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S7, Ep 99: Winter's Approach: Matt Reilly's Tips for Catching Musky in Low Water · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
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  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
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  Marvin
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  Cash,
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  the
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  host
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  of
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  The
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  Articulate
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  Fly.
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  We're
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  back
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  with
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  another
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  Southwest
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  Virginia
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  Fishing
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  Report
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  with
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  Matt
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  Reilly.
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  Matt,
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  how
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  are
• 0:10
  you?
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  I'm
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  doing
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  all
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  right,
• 0:12
  man.
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  How
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  are
• 0:13
  you?
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  As
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  always,
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  just
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  trying
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  to
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  stay
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  out
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  of
• 0:15
  trouble.
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  And
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  you've
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  got
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  big
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  news
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  since
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  the
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  last
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  time
• 0:17
  we
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  recorded.
• 0:19
  Yeah,
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  man,
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  we're
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  officially
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  a
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  family
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  of
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  four
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  now,
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  so
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  things
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  have
• 0:24
  been
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  a
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  little
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  busy,
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  a
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  little
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  bit,
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  off
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  kilter
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  for
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  the
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  last
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  couple
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  of
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  weeks,
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  but
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  we're
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  doing
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  just
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  fine.
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  Yeah.
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  You
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  sound
• 0:32
  unusually
• 0:32
  chipper
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  to
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  have
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  a
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  newborn
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  in
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  the
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  house.
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  Well,
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  he
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  sleeps
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  pretty
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  well.
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  Not
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  that
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  I'm
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  the
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  one
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  doing
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  a
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  whole
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  lot
• 0:41
  of
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  that
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  middle
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  of
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  the
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  night
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  stuff,
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  but
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  it.
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  I
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  think
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  we're
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  gonna
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  get
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  lucky,
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  man.
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  We've
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  had
• 0:48
  two,
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  two
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  really
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  good
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  sleepers
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  and,
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  you
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  know,
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  very
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  amenable
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  children.
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  So
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  I
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  think
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  we're,
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  all
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  right.
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  Yeah,
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  I
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  was
• 0:57
  not
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  so
• 0:57
  lucky.
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  Both
• 0:58
  of
• 0:58
  ours
• 0:58
  were
• 0:58
  super
• 0:59
  colicky,
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  so
• 0:59
  count
• 1:00
  your
• 1:00
  blessings.
• 1:02
  Yeah,
• 1:02
  it's
• 1:02
  funny
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  how
• 1:03
  people,
• 1:05
  especially
• 1:05
  people
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  who
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  have
• 1:06
  had
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  difficult
• 1:07
  children,
• 1:07
  when
• 1:08
  they
• 1:08
  hear
• 1:08
  you
• 1:08
  got
• 1:08
  an
• 1:08
  easy
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  one,
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  it's
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  like
• 1:09
  they
• 1:09
  want
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  you
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  to
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  have,
• 1:10
  they
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  want
• 1:11
  you
• 1:11
  to
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  have
• 1:11
  the
• 1:12
  experience
• 1:12
  that,
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  that
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  they
• 1:14
  did.
• 1:14
  So
• 1:15
  everyone.
• 1:16
  I
• 1:16
  think
• 1:16
  there
• 1:16
  were
• 1:16
  a
• 1:16
  lot
• 1:16
  of
• 1:16
  people
• 1:17
  secretly
• 1:17
  hoping
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  that
• 1:18
  our
• 1:18
  second
• 1:18
  child
• 1:18
  would,
• 1:20
  would
• 1:20
  put
• 1:20
  us
• 1:20
  in
• 1:20
  our
• 1:20
  place,
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  but
• 1:22
  it
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  hadn't
• 1:23
  been
• 1:23
  that
• 1:23
  way
• 1:23
  yet.
• 1:24
  Well,
• 1:25
  hope
• 1:25
  it
• 1:25
  stays
• 1:26
  that
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  way.
• 1:26
  So,
• 1:26
  you
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  know,
• 1:27
  you've
• 1:27
  put
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  smallmouth
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  in
• 1:28
  the
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  books
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  for
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  the
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  season,
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  really,
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  and
• 1:31
  you've
• 1:31
  fired
• 1:31
  up
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  on
• 1:31
  the
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  muskie
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  front.
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  What
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  are
• 1:32
  you
• 1:32
  seeing?
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  Yeah,
• 1:36
  yeah,
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  that,
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  that
• 1:38
  hospital
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  trip
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  pretty
• 1:39
  much,
• 1:40
  pretty
• 1:40
  much
• 1:41
  ended
• 1:41
  smallmouth
• 1:42
  season.
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  And
• 1:44
  I
• 1:44
  got,
• 1:44
  you
• 1:44
  know,
• 1:45
  did
• 1:45
  a
• 1:45
  handful
• 1:45
  of
• 1:45
  muskie
• 1:46
  trips
• 1:46
  over
• 1:46
  about
• 1:47
  a
• 1:47
  three
• 1:48
  week
• 1:48
  span
• 1:48
  of
• 1:48
  being,
• 1:49
  being
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  at
• 1:50
  home
• 1:50
  mostly.
