Latest / The Articulate Fly / S6, Ep 126: Fall Smallmouth Tactics with Brendan Ruch: Low and Slow Strategies
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- 0:04Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:04Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:05the
- 0:06articulate
- 0:06flower.
- 0:06Back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07ruche
- 0:07report
- 0:08with
- 0:08the
- 0:08man
- 0:08himself,
- 0:09Brendan
- 0:09Ruch.
- 0:10Brendan,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you.
- 0:12Living
- 0:13the
- 0:13life
- 0:13here?
- 0:13Marvin,
- 0:14how
- 0:14are
- 0:14you
- 0:14doing?
- 0:15I
- 0:15hear
- 0:15that
- 0:15enthusiasm
- 0:16in
- 0:16your
- 0:16voice.
- 0:16It
- 0:17sounds
- 0:17like
- 0:17you
- 0:17might
- 0:17have
- 0:17had
- 0:17a
- 0:18chilly
- 0:18day
- 0:18on
- 0:18the
- 0:18river.
- 0:20Honestly,
- 0:21I
- 0:22was
- 0:22sweating
- 0:22today.
- 0:23I
- 0:23dressed
- 0:23a
- 0:23little
- 0:24too
- 0:24warm.
- 0:24It
- 0:25ended
- 0:25up
- 0:25being
- 0:25a
- 0:25pretty
- 0:26beautiful
- 0:26day.
- 0:26Chilly
- 0:27start
- 0:27to
- 0:27the
- 0:27morning,
- 0:28but,
- 0:28uh,
- 0:28yeah,
- 0:29beautiful,
- 0:29crisp
- 0:29fall
- 0:30day,
- 0:30beautiful,
- 0:30light
- 0:32fall
- 0:32foliage
- 0:33in
- 0:33full
- 0:33effect.
- 0:35Yeah.
- 0:35But,
- 0:36you
- 0:36know,
- 0:36it's
- 0:36interesting.
- 0:36We
- 0:36were
- 0:37talking
- 0:37before
- 0:37we
- 0:37started
- 0:37recording.
- 0:38I
- 0:38mean,
- 0:38you're
- 0:38like,
- 0:38you
- 0:39know,
- 0:39in
- 0:40the
- 0:40wheelhouse
- 0:40of
- 0:41fall,
- 0:41and
- 0:41that
- 0:41really
- 0:41means
- 0:42the
- 0:42bite
- 0:42is
- 0:42starting
- 0:43to
- 0:43shut
- 0:43down,
- 0:43right?
- 0:45It's
- 0:46not
- 0:46so
- 0:46much
- 0:46shutting
- 0:46down
- 0:47as
- 0:47it
- 0:47is.
- 0:48Your
- 0:50spots
- 0:50are
- 0:50shrinking.
- 0:51Um,
- 0:52or
- 0:52your
- 0:52spots
- 0:53are
- 0:53becoming
- 0:53more
- 0:53important.
- 0:53And
- 0:54those
- 0:54feeding
- 0:54flats
- 0:55where
- 0:55you
- 0:55find,
- 0:55you
- 0:56know,
- 0:56fish
- 0:56moving
- 0:56around,
- 0:57they're
- 0:57becoming
- 0:58less
- 0:58important.
- 1:00Got
- 1:01it.
- 1:01So,
- 1:01you
- 1:01know,
- 1:02where
- 1:02are
- 1:02you
- 1:02kind
- 1:02of.
- 1:03How
- 1:03are
- 1:03you
- 1:03shifting
- 1:03on
- 1:03kind
- 1:04of
- 1:04the,
- 1:04you
- 1:04know,
- 1:04the
- 1:05tactics
- 1:05front.
- 1:08Basically
- 1:11low
- 1:11and
- 1:11slow.
- 1:13We
- 1:14had
- 1:14not
- 1:14done
- 1:15a
- 1:15ton
- 1:15of,
- 1:15like,
- 1:16fast
- 1:16moving
- 1:16baits
- 1:17or
- 1:18retrieves
- 1:18or
- 1:18anything
- 1:19like
- 1:19that.
