,
- 23:46are
- 23:46you
- 23:46going
- 23:46to
- 23:47be
- 23:47able
- 23:47to
- 23:47set
- 23:47the
- 23:47hook
- 23:47on
- 23:47it?
- 23:48So,
- 23:48you
- 23:48know,
- 23:48I
- 23:48try
- 23:49to,
- 23:49I
- 23:49try
- 23:49to
- 23:49get
- 23:50them
- 23:50to
- 23:50within
- 23:5050ft.
- 23:51That
- 23:51seems
- 23:51to
- 23:52be
- 23:52the
- 23:52sweet
- 23:52spot
- 23:52of
- 23:53just
- 23:53far
- 23:53enough
- 23:54for
- 23:54everything
- 23:55to
- 23:55work.
- 23:56Got
- 23:56it.
- 23:56And
- 23:56so,
- 23:57you
- 23:57know,
- 23:57kind
- 23:57of
- 23:57in
- 23:58your
- 23:58neck
- 23:58of
- 23:58the
- 23:58woods,
- 23:58when
- 23:59do
- 23:59you
- 23:59shift
- 23:59over
- 23:59to
- 23:59kind
- 24:00of
- 24:00what,
- 24:00you
- 24:00know,
- 24:00I
- 24:00would
- 24:00consider
- 24:01kind
- 24:01of
- 24:01traditional
- 24:02top
- 24:02water
- 24:03bug
- 24:03fishing
- 24:04for
- 24:04smallmouth.
- 24:06It,
- 24:06it
- 24:07depends
- 24:07on
- 24:07the,
- 24:08the
- 24:08flows,
- 24:09of
- 24:09course,
- 24:10but
- 24:11typically
- 24:12we're
- 24:12that
- 24:13last
- 24:13week
- 24:13of
- 24:14July,
- 24:14first
- 24:14week
- 24:15of
- 24:15August,
- 24:15you
- 24:15know,
- 24:15we
- 24:16start
- 24:16to
- 24:16get
- 24:16those
- 24:16lower
- 24:17flows,
- 24:18you
- 24:18know,
- 24:18those
- 24:18fish
- 24:19are
- 24:19starting
- 24:20to
- 24:20pattern.
- 24:21You
- 24:21know,
- 24:21different
- 24:21May
- 24:22flies,
- 24:22the
- 24:22annual
- 24:23cicadas
- 24:23are
- 24:23out.
- 24:24You
- 24:25know,
- 24:25we,
- 24:25we
- 24:26get
- 24:26a,
- 24:27a
- 24:28pretty
- 24:28good
- 24:29summer
- 24:29sulfur
- 24:30and
- 24:30kale
- 24:30hatch
- 24:30on,
- 24:31on
- 24:31our
- 24:31rivers.
- 24:33And
- 24:33on
- 24:33any
- 24:33given
- 24:34day,
- 24:34depending
- 24:34on
- 24:35flows,
- 24:35you
- 24:35can
- 24:35see
- 24:36fish,
- 24:36you
- 24:37know,
- 24:37bank
- 24:37to
- 24:37bank,
- 24:37sitting
- 24:38inches
- 24:39under
- 24:39the
- 24:39surface,
- 24:40patterning
- 24:40those
- 24:40bugs,
- 24:41which
- 24:41is
- 24:41super
- 24:42fun.
- 24:43We
- 24:43also
- 24:43get
- 24:44a
- 24:44bunch
- 24:44of
- 24:44bluing
- 24:44olives,
- 24:45which
- 24:45are
- 24:46typically
- 24:46really,
- 24:47really
- 24:47tiny
- 24:47in
- 24:48the
- 24:48summertime.
- 24:48But,
- 24:49you
- 24:49know,
- 24:49they're
- 24:49bass,
- 24:50they're
- 24:50not
- 24:50trout.
- 24:51So
- 24:51if
- 24:51you
- 24:51throw
- 24:51a
- 24:51smaller
- 24:52olive
- 24:53anything
- 24:54in
- 24:54front
- 24:54of
- 24:54them,
- 24:54they're
- 24:55going
- 24:55to
- 24:55eat
- 24:55it.
- 24:55So,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:57I'd
- 24:57say
- 24:58end
- 24:58of
- 24:58July,
- 24:58early
- 24:59August,
- 24:59and
- 24:59then
- 25:00we'll
- 25:00kind
- 25:00of
- 25:00run
- 25:01that
- 25:01until
- 25:02everything
- 25:02slows
- 25:02up,
- 25:03you
- 25:03know,
- 25:03in
- 25:03the
- 25:04middle
- 25:04to
- 25:04end
- 25:04of
- 25:05September.
- 25:05So.
- 25:07Got
- 25:07it.
- 25:07And
- 25:07so
- 25:07it
- 25:08sounds
- 25:08like,
- 25:08you
- 25:08know,
- 25:08I
- 25:08mean,
- 25:09I
- 25:09know
- 25:09we've
- 25:09got
- 25:09like
- 25:09dragonflies
- 25:10and
- 25:10we've
- 25:10got
- 25:11mayflies,
- 25:11you
- 25:11know,
- 25:12kind
- 25:12of
- 25:12in
- 25:12Virginia
- 25:12and
- 25:13the
- 25:13Carolinas,
- 25:13but
- 25:14sounds
- 25:14like
- 25:14you've
- 25:15got,
- 25:15you
- 25:15know,
- 25:16a
- 25:16whole
- 25:16kind
- 25:17of
- 25:18top
- 25:18water
- 25:19level
- 25:19of
- 25:19action
- 25:19that
- 25:20has
- 25:20nothing
- 25:20to
- 25:20do
- 25:20with
- 25:20fishing.
- 25:21Cork
- 25:21bugs.
- 25:22Yes,
- 25:23absolutely.
- 25:24We,
- 25:24we
- 25:24fish
- 25:24a
- 25:25lot
- 25:25of
- 25:25foam
- 25:26in
- 25:26the
- 25:26summertime.
- 25:27And
- 25:28you
- 25:28know,
- 25:30again,
- 25:30when
- 25:30we
- 25:30get
- 25:30into
- 25:31those
- 25:31kind
- 25:31of
- 25:31low
- 25:32summer
- 25:32flows,
- 25:32our
- 25:33fish
- 25:33start
- 25:33to
- 25:33act
- 25:34a
- 25:34lot
- 25:34like
- 25:34spring
- 25:35creek
- 25:35trout.
- 25:35So,
- 25:36you
- 25:36know,
- 25:37cork,
- 25:37as
- 25:38much
- 25:38as
- 25:38I
- 25:38love
- 25:39cork,
- 25:39it
- 25:39hits
- 25:40the
- 25:40water
- 25:40pretty
- 25:41hard
- 25:41no
- 25:41matter
- 25:41how
- 25:41good
- 25:42you
- 25:42are
- 25:42and
- 25:42how
- 25:42delicate
- 25:43you
- 25:43drop
- 25:43it.
- 25:43So,
- 25:44you
- 25:45know,
- 25:45fishing
- 25:45foam
- 25:47is
- 25:47really,
- 25:47really
- 25:48important.
- 25:48And
- 25:49you
- 25:49know,
- 25:49we
- 25:50fish
- 25:51old
- 25:51Mr.
- 25:51Wigglies
- 25:52from
- 25:52the
- 25:52guys
- 25:52up
- 25:52in,
- 25:53in
- 25:53Wisconsin
- 25:53and
- 25:54tight
- 25:54lines.
- 25:54I've
- 25:55got
- 25:55a
- 25:55articulated
- 25:57damselfly
- 25:57that
- 25:57I
- 25:58tie
- 25:58now
- 25:58that's,
- 25:59you
- 25:59know,
- 25:59very
- 25:59similar
- 26:00in
- 26:01style
- 26:01of
- 26:01the
- 26:01wiggly,
- 26:02but,
- 26:03you
- 26:03know,
- 26:03different
- 26:04stone
- 26:04flies
- 26:04and
- 26:05grasshoppers
- 26:05and
- 26:05things
- 26:06like
- 26:06that.
- 26:06And,
- 26:07you
- 26:07know,
- 26:07it's.
- 26:07It's
- 26:08kind
- 26:08of
- 26:08fun.
- 26:08And,
- 26:08and
- 26:09the
- 26:09reason,
- 26:10one
- 26:10of
- 26:10the
- 26:10reasons
- 26:10I
- 26:11also
- 26:11switched
- 26:12to
- 26:12more
- 26:12of
- 26:12that
- 26:12foam
- 26:13bug
- 26:13stuff
- 26:13is
- 26:14because
- 26:14there's
- 26:15not
- 26:16an
- 26:17adult
- 26:17on
- 26:18this
- 26:18planet
- 26:19that
- 26:19if
- 26:19you
- 26:19put
- 26:20a
- 26:20popper
- 26:20on
- 26:21the
- 26:21end
- 26:21of
- 26:21their
- 26:21rod
- 26:22and
- 26:22tell
- 26:22them
- 26:22not
- 26:23to
- 26:23pop
- 26:23it,
- 26:24that
- 26:24they'll
- 26:24listen
- 26:25to
- 26:25you.
- 26:25So,
- 26:26you
- 26:26know,
- 26:26no
- 26:26Matter
- 26:27what
- 26:27happens,
- 26:27everybody
- 26:28wants
- 26:28to
- 26:28pop
- 26:28a
- 26:29popper.
- 26:29So
- 26:30I
- 26:31got
- 26:31this
- 26:31so
- 26:31frustrated
- 26:32in
- 26:32that
- 26:32that
- 26:32I
- 26:32was
- 26:33like,
- 26:33that's
- 26:33it.
- 26:33I'm
- 26:34cutting
- 26:34it
- 26:34off
- 26:34and
- 26:34you're
- 26:34getting
- 26:35something
- 26:35you
- 26:35can't
- 26:35pop
- 26:35no
- 26:36matter
- 26:36how
- 26:36hard
- 26:36you
- 26:36tried
- 26:37it.
- 26:37So
- 26:38that's
- 26:38why
- 26:38we
- 26:38kind
- 26:38of
- 26:39switched
- 26:39over
- 26:39to
- 26:39some
- 26:39of
- 26:39that
- 26:40more
- 26:40foam
- 26:40stuff.
- 26:40But
- 26:41foam
- 26:42is
- 26:42also,
- 26:42again,
- 26:43the
- 26:43smaller
- 26:43you
- 26:43get
- 26:44that's
- 26:44more
- 26:45slender
- 26:45you
- 26:45get
- 26:45on
- 26:46profile,
- 26:46the
- 26:46easier
- 26:46it
- 26:47is
- 26:47to
- 26:47get
- 26:47in
- 26:47a
- 26:47fish's
- 26:48mouth.
- 26:48So
- 26:48again,
- 26:49hookup
- 26:50ratio
- 26:50seems
- 26:50to
- 26:51go
- 26:51up,
- 26:51you
- 26:51know,
- 26:52even
- 26:52more
- 26:52once
- 26:52you
- 26:52get
- 26:53into
- 26:53that
- 26:53kind
- 26:53of
- 26:53slender
- 26:54foam
- 26:54bug.
- 26:55So
- 26:56interesting.
- 26:56So
- 26:56you
- 26:57don't
- 26:57fish,
- 26:57say
- 26:57for
- 26:58example,
- 26:58like
- 26:58some
- 26:58of
- 26:58the
- 26:59Chuck
- 26:59Kraft
- 26:59style
- 27:00kind
- 27:00of
- 27:00hard,
- 27:00hard
- 27:01cork
- 27:01bugs.
- 27:02I
- 27:03do,
- 27:04I
- 27:04do
- 27:04that
- 27:05typically
- 27:06earlier
- 27:06in
- 27:06the
- 27:07season.
- 27:08So
- 27:08July
- 27:09would
- 27:09be
- 27:09kind
- 27:10of
- 27:10the
- 27:10time
- 27:10frame
- 27:10that
- 27:11I
- 27:11fish
- 27:11that.
- 27:11I
- 27:11love
- 27:12the
- 27:12Excalibur.
- 27:13I
- 27:13have
- 27:14some
- 27:14of
- 27:14his
- 27:15damsel
- 27:16flies.
- 27:16Those,
- 27:16those
- 27:17do
- 27:17work.
- 27:17But
- 27:18you
- 27:19know,
- 27:19those
- 27:19Excaliburs
- 27:20are
- 27:20pretty
- 27:21heavy.
