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S6, Ep 146: Musky Mysteries: Winter Tactics and Fly Tying Tips with Matt Reilly · The Articulate Fly

• 0:04
  Hey,
• 0:04
  folks,
• 0:04
  it's
• 0:04
  Marvin
• 0:05
  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
• 0:06
  with
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  another
• 0:07
  southwest
• 0:07
  Virginia
• 0:08
  fishing
• 0:08
  report
• 0:08
  with
• 0:08
  Matt
• 0:09
  Reilly.
• 0:09
  Matt,
• 0:10
  how
• 0:10
  are
• 0:10
  you?
• 0:11
  I'm
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  doing
• 0:12
  pretty
• 0:12
  good,
• 0:13
  man.
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  Just
• 0:13
  thawing
• 0:14
  out
• 0:14
  from
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  a
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  pretty
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  brutal
• 0:15
  day
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  on
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  the
• 0:16
  water.
• 0:16
  Yeah,
• 0:16
  we're
• 0:17
  actually
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  recording
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  early
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  because
• 0:18
  you
• 0:18
  got
• 0:18
  blown
• 0:18
  off,
• 0:19
  right?
• 0:20
  Yeah.
• 0:22
  Got
• 0:22
  a
• 0:22
  big
• 0:22
  cold
• 0:23
  front
• 0:23
  basically
• 0:24
  coming
• 0:24
  through
• 0:26
  middle
• 0:27
  of
• 0:27
  the
• 0:27
  day
• 0:27
  today.
• 0:27
  I
• 0:28
  guess
• 0:28
  we
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  started
• 0:29
  out,
• 0:30
  left
• 0:30
  the
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  house
• 0:31
  this
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  morning
• 0:31
  with
• 0:31
  like
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  52
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  degree
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  temps
• 0:33
  and
• 0:33
  rain,
• 0:34
  and
• 0:35
  by,
• 0:36
  you
• 0:37
  know,
• 0:38
  two
• 0:38
  in
• 0:38
  the
• 0:38
  afternoon,
• 0:39
  it
• 0:39
  was
• 0:39
  gusting
• 0:40
  40
• 0:41
  and
• 0:41
  50
• 0:41
  and
• 0:42
  snowing.
• 0:42
  So
• 0:43
  big
• 0:44
  change.
• 0:44
  Yeah,
• 0:45
  it's
• 0:45
  that
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  southwest
• 0:46
  Virginia
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  thing.
• 0:47
  I
• 0:47
  always
• 0:47
  say
• 0:47
  when
• 0:47
  I
• 0:47
  come
• 0:47
  over
• 0:48
  the
• 0:48
  mountain
• 0:48
  to
• 0:48
  fish
• 0:48
  for
• 0:48
  muskie,
• 0:49
  the
• 0:49
  Temperature
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  is
• 0:49
  like
• 0:50
  15
• 0:50
  degrees
• 0:50
  colder
• 0:51
  over
• 0:51
  there
• 0:51
  than
• 0:51
  it
• 0:51
  is
• 0:52
  in
• 0:52
  Bedford.
• 0:53
  That
• 0:54
  is
• 0:54
  correct.
• 0:55
  So
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  you
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  are
• 0:56
  100%
• 0:56
  on
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  the
• 0:57
  Muskie
• 0:57
  train
• 0:57
  for
• 0:58
  the
• 0:58
  most
• 0:58
  part.
• 0:59
  So,
• 0:59
  you
• 1:00
  know,
• 1:00
  it's
• 1:00
  been
• 1:00
  kind
• 1:00
  of
• 1:00
  funny
• 1:01
  because
• 1:01
  we
• 1:01
  were
• 1:01
  talking,
• 1:02
  you
• 1:02
  know,
• 1:02
  it
• 1:02
  was
• 1:02
  super
• 1:03
  cold,
• 1:03
  it's
• 1:03
  warmed
• 1:04
  up,
• 1:04
  it's
• 1:04
  going
• 1:04
  to
• 1:04
  cool
• 1:04
  off
• 1:05
  again,
• 1:05
  and
• 1:05
  then
• 1:05
  it's
• 1:05
  going
• 1:05
  to
• 1:05
  warm
• 1:06
  back
• 1:06
  up
• 1:06
  to
• 1:06
  kind
• 1:06
  of,
• 1:06
  I
• 1:06
  guess,
• 1:06
  seasonable
• 1:07
  levels,
• 1:08
  you
• 1:08
  know.
• 1:08
  What
• 1:08
  are
• 1:08
  you
• 1:08
  seeing
• 1:09
  on
• 1:09
  the
• 1:09
  water?
• 1:11
  Yeah,
• 1:12
  yeah,
• 1:12
  like
• 1:12
  you
• 1:13
  said,
• 1:13
  I
• 1:13
  mean,
• 1:13
  we
• 1:14
  had.
• 1:14
  We
• 1:15
  had
• 1:15
  ice
• 1:16
  in.
• 1:17
  In
• 1:17
  the
• 1:17
  watershed
• 1:17
  in
• 1:18
  a
• 1:18
  lot
• 1:18
  of
• 1:18
  places
• 1:20
  last
• 1:21
  week,
• 1:21
  early
• 1:22
  last
• 1:22
  week,
• 1:22
  mid
• 1:23
  last
• 1:23
  week
• 1:23
  because
• 1:23
  we.
• 1:24
  We
• 1:24
  didn't
• 1:24
  get
• 1:24
  above
• 1:24
  freezing
• 1:25
  for
• 1:25
  a
• 1:25
  couple
• 1:26
  of
• 1:26
  days.
• 1:28
  And
• 1:30
  then
• 1:31
  basically
• 1:31
  the
• 1:31
  weekend
• 1:32
  through,
• 1:33
  you
• 1:33
  know,
• 1:34
  today,
• 1:34
  this
• 1:34
  morning,
• 1:35
  we'd
• 1:36
  had
• 1:36
  some
• 1:36
  highs
• 1:37
  in
• 1:37
  the
• 1:37
  upper
• 1:37
  40s
• 1:38
  and
• 1:38
  50s,
• 1:40
  close
• 1:40
  to
• 1:40
  60
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  on
• 1:42
  Sunday,
• 1:43
  I
• 1:43
  think
• 1:43
  it
• 1:43
  was.
• 1:46
  So
• 1:46
  things
• 1:46
  have
• 1:46
  warmed
• 1:47
  back
• 1:47
  up
• 1:47
  pretty
• 1:47
  quick.
• 1:48
  You
• 1:48
  know,
• 1:48
  water
• 1:48
  temps
• 1:49
  were
• 1:49
  down
• 1:49
  around
• 1:50
  freezing,
• 1:50
  and
• 1:51
  certain
• 1:51
  places
• 1:52
  were
• 1:52
  up
• 1:52
  to
• 1:52
  like,
• 1:52
  the
• 1:53
  low
• 1:53
  to
• 1:54
  mid-40s
• 1:54
  again.