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  But
• 1:52
  things
• 1:53
  have
• 1:53
  not
• 1:54
  really
• 1:54
  changed
• 1:54
  a
• 1:55
  whole
• 1:55
  lot
• 1:55
  in
• 1:55
  the
• 1:55
  last
• 1:55
  couple
• 1:56
  of
• 1:56
  weeks
• 1:56
  other
• 1:56
  than
• 1:57
  maybe
• 1:57
  the
• 1:57
  water
• 1:57
  temperature.
• 1:59
  We've
• 1:59
  had
• 2:01
  real
• 2:01
  low
• 2:01
  water.
• 2:03
  I
• 2:03
  was
• 2:04
  out
• 2:04
  today
• 2:04
  and
• 2:04
  the,
• 2:05
  the
• 2:05
  new
• 2:05
  is
• 2:07
  particularly
• 2:07
  the
• 2:08
  lower
• 2:08
  news,
• 2:09
  sitting
• 2:09
  at
• 2:09
  like
• 2:10
  a
• 2:10
  quarter
• 2:10
  of
• 2:10
  the
• 2:10
  summertime
• 2:11
  average
• 2:11
  right
• 2:12
  now.
• 2:12
  So
• 2:13
  things
• 2:13
  are
• 2:13
  very
• 2:14
  low,
• 2:15
  pretty
• 2:15
  clear
• 2:17
  and
• 2:17
  fishing's
• 2:18
  been
• 2:18
  a
• 2:18
  little
• 2:18
  tough,
• 2:19
  but,
• 2:19
  you
• 2:19
  know,
• 2:20
  they,
• 2:20
  they
• 2:20
  will
• 2:20
  still
• 2:21
  eat.
• 2:21
  You
• 2:21
  know,
• 2:21
  we
• 2:21
  had
• 2:21
  a
• 2:22
  couple
• 2:22
  fish
• 2:22
  eat
• 2:22
  today.
• 2:25
  Probably
• 2:26
  been,
• 2:26
  you
• 2:27
  know,
• 2:27
  getting
• 2:28
  an
• 2:28
  opportunity
• 2:29
  most
• 2:29
  days.
• 2:31
  So
• 2:32
  it's
• 2:32
  nothing
• 2:32
  to
• 2:32
  be
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  too
• 2:33
  scared
• 2:33
  of.
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  That
• 2:34
  said,
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  I
• 2:35
  do
• 2:35
  wish
• 2:35
  we'd
• 2:36
  get
• 2:36
  a
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  little
• 2:36
  bit
• 2:36
  of
• 2:36
  rain
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  or
• 2:37
  supposed
• 2:37
  to
• 2:37
  get
• 2:37
  some
• 2:37
  tonight.
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  Um,
• 2:39
  so
• 2:39
  hopefully
• 2:39
  we
• 2:39
  can
• 2:40
  go
• 2:40
  into
• 2:40
  the
• 2:40
  weekend
• 2:41
  with
• 2:41
  a
• 2:41
  little
• 2:41
  bit
• 2:42
  more
• 2:42
  water
• 2:43
  in
• 2:43
  the
• 2:43
  river.
• 2:43
  But
• 2:44
  we
• 2:44
  will,
• 2:45
  we
• 2:45
  will
• 2:45
  see.
• 2:46
  Um,
• 2:47
  we
• 2:48
  have
• 2:48
  had
• 2:48
  some
• 2:49
  pretty,
• 2:49
  pretty
• 2:50
  cold,
• 2:51
  I
• 2:51
  think
• 2:51
  it
• 2:51
  was.
• 2:51
  Yeah,
• 2:52
  I
• 2:52
  Guess
• 2:52
  last
• 2:52
  week,
• 2:54
  last
• 2:54
  week
• 2:54
  we
• 2:54
  had
• 2:55
  a
• 2:55
  couple
• 2:55
  of
• 2:55
  days
• 2:56
  that
• 2:56
  it
• 2:56
  didn't
• 2:56
  get
• 2:56
  above
• 2:57
  freezing.
• 2:57
  We
• 2:57
  had
• 2:57
  some
• 2:58
  crazy,
• 2:58
  you
• 2:59
  know,
• 2:59
  basically
• 2:59
  like
• 2:59
  15
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  30
• 3:00
  mile
• 3:01
  an
• 3:01
  hour
• 3:01
  winds
• 3:02
  for
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  week
• 3:02
  straight.
• 3:03
  So
• 3:03
  didn't
• 3:04
  do
• 3:04
  much
• 3:04
  fishing
• 3:05
  that
• 3:05
  week.
• 3:07
  But
• 3:07
  it's
• 3:08
  dropped
• 3:08
  our
• 3:08
  water
• 3:09
  temps
• 3:09
  down
• 3:09
  to
• 3:10
  the
• 3:10
  like
• 3:10
  right
• 3:11
  around
• 3:11
  the
• 3:13
  well
• 3:13
  kind
• 3:13
  of
• 3:13
  depending
• 3:14
  on
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  day
• 3:14
  because
• 3:15
  we
• 3:15
  have
• 3:15
  had
• 3:16
  very
• 3:16
  different
• 3:18
  daytime
• 3:19
  temps,
• 3:19
  you
• 3:20
  know,
• 3:20
  seeing
• 3:21
  everything
• 3:21
  from
• 3:21
  like
• 3:21
  the
• 3:22
  low
• 3:22
  40s
• 3:22
  to
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  low
• 3:23
  50s
• 3:23
  in
• 3:24
  the
• 3:24
  last
• 3:24
  week
• 3:24
  or
• 3:24
  two.