- 1:20Fishing
- 1:20flies
- 1:20with
- 1:21weight,
- 1:22any
- 1:22sort
- 1:22of
- 1:22bottom
- 1:23contact,
- 1:24has
- 1:24been
- 1:25beneficial.
- 1:27You
- 1:27can
- 1:28get
- 1:28the
- 1:28fly
- 1:28to
- 1:28take,
- 1:28especially,
- 1:29like,
- 1:29it's
- 1:29so
- 1:29low
- 1:30right
- 1:30now.
- 1:30You
- 1:30can.
- 1:31You
- 1:31can
- 1:31do
- 1:31some
- 1:31sight
- 1:31fishing
- 1:32in
- 1:32these
- 1:33spots
- 1:33that
- 1:33have
- 1:34plenty
- 1:34of
- 1:35fish
- 1:35in
- 1:35them,
- 1:36dude.
- 1:37And
- 1:38contact
- 1:38the
- 1:39bottom
- 1:39near
- 1:40a
- 1:40fish,
- 1:41your.
- 1:41Your
- 1:41likelihood
- 1:42of
- 1:42getting
- 1:42bit
- 1:42is
- 1:43much
- 1:43greater.
- 1:44Got
- 1:44it.
- 1:44So
- 1:45does
- 1:45that
- 1:45mean
- 1:45you're
- 1:45fishing
- 1:46crayfish
- 1:46and
- 1:46things
- 1:47like
- 1:47that?
- 1:49Yeah,
- 1:49crayfish
- 1:50or
- 1:50even
- 1:50weighted
- 1:51bait
- 1:51fish.
- 1:53Got
- 1:53it.
- 1:53And
- 1:53what's
- 1:53your.
- 1:54What
- 1:54are
- 1:54your
- 1:54favorite
- 1:55patterns
- 1:55for
- 1:55those?
- 1:57Um,
- 1:58for
- 1:58the
- 1:58crayfish
- 1:59stuff,
- 1:59it's
- 2:00more,
- 2:01uh,
- 2:02I
- 2:02would
- 2:02say,
- 2:02like,
- 2:03schultz
- 2:04low
- 2:04water
- 2:04cray.
- 2:05Um,
- 2:06like,
- 2:06very
- 2:07simple.
- 2:08Like,
- 2:08cone
- 2:09headed
- 2:09stuff
- 2:09that's
- 2:10easy
- 2:10to
- 2:10tie.
- 2:11Um,
- 2:13I'm
- 2:13not
- 2:13a
- 2:14huge
- 2:14fan
- 2:14of
- 2:14dumbbell
- 2:15eyes
- 2:15just
- 2:15because
- 2:16I
- 2:16feel
- 2:16like
- 2:16they
- 2:17get
- 2:17snagged
- 2:17pretty
- 2:18easily.
- 2:19But,
- 2:19um,
- 2:21yeah,
- 2:21simple
- 2:22stuff.
- 2:22Even
- 2:22just,
- 2:22like,
- 2:23a
- 2:23cone
- 2:23headed
- 2:23bugger
- 2:25in
- 2:25olive
- 2:25or
- 2:25brown.
- 2:26Like,
- 2:26we're
- 2:26just.
- 2:26We're
- 2:27just
- 2:27trying
- 2:27to
- 2:27get
- 2:27down
- 2:27in
- 2:27contact.
- 2:28Bottom.
- 2:28Nothing
- 2:29too
- 2:29crazy
- 2:29or
- 2:29fun
- 2:30to
- 2:30tie.
- 2:30Just,
- 2:31uh,
- 2:31meat
- 2:32and
- 2:32potatoes.
- 2:33And
- 2:33as
- 2:33far
- 2:34as,
- 2:34like,
- 2:34weighted
- 2:34bait
- 2:34fish
- 2:35go,
- 2:36um,
- 2:38gotta
- 2:38know,
- 2:38like,
- 2:39I
- 2:39have
- 2:39some.
- 2:39Some
- 2:40home
- 2:40invaders
- 2:40in
- 2:40my
- 2:41box
- 2:41from
- 2:43years
- 2:43and
- 2:43years
- 2:43ago.