• 1:57
  So
• 1:57
  it's
• 1:58
  definitely
• 1:58
  been
• 2:00
  changing
• 2:00
  around
• 2:01
  a
• 2:01
  lot.
• 2:02
  I
• 2:02
  was
• 2:03
  off
• 2:04
  the
• 2:04
  water
• 2:04
  for
• 2:05
  a
• 2:05
  couple
• 2:05
  days
• 2:06
  there
• 2:06
  when
• 2:06
  it
• 2:06
  was
• 2:06
  real
• 2:07
  cold
• 2:09
  and
• 2:10
  then
• 2:10
  on
• 2:10
  bad
• 2:11
  duty
• 2:11
  for
• 2:11
  a
• 2:11
  couple
• 2:11
  of
• 2:12
  days
• 2:13
  after
• 2:13
  that.
• 2:13
  So
• 2:14
  thankfully,
• 2:15
  I
• 2:15
  just
• 2:16
  got
• 2:16
  to
• 2:16
  get
• 2:16
  back
• 2:16
  into
• 2:16
  the
• 2:17
  swing
• 2:17
  when.
• 2:17
  When
• 2:18
  things
• 2:18
  warmed
• 2:18
  up
• 2:19
  a
• 2:19
  bit
• 2:19
  here.
• 2:20
  Yeah.
• 2:20
  And
• 2:21
  so
• 2:21
  when
• 2:21
  you
• 2:21
  kind
• 2:21
  of
• 2:21
  have
• 2:21
  that
• 2:22
  temperature.
• 2:22
  Yo.
• 2:23
  Yo.
• 2:23
  You
• 2:23
  know,
• 2:23
  does
• 2:24
  the
• 2:24
  cold,
• 2:24
  you
• 2:24
  know,
• 2:25
  when
• 2:25
  it's
• 2:25
  super
• 2:25
  cold
• 2:25
  and
• 2:25
  then
• 2:26
  it
• 2:26
  warms
• 2:26
  up,
• 2:27
  you
• 2:27
  know,
• 2:27
  did
• 2:28
  the
• 2:28
  fish
• 2:28
  get
• 2:28
  a
• 2:28
  little
• 2:28
  chase
• 2:29
  here
• 2:29
  or
• 2:29
  is
• 2:30
  it
• 2:30
  just
• 2:30
  not
• 2:30
  enough
• 2:30
  of
• 2:30
  a
• 2:31
  movement
• 2:31
  for
• 2:31
  long
• 2:31
  enough
• 2:32
  for
• 2:32
  it
• 2:32
  to
• 2:32
  really
• 2:33
  matter?
• 2:34
  I
• 2:34
  mean,
• 2:35
  I
• 2:35
  think
• 2:35
  those
• 2:35
  big
• 2:35
  warmups
• 2:36
  are
• 2:37
  really
• 2:38
  significant.
• 2:38
  I
• 2:38
  mean,
• 2:39
  like
• 2:39
  I
• 2:39
  said,
• 2:39
  in
• 2:39
  places,
• 2:40
  we've
• 2:40
  seen
• 2:40
  a
• 2:41
  close
• 2:42
  to
• 2:42
  10
• 2:42
  degrees
• 2:43
  swing
• 2:43
  in
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  last
• 2:44
  four
• 2:45
  days
• 2:45
  or
• 2:45
  so.
• 2:48
  And,
• 2:48
  you
• 2:49
  know,
• 2:49
  once.
• 2:50
  Once
• 2:50
  those
• 2:51
  fish
• 2:51
  are
• 2:51
  in
• 2:51
  winter
• 2:52
  mode,
• 2:55
  you
• 2:55
  know,
• 2:55
  those
• 2:55
  cold
• 2:56
  fronts,
• 2:56
  usually,
• 2:58
  you
• 2:58
  know,
• 2:59
  you'll
• 3:00
  have,
• 3:00
  you
• 3:00
  know,
• 3:00
  A
• 3:00
  day
• 3:01
  or
• 3:01
  two
• 3:01
  where
• 3:02
  the
• 3:02
  highs
• 3:02
  are
• 3:02
  around
• 3:03
  freezing
• 3:03
  or
• 3:04
  lower.
• 3:06
  And
• 3:07
  you
• 3:08
  know,
• 3:08
  a
• 3:08
  couple
• 3:08
  of
• 3:08
  real
• 3:09
  bright
• 3:09
  bluebird
• 3:10
  days,
• 3:10
  some
• 3:10
  wind
• 3:11
  it
• 3:11
  can,
• 3:12
  can
• 3:12
  make
• 3:12
  for
• 3:13
  some
• 3:13
  really
• 3:13
  tough
• 3:13
  fishing
• 3:16
  and,
• 3:17
  you
• 3:18
  know,
• 3:18
  so
• 3:19
  that'll
• 3:19
  shut
• 3:19
  them
• 3:20
  down
• 3:20
  for
• 3:20
  a
• 3:20
  couple
• 3:20
  of
• 3:20
  days
• 3:21
  sometimes.
• 3:21
  And
• 3:21
  then,
• 3:22
  you
• 3:22
  know,
• 3:22
  you
• 3:22
  get
• 3:23
  a
• 3:23
  kind
• 3:23
  of
• 3:23
  a
• 3:24
  warm
• 3:24
  front
• 3:25
  coming
• 3:25
  through.
• 3:26
  Like
• 3:26
  we've
• 3:26
  had
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  last
• 3:27
  couple
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  days
• 3:28
  with
• 3:28
  the
• 3:28
  temp
• 3:28
  comes
• 3:29
  back
• 3:29
  up.
• 3:29
  We've
• 3:29
  got
• 3:30
  some
• 3:30
  clouds
• 3:31
  and
• 3:31
  rains
• 3:32
  usually
• 3:32
  associated
• 3:33
  with
• 3:33
  those
• 3:33
  events.
• 3:34
  And
• 3:34
  that
• 3:35
  can,
• 3:35
  that
• 3:35
  can
• 3:36
  be.
• 3:37
  Be
• 3:37
  pretty
• 3:37
  good.
• 3:38
  I
• 3:38
  mean,
• 3:38
  we've
• 3:38
  had
• 3:38
  a.
• 3:39
  We
• 3:39
  had
• 3:39
  a
• 3:39
  really
• 3:39
  good
• 3:39
  day
• 3:40
  today
• 3:41
  despite
• 3:42
  the
• 3:43
  challenging
• 3:43
  conditions.
• 3:44
  And
• 3:45
  these,
• 3:45
  these
• 3:45
  are
• 3:45
  some
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  those
• 3:46
  days
• 3:46
  where
• 3:46
  you
• 3:46
  just
• 3:46
  kind
• 3:47
  of
• 3:47
  have
• 3:47
  to
• 3:47
  have.