- 27:22So
- 27:22the
- 27:22only
- 27:23time,
- 27:23you
- 27:23know,
- 27:24kind
- 27:24of
- 27:24dead
- 27:24summer,
- 27:25August,
- 27:25September,
- 27:25that
- 27:26I'll
- 27:26fish
- 27:26those
- 27:26is
- 27:26when
- 27:26we're
- 27:27kind
- 27:27of
- 27:27fishing
- 27:27banks
- 27:28that
- 27:28have,
- 27:29you
- 27:29know,
- 27:29pretty
- 27:29low
- 27:30hanging
- 27:30trees
- 27:31where,
- 27:31you
- 27:32know,
- 27:32it's
- 27:32not
- 27:32uncommon
- 27:33to
- 27:33see
- 27:33bigger
- 27:34bugs
- 27:34like
- 27:34cicadas
- 27:36fall
- 27:36out
- 27:36of
- 27:37them
- 27:37because
- 27:38when
- 27:38they
- 27:38hit
- 27:38the
- 27:38water,
- 27:39it's
- 27:39a
- 27:39pretty
- 27:39big
- 27:40flop.
- 27:40I
- 27:40mean
- 27:40we
- 27:41were,
- 27:41we
- 27:42were
- 27:42fishing
- 27:44State
- 27:44College
- 27:44on
- 27:46Friday.
- 27:47I
- 27:47guess
- 27:47the
- 27:47last
- 27:48time
- 27:48I
- 27:48bass
- 27:48fish
- 27:48was
- 27:49Thursday.
- 27:49Friday
- 27:49we
- 27:50went
- 27:50trout
- 27:50fishing.
- 27:51We
- 27:51went
- 27:52up
- 27:52and
- 27:52fishing
- 27:52cicadas
- 27:53on,
- 27:53on
- 27:53one
- 27:53of
- 27:53the
- 27:54Spring
- 27:54Creek
- 27:54or
- 27:54one
- 27:55of
- 27:55the
- 27:55creeks
- 27:55up
- 27:55in
- 27:56State
- 27:56College.
- 27:56And
- 27:57we
- 27:57were
- 27:58throwing
- 27:58the
- 27:58cicadas
- 27:59in
- 27:59the
- 27:59water
- 27:59and
- 27:59even
- 28:00just
- 28:01us
- 28:01throwing
- 28:01them
- 28:01them
- 28:02kind
- 28:02of
- 28:02fluttering
- 28:03down,
- 28:03you
- 28:03know,
- 28:0320ft,
- 28:04they
- 28:05still
- 28:05hit
- 28:05the
- 28:05water
- 28:05pretty
- 28:06hard.
- 28:06So
- 28:06that's
- 28:06where
- 28:06Chuck
- 28:07Craft
- 28:07bugs
- 28:07really,
- 28:08really
- 28:08come,
- 28:09you
- 28:09know,
- 28:09come
- 28:10out
- 28:10I
- 28:10think
- 28:10is
- 28:10when
- 28:11those
- 28:11bigger
- 28:11bugs
- 28:12are
- 28:12around.
- 28:12So.
- 28:13Got
- 28:14it.
- 28:14So
- 28:14why
- 28:14don't
- 28:14you
- 28:15give
- 28:15me,
- 28:15I
- 28:15don't
- 28:15know,
- 28:16you
- 28:16know,
- 28:163,
- 28:164,
- 28:175,
- 28:176
- 28:17of
- 28:17your
- 28:18kind
- 28:18of
- 28:18favorite
- 28:19top
- 28:20water
- 28:20flies
- 28:21for
- 28:21smallmouth.
- 28:24So
- 28:25one
- 28:25of
- 28:25mine
- 28:25is
- 28:26the
- 28:27Russ
- 28:28Madden
- 28:28Scorpio.
- 28:29I
- 28:30think
- 28:30that's
- 28:30how
- 28:30you
- 28:30say
- 28:30it.
- 28:31It's
- 28:31a
- 28:31kind
- 28:32of
- 28:32a
- 28:32foam
- 28:32bug
- 28:33with
- 28:33some
- 28:33rubber
- 28:33legs
- 28:33and
- 28:34some
- 28:34deer
- 28:34hair
- 28:34coming
- 28:34off
- 28:35the
- 28:35back.
- 28:36Tie
- 28:36it
- 28:36in
- 28:36a
- 28:36lot
- 28:37of
- 28:37different
- 28:37colors
- 28:37and
- 28:38kind
- 28:38of
- 28:38imitate,
- 28:38you
- 28:39know,
- 28:39anything.
- 28:40I
- 28:40know
- 28:40you
- 28:40be,
- 28:41if
- 28:41you're
- 28:41a
- 28:41fly
- 28:41tire,
- 28:42you
- 28:42can
- 28:42find
- 28:42that,
- 28:43you
- 28:43know,
- 28:44find
- 28:44the
- 28:44recipes
- 28:45for
- 28:45that.
- 28:45But
- 28:45it's
- 28:46also
- 28:46a
- 28:46Montana
- 28:47fly
- 28:47company
- 28:47pattern.
- 28:48So
- 28:48you
- 28:48can,
- 28:49you
- 28:49know,
- 28:49purchase
- 28:49that.
- 28:50The
- 28:51old
- 28:51Mr.
- 28:51Wiggly
- 28:52is
- 28:52probably
- 28:52my
- 28:52number
- 28:53one,
- 28:53you
- 28:54know,
- 28:54summertime
- 28:54bug
- 28:54when
- 28:55it
- 28:55comes
- 28:55to
- 28:55foam,
- 28:56the
- 28:57stream
- 28:58bank
- 28:58hopper
- 28:59is
- 28:59the
- 28:59western
- 29:00grasshopper.
- 29:01That's
- 29:01one
- 29:01of
- 29:01my
- 29:01favorite
- 29:02grasshopper
- 29:03patterns
- 29:03for
- 29:03the
- 29:04summer.
- 29:05And
- 29:05then
- 29:05my
- 29:05new
- 29:06articulated
- 29:07damselfly,
- 29:08that's,
- 29:09that's
- 29:09definitely
- 29:09one
- 29:10of
- 29:10my
- 29:10more
- 29:10favorite
- 29:10ones.
- 29:12But
- 29:12I'll
- 29:12be
- 29:12honest
- 29:12with
- 29:13you,
- 29:13I,
- 29:13that
- 29:13those
- 29:14are
- 29:14the
- 29:14like
- 29:14the
- 29:14main
- 29:15four
- 29:15that
- 29:15I
- 29:15fish.
- 29:16I
- 29:16don't
- 29:16go
- 29:16super
- 29:16deep
- 29:18in
- 29:18different
- 29:18patterns
- 29:19when
- 29:19it
- 29:19comes
- 29:19to
- 29:20like
- 29:20top
- 29:20water
- 29:20because
- 29:21I
- 29:21know
- 29:21that
- 29:22if
- 29:22they
- 29:22don't
- 29:22eat
- 29:23one
- 29:23of
- 29:23those
- 29:23four,
- 29:25there's
- 29:25not
- 29:25a
- 29:25lot
- 29:26of
- 29:26other
- 29:26stuff
- 29:26you
- 29:26can
- 29:27throw
- 29:27that
- 29:27you're
- 29:27going
- 29:27to
- 29:27get
- 29:27those
- 29:28fish
- 29:28to
- 29:28eat.
- 29:28They're
- 29:29either
- 29:29just
- 29:29not
- 29:29eating
- 29:29or
- 29:30you're
- 29:30not
- 29:30presenting
- 29:30it
- 29:31properly.
- 29:31So,
- 29:32you
- 29:32know,
- 29:32there's
- 29:33plenty
- 29:33of
- 29:33different
- 29:33grasshopper
- 29:34patterns
- 29:35out
- 29:35there
- 29:35and
- 29:35things
- 29:35like
- 29:35that.
- 29:36But,
- 29:36you
- 29:36know,
- 29:36those
- 29:37are
- 29:37my
- 29:37top
- 29:37four,
- 29:38so.
- 29:39Got
- 29:39it.
- 29:40So
- 29:40you're
- 29:40probably,
- 29:40you
- 29:41know,
- 29:41using
- 29:41your
- 29:41seven
- 29:42weight.
- 29:42Scott,
- 29:43have
- 29:43you
- 29:43changed
- 29:44your
- 29:44fly
- 29:44line
- 29:45and
- 29:45your
- 29:45leader
- 29:45approach
- 29:46drastically
- 29:46for
- 29:47those
- 29:47bugs?
- 29:48That
- 29:49is
- 29:49a
- 29:49great
- 29:49question
- 29:50and
- 29:50yes
- 29:50I
- 29:51do.
- 29:51So
- 29:52one
- 29:53thing
- 29:53you
- 29:53can
- 29:53do
- 29:54now,
- 29:55maybe
- 29:56a
- 29:56guide
- 29:56and
- 29:56having,
- 29:57you
- 29:57know,
- 29:57the
- 29:58ability
- 29:58to
- 29:58have
- 29:59different,
- 29:59you
- 29:59know,
- 30:00reels
- 30:00and
- 30:00spools
- 30:01and
- 30:01lines
- 30:01is,
- 30:01is,
- 30:02is
- 30:02kind
- 30:02of
- 30:02nice.
- 30:03But
- 30:03I
- 30:04tell
- 30:04a
- 30:04lot
- 30:04of
- 30:04people
- 30:05that
- 30:05if
- 30:05they
- 30:05can't,
- 30:06if
- 30:06they
- 30:06can't
- 30:07have
- 30:08multiple
- 30:08fly
- 30:08lines
- 30:09for
- 30:10top
- 30:10water
- 30:10to
- 30:11just
- 30:12buy
- 30:13bass
- 30:13bug
- 30:13or
- 30:14whatever
- 30:14bass
- 30:14bug
- 30:14line,
- 30:15they
- 30:15have
- 30:15one
- 30:16line
- 30:16weight
- 30:17lighter
- 30:18because
- 30:18technically
- 30:19it's
- 30:19still
- 30:19a
- 30:20line
- 30:20weight
- 30:20heavy.
- 30:21So,
- 30:22you
- 30:22know,
- 30:22for
- 30:22instance,
- 30:22if
- 30:23I
- 30:23was
- 30:23fishing
- 30:23the
- 30:23SA
- 30:24bass
- 30:24bug
- 30:267
- 30:26weight
- 30:26for
- 30:26frogs
- 30:27on
- 30:28my
- 30:287
- 30:28weight,
- 30:29in
- 30:29the
- 30:29summertime
- 30:30you
- 30:31could
- 30:31run
- 30:31a
- 30:316
- 30:31weight
- 30:32bass
- 30:32bug
- 30:32on
- 30:33your
- 30:337
- 30:33weight
- 30:34and
- 30:34that's
- 30:34still
- 30:34going
- 30:34to
- 30:34give
- 30:34you
- 30:35plenty
- 30:35of
- 30:35power
- 30:35to,
- 30:36you
- 30:36know,
- 30:36cast
- 30:37that
- 30:37fly
- 30:37at
- 30:37good
- 30:37distance.
- 30:38But
- 30:38it's
- 30:38not
- 30:38going
- 30:38to
- 30:39hit
- 30:39the
- 30:39water
- 30:39super
- 30:40hard.
- 30:41But
- 30:41my
- 30:42fly
- 30:42line
- 30:42of
- 30:42choice
- 30:43is
- 30:43the
- 30:43new
- 30:45SA
- 30:46Infinity
- 30:47plus,
- 30:48which
- 30:48is
- 30:48basically
- 30:50a
- 30:50line
- 30:50heavy,
- 30:51heavier
- 30:5240
- 30:53foot
- 30:53shooting
- 30:53head.
- 30:54So
- 30:54it's
- 30:54a
- 30:55little
- 30:55bit
- 30:55longer.
- 30:55So
- 30:56it's
- 30:56not
- 30:56great
- 30:56for
- 30:57short
- 30:57casts.
- 30:58But
- 30:58again,
- 30:58typically
- 30:59when
- 30:59you're
- 30:59running
- 31:00those
- 31:00lighter
- 31:01fly
- 31:01lines,
- 31:01you're
- 31:01trying
- 31:02to
- 31:02cast
- 31:02further.
- 31:03So
- 31:03the
- 31:04SA
- 31:04Infinity
- 31:04plus
- 31:05is
- 31:05my
- 31:05favorite
- 31:06summertime
- 31:06one.
- 31:07Still
- 31:07running
- 31:07seven
- 31:08weights
- 31:08occasionally,
- 31:10you
- 31:11know,
- 31:11if
- 31:11we're
- 31:11running
- 31:11super
- 31:12small
- 31:12stuff,
- 31:12I'll
- 31:12run
- 31:13a
- 31:13six
- 31:13weight.
- 31:13But
- 31:13seven
- 31:14weights
- 31:14seem
- 31:14to
- 31:15be,
- 31:15you
- 31:15know,
- 31:16pretty
- 31:16versatile
- 31:17when
- 31:17it
- 31:17comes
- 31:17to
- 31:17presenting
- 31:18something
- 31:18softly
- 31:19or
- 31:19still
- 31:20wanting
- 31:20to
- 31:20punch
- 31:20something
- 31:21big
- 31:21through
- 31:21the
- 31:21air.