• 3:25
  So
• 3:25
  we
• 3:26
  are
• 3:26
  slowly
• 3:27
  sliding
• 3:27
  towards
• 3:27
  winter
• 3:29
  but
• 3:30
  things
• 3:30
  are
• 3:31
  still
• 3:31
  fairly
• 3:31
  warm
• 3:32
  and
• 3:33
  with
• 3:33
  the
• 3:33
  clear
• 3:33
  water,
• 3:34
  you
• 3:34
  know,
• 3:35
  been
• 3:35
  fishing
• 3:36
  fairly
• 3:37
  quick
• 3:37
  and
• 3:37
  you
• 3:38
  know,
• 3:38
  trying
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  employ
• 3:39
  all
• 3:39
  those
• 3:39
  tactics
• 3:39
  to
• 3:40
  talk
• 3:40
  about
• 3:40
  in
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  fall.
• 3:41
  Every
• 3:41
  year
• 3:42
  it's
• 3:42
  trying
• 3:42
  to
• 3:43
  make
• 3:43
  long
• 3:43
  casts,
• 3:44
  downsizing
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  little
• 3:45
  bit,
• 3:46
  using
• 3:47
  speed
• 3:47
  and
• 3:48
  just
• 3:48
  doing
• 3:48
  everything
• 3:48
  you
• 3:49
  can
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  be
• 3:50
  stealthy
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  get
• 3:51
  fish
• 3:51
  to
• 3:51
  eat
• 3:51
  away
• 3:51
  from
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  boat.
• 3:52
  They're
• 3:52
  going
• 3:52
  to
• 3:53
  do
• 3:53
  it.
• 3:54
  Yeah,
• 3:54
  it
• 3:54
  sounds,
• 3:55
  I'm
• 3:55
  having
• 3:55
  all
• 3:55
  those
• 3:56
  visions
• 3:56
  right
• 3:56
  now
• 3:56
  of
• 3:57
  fish
• 3:57
  seeing
• 3:57
  boats
• 3:58
  pushing
• 3:58
  wakes,
• 3:59
  rocking
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  boat,
• 3:59
  casting
• 4:00
  all
• 4:00
  that
• 4:00
  stuff
• 4:00
  you
• 4:00
  want
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  avoid.
• 4:01
  Right?
• 4:02
  Yep,
• 4:02
  yep.
• 4:03
  That's,
• 4:04
  that's
• 4:04
  one
• 4:04
  skill
• 4:05
  that
• 4:06
  everybody's
• 4:07
  a
• 4:07
  little
• 4:07
  bit
• 4:07
  different
• 4:08
  in
• 4:08
  how
• 4:08
  they
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  how
• 4:09
  they
• 4:09
  cast.
• 4:10
  But
• 4:11
  if
• 4:12
  you
• 4:12
  can
• 4:14
  and
• 4:14
  it,
• 4:14
  you
• 4:15
  know,
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  do
• 4:15
  have
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  shift
• 4:16
  weight
• 4:16
  a
• 4:17
  little
• 4:17
  bit
• 4:17
  when
• 4:18
  you're
• 4:18
  trying
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  haul
• 4:20
  a
• 4:21
  12
• 4:21
  inch
• 4:22
  Muskie
• 4:22
  fly,
• 4:22
  8
• 4:23
  inch
• 4:23
  Muskie
• 4:23
  fly
• 4:24
  70,
• 4:24
  80ft.
• 4:25
  But
• 4:26
  if
• 4:26
  you
• 4:26
  can
• 4:27
  keep
• 4:27
  your,
• 4:28
  keep
• 4:28
  your
• 4:28
  feet
• 4:29
  still
• 4:30
  and
• 4:30
  you
• 4:31
  know,
• 4:31
  rock
• 4:32
  a
• 4:32
  lot
• 4:32
  more
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  your
• 4:33
  upper
• 4:33
  body
• 4:33
  as
• 4:34
  opposed
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  shifting
• 4:35
  weight
• 4:35
  heavy,
• 4:35
  you
• 4:36
  know,
• 4:36
  forward
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  backwards
• 4:37
  and,
• 4:37
  and
• 4:38
  rocking
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  boat,
• 4:39
  it's
• 4:39
  always
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  good
• 4:40
  thing.
• 4:42
  And
• 4:42
  then
• 4:43
  yeah,
• 4:43
  just
• 4:44
  anything
• 4:44
  you
• 4:45
  can
• 4:45
  do
• 4:45
  to,
• 4:45
  to
• 4:46
  be
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  little
• 4:46
  bit
• 4:46
  stealthier
• 4:47
  than
• 4:47
  you'd
• 4:47
  normally
• 4:48
  be.
• 4:49
  Can't,
• 4:49
  can't
• 4:50
  hurt.
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  don't
• 4:50
  think
• 4:51
  it's
• 4:51
  always
• 4:51
  super
• 4:52
  necessary
• 4:52
  but
• 4:53
  I
• 4:54
  tell
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  lot
• 4:54
  of
• 4:54
  people
• 4:54
  it's
• 4:55
  easier
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  catch
• 4:55
  a
• 4:55
  fish
• 4:55
  that
• 4:56
  doesn't
• 4:56
  know
• 4:56
  you're
• 4:56
  there
• 4:56
  than
• 4:56
  a
• 4:57
  fish
• 4:57
  that
• 4:57
  does
• 4:57
  know
• 4:57
  you're
• 4:58
  there.