• 3:48
  Have
• 3:48
  faith
• 3:49
  and.
• 3:50
  But
• 3:50
  still
• 3:50
  be
• 3:51
  stoic
• 3:51
  about
• 3:52
  muskies
• 3:53
  being
• 3:53
  muskies
• 3:53
  and
• 3:54
  taking
• 3:54
  what
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  river
• 3:54
  will
• 3:55
  give
• 3:55
  you
• 3:55
  and,
• 3:57
  you
• 3:57
  know,
• 3:57
  being
• 3:58
  there.
• 3:59
  Yeah.
• 3:59
  And
• 3:59
  so
• 4:00
  I
• 4:00
  guess
• 4:00
  really
• 4:00
  kind
• 4:00
  of
• 4:00
  what
• 4:00
  you're
• 4:01
  saying
• 4:01
  is
• 4:01
  they
• 4:01
  don't
• 4:01
  really
• 4:01
  move
• 4:02
  around
• 4:02
  once
• 4:02
  they're
• 4:02
  in
• 4:02
  their
• 4:03
  winter
• 4:03
  spots,
• 4:03
  but
• 4:03
  what
• 4:03
  that
• 4:04
  water
• 4:04
  temperature
• 4:04
  is
• 4:04
  doing
• 4:05
  is
• 4:05
  it's
• 4:05
  affecting
• 4:05
  their
• 4:05
  metabolism.
• 4:06
  Right,
• 4:06
  Right.
• 4:07
  Correct.
• 4:08
  Yeah.
• 4:08
  And
• 4:09
  I
• 4:09
  mean,
• 4:09
  to
• 4:09
  that
• 4:10
  end,
• 4:10
  they
• 4:10
  did.
• 4:11
  You
• 4:12
  know,
• 4:13
  that
• 4:13
  big
• 4:13
  drop
• 4:14
  in
• 4:14
  temp
• 4:14
  that
• 4:14
  we
• 4:15
  saw,
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  know,
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  week
• 4:16
  or
• 4:16
  two
• 4:16
  ago
• 4:19
  certainly
• 4:20
  has
• 4:20
  caused
• 4:21
  a
• 4:22
  final
• 4:22
  bit
• 4:22
  of
• 4:23
  movement
• 4:23
  into
• 4:25
  wintering
• 4:25
  areas.
• 4:27
  Whereas,
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  know,
• 4:28
  two
• 4:28
  or
• 4:29
  three
• 4:29
  weeks
• 4:29
  ago
• 4:29
  they
• 4:30
  were,
• 4:31
  you
• 4:31
  know,
• 4:31
  we
• 4:32
  still
• 4:32
  had
• 4:32
  water
• 4:32
  temps
• 4:33
  in
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  mid-40s
• 4:34
  in
• 4:34
  places,
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  they
• 4:35
  were
• 4:35
  a
• 4:35
  little
• 4:36
  bit
• 4:36
  more,
• 4:36
  know,
• 4:37
  loose
• 4:40
  in
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  river
• 4:41
  where
• 4:42
  if
• 4:42
  I'm
• 4:43
  fishing
• 4:44
  now,
• 4:45
  I'm.
• 4:45
  I'm
• 4:46
  definitely,
• 4:46
  you
• 4:47
  know,
• 4:47
  limiting
• 4:48
  my.
• 4:48
  My
• 4:48
  water
• 4:50
  more
• 4:51
  so
• 4:51
  than
• 4:51
  I
• 4:51
  was
• 4:51
  a
• 4:52
  couple
• 4:52
  weeks
• 4:52
  ago.
• 4:53
  Got
• 4:53
  it.
• 4:53
  And
• 4:53
  got
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  question
• 4:54
  for
• 4:54
  you
• 4:54
  from
• 4:55
  Jason.
• 4:55
  And
• 4:56
  he
• 4:56
  must
• 4:56
  be
• 4:57
  musky
• 4:57
  curious
• 4:58
  because
• 4:58
  he
• 4:58
  wants
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  get
• 4:58
  your
• 4:59
  thoughts
• 4:59
  on
• 5:00
  flies
• 5:00
  to
• 5:01
  start
• 5:01
  tying
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  get
• 5:01
  into
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  muskie
• 5:02
  game.
• 5:04
  Yeah,
• 5:05
  that's
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  good
• 5:06
  question.
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  was
• 5:07
  actually
• 5:07
  just
• 5:08
  talking
• 5:08
  to
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  friend
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  mine
• 5:09
  about
• 5:09
  this
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  other
• 5:10
  day
• 5:10
  because
• 5:10
  he's
• 5:11
  doesn't
• 5:11
  do
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  lot
• 5:11
  of
• 5:11
  muskie
• 5:12
  fishing,
• 5:12
  but
• 5:13
  has
• 5:13
  been
• 5:14
  wanting
• 5:15
  to
• 5:15
  mess
• 5:15
  around
• 5:15
  with
• 5:15
  the
• 5:16
  flies
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  for
• 5:17
  good
• 5:17
  reason
• 5:17
  because
• 5:18
  it's
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  lot
• 5:18
  of
• 5:18
  fun
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  they're
• 5:19
  cool.
• 5:20
  But
• 5:22
  I
• 5:22
  would
• 5:22
  say
• 5:25
  just
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  kind
• 5:25
  of
• 5:26
  keep
• 5:26
  it
• 5:26
  simple
• 5:27
  to
• 5:28
  start
• 5:28
  with.
• 5:29
  There.
• 5:30
  There's
• 5:30
  a
• 5:30
  couple.
• 5:31
  I
• 5:31
  mean,
• 5:32
  there's
• 5:32
  a
• 5:33
  couple
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  skill
• 5:33
  sets
• 5:34
  that
• 5:34
  really
• 5:34
  come
• 5:35
  into
• 5:35
  play
• 5:35
  time.
• 5:36
  Musky
• 5:36
  flies
• 5:37
  that
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  should,
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  should
• 5:39
  practice
• 5:41
  one.
• 5:41
  You
• 5:42
  know,
• 5:42
  being
• 5:42
  hollow
• 5:43
  or
• 5:43
  reverse
• 5:43
  time
• 5:44
  bucktail
• 5:44
  is
• 5:44
  a
• 5:44
  big
• 5:45
  one.
• 5:46
  Learning
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  tie
• 5:48
  and
• 5:48
  learning,
• 5:48
  sort
• 5:48
  of
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  concept
• 5:49
  behind
• 5:50
  a
• 5:50
  bulkhead
• 5:52
  is
• 5:53
  kind
• 5:53
  of
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  genesis
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  the
• 5:55
  real
• 5:56
  popular
• 5:57
  muskie
• 5:57
  fly,
• 5:57
  the
• 5:58
  Buford.
