Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 67: Chasing Smallmouth: High Water Strategies with Brendan Ruch
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- 0:04Hey,
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:05host
- 0:05of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:06Fly.
- 0:06We're
- 0:07back
- 0:07with
- 0:07another
- 0:07Roosh
- 0:08report
- 0:08with
- 0:08the
- 0:08man
- 0:08himself,
- 0:09Brendan
- 0:09Ruch.
- 0:10Brendan,
- 0:10how
- 0:10are
- 0:10you?
- 0:11Oh,
- 0:11I'm
- 0:12doing
- 0:12well,
- 0:12Marvin.
- 0:12How
- 0:13are
- 0:13you
- 0:13doing?
- 0:14Just
- 0:14trying
- 0:14to
- 0:14stay
- 0:14cool
- 0:15and
- 0:15out
- 0:15of
- 0:15trouble,
- 0:15you
- 0:16know,
- 0:16since
- 0:16we
- 0:16last
- 0:16spoke.
- 0:17How
- 0:17many
- 0:17oil
- 0:17changes
- 0:18have
- 0:18you
- 0:18had
- 0:18to
- 0:18put
- 0:18on
- 0:18the
- 0:18truck?
- 0:22I'm
- 0:22getting
- 0:23close.
- 0:25Getting
- 0:25close
- 0:25for
- 0:25sure.
- 0:26But,
- 0:26yeah,
- 0:27I'm
- 0:27not
- 0:27staying
- 0:28cool
- 0:28or
- 0:29out
- 0:29of
- 0:29trouble,
- 0:29unfortunately.
- 0:30Yeah.
- 0:31You've
- 0:31been
- 0:31up
- 0:31in
- 0:31Michigan,
- 0:32you
- 0:32were
- 0:32fishing
- 0:32with
- 0:32the
- 0:32boys
- 0:32at
- 0:32Schultz
- 0:33Outfitters
- 0:33and
- 0:33all
- 0:33kinds
- 0:34of
- 0:34other
- 0:34adventures
- 0:34too,
- 0:35right?
- 0:36Yeah,
- 0:36yeah.
- 0:37Had
- 0:37a,
- 0:37A
- 0:38western
- 0:38PA
- 0:38Trip
- 0:39with
- 0:39some
- 0:39friends
- 0:39out
- 0:40there
- 0:40and
- 0:41then
- 0:42boogied
- 0:42over
- 0:43to
- 0:43Michigan
- 0:43to
- 0:44fish
- 0:44with
- 0:44Nick,
- 0:44Jake
- 0:45and
- 0:45the
- 0:45rest
- 0:45of
- 0:45the
- 0:45crew.
- 0:47Yeah,
- 0:47that
- 0:47was,
- 0:48that
- 0:48was
- 0:48a
- 0:48great
- 0:48time.
- 0:48Got
- 0:49to
- 0:49see
- 0:49some
- 0:49new
- 0:49water
- 0:49to
- 0:50me
- 0:51and
- 0:51got
- 0:51to
- 0:51help
- 0:51those
- 0:52guys
- 0:52out
- 0:52and
- 0:52doing
- 0:52some
- 0:52pre
- 0:53fishing
- 0:53before
- 0:54a
- 0:54couple
- 0:54weeks
- 0:54of
- 0:55guiding
- 0:55and
- 0:55some
- 0:56little
- 0:56bit
- 0:56different
- 0:56water
- 0:56than
- 0:57their
- 0:57usual
- 0:57program.
- 0:57So
- 0:58it
- 0:58was,
- 0:58it
- 0:58was
- 0:58a
- 0:58lot
- 0:58of
- 0:58fun.
- 0:59Great
- 0:59to
- 0:59see
- 0:59those
- 1:00guys
- 1:00and
- 1:01cool
- 1:01to
- 1:01see,
- 1:03I
- 1:03don't
- 1:04know,
- 1:04some,
- 1:04some
- 1:04fish
- 1:04eating
- 1:04Bugles,
- 1:05which
- 1:05is
- 1:05nice.
- 1:06Yeah.
- 1:06And,
- 1:07you
- 1:07know,
- 1:07kind
- 1:07of
- 1:07funny
- 1:08too,
- 1:08right?
- 1:08Because
- 1:08you
- 1:09kind
- 1:09of.
