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S7, Ep 1: Winter Fly Tying and Pre-Spawn Tips with Matt Reilly · The Articulate Fly

• 0:00
  Foreign.
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  Hey,
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  folks,
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  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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  the
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  first
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  southwest
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  Virginia
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  fishing
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  report
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  of
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  the
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  year
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  with
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  Matt
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  Riley.
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  Matt,
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  how
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  are
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  you?
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  I'm
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  doing
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  great,
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  man.
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  Just
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  holed
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  up
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  in
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  my
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  basement
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  running
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  away
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  from
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  the
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  weather.
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  Yeah,
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  you.
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  I
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  think
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  you're
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  gonna
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  have
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  a
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  pretty
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  cruel
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  January
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  in
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  Southwest
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  Virginia.
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  That's,
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  that's
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  the
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  way
• 0:23
  it's
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  looking.
• 0:24
  That's
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  the
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  way
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  it's
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  been
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  so
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  far.
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  Been
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  out
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  a
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  couple
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  times
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  in
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  the
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  last
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  couple
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  of
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  days
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  where
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  we've
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  had
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  a,
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  you
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  know,
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  window
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  of,
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  you
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  know,
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  not
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  40
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  mile
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  an
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  hour
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  winds
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  and
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  highs
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  5
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  degrees
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  below
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  freezing.
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  But
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  those
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  are
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  definitely
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  the
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  exception
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  of
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  the
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  rule
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  for
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  the
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  next
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  ten
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  days
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  or
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  so.
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  Yeah.
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  So
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  no
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  real
• 0:47
  fishing
• 0:47
  stories.
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  But
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  it's
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  kind
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  of
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  funny
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  because,
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  you
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  know,
• 0:51
  kind
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  of
• 0:51
  coming
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  through
• 0:52
  the
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  other
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  side
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  of
• 0:52
  the
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  holidays
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  and
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  kind
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  of
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  depending
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  on
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  where
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  you
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  country,
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  you
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  know,
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  winter
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  can
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  be
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  more
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  cruel
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  in
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  other
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  places
• 0:57
  than
• 0:58
  others.
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  But
• 0:59
  Josh
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  Fleener
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  is
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  obviously
• 1:01
  anticipating
• 1:03
  pre
• 1:03
  spawn
• 1:03
  smallmouth
• 1:04
  action
• 1:04
  and
• 1:04
  he's
• 1:04
  probably
• 1:05
  sitting
• 1:05
  in
• 1:05
  his
• 1:05
  vise
• 1:06
  and
• 1:06
  he
• 1:06
  wanted
• 1:07
  to
• 1:07
  get
• 1:07
  your
• 1:07
  thoughts
• 1:08
  on
• 1:08
  your
• 1:08
  favorite
• 1:08
  pre
• 1:09
  spawn
• 1:09
  patterns
• 1:09
  and
• 1:10
  color
• 1:10
  combinations.
• 1:12
  Yeah,
• 1:13
  man,
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  that's
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  what
• 1:14
  I'm
• 1:14
  doing
• 1:15
  too.
• 1:15
  Just
• 1:15
  trying
• 1:16
  to
• 1:16
  get
• 1:16
  everything
• 1:16
  knocked
• 1:17
  out
• 1:17
  while
• 1:17
  I've
• 1:17
  got
• 1:18
  time.
• 1:19
  Because
• 1:19
  we'll
• 1:20
  be
• 1:21
  smallmouth
• 1:21
  fishing.
• 1:22
  It's
• 1:22
  hard
• 1:22
  to
• 1:22
  believe
• 1:22
  right
• 1:23
  now,
• 1:23
  but
• 1:23
  maybe
• 1:24
  another
• 1:25
  month
• 1:25
  and
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  a
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  half
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  depending
• 1:28
  on,
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  depending
• 1:29
  on
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  how
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  this,
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  the
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  winter
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  goes.
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  I
• 1:31
  mean,
• 1:31
  it
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  definitely
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  seeming
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  like
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  it's
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  a
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  colder
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  winter,
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  maybe
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  slower
• 1:35
  spring
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  than
• 1:35
  it's
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  been
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  the
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  last
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  couple
• 1:36
  of
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  years.
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  But
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  I
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  know,
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  I
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  know
• 1:40
  Josh
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  ties
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  a
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  pile
• 1:41
  of,
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  pile
• 1:42
  of
• 1:43
  swim
• 1:43
  flies.
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  So
• 1:44
  I'll,
• 1:45
  I'll
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  kind
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  of
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  keep
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  it
• 1:46
  to,
• 1:47
  to
• 1:47
  the,
• 1:48
  you
• 1:48
  know,
• 1:49
  mid
• 1:50
  column
• 1:50
  streamer
• 1:51
  realm.