- 31:22So
- 31:23it's
- 31:23the
- 31:24kind
- 31:24of
- 31:24jack
- 31:25of
- 31:25all
- 31:25trades,
- 31:25if
- 31:25you
- 31:26will,
- 31:26fly
- 31:27rods.
- 31:28Got
- 31:28it.
- 31:28So
- 31:28we
- 31:29now
- 31:29know
- 31:29that
- 31:29you
- 31:29yell
- 31:30at
- 31:30people
- 31:30that
- 31:30Pop
- 31:31poppers,
- 31:32right?
- 31:32I
- 31:32do,
- 31:33absolutely.
- 31:34And
- 31:34you
- 31:34take
- 31:34them
- 31:34away.
- 31:35But
- 31:36you've
- 31:36got
- 31:36a
- 31:36lot
- 31:36of
- 31:37different
- 31:37kind
- 31:37of
- 31:37dry
- 31:38flies,
- 31:38right?
- 31:38For
- 31:39lack
- 31:39of
- 31:39a
- 31:39better
- 31:39word,
- 31:40it
- 31:41seems
- 31:41like
- 31:41maybe
- 31:41some
- 31:41of
- 31:41them
- 31:42you
- 31:42animate
- 31:42and
- 31:42some
- 31:43of
- 31:43you
- 31:43don't
- 31:43you
- 31:43want
- 31:44to
- 31:44kind
- 31:44of
- 31:44walk
- 31:44through
- 31:44that
- 31:44for
- 31:45folks.
- 31:47I
- 31:47am
- 31:47a
- 31:47very
- 31:48strong
- 31:48proponent
- 31:49of
- 31:49the
- 31:49dead
- 31:49drifts.
- 31:50So
- 31:51I,
- 31:52I,
- 31:53what
- 31:53I
- 31:53typically
- 31:54do
- 31:54when
- 31:54I
- 31:54get
- 31:54into
- 31:54those
- 31:55smaller
- 31:55quote
- 31:55unquote
- 31:56drive
- 31:56lines
- 31:57is
- 31:57instead
- 31:57of
- 31:57popping
- 31:58it
- 31:58or
- 31:58stripping
- 31:59it,
- 31:59what
- 31:59I
- 31:59basically
- 32:00do
- 32:00is
- 32:00tell
- 32:00the
- 32:00client
- 32:01to
- 32:01lift
- 32:01their,
- 32:02lift
- 32:02their
- 32:02rod
- 32:03about
- 32:04six
- 32:04inches
- 32:05and
- 32:05that'll
- 32:05pull
- 32:05the
- 32:06fly
- 32:07or
- 32:07it'll
- 32:08just
- 32:08barely
- 32:08move
- 32:09it,
- 32:09depending
- 32:09on
- 32:09how
- 32:09far
- 32:10it
- 32:10is
- 32:10away.
- 32:10Just
- 32:10creating
- 32:11a
- 32:11little
- 32:11bit
- 32:11of
- 32:11a
- 32:11ripple
- 32:12around
- 32:12that,
- 32:12around
- 32:13that
- 32:13bug.
- 32:14Otherwise
- 32:15I'm
- 32:15leaving
- 32:16pretty
- 32:16flat.
- 32:17One
- 32:18thing
- 32:18I
- 32:18will
- 32:18say
- 32:19is
- 32:19that
- 32:20I'm
- 32:21convinced
- 32:21that
- 32:22there
- 32:22is
- 32:22what
- 32:22I,
- 32:22I've
- 32:23now
- 32:23dubbed
- 32:23the
- 32:24zone
- 32:24of
- 32:24interest
- 32:25around
- 32:25a
- 32:25small
- 32:26mouth.
- 32:26And
- 32:26it's
- 32:26about
- 32:26an
- 32:27eight
- 32:27foot
- 32:27circle
- 32:28from
- 32:28its
- 32:28gill
- 32:28plates
- 32:29to
- 32:29the
- 32:29front
- 32:29of
- 32:30its
- 32:30nose.
- 32:31And
- 32:31when
- 32:31you're
- 32:32dry
- 32:32fly
- 32:32fishing,
- 32:33casting
- 32:34that
- 32:34fly,
- 32:35whatever
- 32:36it
- 32:36is
- 32:37within
- 32:37that
- 32:37eight
- 32:38foot
- 32:38range
- 32:38is
- 32:39almost
- 32:39always
- 32:40going
- 32:40to
- 32:40get
- 32:40their
- 32:40attention.
- 32:42So
- 32:42I,
- 32:43I
- 32:43tell
- 32:43people,
- 32:43and
- 32:43you
- 32:44can
- 32:44tell
- 32:44exactly
- 32:45who's
- 32:45a
- 32:46traditional
- 32:46dry
- 32:46fly
- 32:47trout
- 32:47fisherman
- 32:47versus
- 32:48a
- 32:48bass
- 32:48angler.
- 32:49Because
- 32:49the
- 32:49trout
- 32:49fisherman
- 32:50is
- 32:50going
- 32:51to
- 32:51cast
- 32:51their
- 32:52wiggly
- 32:52or
- 32:52their
- 32:53grasshopper
- 32:5330
- 32:54or
- 32:5440ft
- 32:54in
- 32:55front
- 32:55of
- 32:55that,
- 32:55that
- 32:56bass
- 32:56that's
- 32:57sitting
- 32:57just
- 32:57under
- 32:58the
- 32:58surface.
- 32:58They're
- 32:59going
- 32:59to
- 32:59mend
- 32:59it,
- 32:59mend
- 33:00it,
- 33:00mend
- 33:00it.
- 33:00Get
- 33:00this
- 33:01beautifully,
- 33:02you
- 33:02know,
- 33:02beautiful
- 33:03drag
- 33:03free
- 33:03drift
- 33:04down
- 33:04to
- 33:04that
- 33:04fly
- 33:05or
- 33:05down
- 33:05to
- 33:05that
- 33:06fish.
- 33:06And
- 33:07the
- 33:07fish
- 33:07is
- 33:08either
- 33:08going
- 33:08to
- 33:08completely
- 33:08ignore
- 33:09it
- 33:09or,
- 33:10or
- 33:10you're
- 33:11gonna,
- 33:11as
- 33:11the
- 33:11angler,
- 33:11when
- 33:12it
- 33:12gets
- 33:12close,
- 33:12try
- 33:12to
- 33:13pop
- 33:13it
- 33:13and
- 33:14you're
- 33:14gonna
- 33:14spook
- 33:14that
- 33:14fish.
- 33:15So
- 33:15I
- 33:15sell
- 33:16everybody,
- 33:16it's
- 33:16a
- 33:16hundred
- 33:17percent
- 33:17chance
- 33:17that
- 33:17fish
- 33:18is
- 33:18going
- 33:18to
- 33:18ignore
- 33:18your
- 33:19fly
- 33:19or
- 33:19get
- 33:19spooked
- 33:20if
- 33:20you
- 33:20try
- 33:20to,
- 33:21you
- 33:21know,
- 33:21lead
- 33:21that
- 33:21fish
- 33:22super
- 33:22far.
- 33:23But
- 33:23if
- 33:23you
- 33:23can
- 33:23drop
- 33:24that
- 33:24fish
- 33:25or
- 33:25drop
- 33:25that
- 33:26fly
- 33:26within
- 33:27an
- 33:27eight
- 33:27foot
- 33:28circle
- 33:28of
- 33:28the
- 33:28front
- 33:29of
- 33:29that
- 33:29fish,
- 33:29you're
- 33:30going
- 33:30to
- 33:30almost
- 33:30always
- 33:31get
- 33:31their
- 33:31attention.
- 33:32Whether
- 33:32or
- 33:32not
- 33:32they
- 33:32eat
- 33:33it
- 33:33or
- 33:33not.
- 33:33That's
- 33:34kind
- 33:34of
- 33:34up
- 33:34to
- 33:34you
- 33:35and
- 33:35the
- 33:35fish
- 33:35at
- 33:35that
- 33:35point.
- 33:36But
- 33:36you
- 33:36know,
- 33:37that
- 33:37like
- 33:37I
- 33:37said
- 33:37before,
- 33:38that
- 33:38plop
- 33:39is
- 33:39what
- 33:39gets
- 33:39their
- 33:40attention.
- 33:40That's
- 33:40the
- 33:41most
- 33:41natural
- 33:41sound
- 33:42of
- 33:42your
- 33:42presentation.
- 33:43Now
- 33:44once
- 33:45that
- 33:45fish
- 33:45comes
- 33:45up
- 33:46and
- 33:46starts
- 33:46looking
- 33:46at
- 33:46your
- 33:47fly,
- 33:48then
- 33:48you
- 33:48have
- 33:48to
- 33:48decide
- 33:49if
- 33:49that
- 33:49fish
- 33:49is
- 33:50interested
- 33:50in
- 33:50that
- 33:51bug.
- 33:51You
- 33:51know,
- 33:51is
- 33:51it
- 33:52looking
- 33:52at
- 33:52it?
- 33:52Because
- 33:53it's
- 33:54going
- 33:54to
- 33:54Eat
- 33:54it
- 33:54or
- 33:54is
- 33:54it
- 33:55looking
- 33:55at
- 33:55it
- 33:55because
- 33:55it
- 33:55wants
- 33:56to
- 33:56know
- 33:56if
- 33:56it's
- 33:56alive
- 33:56before
- 33:57it
- 33:57eats
- 33:57it?
- 33:57So
- 33:58that's
- 33:59when
- 33:59a
- 33:59little
- 34:00tiny
- 34:00twitch
- 34:00comes
- 34:01in
- 34:01where
- 34:01I'm
- 34:01just
- 34:01like,
- 34:02you
- 34:02know,
- 34:02lift
- 34:02your
- 34:02thumb
- 34:03an
- 34:03inch
- 34:03so
- 34:03that
- 34:04fly
- 34:05barely
- 34:05moves.
- 34:05And
- 34:05a
- 34:05lot
- 34:06of
- 34:06times
- 34:06that
- 34:06fish,
- 34:06immediately
- 34:07as
- 34:07that
- 34:07fly
- 34:07goes
- 34:08to
- 34:08move,
- 34:08will
- 34:08jump
- 34:08on
- 34:09and
- 34:09eat
- 34:09it.
- 34:10Or
- 34:10there
- 34:11are
- 34:11plenty
- 34:11of
- 34:11times
- 34:11where
- 34:12that
- 34:12movement
- 34:12spooks
- 34:13the
- 34:13fish.
- 34:13But
- 34:14if
- 34:14you
- 34:14put
- 34:15it
- 34:15in
- 34:15an
- 34:15eight
- 34:15foot
- 34:16circle
- 34:16in
- 34:16front
- 34:16of
- 34:16that
- 34:17fish,
- 34:17I
- 34:17guarantee
- 34:18you're
- 34:18going
- 34:19to
- 34:19get
- 34:19that
- 34:19vision's
- 34:19attention.
- 34:20So.
- 34:21Got
- 34:21it.
- 34:22And
- 34:22I
- 34:22would
- 34:22imagine
- 34:22you
- 34:22want
- 34:23to
- 34:23put
- 34:23it
- 34:23on
- 34:23kind
- 34:23of
- 34:24your
- 34:24side
- 34:24of
- 34:24the
- 34:24eight
- 34:25foot
- 34:25circle
- 34:25so
- 34:25you
- 34:25don't
- 34:26risk
- 34:26lining
- 34:26the
- 34:26fish
- 34:27or
- 34:27them
- 34:27seeing
- 34:27the
- 34:27line.
- 34:28Right?
- 34:29Yep,
- 34:29that
- 34:29is,
- 34:30that
- 34:30is
- 34:30true.
- 34:31You
- 34:31know,
- 34:32if
- 34:32you're
- 34:32on
- 34:32the
- 34:32far
- 34:33side
- 34:33of
- 34:33them
- 34:33by
- 34:34a
- 34:34foot
- 34:34or
- 34:34two,
- 34:34that's
- 34:35probably
- 34:35not
- 34:36that
- 34:36big
- 34:36of
- 34:37a
- 34:37deal
- 34:37just
- 34:37because,
- 34:38you
- 34:38know,
- 34:38the
- 34:39leader
- 34:39is
- 34:40not
- 34:40going
- 34:40to
- 34:40create
- 34:40that
- 34:40much
- 34:41disturbance.