- 2:44They
- 2:44do
- 2:44have
- 2:44dumbbell
- 2:45eyes,
- 2:45but
- 2:45there's
- 2:45fox
- 2:46guarding
- 2:46them.
- 2:46Uh,
- 2:47that's
- 2:47a
- 2:47doug
- 2:47mcKnight
- 2:48pattern.
- 2:48And
- 2:49getting
- 2:49them
- 2:50down
- 2:50to
- 2:50the
- 2:50fish
- 2:51and,
- 2:51uh,
- 2:52fishing
- 2:52them
- 2:52not,
- 2:52like,
- 2:53super
- 2:53bright
- 2:54colors,
- 2:54more
- 2:55natural,
- 2:55like,
- 2:55tan
- 2:56over
- 2:56white
- 2:56kind
- 2:56of
- 2:57thing.
- 2:58Um,
- 2:58or
- 2:58olive
- 2:59over
- 2:59white.
- 3:00And
- 3:00that's
- 3:00like
- 3:01a
- 3:01veiled
- 3:02pattern,
- 3:02not
- 3:03top
- 3:03and
- 3:03bottom,
- 3:04but
- 3:05yeah,
- 3:05I
- 3:05mean,
- 3:05just
- 3:06getting.
- 3:06Getting
- 3:07down
- 3:07to
- 3:07the
- 3:07fish,
- 3:08even
- 3:08in
- 3:08shallower
- 3:09water,
- 3:09getting
- 3:09nothing
- 3:09to
- 3:10tick
- 3:10off,
- 3:10the
- 3:10bottom
- 3:10seems
- 3:11to
- 3:11be
- 3:11a
- 3:11huge
- 3:11trigger
- 3:12right
- 3:12now.
- 3:12Like,
- 3:12they're
- 3:12nothing.
- 3:13They're
- 3:14not
- 3:14dying
- 3:14to
- 3:14chase.
- 3:16Yeah.
- 3:17And
- 3:17so
- 3:17is
- 3:18things
- 3:18as
- 3:18we
- 3:19continue
- 3:19to
- 3:19get
- 3:19shorter
- 3:20days
- 3:20and
- 3:20it
- 3:20keeps
- 3:20cooling
- 3:21off.
- 3:21You
- 3:21know,
- 3:21obviously
- 3:22they're
- 3:22going
- 3:22to
- 3:22pot
- 3:22up
- 3:23more.
- 3:23How's
- 3:23their
- 3:23behavior
- 3:24going
- 3:24to
- 3:24change?
- 3:27I
- 3:27mean,
- 3:27I
- 3:27think
- 3:29they're
- 3:29pretty
- 3:29potted
- 3:30up
- 3:30right
- 3:30now,
- 3:31but
- 3:31yeah,
- 3:31I
- 3:31mean,
- 3:32bottom
- 3:32contact
- 3:33throughout
- 3:33the
- 3:33winter
- 3:33is
- 3:34going
- 3:34to
- 3:34be
- 3:34key
- 3:34to
- 3:34success.
- 3:35I
- 3:36mean,
- 3:36even,
- 3:37like,
- 3:37you
- 3:37can
- 3:38drag
- 3:38bait
- 3:38fish
- 3:38and
- 3:39they'll
- 3:39eat
- 3:39it
- 3:39as
- 3:39long
- 3:40as
- 3:40you're
- 3:40not
- 3:40getting
- 3:40hung
- 3:40up.
- 3:41Um,
- 3:42so
- 3:43in
- 3:43the,
- 3:43in
- 3:43the
- 3:43gear
- 3:44side
- 3:44of
- 3:44things,
- 3:45like,
- 3:45there
- 3:46are
- 3:46jigs
- 3:46and
- 3:46things
- 3:46that
- 3:47I'll
- 3:47use
- 3:47in
- 3:47the
- 3:47wintertime
- 3:48that
- 3:48basically
- 3:49never
- 3:49get
- 3:49hung
- 3:49up.