- 1:09You
- 1:09missed
- 1:09this
- 1:09kind
- 1:10of.
- 1:10The
- 1:10refrain
- 1:10in
- 1:10the
- 1:10mid
- 1:10Atlantic
- 1:11on
- 1:11the
- 1:11smallmouth
- 1:11front
- 1:12seems
- 1:12to
- 1:12be
- 1:13high,
- 1:13dirty
- 1:13water
- 1:14that's
- 1:14kind
- 1:14of
- 1:14wrecking
- 1:15top
- 1:15water
- 1:15fishing,
- 1:15right.
- 1:18Yeah,
- 1:18I
- 1:18mean,
- 1:18I'm
- 1:19just
- 1:19like
- 1:20calling
- 1:21it
- 1:21and
- 1:21going
- 1:22other
- 1:22places,
- 1:22honestly.
- 1:23But
- 1:24the
- 1:24water's
- 1:24fairly
- 1:25stained
- 1:25today
- 1:25and
- 1:26fish
- 1:26are
- 1:26still
- 1:26coming
- 1:26up.
- 1:27Um,
- 1:27we've
- 1:27had
- 1:28a,
- 1:28A
- 1:28pretty
- 1:28good
- 1:28top
- 1:29water
- 1:29day
- 1:29today,
- 1:29but.
- 1:30Yeah,
- 1:30I
- 1:30mean,
- 1:31there's
- 1:31just
- 1:31been
- 1:31like
- 1:31crazy
- 1:32bumps.
- 1:33Uh,
- 1:33it
- 1:33seems
- 1:33like
- 1:33every
- 1:34time
- 1:34I
- 1:34have
- 1:34a
- 1:35block
- 1:35of
- 1:35trips
- 1:36booked,
- 1:36I
- 1:36come
- 1:36back
- 1:36and
- 1:38river's
- 1:38blown
- 1:38out.
- 1:39So.
- 1:39Yeah,
- 1:39just
- 1:40not
- 1:40great
- 1:40luck
- 1:41this
- 1:41season
- 1:42as
- 1:42far
- 1:42as
- 1:42that
- 1:42goes.
- 1:43But
- 1:43the
- 1:44fish
- 1:44are
- 1:44still
- 1:44eating
- 1:45when
- 1:45the,
- 1:46when
- 1:46the
- 1:46stars
- 1:47align
- 1:47and
- 1:47there's
- 1:47good
- 1:48fishable
- 1:48flows.
- 1:49Yeah.
- 1:49And
- 1:50so
- 1:50when
- 1:50it's
- 1:50high
- 1:50and
- 1:50they're
- 1:51kind
- 1:51of
- 1:51a
- 1:51little
- 1:51bit
- 1:51off
- 1:52the
- 1:52top
- 1:52water
- 1:52bite.
- 1:52Are
- 1:53you
- 1:53kind
- 1:53of
- 1:53going
- 1:53back
- 1:53to
- 1:53your
- 1:54advice
- 1:54you've
- 1:54given
- 1:54in
- 1:55previous
- 1:55episodes
- 1:55of
- 1:56throwing
- 1:56kind
- 1:56of
- 1:56your
- 1:56pre
- 1:56spawn
- 1:57nut
- 1:57jobs?
- 1:59Yeah.
- 2:00In
- 2:00the
- 2:00right
- 2:00water.
- 2:01I
- 2:01still
- 2:01like,
- 2:01if,
- 2:02if
- 2:02you're
- 2:02fishing
- 2:02like
- 2:02slower
- 2:03flats
- 2:03and
- 2:03stuff
- 2:03like
- 2:03that,
- 2:04I'll
- 2:04size
- 2:04down
- 2:04just
- 2:04a
- 2:05little
- 2:05bit,
- 2:06maybe
- 2:06like
- 2:06if
- 2:06it's,
- 2:07if
- 2:07it's
- 2:07super
- 2:07stained.
- 2:08I
- 2:08think
- 2:08copper
- 2:09flash
- 2:09helps
- 2:09a
- 2:09lot.
