Latest / The Articulate Fly / S7, Ep 40: Exploring the Carp Game: Techniques and Tales with Corey Haselhuhn of Schultz Outfitters
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- 0:04Hey
- 0:04folks,
- 0:04it's
- 0:05Marvin
- 0:05Cash,
- 0:05the
- 0:06host
- 0:06of
- 0:06the
- 0:06Articulate
- 0:07Fly.
- 0:08On
- 0:08this
- 0:08episode,
- 0:08I'm
- 0:09joined
- 0:09by
- 0:09Corey
- 0:09Hasselhun
- 0:10from
- 0:10Schultz
- 0:11Outfitters.
- 0:11I
- 0:12caught
- 0:12up
- 0:12with
- 0:12Sleddy
- 0:13on
- 0:13an
- 0:13early
- 0:13April
- 0:13evening
- 0:14after
- 0:14the
- 0:14shop
- 0:14closed.
- 0:15Warmer
- 0:16weather
- 0:16was
- 0:16starting
- 0:17to
- 0:17take
- 0:17hold
- 0:17in
- 0:17Michigan
- 0:18and
- 0:18we
- 0:18discussed
- 0:18the
- 0:18upcoming
- 0:19season
- 0:19and
- 0:20his
- 0:20journey
- 0:20to
- 0:20Schultz
- 0:21Outfitters
- 0:21and
- 0:21we
- 0:22took
- 0:22a
- 0:22deep
- 0:22dive
- 0:22into
- 0:23carp
- 0:23on
- 0:23the
- 0:23fly.
- 0:24I
- 0:24think
- 0:24you're
- 0:25really
- 0:25going
- 0:25to
- 0:25enjoy
- 0:25this
- 0:25one,
- 0:27but
- 0:27before
- 0:27we
- 0:27get
- 0:27to
- 0:27the
- 0:28interview,
- 0:28just
- 0:28a
- 0:28couple
- 0:29of
- 0:29housekeeping
- 0:29items.
- 0:30If
- 0:30you
- 0:31like
- 0:31the
- 0:31podcast,
- 0:32please
- 0:32tell
- 0:32a
- 0:32friend
- 0:32and
- 0:33please
- 0:33subscribe
- 0:33and
- 0:34leave
- 0:34us
- 0:34a
- 0:34rating
- 0:34and
- 0:35review
- 0:35in
- 0:35the
- 0:35podcatcher
- 0:35of
- 0:36your
- 0:36choice.
- 0:36It
- 0:37really
- 0:37helps
- 0:37us
- 0:38out
- 0:38and
- 0:39a
- 0:39shout
- 0:39out
- 0:39to
- 0:39our
- 0:40sponsored
- 0:40Trout
- 0:40Routes.
- 0:41I've
- 0:41known
- 0:42the
- 0:42team
- 0:42at
- 0:42Trout
- 0:42routes
- 0:43almost
- 0:43before
- 0:43there
- 0:44was
- 0:44a
- 0:44team
- 0:44at
- 0:44trout
- 0:45routes.
- 0:45We
- 0:46all
- 0:46know
- 0:46streams
- 0:46are
- 0:46getting
- 0:47crowded
- 0:47and
- 0:47chances
- 0:47are
- 0:48you're
- 0:48not
- 0:48the
- 0:48only
- 0:48one
- 0:48at
- 0:49your
- 0:49local
- 0:49access
- 0:49point.
- 0:50Get
- 0:51away
- 0:51from
- 0:51the
- 0:51crowds
- 0:52and
- 0:52busy
- 0:52gravel
- 0:52lots
- 0:53by
- 0:53using
- 0:53Trout
- 0:53Routes
- 0:53Pro.
- 0:54With
- 0:54over
- 0:55350,000
- 0:56access
- 0:56points
- 0:57mapped
- 0:57across
- 0:5750,000
- 0:58trout
- 0:58streams
- 0:59and
- 0:59much
- 0:59more,
- 1:01Trout
- 1:01Routes
- 1:01has
- 1:02all
- 1:02the
- 1:02data
- 1:02you
- 1:02need
- 1:02to
- 1:03help
- 1:03you
- 1:03find
- 1:03angling
- 1:03opportunities
- 1:04that
- 1:04others
- 1:05will
- 1:05overlook.
- 1:06Up
- 1:06your
- 1:07game
- 1:07and
- 1:07download
- 1:08the
- 1:08app
- 1:08today.
- 1:08Use
- 1:09code
- 1:09artfly20
- 1:10artfly20
- 1:11all
- 1:12one
- 1:13word
- 1:13for
- 1:1320%
- 1:14off
- 1:14of
- 1:14your
- 1:14Trout
- 1:15Routes
- 1:15Pro
- 1:15membership
- 1:16at
- 1:16maps.troutroutes.com
- 1:19now
- 1:20onto
- 1:20our
- 1:20interview.
- 1:22Well
- 1:22Sleddy,
- 1:23welcome
- 1:23to
- 1:23the
- 1:23Articulate
- 1:23Fly.
- 1:25Thank
- 1:25you
- 1:25so
- 1:25much
- 1:25for
- 1:26having
- 1:26me
- 1:26on.
- 1:26Oh
- 1:27dude,
- 1:27I'm
- 1:27totally
- 1:27looking
- 1:28forward
- 1:28to
- 1:28it.
- 1:28And
- 1:28we
- 1:28have
- 1:29a
- 1:29tradition
- 1:29on
- 1:29the
- 1:29Articulate
- 1:30Fly.
- 1:30We
- 1:30like
- 1:31to
- 1:31ask
- 1:31all
- 1:31of
- 1:31our
- 1:31guests
- 1:32to
- 1:32share
- 1:32their
- 1:32earliest
- 1:33fishing
- 1:33memory.
- 1:35Fair
- 1:35enough.
- 1:35I
- 1:36I
- 1:36thinking
- 1:37about
- 1:37that
- 1:37off
- 1:38my
- 1:38off
- 1:38the
- 1:38rip
- 1:39here,
- 1:39I
- 1:39would
- 1:39say
- 1:41I
- 1:41started
- 1:42fishing
- 1:42pretty
- 1:43young.
- 1:43I
- 1:44think
- 1:44the
- 1:44first
- 1:44time
- 1:44I
- 1:45ever
- 1:45caught
- 1:45a
- 1:45fish
- 1:45was
- 1:46probably
- 1:46around
- 1:46the
- 1:47age
- 1:47of
- 1:47four
- 1:47or
- 1:48five,
- 1:48but
- 1:48my
- 1:48first
- 1:49really
- 1:49distinct
- 1:50memory
- 1:52in
- 1:52my
- 1:52time
- 1:53fishing
- 1:53was
- 1:54probably
- 1:55around
- 1:5610
- 1:57or
- 1:5711
- 1:58when
- 1:59I
- 1:59caught
- 1:59my
- 1:59first
- 1:59northern
- 2:00pike.
- 2:01And
- 2:02there
- 2:02was
- 2:02a
- 2:03place
- 2:03up
- 2:04north
- 2:04here
- 2:04in
- 2:04Michigan
- 2:05where
- 2:05my
- 2:06family
- 2:06had
- 2:06some
- 2:07property
- 2:07and
- 2:07it
- 2:07was
- 2:09kind
- 2:09of
- 2:09like
- 2:09a
- 2:09homeowners
- 2:10association
- 2:11up
- 2:11north
- 2:11that
- 2:12had
- 2:12a
- 2:13really
- 2:13nice
- 2:13man
- 2:14made
- 2:14lake
- 2:15within
- 2:16the
- 2:16boundaries
- 2:17of
- 2:17the
- 2:17property
- 2:18up
- 2:18there.
- 2:18And
- 2:19there
- 2:19was
- 2:19a
- 2:20medium
- 2:21sized
- 2:21dam
- 2:21at
- 2:22one
- 2:22of
- 2:22the
- 2:22ends
- 2:22of
- 2:23the
- 2:23lake
- 2:23that
- 2:23connected
- 2:23to
- 2:24a
- 2:24small
- 2:24creek
- 2:24and
- 2:25there
- 2:26was
- 2:26a
- 2:26small
- 2:27pit
- 2:28below
- 2:28the
- 2:28dam
- 2:28kind
- 2:29of
- 2:29in
- 2:29a
- 2:29ravine
- 2:30that
- 2:30was
- 2:31surrounded
- 2:31by
- 2:31rocks
- 2:32and
- 2:32it
- 2:32wasn't
- 2:33quite
- 2:33cut
- 2:33off
- 2:33from
- 2:34the
- 2:34river
- 2:34but
- 2:34it
- 2:34was
- 2:35almost
- 2:35like
- 2:35a
- 2:36pool
- 2:36that
- 2:37was
- 2:37separate
- 2:37before
- 2:38you
- 2:38got
- 2:38into
- 2:38the
- 2:38creek.
- 2:39And
- 2:39I
- 2:39remember
- 2:40my
- 2:40first
- 2:40Interaction
- 2:41with
- 2:41a
- 2:41pike,
- 2:42with
- 2:42a
- 2:42friend
- 2:42of
- 2:42mine
- 2:43there
- 2:44actually
- 2:44being
- 2:45bit
- 2:45off
- 2:45by
- 2:46one
- 2:46and
- 2:46then
- 2:46going
- 2:47back
- 2:47and
- 2:48finally
- 2:49achieving
- 2:49success
- 2:50and
- 2:50landing
- 2:51that
- 2:51fish.
- 2:51Being
- 2:53very
- 2:53intimidated
- 2:54with
- 2:54the
- 2:54teeth
- 2:54and
- 2:56the
- 2:56slimy
- 2:57coating
- 2:57on
- 2:57the
- 2:57fish
- 2:58and
- 2:59tough
- 2:59to
- 2:59handle
- 3:00and
- 3:00just
- 3:00a
- 3:00vicious
- 3:01looking
- 3:01creature.
- 3:02But
- 3:02that's,
- 3:02that's
- 3:03probably
- 3:03my,
- 3:03one
- 3:03of
- 3:04my
- 3:04most
- 3:04distinct
- 3:05early
- 3:05on
- 3:06memories
- 3:06of
- 3:07fishing,
- 3:07I
- 3:07would
- 3:07say
- 3:08the
- 3:08one
- 3:08that
- 3:08stands
- 3:08out
- 3:09most
- 3:09to
- 3:09me.
- 3:10Very
- 3:10neat.
- 3:11And
- 3:11so
- 3:11when
- 3:11did
- 3:11you
- 3:11come
- 3:11to
- 3:12the
- 3:12dark
- 3:12side
- 3:12of
- 3:12fly
- 3:12fishing?
- 3:13Fly
- 3:14fishing
- 3:14started
- 3:15for
- 3:15me.
- 3:16I,
- 3:16I
- 3:16developed
- 3:17a
- 3:17taste,
- 3:18kind
- 3:19of
- 3:19an
- 3:19inquiry
- 3:20based
- 3:20thing.
- 3:21I,
- 3:21I
- 3:21had
- 3:21a
- 3:22family
- 3:23member
- 3:23who
- 3:23got
- 3:23me
- 3:23a
- 3:24yearly
- 3:24subscription
- 3:25to
- 3:25Field
- 3:25and
- 3:26Stream
- 3:27and
- 3:27I
- 3:28remember
- 3:28reading
- 3:29an
- 3:29article
- 3:30in
- 3:30that
- 3:30Matt,
- 3:31one
- 3:31of
- 3:31the
- 3:31issues
- 3:32in
- 3:33regards
- 3:33to
- 3:34the
- 3:34holy
- 3:34water
- 3:34of
- 3:35the
- 3:35Ausable
- 3:35river
- 3:36and
- 3:36the
- 3:36trout
- 3:36fishing
- 3:37there.
- 3:37And
- 3:37I
- 3:38became
- 3:38fairly
- 3:39captivated
- 3:39with
- 3:39the
- 3:40whole
- 3:40idea
- 3:40of
- 3:40trout
- 3:41and
- 3:41dry
- 3:42fly
- 3:43and
- 3:43nymph
- 3:43fishing
- 3:44and
- 3:44thought
- 3:45it
- 3:45was
- 3:45really
- 3:45cool
- 3:45the
- 3:46matching
- 3:46the
- 3:46insects
- 3:47and
- 3:47tying
- 3:48your
- 3:48own
- 3:48flies.
- 3:48And
- 3:49I
- 3:49actually,
- 3:49oddly
- 3:50enough
- 3:50started
- 3:50tying
- 3:51before
- 3:51I
- 3:51actually
- 3:53went
- 3:53out
- 3:53and
- 3:54started
- 3:54to
- 3:54pursue
- 3:55fish
- 3:55with
- 3:55a
- 3:55fly
- 3:56rod.