• 1:52
  In
• 1:52
  terms
• 1:52
  of
• 1:52
  color
• 1:53
  combinations,
• 1:53
  I,
• 1:54
  I
• 1:54
  take
• 1:55
  a
• 1:55
  lot
• 1:55
  of
• 1:55
  my
• 1:55
  inspiration
• 1:56
  for
• 1:56
  color
• 1:57
  combos
• 1:57
  from
• 1:59
  the
• 1:59
  conventional
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  world.
• 2:00
  The
• 2:01
  kind
• 2:01
  of
• 2:01
  stuff
• 2:01
  that
• 2:01
  I,
• 2:02
  I
• 2:03
  like
• 2:03
  in
• 2:03
  a,
• 2:03
  in
• 2:03
  a
• 2:04
  jerk
• 2:04
  bait
• 2:04
  or
• 2:04
  a
• 2:05
  spinner
• 2:05
  bait
• 2:05
  or
• 2:05
  something
• 2:06
  like
• 2:06
  that
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  to,
• 2:09
  to
• 2:09
  just
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  get
• 2:10
  some,
• 2:10
  you
• 2:10
  know,
• 2:11
  diversity
• 2:11
  of
• 2:12
  interesting
• 2:13
  colors.
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  And
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  then,
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  you
• 2:15
  know,
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  you
• 2:15
  always
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  have
• 2:16
  to
• 2:16
  think
• 2:16
  about
• 2:16
  water
• 2:16
  conditions
• 2:17
  too.
• 2:17
  So
• 2:17
  you've
• 2:18
  got
• 2:18
  to
• 2:18
  have
• 2:18
  stuff
• 2:18
  for
• 2:18
  clear
• 2:19
  water,
• 2:20
  dirty
• 2:20
  water,
• 2:21
  cold
• 2:21
  water,
• 2:21
  warmer
• 2:22
  water.
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  One
• 2:25
  thing
• 2:26
  I,
• 2:26
  I
• 2:26
  pretty,
• 2:27
  I
• 2:27
  mean,
• 2:27
  white's
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  a
• 2:28
  given.
• 2:28
  White's
• 2:29
  a
• 2:29
  great
• 2:29
  color.
• 2:30
  White
• 2:30
  and
• 2:30
  chartreuse.
• 2:31
  I
• 2:31
  always
• 2:32
  have
• 2:32
  stock
• 2:33
  too.
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  And
• 2:35
  then
• 2:35
  just
• 2:35
  some.
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  For
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  some,
• 2:37
  like
• 2:37
  real
• 2:38
  clear
• 2:38
  water,
• 2:39
  some
• 2:39
  different
• 2:39
  variations
• 2:40
  on
• 2:40
  white.
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  I
• 2:41
  do
• 2:41
  a
• 2:41
  lot
• 2:41
  of
• 2:41
  like
• 2:41
  white
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  and
• 2:42
  gray,
• 2:43
  white
• 2:44
  and
• 2:44
  tan,
• 2:45
  that
• 2:45
  kind
• 2:45
  of
• 2:45
  stuff.
• 2:48
  But
• 2:49
  one,
• 2:49
  one
• 2:49
  color
• 2:50
  that
• 2:50
  I've
• 2:50
  always
• 2:50
  liked
• 2:51
  in
• 2:51
  pre
• 2:51
  spawn
• 2:51
  streamer
• 2:52
  flies
• 2:52
  is,
• 2:53
  is
• 2:53
  orange.
• 2:55
  If
• 2:55
  you
• 2:55
  look
• 2:55
  at
• 2:56
  my
• 2:56
  jerkbait
• 2:56
  box,
• 2:58
  there's
• 2:59
  a
• 2:59
  couple
• 2:59
  different
• 3:00
  colors.
• 3:02
  Scoop
• 3:03
  is
• 3:03
  one
• 3:03
  of
• 3:03
  my
• 3:04
  favorite,
• 3:04
  like
• 3:05
  X
• 3:05
  rap
• 3:05
  colors.
• 3:06
  It's
• 3:06
  like
• 3:06
  a
• 3:06
  purple
• 3:07
  back
• 3:08
  gray,
• 3:09
  you
• 3:09
  know,
• 3:10
  mid
• 3:10
  flank
• 3:10
  and
• 3:10
  an
• 3:11
  orange
• 3:11
  belly.
• 3:12
  I
• 3:12
  don't
• 3:12
  know
• 3:12
  why,
• 3:13
  I've
• 3:13
  just
• 3:13
  always,
• 3:14
  always
• 3:14
  done
• 3:14
  well
• 3:15
  in
• 3:15
  that
• 3:15
  color.