- 34:41But,
- 34:42you
- 34:42know,
- 34:42I
- 34:42can't
- 34:42tell
- 34:42how
- 34:43many
- 34:43times
- 34:43I,
- 34:43I
- 34:44ask
- 34:44a
- 34:44client,
- 34:44like,
- 34:44you
- 34:45see
- 34:45that
- 34:45push
- 34:45over
- 34:45there
- 34:4635ft
- 34:46and
- 34:47I
- 34:47like,
- 34:47yep,
- 34:47I'm
- 34:48like,
- 34:48all
- 34:48right,
- 34:48put
- 34:48that
- 34:49fly
- 34:50right
- 34:50in
- 34:50front
- 34:51of
- 34:51that
- 34:51fish
- 34:52and
- 34:52the,
- 34:52the
- 34:53fly
- 34:53line
- 34:53hits
- 34:53it
- 34:54in
- 34:54head,
- 34:54you
- 34:54know,
- 34:54and
- 34:54so
- 34:55there
- 34:55is
- 34:55plenty
- 34:55of
- 34:55times
- 34:56where
- 34:56you
- 34:56know
- 34:57that
- 34:58the
- 34:58cast
- 34:59isn't
- 34:59made
- 34:59properly.
- 35:00But
- 35:00as
- 35:00long
- 35:00as
- 35:00you
- 35:01get
- 35:01that
- 35:01fly
- 35:01quietly
- 35:02in
- 35:02front
- 35:02of
- 35:02that
- 35:03fish,
- 35:03they
- 35:04will
- 35:04come
- 35:04up
- 35:04and
- 35:04look
- 35:05at
- 35:05it.
- 35:06Got
- 35:06it.
- 35:07And
- 35:07so,
- 35:07you
- 35:07know,
- 35:07you're,
- 35:08you
- 35:08know,
- 35:08we
- 35:08were
- 35:08talking
- 35:09before
- 35:09we
- 35:09started
- 35:09recording,
- 35:09you're
- 35:10kind
- 35:10of,
- 35:10you
- 35:10know,
- 35:10headquartered
- 35:11south
- 35:11of
- 35:11Harrisburg.
- 35:12And
- 35:12you
- 35:13know,
- 35:13so,
- 35:13you
- 35:14know,
- 35:14kind
- 35:14of
- 35:14what
- 35:14you're
- 35:14talking
- 35:14about
- 35:15maybe
- 35:15not
- 35:15all
- 35:16of
- 35:16the
- 35:16kind
- 35:16of,
- 35:16you
- 35:17know,
- 35:17mayflies
- 35:17and
- 35:17things
- 35:18like
- 35:18that,
- 35:18but
- 35:18you
- 35:18know,
- 35:19generally,
- 35:20you
- 35:20know,
- 35:20the
- 35:20arcs
- 35:21of
- 35:21the
- 35:21smallmouth
- 35:22season
- 35:22are
- 35:22similar.
- 35:23They
- 35:23just
- 35:23kind
- 35:23of
- 35:23start
- 35:23and
- 35:24end
- 35:24at
- 35:24different
- 35:24times
- 35:24across
- 35:25the
- 35:25country.
- 35:25So,
- 35:26you
- 35:26know,
- 35:26if
- 35:26someone
- 35:27is
- 35:27listening
- 35:27to
- 35:27this
- 35:27and
- 35:28they're
- 35:28not
- 35:28in
- 35:28the
- 35:28PA
- 35:28area
- 35:29or
- 35:29they're
- 35:29down
- 35:29near
- 35:29me,
- 35:30or
- 35:30they're
- 35:30in
- 35:30the
- 35:30Midwest
- 35:31or,
- 35:31you
- 35:32know,
- 35:32maybe
- 35:32even
- 35:32down
- 35:32like
- 35:33in
- 35:33Tennessee.
- 35:33You
- 35:34know,
- 35:34what
- 35:34are
- 35:34your
- 35:35tips
- 35:35for,
- 35:36you
- 35:36know,
- 35:36helping
- 35:37them
- 35:37figure
- 35:37out
- 35:37kind
- 35:38of
- 35:38where
- 35:38they
- 35:38are
- 35:39kind
- 35:39of
- 35:39in
- 35:39the
- 35:39smallmouth
- 35:40season
- 35:40on
- 35:40their
- 35:40home
- 35:40waters.
- 35:43Best
- 35:43thing
- 35:44to
- 35:44do
- 35:44is,
- 35:44is,
- 35:45you
- 35:45know,
- 35:45always
- 35:45be
- 35:46checking
- 35:46water
- 35:46temperatures.
- 35:47You
- 35:48know,
- 35:48I
- 35:48feel
- 35:48like
- 35:48the
- 35:49majority
- 35:49of
- 35:49smallmouth
- 35:50seasons
- 35:50directly
- 35:51correlate
- 35:51with
- 35:52water
- 35:52temperatures.
- 35:53So,
- 35:53you
- 35:53know,
- 35:54whether
- 35:54or
- 35:54not
- 35:55you're
- 35:55in
- 35:55the
- 35:55Midwest,
- 35:56you
- 35:56know,
- 35:56they
- 35:57might,
- 35:57their
- 35:57spring
- 35:58might
- 35:58start
- 35:58a
- 35:58little
- 35:59bit
- 35:59later
- 35:59than
- 35:59us.
- 36:00You
- 36:00know,
- 36:01down
- 36:01in
- 36:01Tennessee,
- 36:02Virginia,
- 36:03you
- 36:03know,
- 36:03North
- 36:03Carolina,
- 36:04they
- 36:04might
- 36:04start
- 36:04a
- 36:04little
- 36:05earlier
- 36:05than
- 36:05us,
- 36:05just
- 36:05depending
- 36:06on
- 36:06what
- 36:06water
- 36:06temps
- 36:07are.
- 36:07So,
- 36:07you
- 36:08know,
- 36:08always
- 36:08pay
- 36:08attention
- 36:09to
- 36:09everything
- 36:09that
- 36:09you
- 36:09can,
- 36:10that
- 36:10you
- 36:10can
- 36:10look
- 36:11at.
- 36:11I
- 36:11mean,
- 36:11we
- 36:11have
- 36:11these
- 36:12super,
- 36:13you
- 36:13know,
- 36:14ridiculously
- 36:15smart
- 36:16computers
- 36:16in
- 36:16our
- 36:17hands
- 36:17at
- 36:17all
- 36:17times.
- 36:17So
- 36:18you
- 36:18can
- 36:18see,
- 36:19you
- 36:19know,
- 36:19what
- 36:19the
- 36:19weather's
- 36:20doing,
- 36:20what
- 36:20the
- 36:20flows
- 36:21are
- 36:21doing.
- 36:21And
- 36:22so
- 36:22I
- 36:22always
- 36:23just
- 36:23say
- 36:23water
- 36:23temperature.
- 36:24That's
- 36:24the
- 36:24short
- 36:24answer
- 36:25of
- 36:25it.
- 36:26And
- 36:26then
- 36:26just
- 36:26observe
- 36:27what
- 36:27else
- 36:27is
- 36:27going
- 36:28around.
- 36:28You
- 36:28know,
- 36:28start
- 36:28looking
- 36:29to
- 36:29see
- 36:29if
- 36:29you
- 36:29see
- 36:30bugs.
- 36:30Do
- 36:30you
- 36:30hear
- 36:31cicadas,
- 36:32you
- 36:32hear
- 36:32crickets
- 36:32and
- 36:33grasshoppers.
- 36:33You
- 36:34know,
- 36:34when
- 36:34you're
- 36:34walking
- 36:34through
- 36:34the
- 36:35grass
- 36:35to
- 36:35get
- 36:35the
- 36:35boat
- 36:36ramp,
- 36:36are
- 36:36there,
- 36:37you
- 36:37know,
- 36:37are
- 36:37there
- 36:37bugs
- 36:38jumping
- 36:38up
- 36:38just
- 36:38like,
- 36:39you
- 36:39know,
- 36:39out
- 36:39west
- 36:39when
- 36:40you're
- 36:40walking
- 36:40to
- 36:40a
- 36:40spring
- 36:40creek,
- 36:41are
- 36:41they
- 36:41kicking
- 36:41grasshoppers
- 36:42up
- 36:42like
- 36:42crazy?
- 36:43So
- 36:43just
- 36:44observe
- 36:44with
- 36:44what's
- 36:45going
- 36:45on
- 36:45around
- 36:45you
- 36:45and
- 36:46check
- 36:46water
- 36:46temps.
- 36:47Those
- 36:47are
- 36:47the
- 36:47two
- 36:47most
- 36:47important
- 36:48things.
- 36:49Yeah,
- 36:49and
- 36:49I
- 36:49guess,
- 36:49you
- 36:49know,
- 36:50not
- 36:50all
- 36:50USGS
- 36:51gauges
- 36:52have
- 36:52temperature,
- 36:52but
- 36:52a
- 36:53lot
- 36:53of
- 36:53them
- 36:53do.
- 36:54I
- 36:55do
- 36:55know
- 36:55that
- 36:55like
- 36:56TroutRoutes
- 36:56has
- 36:56a
- 36:56lot
- 36:56of
- 36:57the
- 36:57US
- 36:57I
- 36:57think
- 36:57though,
- 36:58actually
- 36:58they
- 36:58probably
- 36:58have
- 36:58all
- 36:59the
- 36:59USGS
- 36:59gauges
- 36:59and
- 37:00you
- 37:00can
- 37:00get
- 37:00temperature
- 37:00information
- 37:01there.
- 37:02Yep,
- 37:02you
- 37:03can
- 37:03do
- 37:03that.
- 37:03I
- 37:04always
- 37:04carry
- 37:04a
- 37:05thermometer
- 37:05with
- 37:05me.
- 37:06I've
- 37:06got
- 37:06one
- 37:07in
- 37:07the
- 37:07center
- 37:07console,
- 37:08my
- 37:08truck.
- 37:08So,
- 37:09you
- 37:09know,
- 37:09if
- 37:09I'm
- 37:10going
- 37:10out,
- 37:10see
- 37:11what's
- 37:11going
- 37:11on
- 37:11or,
- 37:11you
- 37:12know,
- 37:12if
- 37:12I'm
- 37:12getting
- 37:12ready
- 37:12to
- 37:12go
- 37:13fishing,
- 37:13the
- 37:13first
- 37:13thing
- 37:13I
- 37:14do
- 37:14is
- 37:14throw
- 37:14that
- 37:14thing
- 37:14in
- 37:15the
- 37:15water,
- 37:15you
- 37:15know,
- 37:15try
- 37:16to,
- 37:16I
- 37:16try
- 37:17to
- 37:17drop
- 37:17it
- 37:17to
- 37:17the
- 37:17bottom
- 37:18and
- 37:18check
- 37:18the
- 37:18bottom
- 37:19temperature.
- 37:19And
- 37:20sometimes,
- 37:21you
- 37:21know,
- 37:21for
- 37:21instance,
- 37:22like
- 37:22a
- 37:22lot
- 37:23of
- 37:23our
- 37:23boat
- 37:23ramps,
- 37:23there's,
- 37:24we
- 37:25have
- 37:25a
- 37:25lot
- 37:25of
- 37:25jet
- 37:26boats
- 37:26on
- 37:26our
- 37:26big
- 37:26rivers
- 37:27and
- 37:28so
- 37:28the,
- 37:28they
- 37:28blow
- 37:29out
- 37:29an
- 37:29eight
- 37:29foot
- 37:30deep
- 37:30hole
- 37:31right
- 37:31below
- 37:32the
- 37:32boat
- 37:32ramp.
- 37:33So
- 37:33you
- 37:33can
- 37:33throw,
- 37:34throw
- 37:34your
- 37:34thermometer
- 37:35in
- 37:35there
- 37:35attached
- 37:35to
- 37:36hopefully
- 37:36some
- 37:37string
- 37:38and
- 37:38see
- 37:38what
- 37:38it
- 37:38is
- 37:38at
- 37:398ft.
- 37:39And
- 37:39then
- 37:39you
- 37:39can
- 37:40throw
- 37:40it
- 37:40over,
- 37:40you
- 37:40know,
- 37:41foot,
- 37:42you
- 37:42know,
- 37:42over
- 37:43to
- 37:43the
- 37:43bank
- 37:43where
- 37:43it's
- 37:44a
- 37:44foot
- 37:44deep
- 37:44and
- 37:44see
- 37:44the
- 37:45difference
- 37:45in
- 37:45water
- 37:45temperature.
- 37:46But
- 37:47you
- 37:47know,
- 37:47so
- 37:47I
- 37:47think
- 37:48thermometers
- 37:48are
- 37:48a
- 37:49great
- 37:49thing
- 37:49to
- 37:49have.
- 37:50You
- 37:50know,
- 37:51I
- 37:51probably
- 37:51own
- 37:51like
- 37:5112
- 37:52of
- 37:52them
- 37:52because
- 37:52I
- 37:52always
- 37:53forget
- 37:53them.