- 3:56I,
- 3:56I,
- 3:56I
- 3:56dug
- 3:57into
- 3:57the
- 3:57fly
- 3:57tying
- 3:58end
- 3:58of
- 3:58things
- 3:58first.
- 3:59So
- 4:00that
- 4:00was
- 4:01I
- 4:01roughly
- 4:02around
- 4:02the
- 4:02age
- 4:03of
- 4:0313,
- 4:0314
- 4:05and
- 4:05then
- 4:05as
- 4:05I
- 4:06grew
- 4:06older
- 4:06into
- 4:0715,
- 4:0716
- 4:08range,
- 4:08I,
- 4:08I
- 4:09got
- 4:09a
- 4:09rod
- 4:09reel
- 4:10and
- 4:10taught
- 4:10myself
- 4:11how
- 4:11to
- 4:11cast
- 4:11it
- 4:12and
- 4:12would
- 4:13dabble
- 4:13around
- 4:13with
- 4:14that.
- 4:14I
- 4:14grew
- 4:14up
- 4:16a
- 4:16stone's
- 4:17throw
- 4:17from
- 4:17Lake
- 4:17Sinclair
- 4:18here
- 4:18in
- 4:18the
- 4:18metro
- 4:18Detroit
- 4:19region.
- 4:19So
- 4:20that
- 4:20was
- 4:20kind
- 4:20of
- 4:20my
- 4:21starting
- 4:22place
- 4:22for
- 4:22learning
- 4:23how
- 4:23to
- 4:23cast
- 4:24and
- 4:24fish
- 4:24the
- 4:25rod,
- 4:25catching
- 4:25panfish.
- 4:26And
- 4:26as
- 4:27I
- 4:27got
- 4:27a
- 4:27little
- 4:27bit
- 4:28my,
- 4:28my
- 4:28skill
- 4:28sets
- 4:29druid
- 4:30the
- 4:30occasional
- 4:30bass,
- 4:31but
- 4:32that
- 4:32was
- 4:32the
- 4:32kickstarter
- 4:33for
- 4:33me.
- 4:33And
- 4:33then
- 4:34really,
- 4:34really
- 4:35started
- 4:35to
- 4:35go
- 4:36full
- 4:36steam
- 4:36once
- 4:36I
- 4:37reached
- 4:37the
- 4:37high
- 4:37school
- 4:38range
- 4:38of
- 4:38things.
- 4:38And
- 4:39when
- 4:39I
- 4:39was
- 4:39about
- 4:39a
- 4:40junior
- 4:40in
- 4:40high
- 4:40school
- 4:40is
- 4:41when
- 4:41I
- 4:41really,
- 4:41really
- 4:42started
- 4:43to
- 4:43get
- 4:43head
- 4:43over
- 4:43heels
- 4:44with
- 4:44it
- 4:44and
- 4:45really
- 4:45adamantly
- 4:46pursued
- 4:46it,
- 4:47you
- 4:47know,
- 4:47from
- 4:47that,
- 4:48that
- 4:48point
- 4:48on
- 4:48and
- 4:49never
- 4:49really
- 4:49looked
- 4:50back.
- 4:51Yeah.
- 4:51So
- 4:51that
- 4:51was
- 4:51the
- 4:52point
- 4:52where
- 4:52it
- 4:52started
- 4:52ruining
- 4:53your
- 4:53life,
- 4:53right?
- 4:54Yeah,
- 4:55yeah,
- 4:55definitely,
- 4:56definitely
- 4:57captivated
- 4:58me
- 4:58a
- 4:58lot
- 4:58more
- 4:59than
- 4:59I
- 4:59thought
- 4:59it
- 4:59would.
- 4:59I
- 5:00really,
- 5:00I,
- 5:00I
- 5:00developed
- 5:01a,
- 5:02a
- 5:02love
- 5:02of
- 5:02fishing
- 5:03pretty
- 5:03early
- 5:04on
- 5:04and
- 5:05was
- 5:05always
- 5:06very
- 5:06captivated
- 5:07by
- 5:07it,
- 5:08the
- 5:08places
- 5:08it
- 5:09took
- 5:09me
- 5:09and
- 5:09the
- 5:09people
- 5:10it
- 5:10connected
- 5:10me
- 5:10to.
- 5:11But
- 5:11once
- 5:12I
- 5:12started
- 5:12fly
- 5:12fishing
- 5:13that,
- 5:13that
- 5:13opened
- 5:14up
- 5:14key
- 5:15doors
- 5:15that
- 5:15I,
- 5:15I
- 5:16didn't
- 5:16know
- 5:16were
- 5:16there
- 5:16and
- 5:17really,
- 5:18really
- 5:19intrigued
- 5:19me
- 5:20to
- 5:20a
- 5:20point
- 5:20of
- 5:20yeah.
- 5:21Where
- 5:21you
- 5:21could
- 5:21call
- 5:21it
- 5:21something
- 5:22like
- 5:22ruining
- 5:23life
- 5:23or
- 5:23making
- 5:24it
- 5:24better.
- 5:24Could
- 5:25go
- 5:25either
- 5:25way
- 5:25depending
- 5:26on
- 5:26what
- 5:26timeline
- 5:27you
- 5:27use.
- 5:28Yeah,
- 5:28obsessions
- 5:29have
- 5:29a
- 5:29way
- 5:29of
- 5:29Doing
- 5:29that,
- 5:29right?
- 5:30They
- 5:30do,
- 5:31absolutely.
- 5:32Yeah.
- 5:32And
- 5:32so,
- 5:33you
- 5:33know,
- 5:33who
- 5:33are
- 5:33some
- 5:33of
- 5:34the
- 5:34folks
- 5:34that
- 5:34have
- 5:34mentored
- 5:34you
- 5:35on
- 5:35your
- 5:35fly
- 5:35fishing
- 5:35journey
- 5:36and
- 5:36what
- 5:36have
- 5:36they
- 5:36taught
- 5:36you?
- 5:38On
- 5:38my
- 5:38journey
- 5:39with
- 5:39a
- 5:39fly
- 5:39rod,
- 5:39it
- 5:40would
- 5:40be
- 5:42unfair
- 5:43for
- 5:43me
- 5:43to
- 5:43say
- 5:44that
- 5:44my,
- 5:45my
- 5:45current
- 5:45employer
- 5:46and
- 5:46boss,
- 5:46Mike
- 5:47Schultz,
- 5:48he
- 5:48obviously
- 5:49a
- 5:49mentor
- 5:49of
- 5:49mine
- 5:50in
- 5:50a
- 5:50lot
- 5:50of
- 5:50ways.
- 5:50He's
- 5:51taught
- 5:51me
- 5:53an
- 5:53insane
- 5:53amount.
- 5:54I've
- 5:55learned
- 5:55a
- 5:55ton
- 5:55through
- 5:56him
- 5:56and
- 5:56he's,
- 5:56he's
- 5:57definitely
- 5:57helped
- 5:57cultivate
- 5:58my,
- 5:59where
- 5:59I
- 5:59sit
- 6:00currently
- 6:00in
- 6:00the,
- 6:00in
- 6:01the
- 6:01realm
- 6:01of
- 6:01things
- 6:01and
- 6:02inside
- 6:02of
- 6:02the
- 6:02industry.
- 6:03Greg
- 6:04Senio
- 6:05obviously
- 6:05is
- 6:05another
- 6:05one
- 6:06who's
- 6:06a
- 6:06big
- 6:07influential
- 6:08piece
- 6:08of
- 6:08my
- 6:09lifetime,
- 6:10especially
- 6:10my
- 6:11adult
- 6:11lifetime.
- 6:12I
- 6:12have
- 6:12an
- 6:12old
- 6:13family
- 6:14friend
- 6:15who
- 6:16I,
- 6:17I
- 6:17owe
- 6:17a
- 6:18little
- 6:18bit
- 6:18to
- 6:18in
- 6:18the
- 6:18starting
- 6:19end
- 6:19of
- 6:19things.
- 6:19He,
- 6:20he
- 6:20kind
- 6:21of
- 6:21gave
- 6:21me
- 6:21some
- 6:21points
- 6:22and
- 6:22tips
- 6:22and
- 6:23those
- 6:24guys
- 6:24definitely
- 6:24helped
- 6:25bring
- 6:25me
- 6:25into
- 6:26a
- 6:26whole
- 6:26new
- 6:26tier
- 6:27of
- 6:27things.
- 6:27I
- 6:28had
- 6:28a
- 6:28good
- 6:28friend
- 6:28growing
- 6:29up.
- 6:29His
- 6:29father
- 6:30actually
- 6:30was
- 6:31a
- 6:31very
- 6:31avid
- 6:32flying
- 6:32where
- 6:32his
- 6:33name
- 6:33was
- 6:33Chuck,
- 6:33Chuck
- 6:34King.
- 6:34And
- 6:35he,
- 6:36he
- 6:36kind
- 6:36of
- 6:36took
- 6:36me
- 6:37under
- 6:37his
- 6:37wing
- 6:37and
- 6:38let
- 6:38me
- 6:38borrow
- 6:39gear
- 6:39and
- 6:40gave
- 6:40me
- 6:40tips
- 6:41and,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:41kept
- 6:42my
- 6:42head
- 6:42in
- 6:42the
- 6:42game
- 6:43and
- 6:44kept
- 6:44me
- 6:44moving
- 6:44forward
- 6:45with
- 6:45it.
- 6:46Fly
- 6:46tying
- 6:47especially,
- 6:47that
- 6:47was
- 6:48one
- 6:48that
- 6:48I,
- 6:48when
- 6:48I
- 6:49believe
- 6:49it
- 6:49or
- 6:49not,
- 6:49actually
- 6:50when
- 6:50I
- 6:50got
- 6:50started
- 6:51fly
- 6:51pying,
- 6:52I
- 6:52bought
- 6:53a
- 6:53deep
- 6:54starter
- 6:54fly
- 6:55tying
- 6:55kit
- 6:55from,
- 6:56I
- 6:56believe
- 6:56it
- 6:56was
- 6:57at
- 6:57Bass
- 6:57Pro
- 6:57Shop.
- 6:58So
- 6:58it
- 6:58would
- 6:58have
- 6:58been
- 6:58their
- 6:58White
- 6:59river
- 7:00fly
- 7:00shop
- 7:00that
- 7:01they
- 7:01have
- 7:01in
- 7:01their
- 7:02locations.
- 7:02And
- 7:03this
- 7:03was
- 7:03long
- 7:04and
- 7:04not
- 7:05incredibly
- 7:06long
- 7:06ago,
- 7:06but
- 7:06you
- 7:07know,
- 7:07I'm
- 7:0735,
- 7:08so
- 7:08this
- 7:08was
- 7:08in
- 7:09my
- 7:09teen
- 7:09years
- 7:09and
- 7:10this
- 7:10was
- 7:10back
- 7:10when
- 7:10VHSs
- 7:11were
- 7:12still
- 7:12a
- 7:12thing.
- 7:13And
- 7:13I
- 7:13remember
- 7:13that
- 7:14kit
- 7:14came
- 7:14with
- 7:14a
- 7:15VHS
- 7:16that
- 7:16had
- 7:17an
- 7:17instructional
- 7:18on
- 7:19how
- 7:19to
- 7:19tie
- 7:19the
- 7:20six
- 7:20or
- 7:20eight
- 7:21different
- 7:21patterns
- 7:22that
- 7:22they
- 7:22had
- 7:22in
- 7:22the
- 7:23kit.
- 7:23But
- 7:24the
- 7:24materials
- 7:25in
- 7:25the
- 7:25kit
- 7:25were
- 7:25really,
- 7:26really
- 7:28poor
- 7:28in
- 7:29terms
- 7:29of
- 7:29quality.
- 7:30They
- 7:30were
- 7:30definitely
- 7:31the
- 7:31bottom
- 7:32of
- 7:32the
- 7:32barrel.
- 7:32And
- 7:33the
- 7:33vise
- 7:33was
- 7:34a
- 7:34really
- 7:35cheap
- 7:35kind
- 7:35of
- 7:35get
- 7:36starter,
- 7:36basic
- 7:37clamp,
- 7:37the
- 7:38tools,
- 7:38the
- 7:38bob
- 7:39and
- 7:39the
- 7:39scissors.