- 3:50Um,
- 3:50so
- 3:50that
- 3:50becomes
- 3:51very,
- 3:51very
- 3:51important
- 3:52because
- 3:52you
- 3:52just
- 3:52want
- 3:53to
- 3:53stay
- 3:53on
- 3:53the
- 3:53bottom,
- 3:53maybe
- 3:54a
- 3:54little
- 3:54hop
- 3:54here
- 3:54and
- 3:54there.
- 3:55But,
- 3:56uh,
- 3:57yeah,
- 3:57on
- 3:57the
- 3:57fly
- 3:57side
- 3:58of
- 3:58things,
- 3:58I
- 3:58mean,
- 3:58just
- 4:00getting
- 4:00down
- 4:00to
- 4:01a
- 4:01lethargic
- 4:01fish
- 4:02where
- 4:02they
- 4:02can
- 4:02just
- 4:02kind
- 4:02of
- 4:02like,
- 4:03you
- 4:03know,
- 4:03tilt
- 4:04their
- 4:04head
- 4:04down,
- 4:04suck
- 4:05in.
- 4:05Like
- 4:05that's
- 4:05going
- 4:05to
- 4:06be
- 4:07a
- 4:07big
- 4:08factor
- 4:08of
- 4:08success.
- 4:09Got
- 4:10it.
- 4:10And,
- 4:10you
- 4:10know,
- 4:10folks,
- 4:11we
- 4:11love
- 4:11questions
- 4:11on
- 4:11the
- 4:12articulate
- 4:12fly.
- 4:12No
- 4:12one's
- 4:13sending
- 4:13even
- 4:13any
- 4:13silly
- 4:14questions
- 4:14in
- 4:14this
- 4:15time.
- 4:15So
- 4:15Brendan
- 4:15was
- 4:15kind
- 4:15of
- 4:16bummed
- 4:16out
- 4:17you
- 4:17were
- 4:18fingers
- 4:19crossed
- 4:19he's
- 4:19going
- 4:19to
- 4:19be
- 4:19able
- 4:19to
- 4:20stay
- 4:20on
- 4:20the
- 4:20wagon.
- 4:21But,
- 4:22you
- 4:22know,
- 4:22folks,
- 4:24we
- 4:26love,
- 4:27we
- 4:27love
- 4:28questions
- 4:28on
- 4:28the
- 4:28articulate
- 4:29fly.
- 4:29And
- 4:30you
- 4:30can
- 4:30email
- 4:30me
- 4:30or
- 4:31dm
- 4:31me
- 4:31on
- 4:31social
- 4:31media.
- 4:32And
- 4:32if
- 4:32we
- 4:33use
- 4:33your
- 4:33question,
- 4:33I
- 4:33will
- 4:34send
- 4:34you
- 4:34some
- 4:34articulate
- 4:34fly
- 4:35swag.
- 4:35And
- 4:35then
- 4:35remember,
- 4:36there's
- 4:36an
- 4:36awesome
- 4:36collection
- 4:37of
- 4:38swag
- 4:38from
- 4:38Brendan,
- 4:39you
- 4:39know,
- 4:39ruch
- 4:40angling,
- 4:40log
- 4:40jam
- 4:41stuff
- 4:41and
- 4:41house
- 4:41fly
- 4:42stuff
- 4:42and.
- 4:43Sounds
- 4:43like
- 4:43I
- 4:43really
- 4:43got
- 4:44your
- 4:44funny
- 4:44bone
- 4:44there,
- 4:45Brendan.
- 4:46Yeah,
- 4:47that
- 4:47caught
- 4:47me
- 4:47off
- 4:48guard.
- 4:48That
- 4:48was
- 4:48good.
- 4:49Well,
- 4:50I'm
- 4:51here
- 4:51to
- 4:51entertain.