- 2:11I
- 2:11don't
- 2:12rely
- 2:12on
- 2:12pearl
- 2:12as
- 2:12much
- 2:13and
- 2:13like
- 2:13super
- 2:13stained
- 2:13water,
- 2:14but
- 2:14copper
- 2:15or
- 2:16any
- 2:16of
- 2:16the
- 2:16reflector
- 2:17flashes,
- 2:18tan
- 2:19or
- 2:19olive
- 2:19brown
- 2:20seem
- 2:20to
- 2:21work
- 2:21pretty
- 2:21well.
- 2:21In
- 2:21getting
- 2:22the
- 2:22fish's
- 2:22attention
- 2:23and.
- 2:23And
- 2:23then
- 2:23just
- 2:23like
- 2:24smaller,
- 2:24like
- 2:24crayfish
- 2:25style
- 2:25stuff.
- 2:26And,
- 2:27you
- 2:27know,
- 2:27you
- 2:27fishing
- 2:28them
- 2:28like
- 2:28a
- 2:28bait
- 2:28fish
- 2:28or
- 2:29a
- 2:29crayfish,
- 2:29so
- 2:29who
- 2:30knows
- 2:30what
- 2:30they
- 2:30think
- 2:30it
- 2:30is.
- 2:30But
- 2:32yeah,
- 2:33fishing
- 2:33the
- 2:33flats
- 2:33with
- 2:34that
- 2:34kind
- 2:34of
- 2:34stuff.
- 2:34And
- 2:34then
- 2:34faster
- 2:35water.
- 2:35I'll
- 2:36fish
- 2:36that
- 2:36pre
- 2:36spawn
- 2:37stuff.
- 2:37Got
- 2:38it.
- 2:38And
- 2:38so
- 2:38if
- 2:38your
- 2:38flows
- 2:39have
- 2:39been
- 2:39oscillating
- 2:40up
- 2:40and
- 2:40down,
- 2:40is
- 2:40that
- 2:40kind
- 2:41of
- 2:41what's
- 2:41making
- 2:41the
- 2:41bite
- 2:42funky
- 2:42and
- 2:42not
- 2:42so
- 2:43much
- 2:43like
- 2:43dirty,
- 2:43stained,
- 2:44fast
- 2:44water?
- 2:46No,
- 2:46I
- 2:46think
- 2:47the
- 2:47fish
- 2:47are.
- 2:47The
- 2:47fish
- 2:48are
- 2:48happy
- 2:48when
- 2:48the
- 2:48conditions
- 2:48are
- 2:49right.
- 2:49It's
- 2:49just
- 2:50these,
- 2:51like,
- 2:51oddly
- 2:52timed
- 2:52storms.
- 2:53I
- 2:53just
- 2:53can't
- 2:54seem
- 2:54to
- 2:54hit
- 2:55it
- 2:55right.
- 2:55All
- 2:56the
- 2:56other
- 2:56plans.
- 2:57So
- 2:58your
- 2:58karma's
- 2:58off?
- 2:59Yeah,
- 3:00something's
- 3:00off.
- 3:01Good
- 3:01things
- 3:01are
- 3:01happening
- 3:02elsewhere
- 3:02in
- 3:02life,
- 3:02but
- 3:03karma's
- 3:03definitely
- 3:03off
- 3:04here.
- 3:04Well,
- 3:04there
- 3:05you
- 3:05go.
- 3:05Well,
- 3:05I
- 3:05have
- 3:05a
- 3:05question
- 3:06for
- 3:06you
- 3:06from
- 3:06Ed.
- 3:06And,
- 3:07you
- 3:07know,
- 3:07I
- 3:07don't
- 3:07think
- 3:07Ed's
- 3:08asked
- 3:08you
- 3:08a
- 3:08question
- 3:08before.
- 3:08He's
- 3:09asked
- 3:09tons
- 3:09of
- 3:09smallmouth
- 3:10questions
- 3:10on
- 3:10other
- 3:11episodes
- 3:11of
- 3:11the,
- 3:12of
- 3:12the
- 3:12podcast.
- 3:13But
- 3:13he
- 3:13had
- 3:14the
- 3:14unfortunate
- 3:14situation
- 3:15of
- 3:16hooking
- 3:16a
- 3:17small
- 3:17mouth
- 3:18last
- 3:19week,
- 3:20and
- 3:20he
- 3:20hooked
- 3:20it
- 3:20near
- 3:20its
- 3:21tongue.