- 7:39And
- 7:40I
- 7:40remember
- 7:41getting
- 7:41extremely
- 7:42frustrated
- 7:43with
- 7:43it
- 7:43when
- 7:44I
- 7:44got
- 7:44started,
- 7:44almost
- 7:45to
- 7:45the
- 7:45point
- 7:45of
- 7:45where
- 7:46I
- 7:47wanted
- 7:47to
- 7:47give
- 7:47up
- 7:47on
- 7:48it.
- 7:48And
- 7:49at
- 7:49the
- 7:49time
- 7:49this
- 7:50was,
- 7:50this
- 7:50was
- 7:51in
- 7:51the,
- 7:51the
- 7:51age
- 7:51of
- 7:52the
- 7:52early.
- 7:52Well,
- 7:53I
- 7:53have
- 7:53to
- 7:53be
- 7:54the
- 7:54earlier
- 7:54Internet,
- 7:55but
- 7:55when
- 7:56form
- 7:56boards
- 7:57were
- 7:57a,
- 7:57a
- 7:57more
- 7:58common
- 7:58thing.
- 7:59And
- 7:59I
- 7:59remember
- 8:00I,
- 8:00I
- 8:00had
- 8:01joined
- 8:01a
- 8:02form
- 8:02board
- 8:02on
- 8:02me
- 8:03for
- 8:04Winston
- 8:04fly
- 8:05rods
- 8:05actually.
- 8:06And
- 8:07there
- 8:07was
- 8:07a
- 8:07lot
- 8:07of
- 8:08older
- 8:08gentlemen
- 8:08on
- 8:08that
- 8:09form.
- 8:09And
- 8:09I
- 8:09remember
- 8:10I
- 8:10had
- 8:10made
- 8:11a
- 8:11post
- 8:11on
- 8:11there,
- 8:11just
- 8:12kind
- 8:13of
- 8:13airing
- 8:13out
- 8:14my
- 8:14dirty
- 8:14laundry,
- 8:15so
- 8:15to
- 8:15speak,
- 8:15of
- 8:15how
- 8:16I
- 8:16was
- 8:16really
- 8:16struggling
- 8:17with
- 8:17it
- 8:17and
- 8:17how
- 8:17I,
- 8:18I
- 8:18was
- 8:19entertaining
- 8:19the
- 8:19idea
- 8:19of
- 8:20just
- 8:20donating
- 8:20a
- 8:21kit
- 8:21to
- 8:21somebody
- 8:21else
- 8:22that
- 8:22might
- 8:22want
- 8:22to
- 8:22use
- 8:22it
- 8:23because
- 8:23I,
- 8:24I
- 8:24didn't
- 8:24really
- 8:24think
- 8:24that
- 8:25it
- 8:25was
- 8:25for
- 8:25me
- 8:26and
- 8:26a
- 8:26gentleman
- 8:27on
- 8:27there.
- 8:27And
- 8:27I
- 8:28pains
- 8:28me
- 8:28to
- 8:28this
- 8:29day,
- 8:29I
- 8:29do
- 8:29not
- 8:29remember
- 8:30his
- 8:30name.
- 8:30But
- 8:31he,
- 8:32he
- 8:32reached
- 8:33out
- 8:33to
- 8:33me
- 8:33privately
- 8:34on
- 8:34there
- 8:34on
- 8:34a,
- 8:35on
- 8:35a
- 8:35private
- 8:35message
- 8:36and
- 8:36he
- 8:36asked
- 8:36me
- 8:36for
- 8:37my
- 8:37parents
- 8:37address
- 8:38and
- 8:38I
- 8:39sent
- 8:39him
- 8:39my
- 8:39parents
- 8:40address.
- 8:41And
- 8:41about
- 8:41a
- 8:41week
- 8:42and
- 8:42a
- 8:42half
- 8:42later,
- 8:43a
- 8:44big
- 8:44box
- 8:44filled
- 8:45up
- 8:45on
- 8:45my
- 8:45parents
- 8:46porch.
- 8:46My
- 8:46dad
- 8:47came
- 8:47to
- 8:47my
- 8:47room
- 8:48and
- 8:48he
- 8:48said,
- 8:48cor,
- 8:49there's
- 8:50a
- 8:50package
- 8:51outside
- 8:51with
- 8:51your
- 8:52name
- 8:52on
- 8:52it.
- 8:53I'm
- 8:53not
- 8:53too
- 8:54sure
- 8:54where
- 8:54it's
- 8:55from.
- 8:55Did
- 8:55you
- 8:56order
- 8:57something?
- 8:57And
- 8:57I
- 8:57said
- 8:57no,
- 8:58I
- 8:58didn't
- 8:58order
- 8:59anything.
- 9:00I
- 9:00was
- 9:00a
- 9:00kid,
- 9:00I
- 9:01didn't
- 9:01have
- 9:01much
- 9:01money.
- 9:02And
- 9:03I
- 9:03opened
- 9:04the
- 9:04box
- 9:04and
- 9:04there
- 9:04was
- 9:04a
- 9:04handwritten
- 9:05note
- 9:05in
- 9:05the
- 9:05box
- 9:06from
- 9:06this
- 9:06gentleman
- 9:07on
- 9:07this
- 9:07form
- 9:07board.
- 9:07He
- 9:08was
- 9:08a
- 9:08retired,
- 9:09retired
- 9:09from
- 9:10the
- 9:10Navy,
- 9:10I
- 9:10believe.
- 9:11And
- 9:11he
- 9:11lived,
- 9:12I
- 9:12want
- 9:13to
- 9:13say
- 9:13he
- 9:13had
- 9:13retired
- 9:14and
- 9:14he
- 9:14was
- 9:14living
- 9:15in
- 9:15Hawaii,
- 9:15but
- 9:16he
- 9:16had
- 9:16a
- 9:16stop
- 9:17here
- 9:17in
- 9:18the
- 9:18lower
- 9:1848
- 9:19that
- 9:19he
- 9:19must
- 9:19have
- 9:20had
- 9:20a
- 9:20good
- 9:20relationship
- 9:21with.
- 9:21And
- 9:22he
- 9:22had
- 9:22called
- 9:23them
- 9:23up
- 9:23and
- 9:23he,
- 9:23he
- 9:24basically
- 9:24had
- 9:24them
- 9:25assemble
- 9:25a
- 9:25package
- 9:26of
- 9:26materials
- 9:26from
- 9:27the
- 9:27shop
- 9:27and
- 9:27he
- 9:27sent
- 9:28them
- 9:28all
- 9:28to
- 9:28my
- 9:28house.
- 9:29And
- 9:30from
- 9:30that
- 9:31day
- 9:31on,
- 9:31like
- 9:32having
- 9:32access
- 9:32to
- 9:33better
- 9:33materials
- 9:34and
- 9:35getting
- 9:35some
- 9:35positive
- 9:36encouragement
- 9:37from
- 9:37him
- 9:37along
- 9:38with
- 9:38some
- 9:38of
- 9:38the
- 9:38other
- 9:38guys
- 9:39on
- 9:39that
- 9:39form
- 9:39board,
- 9:40I,
- 9:41I
- 9:41was
- 9:42able
- 9:43to
- 9:43figure
- 9:44out
- 9:44a
- 9:44way
- 9:44to
- 9:45find
- 9:45joy
- 9:45in
- 9:45it
- 9:46and
- 9:47maintain
- 9:48my
- 9:48course.
- 9:48And
- 9:49here
- 9:49I
- 9:49am.
- 9:50I
- 9:50wish
- 9:51to
- 9:51this
- 9:51day
- 9:51I,
- 9:51I
- 9:52joke
- 9:52about
- 9:52it
- 9:52often
- 9:53when
- 9:53I'm
- 9:53teaching
- 9:53fly
- 9:54tying
- 9:54classes.
- 9:55I
- 9:55wish
- 9:55I
- 9:56could
- 9:56give
- 9:56that
- 9:56man
- 9:56a
- 9:57hug
- 9:57and
- 9:57shake
- 9:57his
- 9:57hand
- 9:58and
- 9:59just,
- 9:59you
- 9:59know,
- 9:59be
- 10:00able
- 10:00to
- 10:00show
- 10:00him,
- 10:01hey,
- 10:01you,
- 10:01look
- 10:01what
- 10:01you
- 10:02spawned.
- 10:02You
- 10:02know,
- 10:03you
- 10:03have
- 10:03a,
- 10:03a
- 10:04young
- 10:04man
- 10:04who
- 10:04ended
- 10:05up
- 10:05growing
- 10:05up
- 10:05to
- 10:05be
- 10:06a
- 10:07full
- 10:07time
- 10:07manager
- 10:08of
- 10:08a,
- 10:08you
- 10:09know,
- 10:09a
- 10:10fly
- 10:10shop
- 10:10here
- 10:10in
- 10:11Michigan
- 10:11that,
- 10:11you
- 10:12know,
- 10:12fly
- 10:12tying,
- 10:12as
- 10:13you
- 10:14know
- 10:14from
- 10:14being
- 10:15out
- 10:15here
- 10:15at
- 10:15Bobbin,
- 10:16is
- 10:16a,
- 10:16a
- 10:16massive
- 10:17part
- 10:17of
- 10:17our
- 10:17business.
- 10:18And
- 10:19to
- 10:19be
- 10:19a
- 10:19part
- 10:20of
- 10:20that
- 10:20is
- 10:20really
- 10:20cool.
- 10:21But
- 10:21I,
- 10:21I
- 10:21look
- 10:22back
- 10:22on
- 10:22that
- 10:22and
- 10:22I
- 10:22think
- 10:23about
- 10:23that
- 10:23often
- 10:23as
- 10:24I've
- 10:24grown
- 10:24older
- 10:24and
- 10:25how
- 10:25grateful
- 10:25I
- 10:25am
- 10:26that
- 10:26he
- 10:26was
- 10:26willing
- 10:27to
- 10:27do
- 10:27that
- 10:27for
- 10:27me.
- 10:28He
- 10:28really
- 10:29kept
- 10:29the
- 10:30spark
- 10:30going
- 10:30and
- 10:32built
- 10:32that
- 10:33lifelong
- 10:33obsession
- 10:34out
- 10:34of
- 10:34it.
- 10:35So
- 10:35I
- 10:35think
- 10:36about
- 10:36that
- 10:36often.
- 10:37Yeah,
- 10:37that's
- 10:38pretty
- 10:38neat.
- 10:38I
- 10:38think
- 10:38it's
- 10:38amazing.
- 10:39I
- 10:39think
- 10:39people
- 10:39sometimes
- 10:40forget
- 10:40the
- 10:41power
- 10:41of
- 10:41like,
- 10:42you
- 10:42know,
- 10:42small
- 10:43kindnesses,
- 10:43right?
- 10:44Oh,
- 10:44huge.
- 10:46You
- 10:46know,
- 10:46and
- 10:46it's
- 10:47amazing.
- 10:47It's
- 10:47Always
- 10:47good
- 10:48for
- 10:48your
- 10:48fishing
- 10:48karma,
- 10:49right?
- 10:50Absolutely,
- 10:50absolutely.
- 10:52So,
- 10:52you
- 10:52know,
- 10:53it's
- 10:53interesting,
- 10:53I
- 10:53know
- 10:54you're,
- 10:54you
- 10:54know,
- 10:54like
- 10:54so
- 10:54many
- 10:55guys
- 10:55in
- 10:55the
- 10:55shop,
- 10:55you're
- 10:55a
- 10:56native
- 10:56Michiganer.
- 10:57I
- 10:57hope
- 10:57I
- 10:57got
- 10:57that
- 10:57right.
- 10:57I'm
- 10:58a
- 10:58Southerner,
- 10:58so
- 10:58if
- 10:58I
- 10:58got
- 10:59it
- 10:59wrong,
- 10:59I
- 10:59apologize.
- 11:00Yeah,
- 11:00yeah.
- 11:00No,
- 11:01Nate.
- 11:01Native.
- 11:01Born
- 11:02and
- 11:02bred
- 11:02metro
- 11:02Detroit.
- 11:03Yeah.
- 11:03And
- 11:04so,
- 11:04you
- 11:04know,
- 11:04one
- 11:04of
- 11:04the
- 11:05interesting
- 11:05things
- 11:05is,
- 11:06I
- 11:06mean,
- 11:06if
- 11:06you
- 11:06are,
- 11:08you
- 11:08know,
- 11:08a
- 11:09sportsman,
- 11:09Michigan
- 11:10is
- 11:10a
- 11:10super
- 11:10special
- 11:11place.