• 6:01
  Those
• 6:01
  things
• 6:01
  are
• 6:01
  worth
• 6:01
  messing
• 6:02
  around
• 6:02
  with.
• 6:02
  I
• 6:03
  Wouldn't
• 6:03
  jump
• 6:04
  straight
• 6:04
  into
• 6:04
  like
• 6:05
  giant,
• 6:06
  you
• 6:06
  know,
• 6:06
  12
• 6:07
  inch,
• 6:07
  14
• 6:08
  inch
• 6:09
  bugs
• 6:10
  just
• 6:11
  because
• 6:12
  they're
• 6:13
  expensive
• 6:13
  to
• 6:14
  tie.
• 6:14
  I
• 6:14
  mean
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  get
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  lot
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  reps
• 6:16
  in
• 6:16
  doing
• 6:16
  that,
• 6:17
  practicing
• 6:18
  those
• 6:18
  techniques.
• 6:19
  But
• 6:20
  if
• 6:21
  you
• 6:21
  want
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  turn
• 6:22
  out
• 6:22
  a
• 6:22
  couple
• 6:22
  of
• 6:22
  flies,
• 6:23
  I
• 6:23
  mean
• 6:23
  start
• 6:23
  with
• 6:24
  some
• 6:24
  singles,
• 6:25
  single
• 6:26
  Bufords,
• 6:29
  even
• 6:29
  things
• 6:30
  like
• 6:31
  Brad
• 6:31
  Bones
• 6:32
  got
• 6:32
  a
• 6:32
  fly
• 6:32
  called
• 6:32
  an
• 6:32
  optic
• 6:33
  minnow.
• 6:33
  I
• 6:34
  think
• 6:34
  it
• 6:34
  was
• 6:34
  one
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  my,
• 6:35
  one
• 6:35
  of
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  first,
• 6:36
  first
• 6:36
  flies
• 6:37
  that
• 6:37
  tied
• 6:38
  pretty
• 6:39
  much
• 6:39
  just,
• 6:41
  you
• 6:41
  know,
• 6:42
  saddle
• 6:44
  feathers
• 6:44
  and
• 6:45
  a
• 6:45
  bunch
• 6:45
  of
• 6:45
  reverse
• 6:45
  tied
• 6:46
  bucktail
• 6:46
  and
• 6:47
  maybe
• 6:48
  some
• 6:48
  epoxy
• 6:49
  head
• 6:49
  or
• 6:49
  a
• 6:49
  fish
• 6:50
  mask
• 6:50
  head.
• 6:51
  Um,
• 6:52
  and
• 6:53
  then
• 6:53
  you
• 6:53
  know,
• 6:54
  there's
• 6:54
  a
• 6:54
  couple
• 6:54
  of
• 6:55
  synthetic
• 6:56
  or
• 6:56
  mostly
• 6:57
  synthetic
• 6:57
  flies
• 6:58
  that
• 6:58
  I
• 6:58
  like
• 6:58
  a
• 6:58
  lot.
• 6:59
  I
• 6:59
  fish
• 6:59
  a
• 6:59
  lot
• 7:00
  that
• 7:00
  are
• 7:00
  really
• 7:01
  effective.
• 7:01
  Um,
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  Optimus
• 7:02
  Swine
• 7:03
  is
• 7:03
  one
• 7:03
  that
• 7:03
  comes
• 7:04
  into
• 7:05
  mind
• 7:05
  pretty
• 7:05
  quick.
• 7:06
  That's
• 7:06
  a,
• 7:07
  you
• 7:07
  know
• 7:07
  like
• 7:07
  a
• 7:08
  single
• 7:08
  five
• 7:08
  or
• 7:08
  six
• 7:09
  hook,
• 7:10
  some
• 7:10
  synthetic
• 7:11
  materials,
• 7:12
  some
• 7:12
  flash
• 7:12
  some
• 7:13
  feathers,
• 7:13
  some
• 7:13
  bucktail
• 7:15
  laser
• 7:16
  Dubai
• 7:17
  eyes.
• 7:18
  You
• 7:18
  know,
• 7:19
  again
• 7:20
  kind
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  standard
• 7:21
  large
• 7:21
  streamer,
• 7:22
  musky
• 7:23
  materials
• 7:24
  and
• 7:24
  processes.
• 7:26
  And
• 7:27
  those
• 7:27
  slides
• 7:28
  fish
• 7:28
  pretty
• 7:28
  well.
• 7:29
  They're
• 7:29
  easy
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  tie.
• 7:29
  There's
• 7:30
  several
• 7:30
  videos
• 7:31
  out
• 7:31
  there
• 7:31
  on
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  Internet
• 7:32
  about
• 7:32
  them.
• 7:35
  Those
• 7:35
  would
• 7:36
  probably
• 7:36
  be
• 7:36
  my
• 7:36
  first
• 7:37
  couple
• 7:37
  recommendations.
• 7:38
  Just
• 7:38
  because,
• 7:39
  you
• 7:39
  know,
• 7:39
  a
• 7:39
  Buford
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  an
• 7:42
  Optimus
• 7:42
  swine,
• 7:42
  I
• 7:43
  mean
• 7:43
  fairly
• 7:44
  easy
• 7:44
  to
• 7:44
  tie,
• 7:44
  pretty
• 7:45
  simple
• 7:46
  and
• 7:47
  lots
• 7:47
  of
• 7:47
  instruction
• 7:48
  out
• 7:48
  there
• 7:49
  for
• 7:49
  both
• 7:49
  of
• 7:49
  those.
• 7:50
  And
• 7:50
  they
• 7:50
  catch
• 7:50
  fish.
• 7:51
  So
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  would
• 7:52
  start
• 7:52
  with
• 7:53
  something
• 7:53
  like
• 7:53
  that.
• 7:55
  And
• 7:55
  I
• 7:56
  would
• 7:56
  say
• 7:56
  just
• 7:56
  as
• 7:56
  a
• 7:57
  general
• 7:57
  point,
• 8:00
  when
• 8:00
  you're,
• 8:01
  when
• 8:01
  you're
• 8:01
  working
• 8:02
  with
• 8:02
  bucktail,
• 8:05
  it
• 8:06
  makes
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  huge
• 8:07
  difference
• 8:07
  having
• 8:08
  quality
• 8:08
  bucktail
• 8:10
  stuff
• 8:11
  that,
• 8:12
  you
• 8:12
  know,
• 8:12
  if
• 8:12
  you're
• 8:12
  trying
• 8:12
  to
• 8:13
  build
• 8:13
  a
• 8:14
  body
• 8:14
  for
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  fly
• 8:16
  that's,
• 8:16
  that's
• 8:17
  going
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  kick
• 8:17
  and
• 8:17
  glide.
• 8:18
  Do
• 8:18
  all
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  stuff
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  want
• 8:19
  musky
• 8:19
  flies
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  do.