• 3:16
  And
• 3:17
  then
• 3:17
  anything
• 3:17
  else
• 3:17
  that's
• 3:18
  like
• 3:18
  in
• 3:18
  that
• 3:18
  tan
• 3:19
  orange
• 3:20
  realm.
• 3:22
  You'll
• 3:22
  hear
• 3:22
  people
• 3:23
  talk
• 3:23
  too
• 3:23
  about
• 3:24
  fishing
• 3:25
  cold
• 3:26
  water
• 3:26
  smallmouth
• 3:26
  and
• 3:27
  there
• 3:27
  being
• 3:28
  a
• 3:28
  time
• 3:28
  frame
• 3:29
  in
• 3:29
  the
• 3:29
  early
• 3:30
  spring,
• 3:30
  late
• 3:30
  winter
• 3:31
  where
• 3:31
  like
• 3:32
  hot
• 3:32
  oranges
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  yellows
• 3:33
  are
• 3:34
  good
• 3:35
  and
• 3:35
  I've
• 3:35
  caught
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  lot
• 3:36
  of
• 3:36
  fish
• 3:36
  on
• 3:36
  those
• 3:37
  colors.
• 3:37
  I'm
• 3:38
  not
• 3:38
  sure
• 3:38
  why
• 3:39
  necessarily
• 3:40
  that
• 3:40
  might
• 3:40
  be
• 3:40
  other
• 3:41
  than
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  fact
• 3:41
  that
• 3:43
  most
• 3:43
  fish,
• 3:44
  when
• 3:44
  they
• 3:44
  get,
• 3:45
  you
• 3:45
  know,
• 3:46
  pre
• 3:46
  spawn
• 3:46
  or,
• 3:47
  or
• 3:47
  you
• 3:48
  know,
• 3:48
  some
• 3:48
  fish
• 3:48
  that
• 3:49
  don't
• 3:50
  spawn
• 3:51
  on
• 3:51
  nests
• 3:51
  or
• 3:52
  maintain
• 3:52
  nests
• 3:54
  when
• 3:54
  they
• 3:55
  are
• 3:55
  actively
• 3:55
  spawning,
• 3:56
  they
• 3:56
  just
• 3:56
  get
• 3:57
  really
• 3:58
  sort
• 3:58
  of
• 3:58
  hormonal
• 3:59
  and
• 3:59
  aggressive.
• 4:00
  And
• 4:00
  so
• 4:00
  those
• 4:00
  bright
• 4:01
  colors
• 4:01
  like
• 4:01
  chartreuse
• 4:02
  and
• 4:02
  yellow
• 4:03
  and
• 4:03
  orange
• 4:04
  tend
• 4:05
  to
• 4:05
  be
• 4:05
  the
• 4:06
  good
• 4:06
  producers.
• 4:07
  So
• 4:08
  I've
• 4:08
  always
• 4:08
  got
• 4:08
  some
• 4:09
  in
• 4:09
  that
• 4:09
  realm
• 4:10
  in
• 4:10
  my
• 4:10
  box.
• 4:12
  And
• 4:12
  then
• 4:12
  in
• 4:12
  terms
• 4:13
  of,
• 4:14
  you
• 4:14
  know,
• 4:14
  water
• 4:15
  clarity
• 4:15
  that
• 4:16
  kind
• 4:16
  of
• 4:16
  already
• 4:16
  mentioned
• 4:17
  some,
• 4:17
  some
• 4:17
  whites,
• 4:18
  whites
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  tans,
• 4:19
  whites
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  grays
• 4:20
  are,
• 4:21
  are
• 4:21
  all
• 4:21
  good
• 4:22
  chartreuses
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  some
• 4:24
  dirtier,
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  know,
• 4:25
  kind
• 4:25
  of
• 4:25
  more
• 4:26
  green,
• 4:26
  dark
• 4:27
  green
• 4:27
  water.
• 4:29
  And
• 4:29
  then
• 4:30
  you
• 4:30
  know,
• 4:30
  always
• 4:30
  have
• 4:31
  some
• 4:31
  darker
• 4:31
  color
• 4:32
  patterns
• 4:32
  too,
• 4:32
  like
• 4:33
  black
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  blues
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  black
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  purples
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  stuff
• 4:35
  like
• 4:35
  that.
• 4:38
  That's
• 4:38
  pretty
• 4:39
  much
• 4:39
  been,
• 4:40
  been
• 4:40
  my,
• 4:41
  my
• 4:42
  formula.
• 4:42
  It's
• 4:42
  not,
• 4:43
  not
• 4:44
  too,
• 4:45
  too
• 4:45
  technical
• 4:46
  or
• 4:48
  anything
• 4:48
  groundbreaking,
• 4:49
  I
• 4:49
  don't
• 4:49
  think.