- 37:53So
- 37:53I
- 37:54now
- 37:54have
- 37:54one
- 37:54in
- 37:54every
- 37:55single
- 37:55pack,
- 37:55bag,
- 37:56box,
- 37:57you
- 37:57know,
- 37:57crevice
- 37:58and
- 37:58crack
- 37:58that
- 37:59I
- 37:59can
- 37:59put
- 37:59them
- 37:59in.
- 37:59So
- 38:00I
- 38:00never
- 38:00don't
- 38:01have
- 38:01one.
- 38:01Yeah,
- 38:02it's
- 38:02interesting.
- 38:02So
- 38:03you
- 38:03don't
- 38:03do
- 38:03an
- 38:03infrared
- 38:04one.
- 38:04I
- 38:04know
- 38:04I've
- 38:04got
- 38:04one
- 38:04of
- 38:05the
- 38:05old
- 38:05fish
- 38:05pond
- 38:06ones.
- 38:06It's
- 38:06in
- 38:06like
- 38:06an
- 38:06aluminum
- 38:07case.
- 38:08Yeah,
- 38:09yeah,
- 38:10I've
- 38:10thought.
- 38:10I
- 38:11honestly,
- 38:11I've
- 38:11just
- 38:11never
- 38:12had
- 38:12one.
- 38:13I've
- 38:13always
- 38:13just
- 38:14bought
- 38:14the
- 38:15either
- 38:15Umpqua
- 38:16or
- 38:16Science
- 38:17of
- 38:17a
- 38:17Gangler
- 38:18or
- 38:18Orvis
- 38:19ones,
- 38:19the
- 38:19metal
- 38:19ones.
- 38:20And
- 38:20they
- 38:20tend
- 38:21to
- 38:21be
- 38:22pretty
- 38:22durable.
- 38:23I
- 38:23mean,
- 38:23I.
- 38:23So
- 38:23when
- 38:24I'm
- 38:24floating
- 38:24in
- 38:24my
- 38:24drift
- 38:25boat
- 38:25or
- 38:25my
- 38:25raft,
- 38:26a
- 38:26lot
- 38:26of
- 38:26times
- 38:26I'll
- 38:26throw
- 38:27it
- 38:27overboard.
- 38:27Three
- 38:28hours
- 38:28later
- 38:28I'll
- 38:28forget
- 38:28it
- 38:29was
- 38:29in
- 38:29the
- 38:29water
- 38:29and
- 38:29it's
- 38:30still
- 38:30completely
- 38:31fine
- 38:31just
- 38:31dragging
- 38:32on
- 38:32the
- 38:32bottom,
- 38:33you
- 38:33know,
- 38:33attached
- 38:34to
- 38:34a
- 38:34six
- 38:35foot
- 38:35piece
- 38:35of,
- 38:36you
- 38:36know,
- 38:36monofilament.
- 38:37So
- 38:37they're
- 38:38pretty
- 38:38durable.
- 38:39But
- 38:39if
- 38:39you
- 38:39can
- 38:40get
- 38:40a
- 38:40thermal
- 38:41one,
- 38:41that
- 38:41would
- 38:41be
- 38:41awesome.
- 38:42Does
- 38:43anybody
- 38:43still
- 38:43make
- 38:44those?
- 38:45You
- 38:45know,
- 38:46I
- 38:46don't
- 38:46know
- 38:46because
- 38:46I
- 38:47just,
- 38:47you
- 38:47know,
- 38:47I've
- 38:48got
- 38:48my
- 38:48old
- 38:49school
- 38:49one
- 38:49that
- 38:49works
- 38:50and
- 38:50so
- 38:50I
- 38:51just,
- 38:51you
- 38:52know,
- 38:52I
- 38:52don't,
- 38:52you
- 38:52know,
- 38:52I
- 38:53don't
- 38:53really
- 38:53troll
- 38:53the
- 38:53catalogs
- 38:54for
- 38:54the
- 38:54ones
- 38:54that
- 38:55look
- 38:55like
- 38:55a,
- 38:55you
- 38:55know,
- 38:55an
- 38:56infrared
- 38:56gun
- 38:56that
- 38:56you
- 38:57point
- 38:57at
- 38:57the
- 38:57water.
- 38:59Right.
- 39:01Um,
- 39:01but
- 39:02yeah,
- 39:02so,
- 39:02I
- 39:02mean,
- 39:02it's,
- 39:03it's
- 39:03interesting.
- 39:03Like.
- 39:03So
- 39:03for
- 39:04me
- 39:04with
- 39:04trout,
- 39:04I
- 39:04have
- 39:04mine
- 39:05on
- 39:05a
- 39:05carabiner
- 39:05that
- 39:05I
- 39:06actually
- 39:06like
- 39:06hooked
- 39:06to
- 39:07my
- 39:07laces
- 39:07on
- 39:07my
- 39:07waiting
- 39:08boots.
- 39:09Ah,
- 39:09perfect.
- 39:10Yep.
- 39:10That's
- 39:10a
- 39:10great
- 39:11idea.
- 39:11Yeah.
- 39:12So
- 39:12you've
- 39:12gotten
- 39:12rained
- 39:13out.
- 39:14I
- 39:14don't
- 39:15want
- 39:15to
- 39:15like,
- 39:15you
- 39:15know,
- 39:15give
- 39:16you
- 39:16PTSD
- 39:16or
- 39:17anything
- 39:17like
- 39:17that,
- 39:17but
- 39:17I
- 39:18also
- 39:18know
- 39:18you're
- 39:18working
- 39:19on
- 39:19another
- 39:19book,
- 39:19so
- 39:19maybe
- 39:20you
- 39:20have
- 39:20a
- 39:20few
- 39:20days
- 39:20to
- 39:21do
- 39:21book
- 39:22work.
- 39:22You
- 39:22want
- 39:22to
- 39:23share
- 39:23details
- 39:24with
- 39:24our
- 39:24listeners
- 39:24about
- 39:25what
- 39:25you're
- 39:25working
- 39:25on.
- 39:27Well,
- 39:27honestly,
- 39:28I'm
- 39:28done,
- 39:29so
- 39:30that's,
- 39:30that's
- 39:30good.
- 39:31But
- 39:32yeah,
- 39:32I
- 39:32just
- 39:32finished,
- 39:33finished
- 39:34my
- 39:34second
- 39:34book
- 39:35is
- 39:36part
- 39:36of
- 39:36a
- 39:36series.
- 39:37So
- 39:37Stackpole
- 39:38started
- 39:39the
- 39:39series,
- 39:39I
- 39:39think,
- 39:40I
- 39:40think
- 39:41four
- 39:41years
- 39:41ago.
- 39:42They
- 39:43did
- 39:43favorite
- 39:44flies
- 39:44books.
- 39:45And
- 39:45so
- 39:45there's
- 39:45favorite
- 39:46flies
- 39:46from
- 39:46Pennsylvania.
- 39:47There's
- 39:47a
- 39:47favorite
- 39:47flies
- 39:48for
- 39:48Colorado.
- 39:49And
- 39:49so
- 39:49it's
- 39:49going
- 39:49to
- 39:49be
- 39:49a
- 39:50series
- 39:50book.
- 39:51So
- 39:52I
- 39:52just
- 39:52wrote
- 39:52the
- 39:52favorite
- 39:53flies
- 39:53for
- 39:53smallmouth
- 39:54bass.
- 39:55So
- 39:55it's
- 39:56got
- 39:5650
- 39:57of
- 39:57what
- 39:57I
- 39:57would
- 39:58consider,
- 39:59you
- 39:59know,
- 39:59that
- 40:00my.
- 40:00Well,
- 40:01they're
- 40:01my
- 40:01favorite,
- 40:02but
- 40:02I
- 40:02would
- 40:02consider
- 40:02them
- 40:03the
- 40:03top
- 40:0350
- 40:03flies
- 40:04for
- 40:04smallmouth
- 40:05and
- 40:05you
- 40:05know,
- 40:05today's
- 40:06day
- 40:06and
- 40:06age.
- 40:07So
- 40:07they're
- 40:08not
- 40:08just
- 40:08mine.
- 40:09I've
- 40:09got
- 40:09some
- 40:09from
- 40:10the
- 40:10guys
- 40:10at
- 40:10Schultz
- 40:10Outfitters.
- 40:11I've
- 40:11got
- 40:11some
- 40:12from
- 40:12the
- 40:13guys
- 40:13at
- 40:13Tight
- 40:13Lines.
- 40:14I've
- 40:14got
- 40:14some
- 40:14from,
- 40:15you
- 40:15know,
- 40:15the
- 40:15guys
- 40:16down
- 40:16in
- 40:16Virginia.
- 40:16And
- 40:17so
- 40:17we.
- 40:17I've
- 40:18got
- 40:18a
- 40:18wide
- 40:19variety
- 40:19of,
- 40:19of
- 40:20flies
- 40:21to
- 40:21display
- 40:22for
- 40:22this
- 40:22book.
- 40:22But
- 40:23what's
- 40:24really
- 40:24neat
- 40:24about
- 40:24it
- 40:25is,
- 40:26you
- 40:26know,
- 40:26you
- 40:26write,
- 40:27you
- 40:27take.
- 40:28I
- 40:28took
- 40:28a
- 40:28picture
- 40:29of
- 40:29each
- 40:29fly.
- 40:30It's
- 40:30not
- 40:30a
- 40:31tutorial
- 40:31book.
- 40:31It's
- 40:31more
- 40:32of
- 40:32a.
- 40:32Here
- 40:33are
- 40:33the
- 40:3350
- 40:33flies,
- 40:34and,
- 40:35you
- 40:35know,
- 40:35who
- 40:35created
- 40:36them,
- 40:36why
- 40:37they
- 40:37created
- 40:37them,
- 40:37and
- 40:38then
- 40:38how
- 40:38to
- 40:38fish
- 40:38them.
- 40:39And
- 40:39so
- 40:40there's
- 40:40recipes
- 40:41for
- 40:41all
- 40:41of
- 40:41them.
- 40:42So
- 40:42there's,
- 40:42I
- 40:42think,
- 40:4216
- 40:43or
- 40:4317
- 40:44top
- 40:44water,
- 40:4616
- 40:46or
- 40:4617
- 40:48made
- 40:48columns.
- 40:49So
- 40:49bait
- 40:49fish
- 40:49or
- 40:49swim
- 40:50flies,
- 40:50and
- 40:50then
- 40:51the
- 40:51same
- 40:51for
- 40:51the
- 40:51bottom
- 40:52with
- 40:52crayfish
- 40:52and
- 40:52hellgramites
- 40:53and
- 40:53things
- 40:53like
- 40:54that.
- 40:54So
- 40:55it's.
- 40:55It
- 40:55was
- 40:56a
- 40:56smaller
- 40:56project
- 40:56than
- 40:57my
- 40:57first
- 40:57book,
- 40:57but
- 40:57it
- 40:57was.
- 40:58It
- 40:58was
- 40:58super
- 40:58fun
- 40:59and,
- 41:00you
- 41:00know,
- 41:01kind
- 41:01of
- 41:01awesome
- 41:01to
- 41:01be
- 41:01done
- 41:02with
- 41:02a
- 41:02second
- 41:03book.
- 41:03So.
- 41:04Yeah,
- 41:04there
- 41:04you
- 41:04go.
- 41:04Did.
- 41:05Didn't
- 41:05Naguski
- 41:06do
- 41:06the
- 41:06trout
- 41:06fly
- 41:07one
- 41:08for
- 41:08Pa?
- 41:09Yep,
- 41:09yep.
- 41:10Nagaski
- 41:10did
- 41:10the
- 41:10child
- 41:10fly
- 41:11Favorite
- 41:11flies
- 41:11for
- 41:12Pennsylvania.
- 41:13I
- 41:13actually
- 41:13had
- 41:14his
- 41:14book
- 41:14sitting
- 41:15on
- 41:15my
- 41:15table
- 41:15the
- 41:15entire
- 41:16time
- 41:16I
- 41:16was
- 41:16writing
- 41:16it
- 41:17just
- 41:17to
- 41:17make
- 41:17sure
- 41:17I
- 41:17was
- 41:17doing
- 41:18it
- 41:18right.
- 41:18Like,
- 41:19looking
- 41:19at
- 41:19how
- 41:20he.
- 41:20How
- 41:21he
- 41:21did
- 41:22the
- 41:22recipes
- 41:22for
- 41:23each
- 41:23one
- 41:23and
- 41:23how
- 41:23many,
- 41:24you
- 41:24know,
- 41:24flies
- 41:25he
- 41:25added,
- 41:26you
- 41:26know,
- 41:26different
- 41:26pictures
- 41:27and
- 41:27things
- 41:27like
- 41:27that,
- 41:28too.
- 41:28And
- 41:28actually,
- 41:29speaking
- 41:30of
- 41:30Naguski,
- 41:30I
- 41:30used
- 41:31his
- 41:31camera
- 41:31and
- 41:32his
- 41:32studio
- 41:33to
- 41:33take
- 41:33all
- 41:33of
- 41:34the
- 41:34photos
- 41:35of
- 41:35the
- 41:35flies.