• 4:58
  So
• 4:58
  can't
• 4:59
  hurt.
• 4:59
  Yeah,
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  hundred
• 5:00
  percent.
• 5:00
  And
• 5:01
  got
• 5:01
  a
• 5:01
  question
• 5:01
  from
• 5:01
  Marty.
• 5:02
  And
• 5:02
  Marty,
• 5:02
  I
• 5:02
  apologize.
• 5:03
  These
• 5:03
  email
• 5:04
  questions
• 5:05
  got
• 5:05
  into
• 5:05
  a
• 5:06
  spam
• 5:06
  folder
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  found
• 5:07
  them
• 5:07
  so.
• 5:07
  But
• 5:07
  we
• 5:07
  are
• 5:07
  going
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  answer
• 5:08
  your
• 5:08
  question
• 5:09
  and
• 5:09
  Marty's
• 5:10
  a
• 5:10
  kayak
• 5:10
  fisherman,
• 5:11
  likes
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  fish
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  New
• 5:11
  river
• 5:12
  for
• 5:12
  smallmouth
• 5:12
  and
• 5:13
  Lake
• 5:13
  Norman
• 5:13
  for
• 5:13
  bass.
• 5:13
  And
• 5:14
  he
• 5:14
  wanted
• 5:14
  to
• 5:14
  get
• 5:14
  your
• 5:14
  thoughts
• 5:16
  on
• 5:16
  the
• 5:16
  length
• 5:16
  head
• 5:17
  you
• 5:17
  like
• 5:17
  on
• 5:17
  your
• 5:17
  intermediate
• 5:18
  lines
• 5:18
  when
• 5:18
  you're
• 5:19
  streamer
• 5:19
  fishing
• 5:19
  for
• 5:19
  bass.
• 5:22
  Yeah,
• 5:25
  I'm
• 5:25
  gonna.
• 5:27
  So
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  would,
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  would
• 5:29
  say
• 5:29
  for
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  most
• 5:30
  part
• 5:30
  within
• 5:31
  with
• 5:32
  an
• 5:32
  intermediate
• 5:33
  because
• 5:33
  it's
• 5:33
  not
• 5:34
  a
• 5:34
  real
• 5:34
  dense
• 5:36
  line.
• 5:36
  You
• 5:37
  know,
• 5:37
  we're
• 5:37
  only
• 5:37
  talking
• 5:37
  about
• 5:38
  like
• 5:38
  an
• 5:38
  inch,
• 5:38
  inch
• 5:39
  and
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  half
• 5:39
  per
• 5:39
  second
• 5:40
  sink
• 5:40
  rate.
• 5:41
  Those
• 5:41
  heads
• 5:41
  tend
• 5:42
  to
• 5:42
  be
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  little
• 5:42
  bit
• 5:42
  longer.
• 5:44
  I'd
• 5:44
  have
• 5:44
  to,
• 5:44
  I'd
• 5:45
  have
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  look.
• 5:46
  But
• 5:46
  I'm
• 5:46
  pretty
• 5:47
  certain
• 5:47
  most
• 5:47
  of
• 5:47
  mine
• 5:48
  are
• 5:48
  like
• 5:48
  25
• 5:48
  to
• 5:49
  30
• 5:49
  foot
• 5:50
  heads.
• 5:51
  And
• 5:52
  I
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  most
• 5:54
  part
• 5:55
  fish
• 5:56
  well.
• 5:56
  So
• 5:56
  you
• 5:56
  said
• 5:57
  he
• 5:57
  fishes
• 5:57
  lakes,
• 5:58
  Lake
• 5:58
  Norman
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  the
• 6:00
  river.
• 6:00
  It
• 6:00
  sounds
• 6:01
  like
• 6:01
  he
• 6:01
  needs
• 6:01
  to
• 6:01
  buy
• 6:01
  two
• 6:01
  fly
• 6:02
  lines,
• 6:02
  right?
• 6:03
  Yeah,
• 6:04
  maybe.
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  mean,
• 6:04
  so
• 6:05
  I,
• 6:05
  I
• 6:06
  don't
• 6:06
  do
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  lot
• 6:06
  of
• 6:06
  bass
• 6:06
  fishing
• 6:07
  on
• 6:07
  lakes,
• 6:07
  but
• 6:09
  I
• 6:09
  have
• 6:09
  do
• 6:10
  striper
• 6:10
  fish
• 6:10
  on,
• 6:11
  on
• 6:11
  the
• 6:11
  lake
• 6:11
  quite
• 6:12
  a
• 6:12
  bit.
• 6:12
  And
• 6:12
  that's,
• 6:14
  that's
• 6:14
  a
• 6:14
  full
• 6:14
  intermediate
• 6:16
  that
• 6:16
  I
• 6:16
  use
• 6:17
  as
• 6:18
  opposed
• 6:18
  to
• 6:18
  an
• 6:18
  intermediate
• 6:19
  tip.
• 6:20
  And
• 6:20
  that's
• 6:21
  just,
• 6:21
  you
• 6:21
  know,
• 6:21
  you
• 6:22
  got
• 6:22
  flat
• 6:22
  water,
• 6:25
  no,
• 6:25
  you
• 6:26
  know,
• 6:26
  nothing
• 6:27
  moving
• 6:27
  the
• 6:28
  line
• 6:28
  really.