• 4:50
  But
• 4:50
  that's,
• 4:50
  that's
• 4:51
  pretty
• 4:51
  much
• 4:51
  where
• 4:51
  I
• 4:51
  live.
• 4:53
  Yeah.
• 4:53
  Got
• 4:53
  it.
• 4:54
  In
• 4:54
  any
• 4:54
  kind
• 4:54
  of,
• 4:54
  you
• 4:55
  know,
• 4:55
  particular
• 4:55
  forage
• 4:56
  you're
• 4:56
  imitating.
• 4:56
  I
• 4:56
  mean
• 4:57
  obviously
• 4:57
  those
• 4:58
  like
• 4:58
  bright
• 4:58
  reaction
• 4:59
  strikes,
• 4:59
  not
• 5:00
  really
• 5:00
  a
• 5:00
  forage
• 5:00
  choice.
• 5:01
  But
• 5:01
  is
• 5:01
  it
• 5:01
  really
• 5:01
  just
• 5:01
  kind
• 5:02
  of
• 5:02
  like,
• 5:02
  you
• 5:03
  know,
• 5:03
  small
• 5:03
  chubs
• 5:04
  and
• 5:05
  suckers
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  things
• 5:06
  like
• 5:06
  that?
• 5:06
  Is
• 5:07
  that
• 5:07
  kind
• 5:07
  of
• 5:07
  what
• 5:07
  you're
• 5:07
  trying
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  imitate
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  fly
• 5:08
  side?
• 5:10
  Yeah,
• 5:10
  I
• 5:10
  mean
• 5:11
  gear
• 5:11
  too.
• 5:12
  But
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  will
• 5:13
  say
• 5:14
  because
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  mean
• 5:14
  I
• 5:14
  fish,
• 5:15
  I
• 5:15
  fish
• 5:15
  both
• 5:16
  pretty
• 5:16
  actively,
• 5:17
  particularly
• 5:18
  through
• 5:18
  the
• 5:19
  late
• 5:19
  winter
• 5:20
  pre
• 5:20
  spawn
• 5:20
  time
• 5:21
  frame.
• 5:22
  I,
• 5:23
  I'll
• 5:23
  fish
• 5:23
  a
• 5:24
  lot
• 5:24
  more
• 5:24
  bottom
• 5:25
  with
• 5:25
  conventional
• 5:26
  gear.
• 5:26
  And
• 5:26
  it's
• 5:27
  not
• 5:27
  to
• 5:27
  say
• 5:27
  I
• 5:27
  don't
• 5:28
  with
• 5:28
  fly
• 5:28
  gear,
• 5:29
  but
• 5:29
  it's
• 5:29
  just,
• 5:30
  it's.
• 5:31
  It's
• 5:31
  way
• 5:31
  easier
• 5:32
  to
• 5:33
  achieve
• 5:33
  a
• 5:34
  really
• 5:34
  good
• 5:35
  bottom
• 5:35
  crawling
• 5:36
  presentation
• 5:37
  with
• 5:37
  spinning
• 5:37
  gear
• 5:40
  than
• 5:40
  it
• 5:40
  is
• 5:40
  with
• 5:40
  fly
• 5:41
  gear.
• 5:41
  It's
• 5:41
  also
• 5:42
  way
• 5:42
  more
• 5:42
  fun
• 5:43
  to
• 5:44
  fish
• 5:45
  swim
• 5:45
  flies
• 5:45
  streamers
• 5:46
  with
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  fly
• 5:47
  rod
• 5:47
  as
• 5:47
  opposed
• 5:48
  to
• 5:49
  dredging.
• 5:50
  So
• 5:50
  if,
• 5:51
  if
• 5:51
  you're
• 5:51
  an
• 5:51
  equal
• 5:51
  opportunist
• 5:52
  and
• 5:52
  you'll
• 5:52
  use
• 5:53
  both,
• 5:54
  you
• 5:55
  know,
• 5:55
  like
• 5:56
  I'm
• 5:56
  I'm
• 5:56
  gonna
• 5:57
  go
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  fly
• 5:57
  rod
• 5:58
  when
• 5:58
  I
• 5:58
  want
• 5:58
  to
• 5:58
  fish
• 5:58
  mid
• 5:59
  column
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  move
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  fly
• 6:02
  and
• 6:02
  pre
• 6:03
  spawn.
• 6:03
  I
• 6:03
  mean
• 6:05
  there's
• 6:05
  two
• 6:05
  times
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  year
• 6:06
  when.