- 41:36So
- 41:36that
- 41:36was
- 41:36pretty
- 41:37fun.
- 41:37Yeah,
- 41:37that's
- 41:38a.
- 41:38We
- 41:39could
- 41:39do
- 41:39an
- 41:39entire
- 41:39interview
- 41:40on
- 41:40the
- 41:40nightmare
- 41:41of
- 41:41macro
- 41:41photography
- 41:42for
- 41:42flies
- 41:42for
- 41:43books.
- 41:43Right.
- 41:44You
- 41:44know
- 41:44what
- 41:45the
- 41:45worst
- 41:45part
- 41:45was,
- 41:46was,
- 41:46like,
- 41:47you
- 41:47know,
- 41:47you
- 41:47use
- 41:47these,
- 41:48like,
- 41:48little
- 41:48pieces
- 41:48of
- 41:49shale
- 41:49or
- 41:50something
- 41:50like
- 41:51that,
- 41:51and
- 41:51you.
- 41:51You
- 41:52make
- 41:53them
- 41:53wet
- 41:53so
- 41:54that
- 41:54they
- 41:54kind
- 41:55of
- 41:55glisten
- 41:55a
- 41:56little
- 41:56bit,
- 41:56and
- 41:56you
- 41:57take
- 41:57this
- 41:57awesome
- 41:58picture
- 41:58of
- 41:58this
- 41:59fly.
- 41:59It's
- 41:59all
- 41:59in
- 41:59focus,
- 42:00and
- 42:00then
- 42:00you
- 42:00blow
- 42:00it
- 42:00up
- 42:01on
- 42:01the
- 42:01computer,
- 42:01and
- 42:01you're
- 42:02like,
- 42:02there's
- 42:02three
- 42:02dry
- 42:03spots
- 42:03in
- 42:03it,
- 42:03so
- 42:04you
- 42:04kind
- 42:04of
- 42:04go
- 42:04back
- 42:04through
- 42:05and
- 42:05retake
- 42:05it
- 42:05again.
- 42:06So.
- 42:07But
- 42:07yeah,
- 42:07it
- 42:07was,
- 42:08you
- 42:08know,
- 42:08I.
- 42:08I
- 42:09learned
- 42:09a
- 42:09lot
- 42:09because
- 42:10he's
- 42:10got
- 42:10all
- 42:11the
- 42:11stuff,
- 42:11the
- 42:11little,
- 42:11like,
- 42:12light
- 42:12reflectors
- 42:13and
- 42:13the,
- 42:14you
- 42:14know,
- 42:14big
- 42:14hood
- 42:14with
- 42:15the.
- 42:15The
- 42:16flash
- 42:16on
- 42:16it
- 42:16and
- 42:17all
- 42:17that
- 42:17stuff.
- 42:17And
- 42:17so,
- 42:18yeah,
- 42:19macro,
- 42:19macro
- 42:20photography
- 42:21is.
- 42:21Is
- 42:22kind
- 42:22of
- 42:22a
- 42:22pain.
- 42:23But
- 42:23my
- 42:23flies,
- 42:24being
- 42:24bass,
- 42:24are
- 42:25a
- 42:25little
- 42:25bit
- 42:25bigger
- 42:25than,
- 42:26you
- 42:26know,
- 42:26trout
- 42:26flies,
- 42:27so
- 42:27they
- 42:27weren't
- 42:27quite
- 42:28as
- 42:28bad
- 42:28as,
- 42:28you
- 42:28know,
- 42:29time
- 42:29or
- 42:30taking
- 42:30photos
- 42:30of
- 42:30size
- 42:3116,
- 42:31you
- 42:31know,
- 42:32stone
- 42:32flies
- 42:33or
- 42:33nymphs
- 42:33or
- 42:33whatever.
- 42:34Yeah.
- 42:34And
- 42:34you
- 42:35weren't
- 42:35developing
- 42:35film,
- 42:36which
- 42:36would
- 42:36have
- 42:36made
- 42:36it
- 42:36even
- 42:36worse
- 42:37because
- 42:37you
- 42:37would
- 42:37have
- 42:37had
- 42:37to
- 42:37wait
- 42:38three
- 42:38weeks
- 42:38to
- 42:38realize
- 42:39you'd
- 42:39screwed
- 42:39up
- 42:39the
- 42:39shot.
- 42:41Exactly.
- 42:42I
- 42:42did.
- 42:42I
- 42:42did
- 42:43make
- 42:43the
- 42:43mistake,
- 42:43though,
- 42:43of
- 42:44taking
- 42:44all
- 42:44the
- 42:44photos
- 42:45and
- 42:45then
- 42:45going
- 42:45home.
- 42:46I
- 42:47live
- 42:47about
- 42:4730
- 42:47minutes
- 42:48from
- 42:48Eric.
- 42:48And
- 42:49so
- 42:49I
- 42:49went
- 42:49home,
- 42:50put,
- 42:50put
- 42:50them
- 42:50on
- 42:51the
- 42:51computer
- 42:51and
- 42:51I
- 42:51had
- 42:52to
- 42:52make
- 42:52a
- 42:52list
- 42:53of
- 42:53all
- 42:53the
- 42:53flies
- 42:54I
- 42:54had
- 42:54to
- 42:54re
- 42:54photograph
- 42:55and
- 42:55went
- 42:56back
- 42:56two
- 42:56days
- 42:56later,
- 42:57did
- 42:57it
- 42:57all
- 42:57over
- 42:57again.
- 42:58So
- 42:59it
- 42:59was
- 42:59kind
- 42:59of
- 42:59a
- 43:00pain,
- 43:00but,
- 43:00but
- 43:00again
- 43:01super
- 43:01fun.
- 43:01And
- 43:02actually
- 43:03because
- 43:03I
- 43:04was
- 43:04writing
- 43:04that
- 43:04book,
- 43:05I
- 43:06tied
- 43:06some
- 43:06flies
- 43:07that
- 43:07I
- 43:07hadn't
- 43:08tied
- 43:08yet.
- 43:08Such
- 43:09as
- 43:09like
- 43:09Schultz's
- 43:10the
- 43:10Woodsman
- 43:11and
- 43:11the
- 43:11Leggy
- 43:12Boy.
- 43:12I
- 43:12hadn't
- 43:12really
- 43:13tied
- 43:13those
- 43:13flies
- 43:14before
- 43:14and
- 43:15you
- 43:15know,
- 43:16I
- 43:16kind
- 43:16of
- 43:16had
- 43:16to
- 43:16get
- 43:17really
- 43:17good
- 43:17at
- 43:17it
- 43:17to
- 43:17make
- 43:18them,
- 43:18you
- 43:19know,
- 43:19photo
- 43:19worthy
- 43:20and
- 43:20ended
- 43:21up
- 43:21fishing
- 43:21them
- 43:21a
- 43:21lot
- 43:21in
- 43:22the
- 43:22spring
- 43:22and
- 43:22they
- 43:22were
- 43:23just
- 43:23as
- 43:23effective
- 43:24as
- 43:24those
- 43:24guys
- 43:24said
- 43:25they
- 43:25were.
- 43:25So
- 43:25that's
- 43:26good.
- 43:26Yeah.
- 43:26And
- 43:27I
- 43:27would
- 43:27imagine
- 43:27too,
- 43:27right.
- 43:28If
- 43:28you're
- 43:28done
- 43:29with
- 43:29the
- 43:29book,
- 43:29that
- 43:30probably
- 43:30means
- 43:30it'll
- 43:30be
- 43:31ready
- 43:31to
- 43:31launch
- 43:32kind
- 43:32of
- 43:32for
- 43:32the
- 43:32holiday
- 43:33season
- 43:33and
- 43:33show
- 43:33season
- 43:34in
- 43:342026,
- 43:34right?
- 43:36Yep,
- 43:36yep.
- 43:37As
- 43:37far
- 43:37as
- 43:38I
- 43:38know,
- 43:38it
- 43:38should
- 43:38be,
- 43:39it
- 43:39should
- 43:39be
- 43:39out
- 43:40right
- 43:40around
- 43:40the
- 43:40Edison
- 43:41show.
- 43:42I
- 43:42was,
- 43:43they
- 43:43were
- 43:43thinking
- 43:44they
- 43:44might
- 43:44be
- 43:44able
- 43:44to
- 43:44have
- 43:45it
- 43:45done
- 43:45by,
- 43:45you
- 43:45know,
- 43:46the
- 43:46holidays,
- 43:47Christmas
- 43:47time.
- 43:47But
- 43:49this
- 43:49is
- 43:50actually
- 43:50from
- 43:51what
- 43:51I
- 43:51was
- 43:51told
- 43:51and
- 43:51this
- 43:52just
- 43:52could
- 43:52be
- 43:52because
- 43:53I
- 43:53was
- 43:53a
- 43:53little
- 43:53late
- 43:53on
- 43:54sending
- 43:54it
- 43:54in.
- 43:54But
- 43:55they're
- 43:55pretty
- 43:56busy
- 43:56on
- 43:56books
- 43:56this
- 43:57year.
- 43:57So
- 43:57I
- 43:57think
- 43:58it'll
- 43:58be
- 43:59beginning
- 44:00of
- 44:0026
- 44:00is
- 44:01when
- 44:01that,
- 44:01when
- 44:01that
- 44:01book
- 44:02will
- 44:02come
- 44:02out.
- 44:02So
- 44:03yeah,
- 44:03very
- 44:03cool.
- 44:04Any
- 44:04other
- 44:04projects
- 44:05you
- 44:05want
- 44:05to
- 44:05share
- 44:05with
- 44:05our
- 44:05listeners?
- 44:07I
- 44:07don't
- 44:08really
- 44:08have
- 44:08anything
- 44:08else
- 44:09going
- 44:09on
- 44:09right
- 44:09now.
- 44:11Well,
- 44:11I
- 44:11guess
- 44:11the
- 44:11only
- 44:11other
- 44:12thing
- 44:12I
- 44:12will
- 44:12say
- 44:12is
- 44:12that
- 44:14that's
- 44:14not
- 44:14true.
- 44:15I
- 44:15have
- 44:15a
- 44:15huge
- 44:15project.
- 44:17I
- 44:17just
- 44:17signed
- 44:18a
- 44:18contract
- 44:18with
- 44:18Montana
- 44:19Fly
- 44:19Company
- 44:20so
- 44:21they
- 44:21are
- 44:22taking
- 44:23all
- 44:23of
- 44:23my
- 44:24bass
- 44:24flies.
- 44:25So
- 44:26they're
- 44:26going
- 44:26to
- 44:26do
- 44:27a
- 44:27Jake
- 44:27Billow
- 44:28signature
- 44:28launch
- 44:29next
- 44:29year.
- 44:30It's
- 44:30gonna
- 44:30have
- 44:31nine
- 44:31or
- 44:3210
- 44:32patterns.
- 44:33As
- 44:33I'm
- 44:34tying
- 44:34flies
- 44:35for
- 44:35samples
- 44:36right
- 44:36now,
- 44:36once
- 44:36they,
- 44:38once
- 44:38they
- 44:39officially
- 44:39picked
- 44:40which
- 44:40ones
- 44:40they
- 44:40wanted,
- 44:41now
- 44:41I'm
- 44:41tying
- 44:41the
- 44:42samples
- 44:42for
- 44:42them
- 44:42and
- 44:43tying
- 44:43samples
- 44:43of
- 44:44flies
- 44:44to
- 44:44send
- 44:45to
- 44:45somebody
- 44:46in
- 44:46the
- 44:46middle
- 44:46of
- 44:46guide
- 44:47season
- 44:47is
- 44:48quite
- 44:48painful
- 44:49because
- 44:49you
- 44:49spend
- 44:49all
- 44:49this
- 44:49time
- 44:50tying
- 44:50flies
- 44:50and
- 44:50you
- 44:50can't
- 44:51put
- 44:51them
- 44:51in
- 44:51your
- 44:51box.
- 44:51But
- 44:52I
- 44:53keep
- 44:53coming
- 44:53up
- 44:53with
- 44:54a
- 44:54couple
- 44:54new
- 44:54flies
- 44:55as
- 44:55I'm
- 44:55doing
- 44:55this
- 44:55and
- 44:55I'm
- 44:56like,
- 44:56hey,
- 44:56what
- 44:56do
- 44:56you
- 44:56think
- 44:56of
- 44:56this
- 44:57one?
- 44:57They're
- 44:57like,
- 44:57yeah,
- 44:57send
- 44:57me
- 44:58a
- 44:58sample
- 44:58of
- 44:58that
- 44:58too.