• 6:31
  That
• 6:32
  the,
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  best,
• 6:33
  best
• 6:34
  intermediate
• 6:35
  line
• 6:35
  I
• 6:36
  have
• 6:36
  found,
• 6:36
  at
• 6:36
  least
• 6:37
  for
• 6:37
  my
• 6:37
  striper
• 6:37
  fishing,
• 6:38
  has
• 6:38
  been
• 6:38
  the
• 6:38
  Rio
• 6:38
  striper
• 6:39
  line.
• 6:39
  I've
• 6:40
  tried
• 6:40
  like
• 6:41
  half
• 6:41
  a
• 6:42
  dozen
• 6:44
  full
• 6:44
  intermediates
• 6:45
  and
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  know,
• 6:47
  again,
• 6:47
  we're,
• 6:48
  we're
• 6:48
  going
• 6:48
  off
• 6:48
  on
• 6:49
  something
• 6:49
  that's
• 6:49
  potentially
• 6:50
  unrelated.
• 6:50
  But
• 6:51
  for
• 6:51
  striper
• 6:51
  fishing,
• 6:52
  most
• 6:52
  of
• 6:52
  my
• 6:52
  lake
• 6:53
  fishing
• 6:53
  is
• 6:54
  in
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  fall
• 6:54
  and
• 6:54
  winter.
• 6:56
  And
• 6:57
  so
• 6:57
  you're,
• 6:57
  you're
• 6:58
  asking
• 6:58
  for
• 6:58
  a
• 6:59
  cold
• 6:59
  weather
• 7:00
  full
• 7:01
  intermediate,
• 7:01
  which
• 7:02
  I
• 7:02
  think
• 7:02
  is
• 7:02
  a
• 7:03
  fairly
• 7:03
  rare,
• 7:05
  rare
• 7:05
  animal.
• 7:06
  But
• 7:06
  that,
• 7:07
  that
• 7:07
  line
• 7:08
  in
• 7:09
  my
• 7:09
  experience
• 7:10
  has
• 7:10
  been
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  best
• 7:10
  in
• 7:11
  terms
• 7:11
  of,
• 7:12
  you
• 7:12
  know,
• 7:12
  not
• 7:13
  coiling
• 7:13
  up,
• 7:14
  not
• 7:14
  having
• 7:15
  a
• 7:15
  lot
• 7:15
  of
• 7:15
  memory.
• 7:16
  It's
• 7:16
  got
• 7:16
  a
• 7:17
  little
• 7:17
  bit
• 7:17
  of
• 7:17
  a,
• 7:17
  a
• 7:18
  glow
• 7:18
  feature
• 7:18
  too,
• 7:19
  which
• 7:19
  helps.
• 7:19
  But
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  river
• 7:22
  I
• 7:22
  do
• 7:23
  not
• 7:23
  like
• 7:23
  a
• 7:23
  full
• 7:24
  intermediate
• 7:25
  specifically
• 7:27
  and
• 7:27
  I,
• 7:27
  I
• 7:27
  will
• 7:27
  fish
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  tip.
• 7:28
  I
• 7:29
  think
• 7:29
  it's
• 7:29
  just
• 7:29
  the
• 7:30
  scientific
• 7:30
  anglers,
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,
• 7:31
  intermediate
• 7:32
  tip,
• 7:33
  sonar
• 7:34
  line.
• 7:36
  But
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  reason
• 7:36
  I
• 7:36
  don't
• 7:37
  like
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  full
• 7:37
  intermediate
• 7:38
  in
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  river
• 7:38
  is,
• 7:38
  is
• 7:39
  just
• 7:39
  because,
• 7:40
  you
• 7:40
  know,
• 7:40
  in
• 7:40
  our
• 7:41
  relatively
• 7:42
  swift,
• 7:44
  relatively
• 7:45
  big
• 7:45
  rivers,
• 7:46
  particularly
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  new
• 7:47
  river,
• 7:48
  especially
• 7:49
  in
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  springtime
• 7:50
  during
• 7:50
  the
• 7:51
  pre
• 7:51
  spawn
• 7:51
  window
• 7:52
  or
• 7:52
  anytime
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  have
• 7:53
  heavy
• 7:54
  flows,
• 7:56
  you'll
• 7:56
  find
• 7:57
  yourself
• 7:57
  casting
• 7:57
  across
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  lot
• 7:58
  of
• 7:58
  current
• 7:58
  seams
• 7:59
  and
• 7:59
  sometimes
• 8:00
  they're
• 8:00
  fairly
• 8:00
  heavy.
• 8:01
  And
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  know,
• 8:03
  if
• 8:03
  you
• 8:03
  want
• 8:04
  to
• 8:04
  fish
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  current
• 8:05
  seam,
• 8:06
  you
• 8:06
  don't
• 8:06
  want
• 8:06
  to
• 8:06
  be
• 8:06
  sitting
• 8:07
  on
• 8:07
  the
• 8:07
  current
• 8:07
  seam
• 8:08
  casting
• 8:09
  into
• 8:09
  slack
• 8:09
  water.