- 3:21And
- 3:21when
- 3:21he
- 3:21got
- 3:21the
- 3:22hook
- 3:22out,
- 3:22it
- 3:22was
- 3:23bleeding
- 3:23really,
- 3:23really
- 3:24badly.
- 3:24And
- 3:24so
- 3:24he
- 3:24was
- 3:25looking
- 3:25for
- 3:25advice
- 3:25about,
- 3:26you
- 3:27know,
- 3:27what
- 3:27do
- 3:27you
- 3:27do
- 3:27in
- 3:27those
- 3:28situations?
- 3:28Do
- 3:28you
- 3:28just
- 3:29cut
- 3:29the
- 3:29fly
- 3:29off,
- 3:30you
- 3:30know?
- 3:31You
- 3:32know,
- 3:32do
- 3:32you
- 3:32release
- 3:33the
- 3:33fish?
- 3:33Do
- 3:33you
- 3:34do
- 3:34the
- 3:34Coca
- 3:34Cola
- 3:34trick?
- 3:35Like,
- 3:35what
- 3:35are
- 3:35the
- 3:35tips
- 3:36to,
- 3:36you
- 3:36know,
- 3:37maximize
- 3:37the
- 3:37survival
- 3:38of
- 3:38the
- 3:38bass
- 3:38in
- 3:39a
- 3:39situation
- 3:39like
- 3:39that?
- 3:41So
- 3:42I
- 3:42have
- 3:42no
- 3:43scientific
- 3:43evidence,
- 3:44and
- 3:44I
- 3:44rarely
- 3:45have
- 3:45soda
- 3:45on
- 3:45the
- 3:45boat
- 3:46or
- 3:46pop
- 3:47if
- 3:47you're
- 3:47from
- 3:47the
- 3:47Midwest.
- 3:48But
- 3:50I
- 3:50have
- 3:50seen
- 3:50people
- 3:51do
- 3:51the
- 3:51Coke
- 3:51trick,
- 3:52and
- 3:52it's
- 3:52a
- 3:53temporary
- 3:53clot.
- 3:54I
- 3:55personally
- 3:55prefer
- 3:55to
- 3:55get
- 3:56the
- 3:56fish
- 3:56back
- 3:56in
- 3:56the
- 3:56water
- 3:56as
- 3:57soon
- 3:57as
- 3:57possible
- 3:58just
- 3:58so
- 3:58they're
- 3:58not,
- 3:58like,
- 3:58pumping
- 3:59blood,
- 3:59you
- 4:00know,
- 4:00like,
- 4:01it
- 4:01seems
- 4:02to
- 4:02clot
- 4:02a
- 4:02little
- 4:02bit
- 4:02quicker
- 4:03if
- 4:03they're
- 4:03submerged.
- 4:04But
- 4:05one
- 4:05tip
- 4:05I
- 4:06have
- 4:06for
- 4:06tongue
- 4:06hookings
- 4:07is
- 4:07like,
- 4:07like,
- 4:08you
- 4:08know,
- 4:08it's
- 4:08not
- 4:08like
- 4:09a
- 4:09gill
- 4:09thing
- 4:09where
- 4:09you're
- 4:09gonna
- 4:10go
- 4:10through
- 4:10the
- 4:10gills
- 4:11and
- 4:11get
- 4:11it
- 4:11off
- 4:11clean
- 4:12like
- 4:12that.
- 4:13But
- 4:13for
- 4:14a
- 4:14while,
- 4:14like
- 4:15myself
- 4:16and
- 4:17people
- 4:17in
- 4:17the
- 4:17boat,
- 4:17whether
- 4:18it's
- 4:18clients
- 4:19or,
- 4:19you
- 4:19know,
- 4:19other
- 4:19anglers
- 4:20I'm
- 4:20fishing
- 4:20with,
- 4:20like,
- 4:20I
- 4:21would
- 4:21see
- 4:21them
- 4:23try
- 4:24to
- 4:24get
- 4:24a
- 4:24tongue
- 4:24hook
- 4:24popper
- 4:25out
- 4:25or
- 4:25stream
- 4:26or
- 4:26whatever
- 4:26out
- 4:26with
- 4:27their
- 4:27fingers.