- 44:58So
- 44:59as
- 44:59of
- 44:59right
- 44:59now,
- 45:00they've
- 45:00got
- 45:00nine,
- 45:00but
- 45:01they
- 45:01may
- 45:01have,
- 45:02they
- 45:02may
- 45:02have
- 45:02up
- 45:03to
- 45:0311
- 45:04when
- 45:04the
- 45:04actual
- 45:04launch
- 45:05happens
- 45:05next
- 45:06year.
- 45:06So
- 45:07that'll
- 45:07be
- 45:07pretty
- 45:08exciting.
- 45:08It's
- 45:09pretty
- 45:09Neat.
- 45:09I
- 45:09mean,
- 45:09gosh,
- 45:10those
- 45:10guys
- 45:10are,
- 45:11they're
- 45:11really
- 45:11kind
- 45:12of
- 45:12taking
- 45:12over
- 45:12kind
- 45:13of
- 45:13the
- 45:13streamer
- 45:13space
- 45:14and
- 45:14fly
- 45:14fishing
- 45:15100%.
- 45:16And
- 45:17you
- 45:17know
- 45:17what?
- 45:17I,
- 45:18I,
- 45:19I
- 45:19had
- 45:19a
- 45:19contract
- 45:20with
- 45:20fully
- 45:21Mills
- 45:21Slash
- 45:22Orbis
- 45:22for
- 45:22a
- 45:23long
- 45:23time,
- 45:23and
- 45:24that
- 45:25kind
- 45:25of
- 45:25contract
- 45:26expired.
- 45:26And
- 45:27it
- 45:27was
- 45:27just
- 45:27like
- 45:27the
- 45:28perfect
- 45:28storm
- 45:28and
- 45:28timing
- 45:29for
- 45:29me.
- 45:30Montana
- 45:31fly
- 45:31reached
- 45:31out
- 45:31to
- 45:31me,
- 45:32but
- 45:32I,
- 45:33they
- 45:33sent
- 45:34me
- 45:34some
- 45:35flies
- 45:36from
- 45:37a
- 45:37couple
- 45:37different
- 45:38tires
- 45:38to,
- 45:39to
- 45:39photograph
- 45:39for
- 45:40the
- 45:40book,
- 45:40and
- 45:40I
- 45:41honestly
- 45:41could
- 45:41not
- 45:42tie
- 45:42that
- 45:42fly
- 45:43better
- 45:44myself.
- 45:44So,
- 45:45you
- 45:45know,
- 45:45the
- 45:45quality
- 45:46of
- 45:46streamer
- 45:47tying
- 45:48is
- 45:48amazing.
- 45:48And
- 45:49the
- 45:49way
- 45:49they
- 45:49package
- 45:49them,
- 45:50they
- 45:50don't
- 45:50get
- 45:50all
- 45:50smashed
- 45:51and
- 45:51stuff.
- 45:51And
- 45:51so
- 45:53the
- 45:53quality
- 45:53control
- 45:54of
- 45:54MFC
- 45:54is,
- 45:55is
- 45:55pretty,
- 45:55pretty
- 45:56phenomenal.
- 45:56So
- 45:57I'm,
- 45:57I'm
- 45:57really
- 45:57excited
- 45:58to
- 45:58work
- 45:58with
- 45:58them
- 45:58and
- 45:59it'll
- 46:00be
- 46:00nice
- 46:00to
- 46:00finally
- 46:01have,
- 46:01you
- 46:02know
- 46:02what?
- 46:02I
- 46:02would
- 46:02consider
- 46:02some
- 46:03of
- 46:03the,
- 46:03you
- 46:04know,
- 46:04more
- 46:04modern
- 46:05bass
- 46:05bugs
- 46:06available
- 46:06for
- 46:06people
- 46:06to
- 46:07purchase.
- 46:07Because
- 46:07not
- 46:08every
- 46:08Thai,
- 46:08every
- 46:09fly
- 46:09fisherman,
- 46:10or
- 46:10should
- 46:11I
- 46:11say
- 46:11fly
- 46:11angler,
- 46:12ties
- 46:12flies.
- 46:13So,
- 46:13you
- 46:13know,
- 46:14when
- 46:14I'm
- 46:14people
- 46:14like,
- 46:15oh,
- 46:15do
- 46:15you
- 46:15sell
- 46:15your
- 46:16roamer?
- 46:16Do
- 46:16you
- 46:16sell
- 46:16your
- 46:17crayfish?
- 46:17I'm
- 46:17like,
- 46:19no,
- 46:19but
- 46:20you
- 46:20know,
- 46:20maybe
- 46:21somebody
- 46:21else
- 46:21could
- 46:22time
- 46:22for
- 46:22you
- 46:22and
- 46:22you
- 46:23know,
- 46:23so
- 46:23it'll
- 46:23be
- 46:23nice
- 46:23to
- 46:24be
- 46:24like,
- 46:24no,
- 46:24I
- 46:24don't.
- 46:24But
- 46:25you
- 46:25know,
- 46:25they
- 46:25Montana
- 46:26fly
- 46:26ties
- 46:27as
- 46:27well
- 46:27as
- 46:27I
- 46:27do,
- 46:28so
- 46:28go
- 46:28buy
- 46:28them
- 46:28from
- 46:28them.
- 46:29So
- 46:29it's
- 46:29pretty
- 46:30cool.
- 46:30Yeah.
- 46:30Plus,
- 46:31I
- 46:31mean,
- 46:31these
- 46:31ties
- 46:32are
- 46:32involved,
- 46:32Right.
- 46:33So
- 46:33even
- 46:33if
- 46:33you
- 46:33tie,
- 46:34you
- 46:34may
- 46:34not
- 46:34want
- 46:34to
- 46:34tie
- 46:35that.
- 46:35Right?
- 46:36Yeah.
- 46:37And
- 46:37you
- 46:37know,
- 46:37I,
- 46:38I
- 46:38know
- 46:38that
- 46:39like
- 46:39when
- 46:39Covid
- 46:40hit
- 46:41and
- 46:41we
- 46:41weren't
- 46:41allowed
- 46:42to
- 46:42guide,
- 46:42I
- 46:43spent
- 46:44the
- 46:44entire
- 46:44month
- 46:45of
- 46:45April.
- 46:46I
- 46:46threw
- 46:46the
- 46:47Roamer
- 46:47and
- 46:47a
- 46:47couple
- 46:47other
- 46:48bath
- 46:48bugs
- 46:48back
- 46:49up
- 46:49on
- 46:49my
- 46:49website
- 46:50purchase
- 46:50and
- 46:51expected
- 46:51to
- 46:52get
- 46:52a
- 46:52few
- 46:52orders.
- 46:52And
- 46:53within
- 46:5348
- 46:54hours,
- 46:54I
- 46:54had
- 46:5436
- 46:55orders
- 46:55and
- 46:56I
- 46:56was
- 46:56tying
- 46:56flies
- 46:57for
- 46:57eight
- 46:57hours
- 46:57a
- 46:57day
- 46:58during
- 46:58COVID
- 46:59And
- 46:59I
- 47:00just
- 47:00kind
- 47:00of
- 47:00realized
- 47:00that
- 47:01I
- 47:01never
- 47:01wanted
- 47:01to
- 47:01tie
- 47:02commercially
- 47:02again.
- 47:03And
- 47:03I
- 47:03also
- 47:04charged
- 47:04more
- 47:05because
- 47:05I
- 47:06didn't
- 47:06want
- 47:06to
- 47:06do
- 47:06it
- 47:06and
- 47:07people
- 47:07didn't
- 47:08have
- 47:08any
- 47:08issues
- 47:08paying,
- 47:09paying
- 47:09it
- 47:09because
- 47:09they
- 47:10wanted
- 47:10to
- 47:10fly.
- 47:10So
- 47:12at
- 47:12this
- 47:12point,
- 47:13I
- 47:13can't
- 47:14tie
- 47:14commercially
- 47:14because
- 47:15any
- 47:16fly
- 47:16that
- 47:16I
- 47:16tie
- 47:17besides
- 47:17these
- 47:17samples
- 47:18has
- 47:18to
- 47:18go
- 47:18in
- 47:19my
- 47:19fly
- 47:19box
- 47:19because
- 47:19I
- 47:20don't,
- 47:20you
- 47:20know,
- 47:20I
- 47:20don't
- 47:21have.
- 47:21Well,
- 47:22right
- 47:22now
- 47:22I
- 47:22have
- 47:22plenty
- 47:23of
- 47:23time
- 47:23because
- 47:23the
- 47:23river's
- 47:24blown
- 47:24out.
- 47:24But
- 47:25unfortunately
- 47:26for
- 47:26me,
- 47:26I
- 47:27have
- 47:27a
- 47:27full
- 47:27box
- 47:28of
- 47:28flies,
- 47:28so
- 47:28I
- 47:28don't
- 47:28even
- 47:29get
- 47:29to
- 47:29tie
- 47:29flies.
- 47:29But
- 47:31yeah,
- 47:31so
- 47:31any,
- 47:32any
- 47:32bug
- 47:32that
- 47:32I
- 47:32tie
- 47:33has
- 47:33to
- 47:33go
- 47:34in
- 47:34my
- 47:34box.
- 47:34It's
- 47:35Too
- 47:35valuable
- 47:35for
- 47:36my
- 47:36job.
- 47:37Yeah,
- 47:37there
- 47:38you
- 47:38go.
- 47:38And
- 47:38I
- 47:38will.
- 47:38We
- 47:39haven't
- 47:39talked
- 47:39really
- 47:39about
- 47:39your
- 47:40kind
- 47:40of
- 47:40relentless
- 47:41and
- 47:41everything
- 47:41you
- 47:41do
- 47:41there,
- 47:42but
- 47:42I
- 47:42will
- 47:42drop
- 47:42a
- 47:43link
- 47:43to
- 47:44our
- 47:44original
- 47:44interview
- 47:45in
- 47:45the
- 47:45show
- 47:45notes
- 47:45for
- 47:46this
- 47:46one.
- 47:47But,
- 47:47you
- 47:47know,
- 47:48you
- 47:48know,
- 47:48before
- 47:48you
- 47:48go
- 47:49tonight,
- 47:49you
- 47:49want
- 47:49to
- 47:49let
- 47:49folks
- 47:50know,
- 47:50like
- 47:50you
- 47:50told
- 47:51me
- 47:51before
- 47:51we
- 47:51started
- 47:51recording
- 47:52that
- 47:52you
- 47:52picked
- 47:52up
- 47:52State
- 47:52College.
- 47:53So
- 47:53you
- 47:53now
- 47:53are
- 47:54running
- 47:55all
- 47:55the
- 47:55guides
- 47:55at
- 47:55tco.
- 47:56You
- 47:56want
- 47:56to
- 47:56kind
- 47:56of
- 47:57give
- 47:57folks
- 47:57kind
- 47:57of,
- 47:58you
- 47:58know,
- 47:58the
- 47:58locations
- 47:59and
- 47:59you're
- 48:00more
- 48:00than
- 48:00just,
- 48:00you
- 48:00know,
- 48:01smallmouth.
- 48:01You're
- 48:01doing
- 48:01trout
- 48:02and
- 48:02other
- 48:02stuff
- 48:02too,
- 48:03kind
- 48:03of
- 48:03all
- 48:03that
- 48:04kind
- 48:04of
- 48:04good
- 48:04stuff
- 48:04and
- 48:04how
- 48:04they
- 48:05can
- 48:05reach
- 48:05out
- 48:05and
- 48:05get
- 48:05on
- 48:06the
- 48:06water
- 48:06with
- 48:06you
- 48:06or
- 48:06one
- 48:06of
- 48:07your
- 48:07guides.
- 48:09Yeah,
- 48:09so
- 48:10we
- 48:10do,
- 48:11we
- 48:11do
- 48:11the
- 48:12trout
- 48:12stuff.
- 48:12So
- 48:12we've
- 48:13got.
- 48:13TCO
- 48:13has
- 48:14five
- 48:14locations,
- 48:15one
- 48:15in
- 48:15Bryn
- 48:16Mawr,
- 48:16one
- 48:17in
- 48:17Reading,
- 48:18State
- 48:18College,
- 48:19Boiling
- 48:20Springs,
- 48:20and
- 48:20the
- 48:20most
- 48:21recent
- 48:21one
- 48:21is
- 48:21up
- 48:22in
- 48:22Muncie.
- 48:23Muncie,
- 48:23Pennsylvania.
- 48:24So
- 48:24kind
- 48:24of
- 48:24Northern
- 48:25Pennsylvania,
- 48:26Pine
- 48:26Creek,
- 48:26West
- 48:26Bench,
- 48:27Susquehanna.
- 48:28So,
- 48:29you
- 48:29know,
- 48:29we.