- 11:11And
- 11:11you
- 11:11know,
- 11:12for
- 11:12folks
- 11:12that
- 11:12haven't
- 11:12had
- 11:12a
- 11:13chance
- 11:13to
- 11:13kind
- 11:13of
- 11:13visit
- 11:14the
- 11:14mitten,
- 11:15why
- 11:15don't
- 11:15you
- 11:16kind
- 11:16of
- 11:16tell
- 11:16folks
- 11:16kind
- 11:16of
- 11:17the
- 11:17whole
- 11:17culture
- 11:18of
- 11:18like,
- 11:18you
- 11:18know,
- 11:18the
- 11:18lower
- 11:19part
- 11:19of
- 11:19the
- 11:19state
- 11:19and
- 11:19the
- 11:20upper
- 11:20part
- 11:20of
- 11:20the
- 11:20state
- 11:20and
- 11:20what
- 11:21makes
- 11:21it,
- 11:21you
- 11:21know,
- 11:22awesome
- 11:22not
- 11:22just
- 11:22for
- 11:22angling,
- 11:23but
- 11:23for
- 11:23hunting
- 11:23as
- 11:24well?
- 11:25Yeah,
- 11:25it's,
- 11:25it's,
- 11:26it's
- 11:26an
- 11:26absolute
- 11:26Mecca.
- 11:27I,
- 11:27I
- 11:28feel
- 11:28very
- 11:28blessed
- 11:28mo
- 11:29most
- 11:29days
- 11:29to
- 11:30be
- 11:30here
- 11:30and
- 11:30to
- 11:31live
- 11:32in
- 11:32this
- 11:32state
- 11:32that's
- 11:33just
- 11:33very
- 11:34abundant
- 11:34in
- 11:34opportunities.
- 11:36I,
- 11:36Michigan
- 11:36is
- 11:37a
- 11:37incredible
- 11:38place.
- 11:38I
- 11:38think
- 11:38one
- 11:39of
- 11:39the,
- 11:39one
- 11:39of
- 11:39the
- 11:39keynotes
- 11:40that
- 11:40stands
- 11:40out
- 11:41for
- 11:41me
- 11:41and
- 11:41what
- 11:41I,
- 11:42I
- 11:42tell
- 11:42a
- 11:42lot
- 11:42of
- 11:43people
- 11:43that
- 11:43travel
- 11:43here
- 11:43to
- 11:44fish
- 11:44or
- 11:44are
- 11:44entertaining.
- 11:45The
- 11:45idea
- 11:45of
- 11:45traveling
- 11:46here
- 11:46to
- 11:46fish
- 11:46is,
- 11:47is
- 11:48that
- 11:48variety,
- 11:49variety
- 11:49is
- 11:50a
- 11:50spice
- 11:50of
- 11:50life,
- 11:50as
- 11:51many
- 11:51say.
- 11:51And
- 11:52there's
- 11:52not
- 11:52really
- 11:53too
- 11:53much
- 11:53here
- 11:54in
- 11:54terms
- 11:54of
- 11:54species
- 11:55that
- 11:55we
- 11:55don't
- 11:55have.
- 11:57You
- 11:57know,
- 11:57we
- 11:57have
- 11:58everything
- 11:58in
- 11:59Michigan
- 11:59from
- 12:00really
- 12:01technical
- 12:01dry
- 12:02fly
- 12:02trout
- 12:02fishing
- 12:03to
- 12:05in
- 12:05absolutely
- 12:06awe
- 12:07inspiring
- 12:08warm
- 12:08water
- 12:09opportunity.
- 12:09You
- 12:10know,
- 12:10with
- 12:10everything
- 12:10in
- 12:11between.
- 12:11Several
- 12:11of
- 12:12the
- 12:12sampid
- 12:12species
- 12:13as
- 12:13well
- 12:13as
- 12:13the,
- 12:14your
- 12:14steelhead
- 12:16and
- 12:17a
- 12:17ton
- 12:17of
- 12:17really
- 12:18cool
- 12:18native
- 12:18species
- 12:19and
- 12:19obviously
- 12:19kind
- 12:20of
- 12:20being
- 12:21slapped
- 12:22right
- 12:22in
- 12:22the
- 12:22middle
- 12:22of
- 12:22the
- 12:23Great
- 12:23Lakes.
- 12:23Your,
- 12:24your
- 12:24mecca
- 12:25extends
- 12:25in
- 12:25every
- 12:26direction.
- 12:27So
- 12:27no
- 12:28shortage
- 12:28of
- 12:28water
- 12:29here.
- 12:29Uh,
- 12:30I,
- 12:30I,
- 12:31I
- 12:31joke
- 12:31with
- 12:31people
- 12:32often
- 12:32that
- 12:33you,
- 12:34you
- 12:34couldn't
- 12:35learn
- 12:36Michigan
- 12:36in
- 12:36a
- 12:37lifetime.
- 12:37I
- 12:38don't
- 12:38think
- 12:38that
- 12:39if
- 12:39you
- 12:40had
- 12:40every
- 12:40day
- 12:40of
- 12:40your
- 12:41life
- 12:41to
- 12:41fish
- 12:41and
- 12:42go
- 12:42explore,
- 12:42you
- 12:42could
- 12:43really
- 12:43fine
- 12:43tune
- 12:44and
- 12:44dial
- 12:44every
- 12:44fishery
- 12:45and
- 12:45watershed
- 12:46that
- 12:46we
- 12:46have
- 12:46here.
- 12:47Uh,
- 12:47there's
- 12:48just
- 12:48so
- 12:48much
- 12:49opportunity
- 12:49in
- 12:50so
- 12:50many
- 12:50different
- 12:50corners.
- 12:51You
- 12:52can
- 12:52go
- 12:52uncover
- 12:53manholes
- 12:54and
- 12:54find
- 12:54your
- 12:54way
- 12:55into
- 12:55that.
- 12:55It,
- 12:55it,
- 12:56it
- 12:56really
- 12:56always
- 12:56keeps
- 12:57you
- 12:57guessing
- 12:57and
- 12:57learning.
- 12:58And
- 12:58the
- 12:59great
- 12:59lake
- 12:59systems
- 13:00are
- 13:00a
- 13:00big
- 13:00part
- 13:00of
- 13:00my
- 13:02early
- 13:02adult
- 13:03life
- 13:03and
- 13:03kind
- 13:04of
- 13:04places
- 13:05that
- 13:05I've
- 13:05found
- 13:06a
- 13:06lot
- 13:06of
- 13:06my
- 13:06real
- 13:06love
- 13:07and
- 13:07connecting
- 13:07with
- 13:08nature
- 13:09between
- 13:09Lake
- 13:09Huron,
- 13:10Lake
- 13:10Superior,
- 13:11Lake
- 13:11Michigan,
- 13:12Lake
- 13:12Erie
- 13:13now
- 13:14can
- 13:14after
- 13:15two
- 13:15years
- 13:16ago,
- 13:16the
- 13:16first
- 13:16time
- 13:16I
- 13:16got
- 13:17to
- 13:17fish
- 13:17on
- 13:17Lake
- 13:17Ontario.
- 13:18But
- 13:19you
- 13:19know,
- 13:19between
- 13:19all
- 13:20those
- 13:20great
- 13:20lake
- 13:20systems,
- 13:21it's,
- 13:22it's
- 13:22it's
- 13:23endless
- 13:23in
- 13:23terms
- 13:23of
- 13:24opportunity
- 13:24and
- 13:25what
- 13:25you
- 13:25can
- 13:25do
- 13:25and
- 13:26what
- 13:26you
- 13:26want
- 13:27to
- 13:27pursue.
- 13:27And
- 13:28the
- 13:28seasonal
- 13:29changes,
- 13:31sometimes,
- 13:32you
- 13:32know,
- 13:32they.
- 13:33They
- 13:33dictate
- 13:33the
- 13:34species
- 13:34that
- 13:34you
- 13:34target.
- 13:35But
- 13:35ultimately,
- 13:36most
- 13:36of
- 13:36these
- 13:36fish
- 13:37species
- 13:37you
- 13:37can
- 13:37target
- 13:38most
- 13:38of
- 13:38the
- 13:38year
- 13:38here,
- 13:39even
- 13:39in
- 13:39the
- 13:39dead
- 13:39of
- 13:39winter.
- 13:41Sometimes
- 13:41you
- 13:41have
- 13:41to
- 13:41drill
- 13:42holes
- 13:42to
- 13:42do
- 13:43so.
- 13:43But
- 13:44there's
- 13:44usually
- 13:44always
- 13:45open,
- 13:45moving
- 13:46water
- 13:46to
- 13:46be
- 13:47found
- 13:47and
- 13:47to
- 13:47find
- 13:48some
- 13:48type
- 13:48of
- 13:49enjoyment
- 13:49and
- 13:49fun
- 13:49within.
- 13:50So
- 13:51the
- 13:51variety
- 13:51is
- 13:52a
- 13:52big
- 13:52selling
- 13:52point
- 13:52for
- 13:53me
- 13:53and
- 13:53why
- 13:53I.
- 13:54I
- 13:54think
- 13:54anyone
- 13:55that
- 13:55really
- 13:55likes
- 13:55to
- 13:56fish
- 13:57would
- 13:57find
- 13:58Michigan,
- 13:59you
- 13:59know,
- 13:59to
- 13:59be
- 13:59a
- 14:00wonderful
- 14:00place
- 14:01and
- 14:01can
- 14:01find
- 14:02a
- 14:02lot
- 14:02of
- 14:02great
- 14:02opportunity
- 14:03within
- 14:03it.
- 14:05Hunting.
- 14:05Yeah,
- 14:06it's
- 14:06obviously,
- 14:06I'm
- 14:07not.
- 14:07I
- 14:07don't
- 14:08do
- 14:08a
- 14:08ton
- 14:08of
- 14:08hunting
- 14:08myself,
- 14:09but
- 14:09obviously
- 14:10have
- 14:10a
- 14:10lot
- 14:10of
- 14:10friends
- 14:10and
- 14:11family
- 14:11that
- 14:11do.
- 14:11And
- 14:12we
- 14:12have
- 14:12some
- 14:12really
- 14:13awesome
- 14:13whitetail
- 14:14hunting
- 14:14here.
- 14:14We
- 14:14have
- 14:15a
- 14:15smaller
- 14:16elk
- 14:16population
- 14:17in
- 14:17the
- 14:17northern
- 14:17range
- 14:18of
- 14:18the
- 14:18state,
- 14:19and
- 14:19we
- 14:19have
- 14:19some
- 14:20really
- 14:20good
- 14:20grouse
- 14:21and
- 14:21woodcock
- 14:21opportunity.
- 14:23Along
- 14:23with
- 14:23your
- 14:24waterfowl
- 14:25through
- 14:25the
- 14:26Lake
- 14:26Erie
- 14:27and
- 14:27Sinclair
- 14:28up
- 14:28into
- 14:28Lake
- 14:29Huron,
- 14:29there's
- 14:29some
- 14:30really
- 14:30incredible
- 14:31migration
- 14:32routes
- 14:32for
- 14:32a
- 14:32lot
- 14:32of
- 14:32the
- 14:33waterfall.
- 14:33So
- 14:34there
- 14:34is
- 14:34a
- 14:35ton
- 14:35of
- 14:35opportunity
- 14:35for
- 14:36things
- 14:36to
- 14:36do
- 14:36on
- 14:36the
- 14:37sportsman
- 14:37end
- 14:37of
- 14:38things
- 14:38here.
- 14:38And
- 14:38that's
- 14:39probably
- 14:40why
- 14:40I'll
- 14:40end
- 14:40up
- 14:40being
- 14:40here
- 14:41for
- 14:41the
- 14:41remainder
- 14:41of
- 14:42my
- 14:42life.
- 14:42I
- 14:42tell
- 14:43people
- 14:44jokingly
- 14:44that
- 14:45I
- 14:45think
- 14:45if
- 14:45Michigan
- 14:45had
- 14:46a
- 14:46good
- 14:46set
- 14:46of
- 14:47mountains,
- 14:47I.
- 14:48I
- 14:48honestly
- 14:49would
- 14:49put
- 14:49it
- 14:49up
- 14:50as
- 14:50being
- 14:50one
- 14:50of
- 14:50the
- 14:50coolest
- 14:51states
- 14:51anywhere.
- 14:52Just
- 14:53that's
- 14:53the
- 14:53one
- 14:53thing
- 14:54we
- 14:54lack
- 14:54here,
- 14:54is
- 14:55we
- 14:55don't
- 14:55have
- 14:55the
- 14:56high
- 14:57mountain
- 14:57range
- 14:57anywhere.