• 6:07
  Well
• 6:07
  there's
• 6:08
  probably
• 6:08
  more
• 6:08
  than
• 6:09
  two,
• 6:09
  but
• 6:09
  two
• 6:09
  big
• 6:09
  times
• 6:10
  a
• 6:10
  year
• 6:10
  that
• 6:10
  come
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  mind
• 6:11
  when
• 6:12
  smallmouth
• 6:12
  are
• 6:12
  really
• 6:13
  driven
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  feed
• 6:15
  heavily
• 6:16
  by
• 6:16
  instinct,
• 6:17
  more
• 6:18
  so
• 6:18
  than
• 6:19
  metabolism.
• 6:21
  And
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  pre
• 6:21
  spawn
• 6:22
  is
• 6:22
  definitely
• 6:22
  one
• 6:23
  of
• 6:23
  those
• 6:23
  time
• 6:23
  frames
• 6:24
  because
• 6:24
  we
• 6:24
  could
• 6:24
  be
• 6:24
  fishing
• 6:25
  water,
• 6:25
  you
• 6:26
  know,
• 6:26
  basically
• 6:26
  between
• 6:28
  high
• 6:28
  30s,
• 6:28
  low
• 6:29
  40s,
• 6:29
  all
• 6:29
  the
• 6:30
  way
• 6:30
  up
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  60
• 6:31
  degrees.
• 6:33
  They,
• 6:34
  they,
• 6:34
  they're
• 6:34
  not
• 6:35
  burning
• 6:35
  calories
• 6:36
  like
• 6:36
  crazy.
• 6:36
  They
• 6:36
  have
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  eat
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  lot
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  build
• 6:38
  up
• 6:39
  egg
• 6:39
  masses
• 6:40
  and
• 6:42
  just
• 6:42
  caloric
• 6:43
  reserves
• 6:44
  for
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  males
• 6:44
  that
• 6:44
  aren't
• 6:45
  going
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  eat
• 6:45
  for
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  while
• 6:45
  when
• 6:46
  they're
• 6:46
  garden
• 6:46
  nests
• 6:46
  and
• 6:47
  so
• 6:48
  and
• 6:48
  the
• 6:48
  water
• 6:48
  temperature
• 6:49
  is
• 6:49
  cold
• 6:49
  enough
• 6:50
  that
• 6:50
  they're
• 6:50
  able
• 6:51
  to
• 6:52
  chase
• 6:53
  big
• 6:53
  prey
• 6:54
  without
• 6:55
  burning
• 6:55
  too
• 6:55
  many
• 6:56
  calories.
• 6:56
  So
• 6:59
  frankly,
• 7:00
  you
• 7:00
  know,
• 7:00
  I
• 7:01
  don't
• 7:01
  want
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  say
• 7:01
  the
• 7:01
  bigger
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  better
• 7:02
  but
• 7:03
  I,
• 7:03
  I
• 7:04
  tend
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  go
• 7:04
  pretty
• 7:05
  big
• 7:05
  in
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  springtime
• 7:06
  just
• 7:06
  because
• 7:08
  they,
• 7:08
  they're
• 7:08
  looking
• 7:09
  for
• 7:09
  big
• 7:09
  meals.
• 7:09
  I
• 7:10
  mean
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  can't
• 7:10
  tell
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  how
• 7:11
  many
• 7:11
  like
• 7:12
  6
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  7
• 7:13
  inch
• 7:13
  chubs
• 7:14
  and
• 7:14
  stone
• 7:14
  rollers
• 7:15
  and
• 7:16
  mad
• 7:16
  toms
• 7:17
  and
• 7:17
  stuff
• 7:17
  I've
• 7:17
  pulled
• 7:18
  out
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  like
• 7:18
  16,
• 7:19
  17
• 7:19
  inch
• 7:19
  smallmouth
• 7:20
  in,
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  March
• 7:21
  and
• 7:21
  April
• 7:22
  just
• 7:22
  because
• 7:22
  they're
• 7:23
  just
• 7:24
  trying
• 7:24
  to
• 7:24
  bulk
• 7:25
  up.
• 7:25
  So
• 7:26
  that's,
• 7:27
  that's
• 7:27
  pretty
• 7:27
  much,
• 7:28
  pretty
• 7:28
  much
• 7:29
  what
• 7:29
  I'm
• 7:29
  going
• 7:29
  for
• 7:29
  on
• 7:29
  the
• 7:30
  fly
• 7:30
  front
• 7:30
  is
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,
• 7:32
  and,
• 7:32
  and
• 7:32
  obviously
• 7:33
  size
• 7:34
  you
• 7:34
  can
• 7:35
  and,
• 7:35
  and
• 7:36
  should
• 7:36
  probably
• 7:37
  take
• 7:37
  some
• 7:38
  cues
• 7:38
  from
• 7:38
  water
• 7:39
  level
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  clarity
• 7:40
  and
• 7:41
  blow.