• 8:20
  Generally
• 8:21
  speaking,
• 8:21
  you
• 8:21
  want
• 8:22
  some
• 8:22
  flies
• 8:22
  with
• 8:23
  some
• 8:23
  buoyancy,
• 8:24
  some
• 8:24
  flair.
• 8:25
  You
• 8:25
  know,
• 8:25
  when
• 8:25
  you,
• 8:26
  when
• 8:26
  you
• 8:26
  spin
• 8:27
  it
• 8:27
  and
• 8:27
  tie
• 8:27
  with
• 8:28
  it,
• 8:29
  it's
• 8:29
  fairly
• 8:30
  crinkly
• 8:30
  and
• 8:30
  not
• 8:31
  super
• 8:31
  straight.
• 8:32
  Just
• 8:32
  kind
• 8:32
  of
• 8:33
  helps
• 8:33
  create
• 8:33
  a
• 8:34
  fuller
• 8:34
  body.
• 8:36
  And
• 8:38
  there's,
• 8:38
  there's
• 8:38
  several
• 8:39
  really
• 8:39
  good
• 8:40
  providers
• 8:41
  of
• 8:41
  that
• 8:41
  stuff.
• 8:42
  My
• 8:42
  buddy
• 8:43
  Ellis
• 8:43
  is
• 8:43
  a
• 8:43
  good
• 8:44
  one.
• 8:44
  He
• 8:44
  sells
• 8:45
  his
• 8:45
  stuff
• 8:46
  direct
• 8:47
  but
• 8:47
  also
• 8:47
  through
• 8:48
  Tailwaters
• 8:49
  Flyco
• 8:50
  down
• 8:50
  in
• 8:50
  Bluff
• 8:50
  City.
• 8:52
  Musky
• 8:53
  fool
• 8:53
  makes
• 8:54
  make
• 8:54
  some
• 8:54
  really
• 8:54
  good
• 8:55
  stuff.
• 8:57
  There's
• 8:57
  some
• 8:58
  guys
• 8:58
  up
• 8:58
  in,
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  think
• 8:59
  they're.
• 8:59
  Honestly,
• 9:00
  I
• 9:00
  think
• 9:00
  they're
• 9:00
  in
• 9:00
  Canada.
• 9:01
  I
• 9:01
  can't
• 9:01
  remember
• 9:04
  high
• 9:04
  guys.
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  think
• 9:05
  it
• 9:05
  is
• 9:06
  make
• 9:06
  some
• 9:06
  really
• 9:06
  good
• 9:06
  bucktail.
• 9:07
  But
• 9:08
  it
• 9:08
  can,
• 9:08
  you'll
• 9:08
  pay
• 9:09
  for
• 9:09
  it.
• 9:10
  But
• 9:10
  frankly
• 9:11
  the
• 9:12
  as
• 9:12
  expensive
• 9:13
  as
• 9:13
  just
• 9:13
  your
• 9:14
  standard
• 9:14
  hairline
• 9:15
  like
• 9:16
  northern
• 9:16
  bucktail
• 9:17
  has
• 9:17
  gotten,
• 9:18
  it's,
• 9:19
  it's
• 9:19
  worth
• 9:19
  it.
• 9:21
  And
• 9:21
  if
• 9:21
  you're
• 9:21
  somebody
• 9:22
  like
• 9:22
  me
• 9:22
  who
• 9:23
  is
• 9:24
  going
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  be
• 9:24
  really
• 9:25
  critical
• 9:25
  about,
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  know,
• 9:27
  how
• 9:27
  the
• 9:27
  fly
• 9:28
  turns
• 9:28
  out
• 9:28
  and
• 9:28
  what
• 9:28
  it
• 9:29
  looks
• 9:29
  like
• 9:29
  and
• 9:30
  how
• 9:30
  it
• 9:30
  feels
• 9:31
  and
• 9:31
  all
• 9:31
  that.
• 9:32
  You're
• 9:33
  going
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  want
• 9:33
  to,
• 9:33
  you're
• 9:34
  going
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  want
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  play
• 9:34
  with
• 9:34
  good
• 9:35
  stuff
• 9:35
  and,
• 9:36
  and
• 9:36
  frankly,
• 9:38
  it'll
• 9:39
  just,
• 9:39
  it's
• 9:39
  easier
• 9:40
  to
• 9:40
  tie
• 9:40
  with
• 9:41
  the
• 9:41
  higher
• 9:41
  quality
• 9:42
  it
• 9:42
  is.
• 9:42
  So
• 9:43
  that's
• 9:44
  a,
• 9:44
  that's
• 9:45
  a
• 9:45
  tip
• 9:47
  that
• 9:47
  I
• 9:47
  would
• 9:47
  definitely
• 9:48
  keep
• 9:48
  in
• 9:48
  mind.
• 9:49
  And
• 9:49
  I
• 9:50
  actually
• 9:50
  just
• 9:50
  put,
• 9:52
  I
• 9:52
  just
• 9:53
  put
• 9:53
  an
• 9:53
  article
• 9:53
  out,
• 9:55
  well,
• 9:55
  earlier
• 9:55
  this
• 9:56
  week
• 9:56
  with
• 9:56
  Hatch
• 9:56
  magazine
• 9:57
  that
• 9:57
  it's
• 9:58
  kind
• 9:58
  of
• 9:58
  along
• 9:58
  these
• 9:59
  lines.
• 9:59
  It's
• 10:00
  not
• 10:00
  really
• 10:00
  telling
• 10:01
  anybody
• 10:02
  what
• 10:02
  patterns
• 10:03
  to
• 10:03
  tie
• 10:03
  or
• 10:03
  what
• 10:04
  materials
• 10:04
  to
• 10:05
  use
• 10:05
  or
• 10:05
  anything
• 10:05
  like
• 10:06
  that,
• 10:06
  but
• 10:06
  it's
• 10:06
  just
• 10:06
  kind
• 10:07
  of
• 10:07
  some
• 10:08
  really
• 10:08
  basic
• 10:11
  sort
• 10:11
  of
• 10:11
  design
• 10:12
  attributes
• 10:12
  that
• 10:13
  you
• 10:13
  want
• 10:13
  in
• 10:13
  a
• 10:13
  musky
• 10:14
  fly
• 10:14
  that,
• 10:15
  that
• 10:15
  can,
• 10:15
  you
• 10:15
  know,
• 10:16
  poke,
• 10:16
  hold
• 10:17
  and
• 10:17
  land
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  fish.
• 10:20
  And
• 10:20
  I
• 10:20
  make
• 10:21
  a
• 10:21
  pretty,
• 10:22
  pretty
• 10:23
  prominent
• 10:24
  point
• 10:24
  in
• 10:24
  there
• 10:24
  that
• 10:25
  you
• 10:25
  should,
• 10:26
  you
• 10:26
  should
• 10:26
  be
• 10:27
  creative
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  you
• 10:27
  should
• 10:28
  try
• 10:28
  different
• 10:28
  things.