- 14:58We
- 14:58have
- 14:58some
- 14:59what
- 14:59most
- 15:00people
- 15:00consider
- 15:00foothills
- 15:01in
- 15:01comparison
- 15:02to
- 15:02real
- 15:02mountains.
- 15:03But
- 15:04we
- 15:05really
- 15:05do
- 15:05have
- 15:05everything
- 15:06you
- 15:06need
- 15:06from
- 15:06an
- 15:06angling
- 15:07standpoint.
- 15:08And
- 15:09we'll
- 15:09always
- 15:09keep
- 15:10you
- 15:10busy
- 15:10guessing
- 15:11and
- 15:11learning
- 15:11more.
- 15:12Yeah,
- 15:13I
- 15:13think
- 15:13what's
- 15:13really
- 15:13amazing
- 15:14too,
- 15:14is,
- 15:14I
- 15:14mean,
- 15:14you
- 15:15don't
- 15:15have
- 15:15to
- 15:15get
- 15:16very
- 15:16far
- 15:17north
- 15:17of,
- 15:18you
- 15:18know,
- 15:18Grand
- 15:18Rapids
- 15:19or
- 15:19Detroit
- 15:19to
- 15:20kind
- 15:20of
- 15:20escape
- 15:20civilization
- 15:21either.
- 15:22Oh,
- 15:22no,
- 15:22it's.
- 15:23It's
- 15:23not
- 15:24far
- 15:24at
- 15:24all.
- 15:24I
- 15:24mean,
- 15:24there's
- 15:25even
- 15:25down
- 15:25where
- 15:25we
- 15:25are
- 15:26near
- 15:26the
- 15:26shaft
- 15:26here.
- 15:27I
- 15:27mean,
- 15:27we're.
- 15:27Southeastern
- 15:28Michigan
- 15:29is
- 15:29where
- 15:29we're
- 15:29based.
- 15:30We're
- 15:31about
- 15:3130
- 15:31minutes
- 15:32outside
- 15:32of
- 15:33Detroit.
- 15:35There
- 15:35is
- 15:36opportunity
- 15:36within
- 15:37an
- 15:37hour
- 15:37of
- 15:37here
- 15:38to
- 15:38where
- 15:38you
- 15:38can
- 15:38go.
- 15:39And
- 15:39you
- 15:40have
- 15:41solitude
- 15:42and
- 15:43quiet
- 15:43terrain,
- 15:44and
- 15:44it's.
- 15:45You.
- 15:45You
- 15:45wouldn't
- 15:45know
- 15:46you
- 15:46were
- 15:46so
- 15:46close
- 15:46to
- 15:47a
- 15:47big
- 15:47metropolitan
- 15:48area
- 15:48when
- 15:48you're
- 15:49there.
- 15:49And
- 15:49then
- 15:49the
- 15:50further
- 15:50you
- 15:51go
- 15:51north,
- 15:51the
- 15:51more
- 15:52solitude
- 15:52you
- 15:52can
- 15:53find.
- 15:53And
- 15:53then
- 15:53we
- 15:53have
- 15:53the
- 15:54luxury
- 15:54of
- 15:55another
- 15:55peninsula
- 15:56that
- 15:56sits
- 15:56above
- 15:57us
- 15:57that's
- 15:57connected
- 15:58via
- 15:58Bridge,
- 15:59Michigan's
- 16:00Upper
- 16:00Peninsula,
- 16:00which
- 16:01is.
- 16:02I
- 16:02call
- 16:02it
- 16:02the
- 16:02Holy
- 16:03Land
- 16:03because
- 16:03it's,
- 16:04it's
- 16:04like
- 16:04going
- 16:05back
- 16:05in
- 16:05time.
- 16:05A
- 16:06lot
- 16:06of
- 16:06the
- 16:06time
- 16:07when
- 16:07you
- 16:07go
- 16:07up
- 16:07there
- 16:07in
- 16:08terms
- 16:08of
- 16:09how
- 16:09the
- 16:09people
- 16:09live,
- 16:09how
- 16:10the
- 16:10communities
- 16:10are
- 16:11set
- 16:11up
- 16:11and
- 16:11how
- 16:12the,
- 16:12the
- 16:12wilderness
- 16:13is.
- 16:13It's
- 16:13very
- 16:13wild
- 16:14and
- 16:14pure
- 16:14and
- 16:14untamed.
- 16:16Yeah.
- 16:17Pretty
- 16:17neat.
- 16:17And
- 16:17so,
- 16:17you
- 16:18know,
- 16:18I
- 16:18was
- 16:18doing
- 16:19research
- 16:19for
- 16:19the
- 16:19interview.
- 16:20I
- 16:20didn't
- 16:21realize
- 16:21that
- 16:21you'd
- 16:21been
- 16:21at
- 16:22Schultzes
- 16:22for
- 16:23over
- 16:23a
- 16:23decade
- 16:24and
- 16:24I
- 16:24was
- 16:24kind
- 16:24of
- 16:24curious
- 16:24if
- 16:25you
- 16:25could
- 16:25kind
- 16:25of
- 16:25let
- 16:25folks
- 16:25know
- 16:26kind
- 16:26of
- 16:26how
- 16:26you,
- 16:27how
- 16:27you
- 16:27made
- 16:27it
- 16:28to
- 16:28the
- 16:28shop.
- 16:29Crazy.
- 16:29It's.
- 16:30It's
- 16:30hard
- 16:30to
- 16:30believe
- 16:31it's.
- 16:31It's
- 16:31been
- 16:31that
- 16:32many
- 16:32years
- 16:32now.
- 16:32It
- 16:33feels
- 16:33like
- 16:33it's
- 16:33gone
- 16:33by
- 16:34in
- 16:34the
- 16:34blink
- 16:34of
- 16:34an
- 16:34eye.
- 16:35But
- 16:35yeah,
- 16:36going
- 16:36on.
- 16:36This
- 16:36is
- 16:37my
- 16:3712th
- 16:37year
- 16:37being
- 16:38employed
- 16:38here
- 16:38and
- 16:39being
- 16:39a
- 16:39part
- 16:39of
- 16:39this
- 16:39business.
- 16:40So
- 16:41been
- 16:41really
- 16:41cool
- 16:42to
- 16:42see
- 16:42the
- 16:42growth
- 16:43and
- 16:44where
- 16:44we've
- 16:44made
- 16:44it
- 16:45to
- 16:45today.
- 16:46And
- 16:47that's
- 16:47really
- 16:47nice
- 16:48for
- 16:48me
- 16:48because
- 16:49I,
- 16:49Smallmouse,
- 16:50growing
- 16:50up
- 16:50on
- 16:51Lake
- 16:51Sinclair
- 16:51were
- 16:52definitely
- 16:52kind
- 16:52of
- 16:52one
- 16:52of
- 16:52my
- 16:53Kickstarter
- 16:53species
- 16:54and
- 16:55they've
- 16:55been
- 16:55a.
- 16:56Held
- 16:56a
- 16:56very
- 16:57strong
- 16:58piece
- 16:58of
- 16:58real
- 16:58estate
- 16:59in
- 16:59my
- 16:59heart
- 16:59and
- 16:59my
- 16:59soul
- 17:00for
- 17:00most
- 17:00of
- 17:00my
- 17:01childhood
- 17:01up
- 17:01to
- 17:02my
- 17:02adult
- 17:02life.
- 17:02So
- 17:03to
- 17:03be
- 17:03a
- 17:03part
- 17:03of
- 17:03a
- 17:03shop
- 17:04that
- 17:05is
- 17:06primarily
- 17:06focused
- 17:07on
- 17:07smallmouth
- 17:08bass
- 17:08is,
- 17:08Is
- 17:09very
- 17:09cool.
- 17:09It's.
- 17:10It's
- 17:10been
- 17:10an
- 17:10awesome
- 17:10ride.
- 17:12Yeah,
- 17:12absolutely.
- 17:13And
- 17:13I
- 17:13know
- 17:13you
- 17:13said
- 17:14you
- 17:14manage
- 17:14the
- 17:14shop,
- 17:14you
- 17:15want
- 17:15to
- 17:15kind
- 17:15of
- 17:15give
- 17:15folks
- 17:16a
- 17:16little
- 17:16bit
- 17:16more
- 17:16of
- 17:16an
- 17:16idea
- 17:16of
- 17:17what
- 17:17you
- 17:17do
- 17:17and
- 17:17I
- 17:17guess.
- 17:17Does
- 17:17that
- 17:18include
- 17:18the
- 17:18G
- 17:18side
- 17:18as
- 17:19well?
- 17:20Yeah.
- 17:20So
- 17:20I,
- 17:21I
- 17:21originally
- 17:22hired
- 17:22in
- 17:23here
- 17:23actually
- 17:23kind
- 17:24of
- 17:24on.
- 17:24On
- 17:24a
- 17:24part
- 17:25time
- 17:25basis.
- 17:26I.
- 17:26I
- 17:26tustered
- 17:27Mike
- 17:27a
- 17:27little
- 17:27bit.
- 17:28I
- 17:28was
- 17:28working
- 17:29part
- 17:29time.
- 17:30I.
- 17:30I
- 17:30took
- 17:30a
- 17:30job
- 17:31up
- 17:31in
- 17:31Alaska
- 17:32and
- 17:32I
- 17:32worked
- 17:33there
- 17:33for
- 17:34a
- 17:34short
- 17:34period
- 17:35of
- 17:35time
- 17:35and
- 17:35things
- 17:36didn't
- 17:36quite
- 17:36work
- 17:36out
- 17:37the
- 17:37way
- 17:37they
- 17:37needed
- 17:37to.
- 17:38Consider
- 17:39me
- 17:39kind
- 17:39of
- 17:39young
- 17:39and
- 17:40dumb
- 17:40at
- 17:40that
- 17:40time.
- 17:41Between
- 17:42some
- 17:42poor
- 17:42decision
- 17:43making
- 17:43and
- 17:44not
- 17:44really
- 17:44figuring
- 17:45out
- 17:45what
- 17:45I
- 17:45wanted
- 17:45to
- 17:46be
- 17:46doing
- 17:46up
- 17:46there.
- 17:46I
- 17:47ended
- 17:47up
- 17:47leaving
- 17:48early
- 17:48and
- 17:48came
- 17:49back
- 17:49home
- 17:50and
- 17:50Mike
- 17:51had
- 17:51just
- 17:51opened
- 17:51the
- 17:52shop.
- 17:53I
- 17:53want
- 17:53to
- 17:53say
- 17:53probably
- 17:54about
- 17:55six,
- 17:56maybe
- 17:56seven
- 17:56months
- 17:57prior
- 17:57to
- 17:57when
- 17:57I
- 17:57came
- 17:58back.
- 17:59And
- 17:59I
- 17:59had
- 18:00come
- 18:00into
- 18:00the
- 18:01shop
- 18:01a
- 18:01few
- 18:01times
- 18:02and
- 18:02really
- 18:02enjoyed
- 18:02it
- 18:03and
- 18:03liked
- 18:03the
- 18:03vibe,
- 18:04obviously,
- 18:04really
- 18:04loved
- 18:05the
- 18:05whole
- 18:05warm
- 18:05water
- 18:06program
- 18:06and
- 18:07that
- 18:07was
- 18:07something
- 18:07that
- 18:07I,
- 18:08I
- 18:08was
- 18:09kind
- 18:09of
- 18:09focused
- 18:10on
- 18:10at
- 18:10that
- 18:10time
- 18:10and
- 18:11wanted
- 18:11to
- 18:12learn
- 18:12more
- 18:12about
- 18:12and
- 18:13I
- 18:13could
- 18:13see
- 18:13Mike
- 18:14from
- 18:14afar
- 18:15doing
- 18:15what
- 18:16he
- 18:16was
- 18:16doing
- 18:16and
- 18:17really
- 18:17liked
- 18:17it.
- 18:18And
- 18:18was
- 18:18attracted
- 18:19to
- 18:19it.
- 18:19And
- 18:19I
- 18:20reached
- 18:20out
- 18:20to
- 18:21him
- 18:21and
- 18:21said,
- 18:21hey,
- 18:21you
- 18:21know,
- 18:21if
- 18:22you
- 18:22need
- 18:22somebody
- 18:22to
- 18:22come
- 18:23in
- 18:23and
- 18:23help
- 18:24out,
- 18:24clean
- 18:24up
- 18:25and
- 18:25sweep
- 18:25floors,
- 18:26I'm
- 18:26good
- 18:26at
- 18:26cleaning
- 18:26and
- 18:27organizing
- 18:27and
- 18:28I'll
- 18:28work
- 18:28for
- 18:29free
- 18:29if
- 18:29you
- 18:29need
- 18:29me
- 18:30to.