• 7:41
  You
• 7:42
  know,
• 7:42
  if
• 7:42
  it's,
• 7:43
  we
• 7:43
  have
• 7:43
  a
• 7:43
  really
• 7:44
  low
• 7:44
  clear
• 7:44
  water
• 7:45
  spring,
• 7:46
  you
• 7:46
  probably
• 7:46
  need
• 7:47
  to
• 7:47
  dial
• 7:47
  it
• 7:47
  back
• 7:47
  from
• 7:48
  6
• 7:48
  and
• 7:48
  7
• 7:48
  inch
• 7:49
  flies.
• 7:51
  Conversely,
• 7:52
  if
• 7:52
  it's
• 7:52
  really
• 7:52
  high
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  you're
• 7:53
  fishing
• 7:53
  a
• 7:54
  2
• 7:54
  inch,
• 7:54
  you
• 7:54
  know,
• 7:55
  like
• 7:55
  late
• 7:56
  summer
• 7:57
  day
• 7:58
  fish
• 7:58
  pattern
• 7:58
  is
• 7:59
  probably
• 7:59
  not
• 8:00
  going
• 8:00
  to
• 8:00
  be
• 8:00
  the
• 8:01
  best
• 8:01
  tool.
• 8:03
  But
• 8:03
  yeah,
• 8:04
  for
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  most
• 8:04
  part
• 8:04
  I'm
• 8:04
  just,
• 8:05
  I'm
• 8:05
  trying
• 8:05
  to
• 8:05
  imitate
• 8:06
  large
• 8:07
  bait
• 8:07
  fish
• 8:08
  and
• 8:08
  then
• 8:08
  on
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  bottom
• 8:10
  big
• 8:10
  crayfish,
• 8:11
  flies
• 8:11
  and,
• 8:12
  and
• 8:12
  basically
• 8:13
  anything
• 8:13
  kind
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  creature
• 8:15
  y
• 8:15
  that
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  can
• 8:16
  bounce
• 8:16
  around
• 8:16
  and
• 8:17
  present
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  big
• 8:17
  meal
• 8:18
  without
• 8:18
  getting
• 8:18
  hung
• 8:18
  up
• 8:19
  too
• 8:19
  much.
• 8:20
  Got
• 8:20
  it.
• 8:20
  And
• 8:20
  you
• 8:21
  know,
• 8:21
  we
• 8:21
  love
• 8:21
  questions
• 8:22
  on
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  articulate
• 8:22
  fly.
• 8:23
  You
• 8:23
  can
• 8:23
  email
• 8:23
  them
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  us
• 8:24
  or
• 8:24
  DM
• 8:24
  us
• 8:24
  on
• 8:24
  social
• 8:25
  media,
• 8:25
  whatever's
• 8:26
  easiest
• 8:26
  for
• 8:26
  you.
• 8:26
  And
• 8:26
  if
• 8:26
  we
• 8:27
  use
• 8:27
  your
• 8:27
  question
• 8:27
  I
• 8:28
  will
• 8:28
  send
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  some
• 8:28
  articulate
• 8:29
  fly
• 8:29
  swag.
• 8:30
  And
• 8:30
  we're
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  drawing
• 8:31
  for
• 8:31
  some
• 8:31
  cool
• 8:31
  stuff
• 8:32
  at
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  end
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  2025
• 8:33
  season
• 8:33
  which
• 8:34
  obviously
• 8:34
  brings
• 8:34
  us
• 8:35
  to
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  drawing
• 8:35
  for
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  2024
• 8:36
  season.
• 8:37
  And
• 8:37
  as
• 8:37
  I
• 8:37
  always
• 8:38
  do,
• 8:38
  I
• 8:38
  take
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  names
• 8:39
  of
• 8:39
  everyone
• 8:39
  who
• 8:39
  submitted
• 8:40
  a
• 8:40
  question
• 8:40
  and
• 8:41
  put
• 8:41
  them
• 8:41
  in
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  Google
• 8:42
  random
• 8:42
  number
• 8:42
  generator
• 8:42
  and
• 8:43
  pull
• 8:43
  one
• 8:43
  out
• 8:43
  of
• 8:43
  the
• 8:43
  hat.
• 8:44
  But
• 8:44
  before
• 8:44
  I
• 8:44
  announce
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  name,
• 8:45
  you
• 8:45
  want
• 8:45
  to
• 8:46
  announce
• 8:46
  what
• 8:47
  the
• 8:47
  winner's
• 8:47
  going
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  win?
• 8:49
  Yeah,
• 8:50
  I'm
• 8:50
  going
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
  pretty
• 8:51
  much
• 8:52
  do
• 8:52
  what
• 8:52
  I
• 8:53
  always
• 8:53
  have
• 8:53
  done.