• 10:30
  So,
• 10:31
  you
• 10:32
  know,
• 10:32
  the
• 10:33
  other
• 10:33
  tip
• 10:33
  is
• 10:33
  basically
• 10:34
  just
• 10:34
  to
• 10:34
  have
• 10:34
  fun,
• 10:35
  mess
• 10:35
  around
• 10:35
  with
• 10:35
  it,
• 10:36
  do
• 10:36
  different
• 10:36
  things.
• 10:37
  And
• 10:39
  muskie
• 10:40
  will
• 10:40
  eat
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  lot
• 10:40
  of
• 10:41
  stuff,
• 10:41
  so
• 10:42
  it's
• 10:42
  nice
• 10:42
  to
• 10:43
  be
• 10:43
  able
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  play
• 10:43
  around
• 10:44
  and
• 10:44
  kind
• 10:44
  of
• 10:45
  veer
• 10:45
  off
• 10:45
  of
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  recipe
• 10:46
  a
• 10:47
  little
• 10:47
  bit.
• 10:48
  Yeah.
• 10:48
  And
• 10:48
  then
• 10:48
  as
• 10:48
  you
• 10:48
  kind
• 10:49
  of
• 10:49
  fall
• 10:49
  deeper
• 10:49
  down
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  rabbit
• 10:50
  hole
• 10:51
  and
• 10:51
  you
• 10:51
  start
• 10:51
  talking
• 10:51
  about
• 10:52
  lots
• 10:52
  of
• 10:52
  shanks
• 10:52
  and
• 10:53
  brushes,
• 10:53
  do
• 10:53
  you
• 10:53
  suggest
• 10:54
  that
• 10:54
  people
• 10:54
  maybe
• 10:55
  tie
• 10:56
  like,
• 10:56
  you
• 10:56
  know,
• 10:57
  large
• 10:58
  or
• 10:58
  larger
• 10:58
  trout
• 10:59
  streamers
• 10:59
  to
• 10:59
  kind
• 10:59
  of
• 11:00
  work
• 11:00
  on
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  techniques
• 11:00
  so
• 11:01
  they
• 11:01
  don't
• 11:01
  go
• 11:01
  drop
• 11:02
  30
• 11:02
  bucks
• 11:03
  in
• 11:03
  brushes
• 11:03
  on
• 11:03
  a
• 11:04
  really,
• 11:04
  really
• 11:04
  long
• 11:04
  fly
• 11:05
  the
• 11:05
  first
• 11:05
  time
• 11:05
  out
• 11:05
  of
• 11:05
  the
• 11:05
  box?
• 11:06
  Yeah,
• 11:07
  I
• 11:07
  mean,
• 11:07
  30
• 11:07
  bucks
• 11:08
  would
• 11:08
  be
• 11:09
  maybe
• 11:09
  on
• 11:09
  Black
• 11:10
  Friday
• 11:10
  or
• 11:10
  Cyber
• 11:11
  Monday,
• 11:13
  but
• 11:13
  that's
• 11:14
  not
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  bad
• 11:14
  idea
• 11:15
  at
• 11:15
  all.
• 11:16
  And,
• 11:18
  and,
• 11:19
  yeah,
• 11:19
  but
• 11:19
  I
• 11:20
  mean,
• 11:20
  you
• 11:20
  know,
• 11:20
  the
• 11:20
  other
• 11:20
  side
• 11:21
  of
• 11:21
  it
• 11:21
  is
• 11:22
  these
• 11:22
  flies
• 11:23
  take
• 11:23
  time
• 11:23
  to
• 11:24
  tie,
• 11:25
  period.
• 11:25
  No
• 11:25
  matter.
• 11:26
  I
• 11:26
  mean,
• 11:27
  sometimes
• 11:27
  I
• 11:27
  spend
• 11:28
  just
• 11:28
  as
• 11:28
  long
• 11:28
  on
• 11:29
  a
• 11:29
  4
• 11:30
  inch
• 11:30
  trout
• 11:30
  streamer
• 11:31
  as
• 11:31
  I
• 11:31
  would
• 11:31
  a
• 11:31
  12
• 11:32
  inch
• 11:32
  Muskie
• 11:32
  fly.
• 11:33
  And
• 11:34
  it,
• 11:37
  you
• 11:37
  don't,
• 11:38
  I,
• 11:38
  people
• 11:38
  ask
• 11:38
  me
• 11:38
  all
• 11:39
  the
• 11:39
  time,
• 11:39
  well,
• 11:39
  how
• 11:39
  long
• 11:39
  does
• 11:39
  it
• 11:39
  take
• 11:40
  you
• 11:40
  to
• 11:40
  tie
• 11:40
  a
• 11:40
  fly
• 11:40
  like
• 11:41
  that?
• 11:41
  And
• 11:42
  I,
• 11:43
  if
• 11:43
  I
• 11:43
  could
• 11:43
  tie
• 11:43
  one
• 11:44
  in
• 11:44
  an
• 11:44
  hour,
• 11:45
  I,
• 11:45
  I,
• 11:46
  I
• 11:46
  don't
• 11:46
  do
• 11:46
  it
• 11:47
  because
• 11:47
  I
• 11:47
  like
• 11:47
  to
• 11:47
  take
• 11:47
  my
• 11:48
  time
• 11:48
  and
• 11:48
  I
• 11:48
  want
• 11:48
  it
• 11:48
  to
• 11:49
  turn
• 11:49
  out
• 11:50
  well
• 11:51
  and
• 11:51
  I
• 11:51
  want
• 11:52
  it
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  turn
• 11:52
  into
• 11:52
  something
• 11:53
  that
• 11:53
  I'm
• 11:53
  going
• 11:53
  to
• 11:53
  be
• 11:53
  excited
• 11:54
  about
• 11:54
  fishing.
• 11:54
  So,
• 11:55
  you
• 11:55
  know,
• 11:56
  I
• 11:56
  would,
• 11:57
  I
• 11:57
  would
• 11:57
  say
• 11:57
  to,
• 11:58
  yeah,
• 11:58
  maybe
• 11:59
  start
• 11:59
  on
• 11:59
  the
• 11:59
  smaller
• 12:00
  side,
• 12:00
  but
• 12:01
  you
• 12:01
  know,
• 12:01
  not
• 12:01
  necessarily,
• 12:02
  you
• 12:02
  know,
• 12:03
  if,
• 12:04
  if
• 12:04
  you're
• 12:04
  going
• 12:05
  to
• 12:05
  invest
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  time,
• 12:05
  definitely
• 12:06
  spend
• 12:06
  it
• 12:07
  tying
• 12:07
  something
• 12:07
  that,
• 12:08
  that
• 12:08
  you're
• 12:08
  going
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  want
• 12:09
  to
• 12:09
  fish
• 12:09
  or
• 12:10
  be
• 12:10
  confident
• 12:10
  in
• 12:10
  fishing
• 12:11
  when
• 12:11
  it
• 12:12
  does
• 12:12
  Come
• 12:12
  to
• 12:12
  that.