- 4:28And
- 4:28it
- 4:28seems
- 4:29like
- 4:29the
- 4:29success
- 4:29rate
- 4:30is
- 4:30much
- 4:30higher
- 4:30if
- 4:31you
- 4:31just
- 4:31get
- 4:32a
- 4:32pair
- 4:32of
- 4:32hemostats
- 4:33and
- 4:34get
- 4:34us
- 4:35right
- 4:35in
- 4:35that
- 4:35bend
- 4:36of
- 4:36the
- 4:36hook
- 4:36and
- 4:36then
- 4:37kind
- 4:37of
- 4:37sweep
- 4:37it
- 4:37up,
- 4:38you
- 4:38know,
- 4:38if
- 4:38you
- 4:38have
- 4:39a
- 4:39B10s
- 4:39or
- 4:39something.
- 4:39Just
- 4:40sweep
- 4:40it
- 4:40up
- 4:40a
- 4:40little
- 4:40bit
- 4:40differently,
- 4:41like
- 4:41a
- 4:41stinger
- 4:41hook.
- 4:42But
- 4:42it
- 4:43seems
- 4:43like
- 4:43the
- 4:43fish
- 4:43bleed
- 4:44a
- 4:44lot
- 4:44less
- 4:44when
- 4:44you
- 4:45go
- 4:45straight
- 4:45out
- 4:46of
- 4:47that,
- 4:47you
- 4:47know,
- 4:48that
- 4:48insertion
- 4:49point.
- 4:49But
- 4:51yeah,
- 4:51so
- 4:51that,
- 4:51that's
- 4:52my
- 4:52recommendation.
- 4:53Don't
- 4:53mess
- 4:53around
- 4:54doing
- 4:54it
- 4:54with
- 4:54your
- 4:54fingers.
- 4:55Just
- 4:55do
- 4:55the
- 4:56right
- 4:56thing.
- 4:56Grab
- 4:56your
- 4:56hemostats,
- 4:57get
- 4:58it
- 4:58out
- 4:58that
- 4:58way,
- 4:58and
- 4:58then
- 4:58get
- 4:59the
- 4:59fish
- 4:59back
- 4:59in
- 4:59the
- 4:59water
- 4:59as
- 5:00soon
- 5:00as
- 5:00possible.
- 5:01Got
- 5:01it?
- 5:01So
- 5:01basically
- 5:02what
- 5:02you're
- 5:02saying
- 5:02is
- 5:02take
- 5:03your
- 5:03hemostats
- 5:03and
- 5:04kind
- 5:04of
- 5:04grab
- 5:04that,
- 5:04like,
- 5:04right
- 5:05at
- 5:05the
- 5:05bend
- 5:05and
- 5:06push
- 5:06it
- 5:06out
- 5:07the
- 5:07way
- 5:07it
- 5:07came,
- 5:07right?
- 5:08Yeah,
- 5:09yeah.
- 5:09And
- 5:10it's,
- 5:10it's
- 5:11so
- 5:11simple,
- 5:11but
- 5:12I
- 5:12think,
- 5:13I
- 5:13don't
- 5:14know,
- 5:14it's
- 5:14kind
- 5:14of
- 5:14like
- 5:14an
- 5:15instinct
- 5:15to
- 5:15just
- 5:15like,
- 5:15oh,
- 5:15I,
- 5:15I,
- 5:16I
- 5:16can
- 5:16see
- 5:17it.
- 5:17I
- 5:17can
- 5:17get
- 5:17my
- 5:17thumb
- 5:17on
- 5:17it.
- 5:18I'm
- 5:18just
- 5:18gonna
- 5:18push
- 5:18on
- 5:19the
- 5:19eye
- 5:19of
- 5:19the
- 5:19hook.
- 5:20Um,
- 5:20but
- 5:21yeah,
- 5:21I
- 5:21mean,
- 5:21I've
- 5:21just
- 5:21seen
- 5:22a
- 5:22lot
- 5:22of
- 5:22gushers
- 5:23with
- 5:24the
- 5:24hand
- 5:24method,
- 5:24and
- 5:25I'm
- 5:25100%
- 5:26hemostat
- 5:26now.
- 5:27Well,
- 5:27there
- 5:27you
- 5:28go.
- 5:28Well,
- 5:28folks,
- 5:28you
- 5:28know,
- 5:29we
- 5:29love
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