• 8:54
  I'll
• 8:55
  put
• 8:55
  together
• 8:55
  a
• 8:55
  little
• 8:55
  fly
• 8:56
  box
• 8:56
  of
• 8:57
  some
• 8:57
  of
• 8:58
  my
• 8:59
  favorite
• 9:00
  and
• 9:00
  best
• 9:00
  producing
• 9:01
  smallmouth
• 9:02
  flies
• 9:04
  for
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  whole
• 9:04
  season
• 9:05
  basically,
• 9:06
  um,
• 9:07
  as
• 9:07
  well
• 9:08
  as
• 9:08
  a
• 9:09
  bunch
• 9:09
  of
• 9:09
  stickers
• 9:10
  and,
• 9:10
  and
• 9:10
  ride
• 9:11
  company
• 9:11
  stuff
• 9:12
  as
• 9:12
  well.
• 9:13
  Well,
• 9:13
  there
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  go.
• 9:14
  Well,
• 9:14
  the
• 9:14
  lucky
• 9:14
  winner
• 9:14
  is
• 9:15
  one
• 9:15
  of
• 9:15
  the
• 9:15
  articulate
• 9:16
  fly
• 9:16
  frequent
• 9:17
  flyers,
• 9:18
  Brenner
• 9:18
  Johnson.
• 9:19
  So
• 9:19
  Brenner,
• 9:19
  congratulations.
• 9:20
  I
• 9:20
  suspect
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  will
• 9:21
  find
• 9:21
  me
• 9:21
  before
• 9:22
  I
• 9:22
  find
• 9:22
  you,
• 9:22
  but
• 9:23
  we'll
• 9:23
  get
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  hooked
• 9:24
  up
• 9:24
  with
• 9:24
  Matt
• 9:24
  and
• 9:25
  get
• 9:25
  you
• 9:25
  your
• 9:25
  goodies.
• 9:27
  Yeah,
• 9:27
  man,
• 9:28
  sounds
• 9:28
  good.
• 9:28
  Yeah.
• 9:29
  And
• 9:29
  so,
• 9:29
  you
• 9:29
  know,
• 9:30
  while
• 9:30
  you're
• 9:31
  at
• 9:31
  home
• 9:31
  getting
• 9:32
  super
• 9:32
  prepared
• 9:33
  for
• 9:33
  pre
• 9:33
  spawn,
• 9:33
  why
• 9:33
  don't
• 9:33
  you
• 9:34
  let
• 9:34
  folks
• 9:34
  know
• 9:35
  kind
• 9:35
  of,
• 9:35
  you
• 9:35
  know,
• 9:36
  what
• 9:36
  you're
• 9:36
  booking,
• 9:37
  how
• 9:37
  to
• 9:37
  reach
• 9:37
  out
• 9:38
  and
• 9:38
  all
• 9:38
  that
• 9:38
  kind
• 9:38
  of
• 9:38
  good
• 9:38
  stuff?
• 9:40
  Yeah,
• 9:40
  man,
• 9:41
  pretty
• 9:42
  much
• 9:42
  booking
• 9:42
  everything
• 9:43
  right
• 9:43
  now
• 9:46
  I'm
• 9:46
  taking
• 9:46
  care
• 9:46
  of
• 9:47
  for
• 9:47
  the
• 9:47
  rest
• 9:47
  of
• 9:47
  muskie
• 9:48
  season,
• 9:48
  especially
• 9:49
  with
• 9:49
  all
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  days
• 9:50
  I've
• 9:50
  had
• 9:50
  to,
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  push
• 9:52
  here
• 9:52
  recently,
• 9:53
  but
• 9:55
  pushed
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  couple
• 9:55
  muskie
• 9:56
  days
• 9:56
  to
• 9:56
  next
• 9:57
  season,
• 9:57
  October,
• 9:58
  November.
• 10:01
  So
• 10:01
  if
• 10:01
  that's
• 10:02
  something
• 10:02
  you're
• 10:02
  interested
• 10:03
  in,
• 10:05
  at
• 10:05
  least
• 10:05
  reach
• 10:06
  out
• 10:06
  and
• 10:06
  we
• 10:06
  start
• 10:06
  talking
• 10:07
  about
• 10:07
  when
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  fit
• 10:07
  you
• 10:08
  in.
• 10:08
  Over
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  course
• 10:09
  of
• 10:09
  that,
• 10:10
  you
• 10:10
  know,
• 10:10
  five
• 10:11
  month
• 10:11
  season
• 10:12
  and
• 10:14
  respond
• 10:14
  stuff.