• 12:13
  Yeah.
• 12:14
  It's
• 12:14
  interesting
• 12:14
  because,
• 12:14
  yeah,
• 12:14
  you
• 12:15
  can
• 12:15
  spend
• 12:15
  a
• 12:15
  small
• 12:15
  fortune
• 12:16
  and
• 12:16
  we
• 12:16
  could
• 12:16
  even
• 12:17
  really
• 12:17
  like,
• 12:18
  you
• 12:18
  know,
• 12:18
  send
• 12:19
  Jason
• 12:19
  down
• 12:19
  the
• 12:19
  path
• 12:20
  and
• 12:20
  tell
• 12:20
  him
• 12:20
  to
• 12:20
  get
• 12:20
  a
• 12:20
  brush
• 12:20
  table
• 12:21
  and
• 12:21
  make
• 12:21
  his
• 12:21
  own
• 12:21
  brushes.
• 12:22
  Yeah,
• 12:23
  yeah,
• 12:24
  don't
• 12:24
  do
• 12:24
  that.
• 12:25
  Not
• 12:26
  yet.
• 12:26
  It'll.
• 12:27
  It'll
• 12:27
  suck
• 12:27
  you
• 12:28
  in
• 12:28
  at
• 12:28
  some
• 12:28
  point
• 12:29
  if.
• 12:30
  If
• 12:30
  you're
• 12:30
  prone
• 12:31
  to
• 12:31
  it.
• 12:31
  Yeah,
• 12:32
  sounded
• 12:33
  like
• 12:33
  a
• 12:33
  good
• 12:33
  idea
• 12:33
  at
• 12:33
  the
• 12:34
  time,
• 12:34
  they
• 12:34
  like
• 12:34
  to
• 12:34
  say.
• 12:36
  That's
• 12:36
  right.
• 12:36
  Yeah,
• 12:36
  that's
• 12:37
  right.
• 12:37
  It'll
• 12:37
  save
• 12:37
  you
• 12:37
  money
• 12:38
  and
• 12:38
  time.
• 12:40
  You'll
• 12:40
  have
• 12:40
  some.
• 12:41
  You'll
• 12:41
  save
• 12:41
  so
• 12:41
  much
• 12:41
  money
• 12:41
  you
• 12:41
  can
• 12:42
  buy
• 12:42
  an
• 12:42
  extra
• 12:42
  boat.
• 12:44
  Right?
• 12:44
  Yeah.
• 12:45
  So,
• 12:45
  you
• 12:45
  know,
• 12:45
  folks,
• 12:46
  we
• 12:46
  love
• 12:46
  questions
• 12:46
  on
• 12:46
  the
• 12:47
  articulate
• 12:47
  fly.
• 12:47
  You
• 12:48
  can
• 12:48
  email
• 12:48
  me
• 12:48
  or
• 12:48
  DM
• 12:49
  me
• 12:49
  on
• 12:49
  social,
• 12:50
  whatever
• 12:51
  is
• 12:51
  easiest
• 12:51
  for
• 12:51
  you.
• 12:52
  And
• 12:53
  if
• 12:53
  we
• 12:53
  use
• 12:53
  your
• 12:53
  question,
• 12:53
  I
• 12:54
  will
• 12:54
  send
• 12:54
  you
• 12:54
  some
• 12:54
  articulate
• 12:55
  flash
• 12:55
  wagon
• 12:55
  interviewing
• 12:56
  for
• 12:56
  a
• 12:56
  drawing
• 12:56
  for
• 12:57
  some
• 12:57
  cool
• 12:57
  stuff
• 12:57
  from
• 12:57
  Matt.
• 12:58
  And
• 12:58
  we're
• 12:58
  going
• 12:58
  to.
• 12:58
  Actually,
• 12:58
  this
• 12:59
  will
• 12:59
  be
• 12:59
  our
• 12:59
  last
• 13:00
  report
• 13:01
  of
• 13:01
  2024,
• 13:02
  but
• 13:02
  we'll
• 13:02
  draw
• 13:03
  the
• 13:03
  first
• 13:03
  report
• 13:03
  of
• 13:04
  2025.
• 13:04
  So,
• 13:05
  you
• 13:06
  know,
• 13:06
  we're
• 13:06
  going
• 13:06
  to
• 13:06
  keep
• 13:06
  doing
• 13:06
  these.
• 13:06
  So
• 13:07
  folks,
• 13:07
  keep
• 13:07
  sending
• 13:07
  in
• 13:08
  your
• 13:08
  questions.
• 13:08
  And,
• 13:09
  you
• 13:09
  know,
• 13:09
  Matt,
• 13:10
  before
• 13:11
  I
• 13:11
  let
• 13:11
  you
• 13:11
  go,
• 13:11
  you
• 13:12
  want
• 13:12
  to
• 13:12
  let
• 13:12
  folks
• 13:12
  know
• 13:13
  kind
• 13:13
  of
• 13:13
  what
• 13:13
  you
• 13:13
  have
• 13:14
  available,
• 13:14
  what
• 13:14
  you're
• 13:15
  booking,
• 13:15
  how
• 13:15
  to
• 13:15
  reach
• 13:15
  out
• 13:16
  and
• 13:16
  all
• 13:16
  that
• 13:16
  kind
• 13:16
  of
• 13:16
  good
• 13:16
  stuff.
• 13:18
  Yeah,
• 13:19
  I
• 13:20
  still
• 13:20
  got
• 13:20
  some
• 13:21
  musky
• 13:22
  days
• 13:22
  available
• 13:23
  through,
• 13:24
  like,
• 13:24
  January,
• 13:25
  February,
• 13:27
  mostly
• 13:28
  February,
• 13:29
  and
• 13:29
  then
• 13:30
  kind
• 13:31
  of
• 13:31
  booking
• 13:31
  everything.
• 13:32
  I
• 13:32
  mean,
• 13:32
  I've
• 13:32
  had
• 13:33
  some
• 13:33
  folks
• 13:33
  starting
• 13:34
  to.
• 13:36
  Starting
• 13:36
  to
• 13:36
  book
• 13:38
  spring
• 13:38
  smallmouth
• 13:39
  stuff.
• 13:39
  I've
• 13:39
  had
• 13:40
  summer
• 13:40
  stuff
• 13:40
  booked
• 13:41
  for
• 13:41
  a
• 13:41
  long
• 13:41
  time,
• 13:43
  spring
• 13:43
  striper
• 13:44
  stuff.