- 4:51And
- 4:52so,
- 4:52you
- 4:52know,
- 4:52you
- 4:53were
- 4:53telling
- 4:53me
- 4:53that,
- 4:54you
- 4:54know,
- 4:54you're
- 4:55probably,
- 4:55I
- 4:55don't
- 4:55know
- 4:56what,
- 4:56two
- 4:56weeks
- 4:57away
- 4:57left
- 4:57on
- 4:57your
- 4:58smallmouth
- 4:58season,
- 4:58and
- 4:58then
- 4:58you're
- 4:59going
- 4:59to
- 4:59take
- 4:59a
- 4:59little
- 4:59bit
- 4:59of
- 4:59a
- 4:59break
- 5:01to
- 5:01kind
- 5:01of
- 5:01do
- 5:01non
- 5:02fishing
- 5:02things.
- 5:02But
- 5:02you'll
- 5:02be
- 5:03back
- 5:03on
- 5:03the
- 5:03water
- 5:03for
- 5:03muskie
- 5:04season,
- 5:04right?
- 5:06Yeah,
- 5:07yeah.
- 5:07I'll
- 5:08be
- 5:08very,
- 5:09very
- 5:09eager
- 5:09to
- 5:10take
- 5:10muskie
- 5:10trips
- 5:10as
- 5:11long
- 5:11as
- 5:11we
- 5:11have
- 5:11some
- 5:11green
- 5:12water.
- 5:12And
- 5:12I'll
- 5:13be
- 5:13very
- 5:13honest
- 5:14when
- 5:14the
- 5:15time
- 5:15is
- 5:15right.
- 5:15But,
- 5:16yeah,
- 5:17side
- 5:17works
- 5:18coming
- 5:18up
- 5:18and,
- 5:22yeah,
- 5:22I
- 5:23mean,
- 5:23the
- 5:24guiding
- 5:24never
- 5:24stops
- 5:25for
- 5:25gear
- 5:26fishing,
- 5:26unless
- 5:26it's,
- 5:26like,
- 5:26way
- 5:27too
- 5:27cold.
- 5:27But,
- 5:31yeah,
- 5:31the
- 5:31flyby
- 5:32is.
- 5:32Is
- 5:33dwindling,
- 5:33unfortunately.
- 5:34Yeah.
- 5:35And
- 5:35you
- 5:35were
- 5:35telling
- 5:36me,
- 5:36too,
- 5:36that
- 5:36kind
- 5:36of,
- 5:37given
- 5:37the
- 5:37impact
- 5:37of
- 5:38Hurricane
- 5:38Helene
- 5:39kind
- 5:39of,
- 5:39on
- 5:40southwest
- 5:40Virginia,
- 5:41you're
- 5:41probably
- 5:41going
- 5:41to
- 5:41step
- 5:42in
- 5:42Pa
- 5:42on
- 5:42the
- 5:42Muskie
- 5:43side
- 5:43this
- 5:43winter,
- 5:43right?
- 5:45Yeah,
- 5:45yeah,
- 5:45I'm
- 5:46going
- 5:46to
- 5:46be
- 5:46up
- 5:46in
- 5:46Pa
- 5:47pulling
- 5:48wires.
- 5:49Well,
- 5:49that
- 5:50sounds
- 5:50good.
- 5:50And
- 5:50there
- 5:50might
- 5:50be
- 5:50a
- 5:51prison
- 5:51tattoo
- 5:51or
- 5:51two
- 5:51in
- 5:52there
- 5:52somewhere,
- 5:52right?
- 5:54Yeah,
- 5:55yeah.
- 5:55It
- 5:55depends
- 5:55on
- 5:56what
- 5:56kind
- 5:56of
- 5:56crowd
- 5:56I
- 5:57get
- 5:57with
- 5:57this
- 5:57year.
- 5:58Yeah.
- 5:58And
- 5:58so,
- 5:59you
- 5:59know,
- 5:59if
- 6:00folks
- 6:00don't
- 6:00know,
- 6:01Brendan's
- 6:01going
- 6:01to
- 6:01be
- 6:01a
- 6:01bob
- 6:02in
- 6:02the
- 6:02hood
- 6:02in
- 6:02February
- 6:03tying
- 6:03up
- 6:03there.
- 6:04Do
- 6:04you
- 6:04have
- 6:04anything
- 6:05else
- 6:05in
- 6:05terms
- 6:05of
- 6:06going
- 6:06to
- 6:06shows
- 6:06and
- 6:06tying,
- 6:07or
- 6:08are
- 6:08you
- 6:08doing
- 6:08anything
- 6:09kind
- 6:09of
- 6:09crazy
- 6:09with
- 6:10your.