• 8:10
  You're
• 8:10
  going
• 8:10
  to
• 8:11
  be
• 8:11
  a
• 8:11
  little
• 8:11
  bit
• 8:11
  off
• 8:11
  of
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  current
• 8:12
  seam
• 8:13
  so
• 8:13
  that
• 8:13
  you
• 8:13
  can
• 8:13
  fish
• 8:13
  through
• 8:14
  it.
• 8:14
  And
• 8:14
  that
• 8:15
  just
• 8:15
  means
• 8:15
  that
• 8:15
  you're
• 8:15
  going
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  have,
• 8:16
  you
• 8:17
  know,
• 8:17
  if
• 8:17
  you
• 8:17
  had
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  full
• 8:17
  intermediate,
• 8:18
  you're
• 8:19
  going
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  have
• 8:19
  line
• 8:20
  in
• 8:20
  the
• 8:21
  fast
• 8:21
  water.
• 8:22
  And
• 8:22
  that
• 8:23
  fast
• 8:23
  water
• 8:23
  tends
• 8:23
  to
• 8:24
  push
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  big
• 8:24
  belly
• 8:25
  into
• 8:25
  that
• 8:25
  line.
• 8:26
  And
• 8:26
  so
• 8:26
  if
• 8:26
  you
• 8:26
  can
• 8:27
  picture,
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  know,
• 8:28
  chucking,
• 8:29
  chucking
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  fly
• 8:29
  30ft
• 8:30
  into
• 8:30
  a
• 8:31
  pocket
• 8:31
  or
• 8:32
  an
• 8:32
  eddy
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  you've
• 8:33
  got
• 8:34
  this
• 8:34
  big
• 8:34
  10,
• 8:35
  10
• 8:35
  foot
• 8:35
  belly
• 8:36
  or
• 8:36
  just,
• 8:36
  you
• 8:37
  know,
• 8:37
  line
• 8:37
  that's
• 8:38
  not
• 8:38
  straight
• 8:38
  because
• 8:39
  you
• 8:39
  have
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  bunch
• 8:39
  of
• 8:40
  billowing
• 8:41
  currents
• 8:41
  and
• 8:41
  stuff
• 8:41
  between
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  and
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  currency
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  fish
• 8:44
  eats
• 8:44
  and
• 8:44
  you
• 8:44
  have
• 8:44
  to
• 8:45
  strip
• 8:45
  set
• 8:45
  and
• 8:45
  you're
• 8:46
  only
• 8:46
  taking
• 8:46
  in
• 8:46
  like
• 8:47
  2,
• 8:47
  maybe
• 8:47
  3ft
• 8:48
  of
• 8:48
  slack
• 8:48
  and
• 8:49
  maybe
• 8:49
  you've
• 8:49
  got
• 8:49
  10
• 8:49
  or
• 8:50
  12ft
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  slack
• 8:51
  because
• 8:51
  of
• 8:51
  that,
• 8:53
  all
• 8:53
  that
• 8:54
  coil
• 8:54
  and
• 8:55
  billowing
• 8:55
  in
• 8:55
  your
• 8:56
  line.
• 8:56
  You
• 8:56
  can,
• 8:56
  you
• 8:57
  can
• 8:57
  miss
• 8:57
  a
• 8:57
  lot
• 8:57
  of
• 8:57
  fish
• 8:58
  that
• 8:58
  way.
• 8:58
  So
• 8:58
  I
• 8:59
  like
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  fish
• 8:59
  an
• 8:59
  intermediate
• 9:00
  tip
• 9:00
  and
• 9:01
  that
• 9:01
  just
• 9:01
  gives
• 9:01
  me
• 9:01
  a
• 9:02
  running
• 9:02
  line
• 9:02
  that
• 9:03
  floats
• 9:04
  coming
• 9:05
  off
• 9:05
  of
• 9:05
  my
• 9:05
  rod
• 9:05
  tip
• 9:06
  so
• 9:06
  I
• 9:06
  can
• 9:06
  mend
• 9:07
  it
• 9:07
  or
• 9:07
  you
• 9:08
  know,
• 9:08
  at
• 9:08
  the
• 9:09
  very
• 9:09
  least
• 9:10
  sometimes,
• 9:10
  you
• 9:10
  know,
• 9:10
  if
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  get
• 9:11
  a,
• 9:12
  a,
• 9:12
  a
• 9:12
  belly
• 9:13
  blown
• 9:13
  into
• 9:13
  that
• 9:14
  running
• 9:14
  line,
• 9:16
  if
• 9:17
  a,
• 9:17
  if
• 9:17
  a
• 9:17
  fish
• 9:17
  eats,
• 9:18
  you
• 9:19
  can,
• 9:19
  you
• 9:19
  can
• 9:19
  straighten
• 9:20
  it
• 9:20
  out
• 9:20
  relatively
• 9:21
  quickly
• 9:21
  because
• 9:21
  it's
• 9:21
  on
• 9:22
  the
• 9:22
  surface
• 9:22
  as
• 9:22
  opposed
• 9:23
  to,
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  know,
• 9:23
  buried
• 9:24
  a
• 9:24
  foot
• 9:24
  down
• 9:24
  in
• 9:24
  the,
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  it.
• 9:26
  So
• 9:27
  that's
• 9:28
  my
• 9:28
  two
• 9:28
  cents
• 9:28
  on
• 9:29
  that.