- 18:30Just
- 18:30to
- 18:31kind
- 18:31of
- 18:31get
- 18:31my
- 18:31foot
- 18:31in
- 18:32the
- 18:32door.
- 18:32And
- 18:33just
- 18:33happened
- 18:33to
- 18:33work
- 18:33out
- 18:34that
- 18:35a
- 18:36young
- 18:36woman
- 18:36who
- 18:37worked
- 18:37here
- 18:37before
- 18:37I
- 18:38became
- 18:38employed,
- 18:39her
- 18:39name
- 18:39was
- 18:39Katie,
- 18:40she
- 18:41was
- 18:41actually
- 18:41leaving
- 18:42to
- 18:42take
- 18:43a
- 18:43job
- 18:43to
- 18:43work
- 18:44for
- 18:44Orvis.
- 18:45And
- 18:45they
- 18:46were
- 18:46looking
- 18:47for
- 18:47somebody
- 18:47to
- 18:47kind
- 18:48of
- 18:48step
- 18:48in
- 18:48and
- 18:48help
- 18:49fill
- 18:49some
- 18:49time
- 18:50in
- 18:50the
- 18:50shop.
- 18:50And
- 18:51I
- 18:51was
- 18:51able
- 18:52to
- 18:52get
- 18:52for
- 18:53some
- 18:54lucky
- 18:55grace
- 18:55there
- 18:55on
- 18:56Mike's
- 18:56behalf
- 18:56wanted
- 18:57he
- 18:57was
- 18:57willing
- 18:57to
- 18:57give
- 18:57me
- 18:58a
- 18:58shot
- 18:58and
- 18:58brought
- 18:59me
- 18:59in
- 18:59and
- 19:00the
- 19:00rest
- 19:00is
- 19:01history.
- 19:01So
- 19:02I've
- 19:02been
- 19:02here
- 19:03now,
- 19:03you
- 19:03know,
- 19:03like
- 19:04I
- 19:04said,
- 19:04go
- 19:04past
- 19:0412
- 19:05years.
- 19:06I
- 19:07run
- 19:07a
- 19:08good
- 19:08majority
- 19:08and
- 19:09handle
- 19:10a
- 19:10good
- 19:10bulk
- 19:11of
- 19:11our
- 19:11inventory
- 19:12management.
- 19:13So
- 19:13I'm
- 19:13in
- 19:14charge
- 19:14of
- 19:14ordering,
- 19:15reordering,
- 19:16making
- 19:16sure
- 19:17we
- 19:17stay
- 19:17flush
- 19:18in
- 19:18here
- 19:18on
- 19:18the
- 19:18walls
- 19:19and
- 19:19we
- 19:20have
- 19:20what
- 19:20we
- 19:20need
- 19:20in
- 19:21stock
- 19:21here
- 19:22for
- 19:22customers
- 19:23summit
- 19:23in
- 19:23to
- 19:24pick
- 19:24out
- 19:24goods.
- 19:25G
- 19:25side,
- 19:26I
- 19:26don't,
- 19:26I
- 19:27help
- 19:27and
- 19:27contribute
- 19:28quite
- 19:28a
- 19:28bit
- 19:28to
- 19:29the
- 19:29ordering
- 19:29and
- 19:29product
- 19:30importing
- 19:31for
- 19:31that
- 19:31stuff.
- 19:32But
- 19:33we
- 19:33have
- 19:33a
- 19:34younger
- 19:34gentleman
- 19:34by
- 19:35the
- 19:35name
- 19:35of
- 19:35Matt
- 19:35who
- 19:35works
- 19:36here
- 19:36who's
- 19:37kind
- 19:37of
- 19:37the,
- 19:38the
- 19:38lead
- 19:39man
- 19:39on
- 19:39that.
- 19:39He
- 19:39does
- 19:40a.
- 19:40A
- 19:40fair
- 19:40bit
- 19:40more
- 19:41of
- 19:41it
- 19:41than
- 19:41I
- 19:41do.
- 19:41Like
- 19:41I
- 19:42said
- 19:42earlier,
- 19:43I
- 19:43do
- 19:43a
- 19:43bit
- 19:43of
- 19:44both
- 19:44conventional
- 19:44and
- 19:45fly
- 19:45fishing.
- 19:45I.
- 19:46I
- 19:46slip
- 19:47Bill
- 19:47quite
- 19:47a
- 19:47bit
- 19:48with
- 19:48him
- 19:48on
- 19:49that.
- 19:49But
- 19:49yeah,
- 19:50so
- 19:51that's
- 19:51my
- 19:51overall
- 19:52duty
- 19:52and
- 19:52responsibility
- 19:53here.
- 19:54Yeah,
- 19:54it's,
- 19:54it's
- 19:54an
- 19:55amazing
- 19:55thing.
- 19:55I
- 19:55mean,
- 19:56for
- 19:56folks
- 19:56that
- 19:56haven't
- 19:56been
- 19:56in
- 19:57the
- 19:57shop,
- 19:57I
- 19:57mean,
- 19:57I
- 19:57would
- 19:58say,
- 19:58you
- 19:58know,
- 19:58two
- 19:59things.
- 19:59First
- 19:59of
- 20:00all,
- 20:00you
- 20:00know,
- 20:01I
- 20:01mean,
- 20:01the
- 20:01tying
- 20:01stuff
- 20:02is
- 20:02just
- 20:02incredible.
- 20:03Right.
- 20:04But
- 20:04then
- 20:05the
- 20:05other
- 20:05thing
- 20:05too
- 20:05is,
- 20:06you
- 20:06know,
- 20:06it's
- 20:06so
- 20:07hard
- 20:07to
- 20:07find
- 20:07shops
- 20:08that
- 20:08will
- 20:08have,
- 20:09you
- 20:09know,
- 20:10four
- 20:10or
- 20:10five
- 20:10or
- 20:11six
- 20:11different
- 20:11rod
- 20:11manufacturers
- 20:12and
- 20:13four
- 20:13or
- 20:13five
- 20:13different
- 20:13reels.
- 20:14I
- 20:14mean,
- 20:15you
- 20:15guys
- 20:15have
- 20:16really
- 20:16have
- 20:16it
- 20:16all
- 20:17in
- 20:17a
- 20:17really
- 20:17pretty
- 20:18compact
- 20:18space.
- 20:19Definitely.
- 20:20I
- 20:20mean
- 20:20we've
- 20:21grown.
- 20:21We.
- 20:22For
- 20:22those
- 20:23that
- 20:23are
- 20:23listening
- 20:23that
- 20:23have
- 20:24never
- 20:24set
- 20:24foot
- 20:24in
- 20:24the
- 20:25store,
- 20:25we,
- 20:25we
- 20:25started
- 20:26with
- 20:27two
- 20:27rooms
- 20:27to
- 20:28begin
- 20:28in
- 20:28the
- 20:28building
- 20:28that
- 20:29we're
- 20:29in
- 20:29where
- 20:29now
- 20:29we
- 20:30branched
- 20:30into
- 20:30four
- 20:31total
- 20:31rooms.
- 20:32So
- 20:32it's
- 20:32went
- 20:33from
- 20:33two
- 20:33to
- 20:33four.
- 20:34Grown
- 20:35a
- 20:35little
- 20:35bit.
- 20:35But
- 20:35yeah,
- 20:36overall
- 20:36it's
- 20:36not
- 20:36a
- 20:36massive
- 20:37piece
- 20:37of
- 20:37real
- 20:38estate,
- 20:38but
- 20:39we
- 20:39definitely
- 20:39pack
- 20:39it
- 20:40in
- 20:40here
- 20:40pretty
- 20:40tight.
- 20:40As
- 20:40you
- 20:41know,
- 20:41you've.
- 20:41You've
- 20:41been
- 20:42here
- 20:42to
- 20:42the
- 20:42shop,
- 20:42you've
- 20:42seen
- 20:43it
- 20:43and
- 20:44you
- 20:44have
- 20:44variety
- 20:44back
- 20:45to
- 20:45that
- 20:46thing
- 20:46we
- 20:46were
- 20:46talking
- 20:46about
- 20:47earlier.
- 20:47You
- 20:47know,
- 20:47variety
- 20:48is
- 20:48this
- 20:48place
- 20:48of
- 20:49life,
- 20:49and
- 20:49I'm
- 20:49a
- 20:49firm
- 20:49believer
- 20:50that
- 20:50it's
- 20:51important
- 20:51to
- 20:51give
- 20:51people
- 20:52options
- 20:52and
- 20:52to
- 20:53have
- 20:53a
- 20:54variety
- 20:54of
- 20:54things
- 20:54for
- 20:55people
- 20:55to
- 20:55come
- 20:55and
- 20:55see
- 20:56and
- 20:56test
- 20:57out.
- 20:57So
- 20:57that's
- 20:57kind
- 20:58of,
- 20:58you
- 20:58know,
- 20:58I
- 20:59think
- 20:59why,
- 20:59over
- 20:59the
- 20:59years
- 21:00we've
- 21:00continued
- 21:00to
- 21:01expand
- 21:01lines
- 21:02and
- 21:02have
- 21:02more
- 21:02product
- 21:03variety
- 21:03in
- 21:03here.
- 21:03I
- 21:04think
- 21:04it's
- 21:04a
- 21:04very
- 21:05valuable
- 21:05asset
- 21:06to
- 21:06our
- 21:06business.
- 21:07Yeah,
- 21:08and
- 21:08I
- 21:08think
- 21:08too,
- 21:08you
- 21:09know,
- 21:09you
- 21:09know,
- 21:10the
- 21:10tying
- 21:10stuff
- 21:10is
- 21:11amazing,
- 21:11but
- 21:11I
- 21:11think,
- 21:11you
- 21:12know,
- 21:12the
- 21:12subset
- 21:12of
- 21:12that,
- 21:12the
- 21:13natural
- 21:13stuff,
- 21:13is
- 21:14really
- 21:14incredible.
- 21:14And,
- 21:15you
- 21:15know,
- 21:15so
- 21:15there
- 21:15are
- 21:16only
- 21:16probably
- 21:16two
- 21:17or
- 21:17three
- 21:17places
- 21:17in
- 21:18the
- 21:18States
- 21:18I
- 21:18would
- 21:18even
- 21:19trust
- 21:19to
- 21:19call
- 21:19and
- 21:20say
- 21:20I
- 21:20want
- 21:20to
- 21:20get
- 21:21hackle
- 21:22or,
- 21:22you
- 21:22know,
- 21:23fur
- 21:23or
- 21:23hair
- 21:24and,
- 21:24like,
- 21:24trust
- 21:25that
- 21:25what
- 21:25I
- 21:25got
- 21:25was
- 21:26going
- 21:26to
- 21:26be
- 21:26what
- 21:26I
- 21:26needed.
- 21:27But,
- 21:27you
- 21:27know,
- 21:27it's
- 21:28amazing
- 21:28what
- 21:28you
- 21:28guys
- 21:29have
- 21:29and
- 21:29the
- 21:29quality
- 21:29of
- 21:29the
- 21:30stuff
- 21:30that's
- 21:30hanging
- 21:30on
- 21:30the
- 21:30wall.
- 21:31Definitely.
- 21:32Yeah.
- 21:32And
- 21:32we,
- 21:33we
- 21:33work,
- 21:33I
- 21:33would
- 21:33say
- 21:34we
- 21:34work
- 21:34pretty
- 21:34diligently
- 21:35to
- 21:35maintain
- 21:36that.
- 21:36That
- 21:36pace
- 21:37with
- 21:37things
- 21:37and
- 21:37that
- 21:38it's.
- 21:38It's
- 21:38definitely
- 21:38a
- 21:39labor
- 21:39of
- 21:39love.
- 21:39But
- 21:40obviously
- 21:40when
- 21:41you
- 21:41have
- 21:41a,
- 21:42you
- 21:42know,
- 21:42a
- 21:42big
- 21:42part
- 21:42of
- 21:43that
- 21:43is
- 21:43our
- 21:43team
- 21:43here.
- 21:44We
- 21:44have
- 21:44a
- 21:44really
- 21:44good
- 21:44group
- 21:45of
- 21:45guys
- 21:46that
- 21:46work
- 21:47on
- 21:47the
- 21:47floor
- 21:47and
- 21:47on
- 21:48the
- 21:48back
- 21:48end
- 21:48of
- 21:48things,
- 21:48along
- 21:49with
- 21:49our
- 21:49guide
- 21:49staff.