- 6:10Your
- 6:10log
- 6:11jam
- 6:11buddies
- 6:11on
- 6:11Instagram
- 6:12Live?
- 6:14So
- 6:14logjam
- 6:15live
- 6:15will
- 6:15be
- 6:16starting
- 6:16up
- 6:16again
- 6:17as
- 6:17things
- 6:17get
- 6:17colder
- 6:18and
- 6:18the
- 6:18days
- 6:18get
- 6:18shorter.
- 6:20I
- 6:20still
- 6:21need
- 6:21to
- 6:21talk
- 6:21to
- 6:21Dave
- 6:22as
- 6:22far
- 6:22as
- 6:22what
- 6:23day
- 6:23and
- 6:23time
- 6:23we're
- 6:23going
- 6:23to
- 6:23do,
- 6:24but,
- 6:25yeah,
- 6:25so
- 6:25that
- 6:25will
- 6:25be
- 6:25starting
- 6:26up
- 6:26again.
- 6:26Looking
- 6:26forward
- 6:26to
- 6:27that.
- 6:27And
- 6:28I
- 6:29will
- 6:29be
- 6:29at
- 6:30the
- 6:30house
- 6:30fly
- 6:31booth
- 6:31at
- 6:31the
- 6:31Edison
- 6:31show
- 6:32tying
- 6:32all
- 6:32three
- 6:32days.
- 6:33And
- 6:33that's.
- 6:33That's
- 6:33a
- 6:33ways
- 6:34away.
- 6:34But
- 6:35it's
- 6:36always
- 6:36a
- 6:36good
- 6:36time
- 6:37hanging
- 6:37out
- 6:37with
- 6:37those
- 6:37guys.
- 6:38And
- 6:38I'm
- 6:38sure
- 6:38I'll
- 6:39be
- 6:39tying
- 6:39something
- 6:39that
- 6:39takes
- 6:40way
- 6:40too
- 6:40long
- 6:40to
- 6:40tie.
- 6:41Yeah,
- 6:41it's
- 6:41an
- 6:41excuse
- 6:42to
- 6:42go
- 6:42to
- 6:42Harold's
- 6:42for
- 6:43dinner,
- 6:43too,
- 6:43and
- 6:43get,
- 6:43like,
- 6:43a
- 6:44$50
- 6:45corned
- 6:45beef
- 6:46sandwich.
- 6:47Yeah,
- 6:48as
- 6:48long
- 6:48as
- 6:48it
- 6:48comes
- 6:49out
- 6:49twelve
- 6:49inches
- 6:49high,
- 6:50I'm
- 6:50okay
- 6:50with
- 6:50it.
- 6:52Well,
- 6:52there
- 6:53you
- 6:53go.
- 6:53Well,
- 6:53listen,
- 6:53folks,
- 6:54you
- 6:54know,
- 6:55smallmouth
- 6:55seasons
- 6:56wind
- 6:56down,
- 6:56but,
- 6:56yo,
- 6:57it's
- 6:57yourself
- 6:57to
- 6:57reach
- 6:57out
- 6:58to
- 6:58Brendan
- 6:58and
- 6:59go
- 6:59chase
- 6:59some
- 7:00musky
- 7:00and
- 7:00pa.
- 7:01Yeah,
- 7:02or
- 7:02you.
- 7:02Can
- 7:02hit
- 7:03me
- 7:03up
- 7:03to
- 7:03get
- 7:03on
- 7:03the
- 7:03books
- 7:03for
- 7:04pre
- 7:05spawn
- 7:05next
- 7:05year.
- 7:06Yeah,
- 7:06well,
- 7:06there
- 7:06you
- 7:07go.
- 7:07Well,
- 7:07listen,
- 7:07tight
- 7:07lines,
- 7:08everybody.
- 7:08Tight
- 7:09lines.
- 7:09Brendan.
- 7:11Take
- 7:11care,
- 7:11guys.