• 9:29
  I'm
• 9:29
  not,
• 9:29
  I
• 9:29
  can't
• 9:30
  say
• 9:30
  I'm
• 9:30
  real
• 9:30
  picky
• 9:31
  about
• 9:32
  the
• 9:32
  head
• 9:33
  length
• 9:33
  other
• 9:33
  than
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  fact
• 9:34
  that
• 9:34
  I
• 9:34
  do
• 9:34
  like
• 9:34
  that,
• 9:35
  you
• 9:35
  know,
• 9:35
  25,
• 9:36
  30ft
• 9:37
  or
• 9:37
  whatever.
• 9:38
  It
• 9:38
  seems
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  be
• 9:38
  a
• 9:38
  good
• 9:39
  length
• 9:39
  for,
• 9:40
  for
• 9:41
  everything
• 9:41
  that
• 9:41
  I
• 9:41
  do,
• 9:42
  you
• 9:42
  know.
• 9:43
  Well,
• 9:43
  there
• 9:43
  you
• 9:43
  go.
• 9:43
  Well,
• 9:44
  Marty,
• 9:44
  I
• 9:44
  hope
• 9:44
  that
• 9:44
  helps.
• 9:45
  And
• 9:45
  I
• 9:45
  apologize
• 9:45
  again
• 9:46
  for
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  delay
• 9:46
  getting
• 9:47
  this
• 9:47
  on
• 9:47
  the,
• 9:47
  the
• 9:48
  fishing
• 9:48
  report.
• 9:48
  And
• 9:49
  you
• 9:49
  know
• 9:49
  folks,
• 9:49
  we
• 9:50
  love
• 9:50
  questions
• 9:50
  on
• 9:50
  the
• 9:50
  articulate
• 9:51
  fly.
• 9:51
  You
• 9:51
  can
• 9:51
  email
• 9:52
  me
• 9:52
  or
• 9:52
  DM
• 9:52
  me
• 9:53
  on
• 9:53
  social
• 9:53
  media,
• 9:53
  whatever's
• 9:54
  easiest
• 9:54
  for
• 9:54
  you.
• 9:54
  And
• 9:55
  if
• 9:55
  we
• 9:55
  use
• 9:55
  your
• 9:55
  question,
• 9:55
  I
• 9:56
  will
• 9:56
  send
• 9:56
  you
• 9:56
  some
• 9:56
  articulate
• 9:57
  FL
• 9:57
  swag
• 9:58
  you're
• 9:58
  drawing
• 9:59
  for
• 9:59
  some
• 9:59
  cool
• 9:59
  stuff
• 9:59
  for
• 9:59
  Matt
• 10:00
  at
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  end
• 10:00
  of
• 10:00
  the
• 10:00
  season.
• 10:00
  And
• 10:00
  Matt,
• 10:01
  before
• 10:01
  I
• 10:01
  let
• 10:01
  you
• 10:01
  go,
• 10:01
  you
• 10:02
  want
• 10:02
  to
• 10:02
  let
• 10:02
  folks
• 10:02
  know
• 10:03
  kind
• 10:03
  of
• 10:03
  now
• 10:04
  that
• 10:04
  your
• 10:04
  calendar
• 10:05
  stabilized,
• 10:05
  kind
• 10:05
  of
• 10:06
  what
• 10:06
  you
• 10:06
  have
• 10:06
  available
• 10:06
  and
• 10:06
  how
• 10:06
  to
• 10:07
  get
• 10:07
  in
• 10:07
  touch
• 10:07
  and
• 10:07
  all
• 10:07
  that
• 10:07
  kind
• 10:07
  of
• 10:08
  good
• 10:08
  stuff.
• 10:09
  Yeah,
• 10:10
  still
• 10:11
  booking
• 10:11
  winter
• 10:12
  musky
• 10:12
  stuff.
• 10:13
  You
• 10:13
  know,
• 10:13
  I've
• 10:13
  got
• 10:13
  some
• 10:13
  availability
• 10:14
  in
• 10:16
  November.
• 10:16
  December
• 10:17
  pretty
• 10:17
  much
• 10:17
  spoken
• 10:18
  for.
• 10:18
  There
• 10:19
  may
• 10:19
  be
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  day
• 10:20
  here
• 10:20
  or
• 10:21
  there,
• 10:21
  but
• 10:23
  got
• 10:23
  some
• 10:23
  stuff
• 10:24
  open
• 10:24
  in
• 10:24
  January,
• 10:25
  some
• 10:25
  in
• 10:26
  February
• 10:26
  too.
• 10:28
  We'll
• 10:28
  do
• 10:28
  some
• 10:28
  intermittent
• 10:30
  smallmouth
• 10:31
  fishing
• 10:31
  through
• 10:32
  the
• 10:32
  winter
• 10:32
  time
• 10:32
  too.
• 10:34
  So
• 10:34
  if
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  like,
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  like
• 10:35
  any
• 10:36
  kind
• 10:36
  of
• 10:36
  streamer
• 10:36
  fishing
• 10:37
  for,
• 10:38
  you
• 10:38
  know,
• 10:38
  strong
• 10:39
  fish,
• 10:39
  that's
• 10:39
  a
• 10:39
  good
• 10:40
  program
• 10:40
  too
• 10:40
  to
• 10:41
  get
• 10:41
  out
• 10:41
  and
• 10:42
  catch
• 10:42
  a
• 10:42
  bunch
• 10:42
  of
• 10:42
  fish
• 10:43
  in
• 10:43
  the
• 10:43
  middle
• 10:43
  of
• 10:43
  the
• 10:43
  winter
• 10:43
  when
• 10:44
  everything
• 10:44
  else
• 10:44
  is
• 10:44
  kind
• 10:44
  of
• 10:45
  cold
• 10:45
  and
• 10:45
  slow.