• 10:16
  March
• 10:16
  and
• 10:17
  April
• 10:17
  is,
• 10:17
  is
• 10:18
  getting
• 10:18
  booked
• 10:18
  pretty,
• 10:19
  pretty
• 10:20
  solidly.
• 10:20
  But
• 10:20
  there's
• 10:21
  some
• 10:21
  days
• 10:21
  left.
• 10:21
  So
• 10:22
  if
• 10:23
  that's
• 10:23
  your
• 10:23
  jam,
• 10:24
  streamer
• 10:25
  fishing,
• 10:25
  looking
• 10:26
  for
• 10:26
  the
• 10:26
  biggest,
• 10:27
  heaviest
• 10:27
  smallmouth
• 10:28
  of
• 10:28
  the
• 10:28
  year,
• 10:31
  that,
• 10:32
  that's,
• 10:33
  that's
• 10:33
  probably
• 10:33
  your
• 10:33
  program.
• 10:34
  And,
• 10:35
  and
• 10:35
  then
• 10:35
  I've
• 10:35
  got
• 10:35
  some
• 10:36
  summer
• 10:36
  days
• 10:36
  still
• 10:37
  left
• 10:37
  in
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  prime
• 10:38
  top
• 10:39
  water
• 10:39
  like
• 10:40
  mid
• 10:40
  July
• 10:41
  into
• 10:43
  early
• 10:43
  October
• 10:45
  window.
• 10:46
  So
• 10:47
  those
• 10:47
  are
• 10:48
  always
• 10:48
  go
• 10:49
  pretty
• 10:49
  quick
• 10:49
  too.
• 10:50
  I
• 10:50
  mean
• 10:50
  I
• 10:50
  don't
• 10:50
  have
• 10:50
  a
• 10:50
  ton
• 10:51
  left
• 10:51
  pretty
• 10:51
  much
• 10:52
  anywhere,
• 10:52
  but
• 10:54
  still
• 10:54
  got
• 10:54
  some
• 10:54
  spring
• 10:55
  striper
• 10:55
  stuff
• 10:56
  open.
• 10:58
  Yeah,
• 10:59
  like
• 10:59
  I
• 10:59
  said,
• 10:59
  booking
• 10:59
  just
• 11:00
  about
• 11:00
  everything.
• 11:00
  So
• 11:02
  if
• 11:02
  you're
• 11:02
  interested
• 11:02
  in
• 11:03
  any
• 11:03
  of
• 11:03
  that,
• 11:03
  just
• 11:04
  give
• 11:04
  me
• 11:04
  a
• 11:04
  shout
• 11:04
  and
• 11:05
  we'll,
• 11:05
  we'll
• 11:06
  at
• 11:06
  least
• 11:06
  talk.
• 11:06
  Yeah,
• 11:07
  there
• 11:07
  you
• 11:07
  go.
• 11:07
  And
• 11:08
  you
• 11:08
  know,
• 11:08
  I
• 11:08
  want
• 11:08
  to,
• 11:08
  first
• 11:08
  of
• 11:08
  all,
• 11:09
  I
• 11:09
  want
• 11:09
  to
• 11:09
  wish
• 11:09
  everyone
• 11:09
  a
• 11:09
  happy
• 11:10
  new
• 11:10
  year
• 11:10
  and
• 11:10
  encourage
• 11:10
  you
• 11:11
  when
• 11:11
  it
• 11:11
  thaws
• 11:12
  out
• 11:12
  a
• 11:12
  little
• 11:12
  bit
• 11:12
  to
• 11:12
  get
• 11:12
  out
• 11:12
  on
• 11:13
  the
• 11:13
  water.
• 11:13
  But
• 11:13
  if
• 11:13
  you
• 11:13
  can't
• 11:13
  do
• 11:14
  that,
• 11:14
  you
• 11:14
  know,
• 11:15
  spend
• 11:15
  a
• 11:15
  little
• 11:15
  bit
• 11:15
  of
• 11:15
  time
• 11:15
  at
• 11:15
  the
• 11:16
  vice
• 11:16
  or
• 11:16
  maybe
• 11:16
  if
• 11:17
  you're
• 11:17
  lucky
• 11:17
  enough
• 11:17
  to
• 11:17
  have
• 11:18
  a
• 11:18
  fly
• 11:18
  fishing
• 11:18
  show
• 11:19
  near
• 11:20
  where
• 11:20
  you
• 11:20
  live,
• 11:20
  go
• 11:20
  check
• 11:21
  one
• 11:21
  of
• 11:21
  those
• 11:21
  out.
• 11:22
  Tight
• 11:22
  lines
• 11:22
  everybody.
• 11:23
  Tight
• 11:24
  lines.
• 11:24
  Matt.
• 11:25
  Hey,
• 11:26
  thanks
• 11:26
  Marvin.