- 21:50So
- 21:50they
- 21:50all
- 21:50kind
- 21:51of
- 21:51work
- 21:51together
- 21:51in
- 21:51harmony
- 21:52and
- 21:53help
- 21:53support
- 21:53that
- 21:54train
- 21:54to
- 21:54keep
- 21:54it
- 21:55all
- 21:55rolling.
- 21:55And
- 21:56that,
- 21:56that's
- 21:56definitely
- 21:57something
- 21:57I
- 21:57have
- 21:58with
- 21:58a
- 21:59lot
- 21:59of
- 21:59our
- 21:59customers,
- 22:00is
- 22:00people
- 22:00know
- 22:00they
- 22:01can
- 22:01trust
- 22:01us
- 22:01and
- 22:02come
- 22:02to
- 22:02us
- 22:02for
- 22:03questions
- 22:03and
- 22:04for
- 22:04help
- 22:04selecting
- 22:05materials.
- 22:06We're
- 22:06going
- 22:06to
- 22:06give
- 22:07them
- 22:07exactly
- 22:07what
- 22:07they
- 22:08need.
- 22:08That's
- 22:08a.
- 22:09Something
- 22:09I
- 22:09definitely
- 22:10take
- 22:10a
- 22:10lot
- 22:10of
- 22:10pride
- 22:10in
- 22:11here
- 22:11in
- 22:11our
- 22:11business,
- 22:12and
- 22:12I'm
- 22:12very
- 22:12proud
- 22:13of
- 22:13our
- 22:13team
- 22:13for
- 22:14how
- 22:14well
- 22:15they
- 22:15all
- 22:15synchronize
- 22:16to
- 22:16make
- 22:16that
- 22:16happen.
- 22:17Yeah,
- 22:18it's
- 22:18amazing.
- 22:18It's
- 22:18a
- 22:19super
- 22:19high
- 22:19concentration
- 22:20of
- 22:20very,
- 22:20very
- 22:21fishy
- 22:21people.
- 22:22Right?
- 22:23Definitely.
- 22:23Yep.
- 22:24We've
- 22:24lucked
- 22:24into
- 22:24a
- 22:24lot
- 22:25of
- 22:25good
- 22:25ones
- 22:25over
- 22:25the
- 22:26years
- 22:26and
- 22:26thankfully
- 22:27not
- 22:27a
- 22:27high
- 22:27turnover
- 22:28right
- 22:28here
- 22:28in
- 22:28our
- 22:29shop.
- 22:29So
- 22:30most
- 22:30of
- 22:30the
- 22:30people
- 22:30that
- 22:31are
- 22:31employed
- 22:31here,
- 22:32we've
- 22:32added
- 22:32a
- 22:33few
- 22:33new
- 22:33faces
- 22:33and
- 22:34a
- 22:34few
- 22:34have
- 22:34left
- 22:34us
- 22:35over
- 22:35the
- 22:35years,
- 22:35you
- 22:35know,
- 22:35to
- 22:36pursue
- 22:36other
- 22:36things.
- 22:37But
- 22:37a
- 22:37lot
- 22:38of
- 22:38the
- 22:38people
- 22:38that
- 22:38have
- 22:38been
- 22:39here
- 22:39have
- 22:39been
- 22:39here
- 22:39for
- 22:39a
- 22:39very
- 22:40long
- 22:40time
- 22:40and,
- 22:41you
- 22:42know,
- 22:42hopefully
- 22:42plan
- 22:43to
- 22:43be
- 22:43here
- 22:43for
- 22:44quite
- 22:44some
- 22:44time
- 22:44in
- 22:44the
- 22:45future.
- 22:45Yeah,
- 22:45absolutely.
- 22:46And,
- 22:46you
- 22:46know,
- 22:46so
- 22:47it's
- 22:47kind
- 22:47of
- 22:47funny
- 22:47watching
- 22:48on
- 22:48social
- 22:48media,
- 22:49you
- 22:49still
- 22:49have
- 22:49snow
- 22:50on
- 22:50the
- 22:50ground,
- 22:50but
- 22:50it
- 22:50looks
- 22:51like
- 22:51things
- 22:51are,
- 22:52you
- 22:52know,
- 22:52thawing
- 22:53out
- 22:53pretty
- 22:53well.
- 22:53But
- 22:53before
- 22:54we
- 22:54get
- 22:54to
- 22:54the
- 22:54fishing,
- 22:54I
- 22:54was
- 22:55kind
- 22:55of
- 22:55curious,
- 22:55you
- 22:55know,
- 22:55is
- 22:55tying
- 22:56season
- 22:56sort
- 22:56of
- 22:57wrapping
- 22:57up?
- 22:57Anything
- 22:58interesting
- 22:58happen
- 22:59at
- 22:59the
- 22:59vice
- 22:59for
- 22:59you
- 22:59this
- 23:00winter?
- 23:01Oh,
- 23:02I
- 23:02actually,
- 23:02believe
- 23:03it
- 23:03or
- 23:03not,
- 23:03I
- 23:04this
- 23:05winter
- 23:05I
- 23:05probably
- 23:07did
- 23:07a,
- 23:08a
- 23:08little
- 23:08bit
- 23:08less
- 23:08tying
- 23:09than
- 23:09I
- 23:09normally
- 23:10do.
- 23:10I
- 23:11got
- 23:11a
- 23:11little
- 23:12bit
- 23:12heavier
- 23:12over
- 23:13the
- 23:13last
- 23:13couple
- 23:13years
- 23:14into
- 23:14the,
- 23:15I
- 23:16don't
- 23:16want
- 23:16to
- 23:16call
- 23:16it
- 23:16commercial
- 23:17end
- 23:17of
- 23:17fly
- 23:18tying
- 23:18because
- 23:18I
- 23:18don't
- 23:19quite
- 23:19rank
- 23:19myself
- 23:20with
- 23:20actual
- 23:21commercial
- 23:21fly
- 23:21tires.
- 23:22I
- 23:22know
- 23:22quite
- 23:23a
- 23:23few
- 23:23of
- 23:23them
- 23:23and
- 23:23I,
- 23:24I
- 23:24never
- 23:24really
- 23:25reached
- 23:25the
- 23:25output
- 23:26that
- 23:26most
- 23:26of
- 23:26those
- 23:26guys
- 23:27were
- 23:27kicking
- 23:27out.
- 23:27But
- 23:28I
- 23:28was
- 23:28doing
- 23:29a
- 23:29lot
- 23:29of
- 23:29custom
- 23:30orders
- 23:30for
- 23:30people
- 23:31and
- 23:32I
- 23:32don't
- 23:32want
- 23:32to
- 23:32say
- 23:33I
- 23:33got
- 23:33burnt
- 23:33out
- 23:33on
- 23:34it,
- 23:34but
- 23:34fly
- 23:35tying
- 23:35kind
- 23:35of
- 23:35became
- 23:36something
- 23:36that
- 23:37it,
- 23:38it,
- 23:38it
- 23:38didn't
- 23:39excite
- 23:39me
- 23:39quite
- 23:40as
- 23:40much
- 23:40as
- 23:40it
- 23:40did
- 23:41before.
- 23:41I
- 23:41was
- 23:41tying
- 23:42flies
- 23:42for
- 23:42money,
- 23:43if
- 23:43that
- 23:43makes
- 23:43sense.
- 23:44So
- 23:44this
- 23:45winter
- 23:45was
- 23:45kind
- 23:46of
- 23:46a
- 23:46nice
- 23:46reset
- 23:46for
- 23:47me.
- 23:47And
- 23:47I
- 23:47was
- 23:47actually
- 23:48funny
- 23:48because
- 23:48you,
- 23:49you
- 23:49know,
- 23:49you
- 23:49were
- 23:49here
- 23:50for
- 23:50our
- 23:50Bob
- 23:50in
- 23:50the
- 23:50Hood
- 23:51event
- 23:51in
- 23:51February
- 23:52and
- 23:52that
- 23:52was,
- 23:54that
- 23:54was
- 23:54like
- 23:54my
- 23:55re
- 23:55spark
- 23:55with
- 23:55things
- 23:56with
- 23:56fly
- 23:56tying.
- 23:57That
- 23:57really
- 23:58seeing
- 23:59all
- 23:59those
- 23:59guys
- 23:59together
- 24:00here
- 24:00having
- 24:01a
- 24:01good
- 24:01time,
- 24:02seeing
- 24:03all
- 24:03the
- 24:04just
- 24:04insane
- 24:05database
- 24:06of
- 24:06wisdom
- 24:06and
- 24:07knowledge
- 24:07and
- 24:08thousands
- 24:08and
- 24:09thousands
- 24:09of
- 24:09countless
- 24:10hours
- 24:10spent
- 24:11on
- 24:11the
- 24:11water
- 24:11from
- 24:12guys
- 24:12all
- 24:13around
- 24:13the
- 24:13Midwest
- 24:14and
- 24:14beyond,
- 24:14that
- 24:15kind
- 24:15of
- 24:15reignited
- 24:16my
- 24:16passion
- 24:16a
- 24:17little
- 24:17bit
- 24:17and
- 24:18have
- 24:18been
- 24:18back
- 24:19on
- 24:19the
- 24:19vice
- 24:19a
- 24:19little
- 24:19bit
- 24:20more.
- 24:21A
- 24:22little
- 24:22bit
- 24:22more
- 24:22avidly
- 24:23here
- 24:23as
- 24:24of
- 24:24late.
- 24:24So
- 24:25not
- 24:25so
- 24:25much
- 24:26in
- 24:26any
- 24:26interesting
- 24:27flies.
- 24:27But
- 24:27definitely,
- 24:28you
- 24:28know,
- 24:28personally,
- 24:29it
- 24:30was
- 24:30nice
- 24:30this
- 24:30year
- 24:30to
- 24:31take
- 24:31a
- 24:31little
- 24:32bit
- 24:32of
- 24:32time
- 24:32to
- 24:32reset
- 24:33a
- 24:33little
- 24:33bit
- 24:33and
- 24:33then
- 24:34kind
- 24:34of
- 24:34get
- 24:34back
- 24:34into
- 24:35the
- 24:35groove
- 24:35of
- 24:35things.
- 24:36Thanks.
- 24:36You
- 24:36know,
- 24:37thanks
- 24:37to
- 24:37the
- 24:38amazing
- 24:39amount
- 24:39of
- 24:39talent
- 24:40and
- 24:40just
- 24:40overall
- 24:41love
- 24:41that
- 24:41we
- 24:41had
- 24:42here
- 24:42at
- 24:42for
- 24:42bobbin
- 24:43this
- 24:43year.
- 24:43So
- 24:44that
- 24:44was
- 24:44pretty
- 24:44cool.
- 24:45Yeah,
- 24:45absolutely.
- 24:46And
- 24:46you
- 24:46know,
- 24:46people
- 24:47will
- 24:47kill
- 24:47me
- 24:47if
- 24:47I
- 24:48don't
- 24:48ask
- 24:48you
- 24:48how
- 24:48the
- 24:48pre
- 24:49spawn
- 24:49smally
- 24:49bite
- 24:50is
- 24:50this
- 24:50spring.
- 24:51We're
- 24:51not
- 24:51there
- 24:52yet,
- 24:52man.
- 24:52I
- 24:52gotta
- 24:53be
- 24:53honest
- 24:53with
- 24:53you.
- 24:53We're,
- 24:54we,
- 24:54we
- 24:55Michigan,
- 24:55for
- 24:55those
- 24:56of
- 24:56you
- 24:56who
- 24:56haven't
- 24:57spent
- 24:57a
- 24:57lot
- 24:57of
- 24:57time
- 24:58up
- 24:58here,
- 24:58may
- 24:59not
- 24:59reside
- 24:59here.
- 25:00We,
- 25:01our
- 25:01springs
- 25:02really
- 25:03do
- 25:03vary
- 25:03every
- 25:04year
- 25:05as
- 25:06they
- 25:06do
- 25:06in
- 25:06most
- 25:06places.
- 25:07But
- 25:07our,
- 25:07our
- 25:08weather,
- 25:08I,
- 25:08I,
- 25:09I
- 25:09say
- 25:09often
- 25:10that
- 25:11we
- 25:11experience
- 25:12maybe
- 25:13one
- 25:13to
- 25:14two
- 25:14months
- 25:14of
- 25:14each
- 25:14season.