• 10:47
  But
• 10:47
  yeah,
• 10:48
  that's
• 10:48
  about
• 10:48
  it.
• 10:49
  I
• 10:49
  won't
• 10:49
  start
• 10:50
  thinking
• 10:50
  about
• 10:50
  the
• 10:51
  spring
• 10:52
  for
• 10:52
  a
• 10:52
  couple
• 10:52
  more
• 10:52
  months,
• 10:53
  but
• 10:54
  if
• 10:54
  you're
• 10:54
  interested
• 10:55
  in
• 10:55
  any
• 10:55
  of
• 10:55
  that,
• 10:56
  just
• 10:57
  hit
• 10:57
  up
• 10:57
  the
• 10:57
  website.
• 10:58
  It's
• 10:58
  mattreillyflyfishing.com
• 11:00
  and
• 11:00
  reach
• 11:01
  out
• 11:01
  to
• 11:01
  me
• 11:01
  however
• 11:02
  you
• 11:02
  feel
• 11:02
  best.
• 11:03
  And
• 11:03
  as
• 11:04
  I
• 11:04
  always
• 11:04
  offer
• 11:04
  this
• 11:05
  time
• 11:05
  of
• 11:05
  year
• 11:05
  as
• 11:05
  we
• 11:05
  head
• 11:05
  into
• 11:06
  winter,
• 11:06
  I've
• 11:06
  got
• 11:06
  like
• 11:06
  I
• 11:06
  think
• 11:07
  two
• 11:07
  or
• 11:07
  three
• 11:07
  gallon
• 11:08
  bags
• 11:08
  of
• 11:08
  the
• 11:09
  the
• 11:09
  wine
• 11:09
  corks
• 11:10
  that
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  like
• 11:10
  if
• 11:10
  you
• 11:10
  need
• 11:10
  them
• 11:11
  for
• 11:11
  popping
• 11:11
  bugs.
• 11:13
  Yeah,
• 11:13
  sounds
• 11:14
  good,
• 11:14
  man.
• 11:14
  I'm
• 11:14
  gonna
• 11:14
  try
• 11:15
  to
• 11:15
  try
• 11:15
  to
• 11:16
  get
• 11:16
  an
• 11:16
  early
• 11:16
  start
• 11:17
  on
• 11:17
  that
• 11:18
  this
• 11:18
  year
• 11:19
  because
• 11:20
  I
• 11:20
  got
• 11:20
  after
• 11:21
  I
• 11:21
  got
• 11:21
  back
• 11:21
  from
• 11:23
  Strifer
• 11:24
  fishing
• 11:24
  and
• 11:25
  cicada
• 11:25
  fishing
• 11:26
  for,
• 11:26
  you
• 11:27
  know,
• 11:27
  a
• 11:27
  month
• 11:27
  apiece
• 11:28
  this
• 11:28
  past
• 11:28
  spring
• 11:28
  I
• 11:29
  kind
• 11:29
  of
• 11:30
  got
• 11:30
  caught
• 11:30
  with
• 11:30
  my
• 11:30
  pants
• 11:31
  down.
• 11:31
  It
• 11:31
  came
• 11:31
  to
• 11:31
  bug
• 11:32
  season
• 11:33
  but
• 11:34
  thankfully
• 11:34
  we,
• 11:34
  well
• 11:35
  say
• 11:36
  thankfully
• 11:36
  we
• 11:36
  didn't
• 11:37
  have
• 11:37
  bug
• 11:37
  water
• 11:37
  for
• 11:38
  until
• 11:38
  about
• 11:39
  mid
• 11:39
  August
• 11:39
  and
• 11:40
  then
• 11:41
  thankfully,
• 11:42
  thankfully
• 11:43
  I
• 11:43
  don't
• 11:43
  lose
• 11:43
  too
• 11:44
  many
• 11:44
  bugs
• 11:44
  so
• 11:44
  I've
• 11:45
  had
• 11:46
  had
• 11:46
  plenty
• 11:46
  in
• 11:46
  my
• 11:47
  box
• 11:47
  for
• 11:47
  a
• 11:47
  while
• 11:47
  without
• 11:48
  actually
• 11:48
  making
• 11:48
  any.
• 11:49
  Well,
• 11:50
  there
• 11:50
  you
• 11:50
  go.
• 11:50
  Well
• 11:50
  folks
• 11:50
  as
• 11:50
  always
• 11:51
  say
• 11:51
  yo
• 11:51
  to
• 11:51
  yourself
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  get
• 11:52
  out
• 11:52
  there
• 11:52
  and
• 11:52
  catch
• 11:52
  a
• 11:53
  few.
• 11:53
  Tight
• 11:53
  lines
• 11:54
  everybody.
• 11:54
  Tight
• 11:55
  lines,
• 11:55
  Matt.
• 11:56
  Thanks,
• 11:57
  Marv.