- 48:30One
- 48:30of
- 48:30the
- 48:31beauties
- 48:31of
- 48:31what
- 48:31we
- 48:32have
- 48:32is
- 48:32we
- 48:32have
- 48:33guides
- 48:33that
- 48:33are
- 48:33really
- 48:34good
- 48:34in
- 48:34each
- 48:34one
- 48:35of
- 48:35those
- 48:35locations.
- 48:35So
- 48:36we're
- 48:36not
- 48:36like
- 48:36a
- 48:36centrally
- 48:37located
- 48:37outfitter
- 48:38that
- 48:38just
- 48:38kind
- 48:38of
- 48:39goes
- 48:39here,
- 48:40goes
- 48:40there.
- 48:41And
- 48:41so
- 48:42we
- 48:42have,
- 48:42you
- 48:43know,
- 48:43trout
- 48:43guides,
- 48:44we
- 48:44have
- 48:44steelhead
- 48:44guides,
- 48:45we
- 48:45have
- 48:45smallmouth
- 48:45guides,
- 48:46we
- 48:46have
- 48:46muskie
- 48:47guides.
- 48:48And
- 48:48so
- 48:48we
- 48:48do
- 48:49it
- 48:49all
- 48:49in
- 48:49Pennsylvania.
- 48:50And
- 48:50then
- 48:50the
- 48:50one
- 48:50other
- 48:50thing
- 48:51that
- 48:51we've
- 48:51got
- 48:51that's
- 48:52kind
- 48:52of
- 48:52neat
- 48:52is
- 48:52I
- 48:52have
- 48:53a
- 48:53guide
- 48:54that
- 48:54spends
- 48:55three
- 48:55months
- 48:55in,
- 48:56in
- 48:56North
- 48:56Carolina
- 48:56every
- 48:57fall,
- 48:58but
- 48:58chasing
- 48:59false
- 48:59albacore
- 49:00and
- 49:00amberjack.
- 49:01So
- 49:01we
- 49:01also
- 49:01actually
- 49:02have
- 49:02a
- 49:02saltwater
- 49:03guide
- 49:03that
- 49:03works
- 49:03for
- 49:03us
- 49:04as
- 49:04well,
- 49:04which
- 49:04is
- 49:04kind
- 49:05of
- 49:05nice.
- 49:05So,
- 49:06you
- 49:06know,
- 49:06if
- 49:06you
- 49:07want
- 49:07to
- 49:07do
- 49:07some
- 49:07saltwater,
- 49:08we've
- 49:08got
- 49:08you
- 49:08covered.
- 49:09If
- 49:09you
- 49:10want
- 49:10to
- 49:10trout
- 49:10fish,
- 49:10bass
- 49:11fish,
- 49:11or
- 49:12really
- 49:12any
- 49:12freshwater,
- 49:13you
- 49:13know,
- 49:14game
- 49:14fish
- 49:14in
- 49:14Pennsylvania,
- 49:15or
- 49:16we
- 49:16can
- 49:16do
- 49:16that.
- 49:16We
- 49:17also
- 49:17have
- 49:17two
- 49:17licensed
- 49:18guides
- 49:18in
- 49:18New
- 49:18York,
- 49:19so
- 49:20they
- 49:20do
- 49:20the
- 49:20same
- 49:20in
- 49:20river
- 49:21and
- 49:22for
- 49:22steelhead
- 49:22and
- 49:23West
- 49:23Branch
- 49:24of
- 49:24the
- 49:24Delaware,
- 49:25Neil
- 49:25Sunday
- 49:26is
- 49:26my
- 49:26head
- 49:26guide.
- 49:27He's
- 49:27actually
- 49:27up
- 49:27on
- 49:27the
- 49:27West
- 49:28Branch
- 49:28of
- 49:28Delaware
- 49:28right
- 49:28now
- 49:29for
- 49:29the
- 49:29next
- 49:29three
- 49:29weeks
- 49:30guiding.
- 49:31So
- 49:32it's
- 49:32kind
- 49:32of
- 49:32a.
- 49:33We
- 49:33kind
- 49:33of
- 49:33do
- 49:33it
- 49:33all.
- 49:34And
- 49:34then
- 49:35most
- 49:35recently,
- 49:35we
- 49:36just
- 49:36started
- 49:36working
- 49:37with
- 49:37Bear
- 49:37harbor,
- 49:38which
- 49:38is
- 49:38an
- 49:39online
- 49:39booking
- 49:40company.
- 49:40And
- 49:41so
- 49:41you
- 49:41can
- 49:41go
- 49:41to
- 49:42relentlessflyfishing.com
- 49:43and
- 49:44you
- 49:44can
- 49:44pick
- 49:45your
- 49:45location,
- 49:45pick
- 49:46your
- 49:46day,
- 49:46and
- 49:46then
- 49:46pick
- 49:47your
- 49:47guide
- 49:48and
- 49:48book
- 49:48everything
- 49:49online
- 49:49right
- 49:49there
- 49:50to
- 49:50get
- 49:50a
- 49:50confirmation
- 49:51email,
- 49:51you
- 49:51get
- 49:51a
- 49:52pre
- 49:52trip
- 49:52packet.
- 49:53So
- 49:53we've
- 49:53made
- 49:53it
- 49:54pretty
- 49:54seamless.
- 49:55The
- 49:55book
- 49:56stuff.
- 49:56But
- 49:56if
- 49:56you
- 49:57also
- 49:57have
- 49:58questions,
- 49:58you
- 49:58can
- 49:59send
- 49:59myself
- 49:59an
- 50:00email@relentless
- 50:01spy
- 50:02fishingmail.com
- 50:03or
- 50:03you
- 50:03can
- 50:03give
- 50:03any
- 50:04one
- 50:04of
- 50:04the
- 50:04TCO
- 50:04shop
- 50:05phone
- 50:05call
- 50:06and
- 50:06we've
- 50:07got
- 50:07somebody
- 50:08there
- 50:08at
- 50:08each
- 50:08location
- 50:09that
- 50:09can
- 50:10help
- 50:10you
- 50:10figure
- 50:10out
- 50:11what
- 50:11you
- 50:11want
- 50:11to
- 50:11do,
- 50:11so.
- 50:12Well,
- 50:13it
- 50:13sounds,
- 50:13sounds
- 50:14pretty
- 50:14slick.
- 50:14Well,
- 50:15I
- 50:15appreciate
- 50:15you
- 50:16taking
- 50:16some
- 50:16time
- 50:16out
- 50:17of
- 50:17your
- 50:17rained
- 50:18out
- 50:18day
- 50:19to
- 50:19hang
- 50:19out
- 50:19with
- 50:19me
- 50:19and
- 50:20talk
- 50:20about
- 50:20the
- 50:20top
- 50:21water
- 50:21smallmouth
- 50:22bass.
- 50:22But
- 50:22before
- 50:23I
- 50:23let
- 50:23you
- 50:23go,
- 50:23you
- 50:23want
- 50:24to
- 50:24let
- 50:24folks
- 50:24know
- 50:24the
- 50:24best
- 50:25way
- 50:25to
- 50:25get
- 50:25in
- 50:25touch
- 50:25with
- 50:25you
- 50:26and
- 50:26follow
- 50:27your
- 50:27adventures,
- 50:28I
- 50:28guess,
- 50:28you
- 50:28know,
- 50:29on
- 50:29the
- 50:29water,
- 50:29at
- 50:30the
- 50:30vice
- 50:30and
- 50:30at
- 50:30the
- 50:30word
- 50:31processor.
- 50:33Yeah,
- 50:33I
- 50:33mean,
- 50:33most
- 50:34of
- 50:34my
- 50:34stuff's
- 50:34on
- 50:34Instagram,
- 50:35so
- 50:36Relentless
- 50:36Fly
- 50:37Fishing
- 50:37is,
- 50:37is
- 50:38our,
- 50:38is
- 50:38our
- 50:38page.
- 50:39You
- 50:39know,
- 50:40we've
- 50:40got
- 50:40a
- 50:40website,
- 50:41Relentless
- 50:41Fly
- 50:42Fishing.com
- 50:43that's
- 50:43got
- 50:44a
- 50:44blog
- 50:44that
- 50:45we
- 50:45update
- 50:45about
- 50:45two
- 50:46to
- 50:46three
- 50:46times
- 50:46a
- 50:46month
- 50:47with
- 50:47different
- 50:47fishing,
- 50:48you
- 50:49know,
- 50:49techniques,
- 50:49different
- 50:50tying
- 50:50videos,
- 50:50things
- 50:51like
- 50:51that.
- 50:51Also
- 50:51have
- 50:52a,
- 50:52a
- 50:52YouTube
- 50:53channel,
- 50:53which
- 50:53is
- 50:54relentless
- 50:54TV
- 50:55getting
- 50:56ready
- 50:56to
- 50:56drop
- 50:58a
- 50:58new
- 50:58cicada
- 50:59tying
- 50:59video.
- 50:59So
- 51:00I've
- 51:00got
- 51:00a
- 51:00cicada
- 51:01from
- 51:01two
- 51:01or
- 51:01three
- 51:01years
- 51:02ago
- 51:02when
- 51:02we
- 51:02had
- 51:02them
- 51:03right
- 51:03here.
- 51:03But
- 51:04while
- 51:04tying
- 51:05some
- 51:05cicadas
- 51:05the
- 51:06other
- 51:06day,
- 51:06I
- 51:07kind
- 51:07of
- 51:07came
- 51:07up
- 51:07with
- 51:07a
- 51:08new
- 51:08pattern.
- 51:08So
- 51:08that'll
- 51:09be
- 51:09out.
- 51:09So
- 51:10Instagram,
- 51:10YouTube
- 51:11website,
- 51:11those
- 51:12are
- 51:12the
- 51:12main
- 51:12three.
- 51:13And
- 51:13then,
- 51:14you
- 51:14know,
- 51:14keep
- 51:15your
- 51:15eye
- 51:15out
- 51:15later
- 51:15in
- 51:16the
- 51:16season
- 51:16for
- 51:16the
- 51:17show
- 51:17scan
- 51:17schedule
- 51:18to
- 51:19come
- 51:19out
- 51:19for
- 51:19the
- 51:19fly
- 51:19fishing
- 51:20shows
- 51:20because
- 51:20I'll
- 51:20be
- 51:20doing
- 51:21a
- 51:21bunch
- 51:21of
- 51:21those
- 51:21as
- 51:21well,
- 51:22so.
- 51:22And
- 51:23I'll
- 51:23drop
- 51:23links
- 51:24to
- 51:24all
- 51:24that
- 51:24stuff
- 51:24in
- 51:24the
- 51:24show
- 51:25notes.
- 51:25And
- 51:26Jake,
- 51:26I'm
- 51:26sorry
- 51:27you're
- 51:27going
- 51:27to
- 51:27be
- 51:27off
- 51:27the
- 51:27water
- 51:27for
- 51:28a
- 51:28few
- 51:28days,
- 51:28but
- 51:28I
- 51:28appreciate
- 51:29you
- 51:29spending
- 51:29some
- 51:29time
- 51:29with
- 51:29me
- 51:29this
- 51:30evening.
- 51:31Yeah,
- 51:31absolutely.
- 51:31I
- 51:32mean,
- 51:32it's
- 51:32part
- 51:33of,
- 51:33part
- 51:33of
- 51:33this
- 51:34being
- 51:34a
- 51:34fishing
- 51:35guide.
- 51:35Some
- 51:35you,
- 51:35some
- 51:35days
- 51:36you
- 51:36get
- 51:36them,
- 51:36some
- 51:36days
- 51:36you
- 51:36don't.
- 51:37Yeah,
- 51:37well,
- 51:38hopefully
- 51:38our
- 51:38paths
- 51:38will
- 51:39cross
- 51:39before,
- 51:40before
- 51:40Edison
- 51:40next
- 51:41year.
- 51:42Yep.
- 51:42I,
- 51:42I
- 51:42think
- 51:43we
- 51:43should
- 51:43go
- 51:43fishing
- 51:43sometime
- 51:44soon.
- 51:44There
- 51:44you
- 51:45go.
- 51:45Take
- 51:45care.
- 51:46Well,
- 51:46folks,
- 51:47we
- 51:47hope
- 51:47you
- 51:47enjoyed
- 51:48the
- 51:48interview
- 51:48as
- 51:48much
- 51:48as
- 51:48we
- 51:49enjoyed
- 51:49bringing
- 51:49it
- 51:49to
- 51:50you.
- 51:50Don't
- 51:50forget
- 51:50to
- 51:51check
- 51:51out
- 51:51the
- 51:51links
- 51:51to
- 51:51all
- 51:52of
- 51:52this
- 51:52episode's
- 51:52sponsors
- 51:53in
- 51:53the
- 51:53show
- 51:53notes.
- 51:54Tight
- 51:54lines,
- 51:55everybody.