• 13:45
  We're
• 13:45
  going
• 13:45
  to
• 13:45
  have
• 13:46
  another
• 13:47
  periodical,
• 13:47
  Cicada
• 13:48
  Hatch,
• 13:48
  to
• 13:49
  play
• 13:49
  with
• 13:49
  this
• 13:49
  coming
• 13:50
  spring.
• 13:50
  So
• 13:51
  if
• 13:51
  you're
• 13:51
  interested
• 13:51
  in
• 13:51
  that,
• 13:52
  you
• 13:52
  know,
• 13:52
  reach
• 13:53
  out
• 13:53
  to
• 13:53
  me,
• 13:53
  too.
• 13:55
  And,
• 13:56
  you
• 13:57
  know,
• 13:57
  I'll
• 13:57
  start
• 13:58
  hitting
• 13:58
  sort
• 13:58
  of
• 13:59
  my.
• 14:00
  My
• 14:00
  inner
• 14:00
  circle,
• 14:01
  my
• 14:01
  regular
• 14:01
  folks
• 14:02
  here
• 14:02
  in
• 14:02
  the
• 14:02
  next
• 14:02
  couple
• 14:03
  of
• 14:03
  weeks
• 14:03
  to
• 14:04
  make
• 14:04
  sure
• 14:04
  we've
• 14:04
  got
• 14:06
  our
• 14:06
  dates
• 14:06
  on
• 14:07
  the
• 14:07
  calendar.
• 14:07
  So
• 14:08
  things
• 14:08
  will
• 14:08
  start
• 14:09
  to
• 14:09
  start
• 14:09
  to
• 14:10
  fill
• 14:10
  up
• 14:10
  pretty
• 14:10
  quick.
• 14:11
  But
• 14:12
  yeah,
• 14:13
  like
• 14:13
  I.
• 14:13
  Like
• 14:13
  I
• 14:14
  always
• 14:14
  say,
• 14:14
  if
• 14:15
  there's
• 14:15
  anything
• 14:15
  that
• 14:15
  you're
• 14:16
  interested
• 14:16
  in,
• 14:17
  whether
• 14:18
  you're,
• 14:18
  you
• 14:19
  know,
• 14:19
  actively
• 14:19
  planning
• 14:20
  on
• 14:20
  booking
• 14:20
  something
• 14:21
  or
• 14:21
  not,
• 14:22
  just
• 14:22
  reach
• 14:23
  out.
• 14:23
  We
• 14:23
  can
• 14:24
  have
• 14:24
  a
• 14:24
  conversation
• 14:24
  and
• 14:25
  figure
• 14:25
  out
• 14:26
  what
• 14:26
  the
• 14:26
  windows
• 14:26
  are
• 14:27
  and
• 14:27
  how
• 14:27
  to
• 14:27
  get
• 14:28
  done,
• 14:28
  what
• 14:28
  you're
• 14:28
  interested
• 14:29
  in,
• 14:29
  and
• 14:30
  go
• 14:31
  from
• 14:31
  there.
• 14:32
  Yeah,
• 14:32
  And
• 14:32
  I'll
• 14:33
  put
• 14:33
  out
• 14:33
  my
• 14:33
  standard
• 14:35
  Southwest
• 14:35
  Virginia,
• 14:36
  western
• 14:36
  North
• 14:36
  Carolina,
• 14:37
  east
• 14:37
  Tennessee
• 14:37
  public
• 14:38
  service
• 14:38
  announcement
• 14:38
  to
• 14:38
  remind
• 14:39
  people
• 14:39
  that
• 14:40
  it's
• 14:40
  easy
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  get
• 14:41
  to
• 14:41
  these
• 14:41
  places
• 14:42
  again.
• 14:42
  There
• 14:42
  are
• 14:42
  very,
• 14:42
  very
• 14:43
  few
• 14:43
  roads
• 14:43
  that
• 14:43
  are
• 14:44
  still
• 14:44
  closed
• 14:44
  post.
• 14:44
  Helene.
• 14:46
  All
• 14:46
  of
• 14:46
  these
• 14:46
  communities
• 14:47
  lost
• 14:47
  a
• 14:47
  ton
• 14:48
  of
• 14:48
  tourism
• 14:48
  money
• 14:48
  in
• 14:48
  the
• 14:49
  fall.
• 14:50
  And
• 14:50
  so,
• 14:50
  you
• 14:50
  know,
• 14:51
  when
• 14:51
  you're
• 14:51
  doing
• 14:51
  holiday
• 14:52
  shopping
• 14:52
  or
• 14:52
  holiday
• 14:53
  traveling,
• 14:53
  I
• 14:53
  would
• 14:53
  encourage
• 14:54
  you
• 14:54
  to
• 14:54
  go
• 14:54
  to
• 14:54
  these
• 14:54
  communities
• 14:55
  and
• 14:55
  spend
• 14:55
  money
• 14:56
  or
• 14:56
  buy
• 14:56
  gift
• 14:57
  certificates
• 14:57
  or
• 14:57
  buy
• 14:57
  gift
• 14:58
  cards.
• 14:59
  Yeah,
• 15:00
  absolutely,
• 15:00
  man.
• 15:01
  I
• 15:01
  appreciate
• 15:01
  that.
• 15:02
  Yeah.
• 15:02
  So
• 15:02
  it's
• 15:03
  going
• 15:03
  to
• 15:03
  be
• 15:03
  a
• 15:03
  multi
• 15:03
  year
• 15:04
  process,
• 15:04
  but
• 15:04
  that's
• 15:04
  just
• 15:04
  a
• 15:05
  little
• 15:05
  something
• 15:05
  that
• 15:06
  people
• 15:06
  can
• 15:06
  do.
• 15:06
  And
• 15:07
  you
• 15:07
  know,
• 15:08
  I
• 15:08
  just
• 15:08
  want
• 15:08
  to
• 15:08
  say,
• 15:08
  first
• 15:09
  of
• 15:09
  all,
• 15:09
  I'm
• 15:09
  going
• 15:09
  to
• 15:09
  always
• 15:09
  encourage
• 15:10
  you
• 15:10
  to
• 15:10
  get
• 15:10
  out
• 15:10
  and
• 15:10
  get
• 15:10
  on
• 15:10
  the
• 15:11
  water.
• 15:11
  But
• 15:11
  I
• 15:11
  also
• 15:11
  want
• 15:11
  to
• 15:11
  wish
• 15:11
  everyone
• 15:12
  a
• 15:12
  Merry
• 15:12
  Christmas
• 15:12
  and
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  a
• 15:13
  Happy
• 15:13
  New
• 15:13
  Year.
• 15:14
  Merry
• 15:14
  Christmas.
• 15:14
  Happy
• 15:15
  New
• 15:15
  Year,
• 15:15
  Matt.
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  Merry
• 15:17
  Christmas,
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  Marvin.