- 25:15And
- 25:15then
- 25:15everything
- 25:15else
- 25:16in
- 25:16between
- 25:16is
- 25:17just
- 25:17swing
- 25:17weather.
- 25:18And
- 25:18this,
- 25:19this
- 25:19March
- 25:20has
- 25:20been
- 25:20no
- 25:21different
- 25:21from
- 25:21years
- 25:22past.
- 25:22Last
- 25:22year
- 25:22we
- 25:23had
- 25:23a
- 25:23pretty
- 25:23warm
- 25:23March
- 25:24where
- 25:24things
- 25:24got
- 25:24going
- 25:25a
- 25:25little
- 25:25bit
- 25:25earlier.
- 25:26But
- 25:26this
- 25:26Year
- 25:27we've,
- 25:27we,
- 25:27we've
- 25:28seen
- 25:28a
- 25:28few
- 25:28warmups.
- 25:29But
- 25:29Tom,
- 25:30most
- 25:30of
- 25:30our
- 25:30rivers
- 25:31right
- 25:31now
- 25:31are
- 25:31still
- 25:32temping
- 25:32in
- 25:32the
- 25:3340s.
- 25:34Some
- 25:34of
- 25:35them
- 25:35have
- 25:35tickled
- 25:36that
- 25:3650
- 25:36mark.
- 25:37And
- 25:37on
- 25:37those
- 25:37really
- 25:37warm
- 25:38sunny
- 25:38days
- 25:38you
- 25:39might
- 25:39get
- 25:39some
- 25:39stuff
- 25:39that
- 25:40maybe
- 25:41creeps
- 25:41up
- 25:41into
- 25:41that
- 25:4250
- 25:42degree
- 25:42mark.
- 25:43But
- 25:43overall
- 25:43most
- 25:44of
- 25:44our
- 25:44stuff
- 25:44is
- 25:44still
- 25:45sitting
- 25:45in
- 25:45that
- 25:46mid,
- 25:46mid
- 25:4740
- 25:47range,
- 25:48the
- 25:48upper
- 25:4840s.
- 25:49So
- 25:50our,
- 25:50our
- 25:50pre,
- 25:50our
- 25:51real
- 25:51troop
- 25:51Fawn,
- 25:52as
- 25:52far
- 25:52as
- 25:52I'm
- 25:53concerned,
- 25:53doesn't
- 25:54really
- 25:54get
- 25:54started
- 25:54until
- 25:55we
- 25:55stake
- 25:55and
- 25:56in
- 25:56that
- 25:56upper
- 25:5640
- 25:57deck
- 25:57and
- 25:58we
- 25:58just
- 25:58haven't
- 25:59quite
- 25:59been
- 25:59there
- 25:59yet.
- 26:00So
- 26:01we're,
- 26:01we're
- 26:01picking
- 26:02away
- 26:02at
- 26:02things
- 26:02right
- 26:03now.
- 26:03But
- 26:03April,
- 26:04based
- 26:04on
- 26:04the
- 26:04weather
- 26:05deck
- 26:05and
- 26:05the
- 26:05forecast
- 26:06that
- 26:06they're
- 26:07throwing
- 26:07our
- 26:07way,
- 26:07it
- 26:07looks
- 26:08like
- 26:08we're
- 26:08about
- 26:08to
- 26:09get
- 26:09rid
- 26:09of
- 26:09our
- 26:10last
- 26:10cold
- 26:10night
- 26:11weather
- 26:11here,
- 26:11which
- 26:11is
- 26:12really
- 26:12what
- 26:12I
- 26:12think
- 26:12holds
- 26:13things
- 26:13back.
- 26:14And
- 26:14the
- 26:14weather's
- 26:15going
- 26:15to
- 26:15start
- 26:15to
- 26:16kick
- 26:16a
- 26:16little
- 26:16bit.
- 26:16So
- 26:17April's
- 26:18usually
- 26:18always
- 26:18a
- 26:18phenomenal
- 26:19month
- 26:20to
- 26:20be
- 26:20a
- 26:20fisherman
- 26:21in
- 26:21general
- 26:21here
- 26:22in
- 26:22Michigan,
- 26:22but
- 26:22especially
- 26:23to
- 26:23be
- 26:23a
- 26:23smallmouth
- 26:24fisherman.
- 26:25So
- 26:25we're,
- 26:26we're
- 26:26waiting
- 26:26on
- 26:26it
- 26:27still.
- 26:27Man,
- 26:27everybody's
- 26:28excited
- 26:28and
- 26:29kind
- 26:29of
- 26:30gnawing
- 26:30at
- 26:30the
- 26:30bit,
- 26:31so
- 26:31to
- 26:31speak.
- 26:31Our
- 26:31guides
- 26:32have
- 26:32been
- 26:32on
- 26:32the
- 26:32water
- 26:33some,
- 26:33quite
- 26:33a
- 26:33few
- 26:33trips
- 26:34have
- 26:34been
- 26:34run
- 26:34up
- 26:34to
- 26:35this
- 26:35point
- 26:35and
- 26:35fish
- 26:35has
- 26:36been
- 26:36good.
- 26:36Some
- 26:37good
- 26:37fish
- 26:37have
- 26:37come
- 26:37into
- 26:38the
- 26:38bag
- 26:38already
- 26:38this
- 26:39year.
- 26:39But
- 26:39we're
- 26:39still,
- 26:40we're
- 26:41kind
- 26:41of
- 26:41on
- 26:41that
- 26:41early
- 26:42cusp
- 26:42of
- 26:42things.
- 26:43So
- 26:43we're,
- 26:43we're
- 26:44looking
- 26:44forward
- 26:44to
- 26:44April
- 26:45as
- 26:45we
- 26:45enter
- 26:45it,
- 26:46you
- 26:46know,
- 26:46first
- 26:46say
- 26:46today
- 26:46of
- 26:47the
- 26:47month.
- 26:47So
- 26:48a
- 26:48lot
- 26:48of
- 26:48good
- 26:49pace
- 26:49to
- 26:49come.
- 26:50Yeah,
- 26:50that's
- 26:50pretty
- 26:50interesting
- 26:51because
- 26:51I
- 26:51just
- 26:51recorded
- 26:52a
- 26:52fishing
- 26:52report
- 26:53with
- 26:54a
- 26:54guide
- 26:54in
- 26:54southwest
- 26:55Virginia
- 26:55and
- 26:55where,
- 26:56you
- 26:56know,
- 26:56he's
- 26:56like,
- 26:56yeah,
- 26:57we've
- 26:57probably
- 26:57got
- 26:57about,
- 26:58you
- 26:58know,
- 26:58two
- 26:58weeks
- 26:58till
- 26:59they
- 26:59start
- 26:59spawning.
- 27:00So.
- 27:00Kind
- 27:00of
- 27:00funny.
- 27:01Yeah.
- 27:02Yep.
- 27:02Yeah.
- 27:02We
- 27:02actually
- 27:03were
- 27:03unfortunate
- 27:04to
- 27:04have,
- 27:04we've
- 27:04had
- 27:04some
- 27:05very
- 27:05mild
- 27:05winters
- 27:06the
- 27:06last
- 27:06few
- 27:06years.
- 27:07That,
- 27:08that
- 27:08kind
- 27:08of
- 27:09bums
- 27:09me
- 27:09because
- 27:09I,
- 27:10I
- 27:10like
- 27:10to,
- 27:10I
- 27:10like
- 27:11the
- 27:11ice
- 27:11fish.
- 27:11I,
- 27:12I
- 27:12like
- 27:12to
- 27:12take
- 27:12my
- 27:13kids
- 27:13ice
- 27:13fishing.
- 27:14So
- 27:14that's
- 27:15a
- 27:15good
- 27:15way
- 27:15to
- 27:15kill
- 27:15winter
- 27:16days.
- 27:16But
- 27:16the
- 27:16last
- 27:17couple
- 27:17years
- 27:17have
- 27:17been
- 27:18absolutely
- 27:18horrific
- 27:19in
- 27:19terms
- 27:20of
- 27:20ice
- 27:20making
- 27:20up
- 27:21here.
- 27:21We,
- 27:21at
- 27:22least
- 27:22in
- 27:22the
- 27:22southern
- 27:22end
- 27:23of
- 27:23the
- 27:23state,
- 27:24we
- 27:24haven't
- 27:24really
- 27:25had
- 27:25good
- 27:25consistent
- 27:26cold
- 27:26weather.
- 27:26This
- 27:27year
- 27:27was
- 27:27our
- 27:27first
- 27:28winter
- 27:29in
- 27:29a
- 27:29number
- 27:29of
- 27:30years.
- 27:30Now
- 27:30that
- 27:30we've
- 27:31actually
- 27:31maintained
- 27:31a
- 27:32good
- 27:32solid
- 27:32ice
- 27:32face
- 27:33on
- 27:33most
- 27:33of
- 27:33the
- 27:33lakes
- 27:34for
- 27:34over
- 27:34two
- 27:35months,
- 27:36which
- 27:36was
- 27:36nice,
- 27:36you
- 27:37know,
- 27:37and
- 27:37I
- 27:37think
- 27:37that's
- 27:38a
- 27:38necessity
- 27:39for
- 27:39how
- 27:39our
- 27:40ecosystems
- 27:40work.
- 27:41I
- 27:41think
- 27:41here
- 27:41in
- 27:42the
- 27:42Midwest,
- 27:43we.
- 27:43We
- 27:43kind
- 27:44of
- 27:44need
- 27:44that
- 27:44solid
- 27:45winter
- 27:45every
- 27:45year
- 27:46to
- 27:46create
- 27:46ice
- 27:46and
- 27:47keep
- 27:47some
- 27:47extra
- 27:47water
- 27:48in
- 27:48the
- 27:48lakes.
- 27:49I
- 27:49think
- 27:49it's
- 27:49just
- 27:50a
- 27:50big
- 27:50part
- 27:50of
- 27:50the
- 27:51natural
- 27:51function
- 27:52of
- 27:52the
- 27:52ecosystem.
- 27:53So
- 27:53it
- 27:53was
- 27:53good
- 27:53to
- 27:53get
- 27:53back.
- 27:54And
- 27:55a
- 27:55lot
- 27:55of
- 27:55the
- 27:55guys,
- 27:56you
- 27:56know,
- 27:56a
- 27:56lot
- 27:56of
- 27:56people
- 27:56I
- 27:57talk
- 27:57to,
- 27:57you
- 27:57know,
- 27:58winter
- 27:58is
- 27:58always
- 27:58kind
- 27:59of
- 27:59the
- 27:59complain
- 28:00and
- 28:00moan
- 28:01about
- 28:01it,
- 28:01you
- 28:01know,
- 28:01wishing
- 28:02for
- 28:02spring.
- 28:03But
- 28:03it's
- 28:04part
- 28:04of
- 28:04our,
- 28:04our
- 28:04seasons
- 28:05here.
- 28:05And,
- 28:06you
- 28:06know,
- 28:06you
- 28:06either
- 28:06love
- 28:07it
- 28:07or
- 28:07you
- 28:07hate
- 28:07it.
- 28:07But
- 28:08I
- 28:08was,
- 28:09I
- 28:09was
- 28:09pretty
- 28:09happy
- 28:10and
- 28:10grateful
- 28:10that
- 28:10we
- 28:10were
- 28:10able
- 28:11to
- 28:11log
- 28:11a
- 28:11nice
- 28:11winter
- 28:12this
- 28:12year.
- 28:12So
- 28:12I
- 28:12think
- 28:13we're
- 28:13still
- 28:13kind
- 28:13of
- 28:14kicking
- 28:14the
- 28:14band
- 28:15aid
- 28:15off
- 28:15from
- 28:15that
- 28:16and,
- 28:16and
- 28:16waiting
- 28:17for
- 28:17that
- 28:17consistent
- 28:18warm
- 28:18weather
- 28:18to
- 28:18come.
- 28:19Yeah,
- 28:20there
- 28:20you
- 28:20go.
- 28:20And
- 28:20you
- 28:20know,
- 28:21so
- 28:21while,
- 28:21you
- 28:21know,
- 28:21other
- 28:22guys
- 28:22in
- 28:22the
- 28:22shop
- 28:22are
- 28:23chasing
- 28:23smallmouth,
- 28:24you've
- 28:24dialed
- 28:25in
- 28:25the
- 28:25carp
- 28:25game,
- 28:26right?
- 28:27Yeah,
- 28:27that's.
- 28:28That's
- 28:28been
- 28:28a
- 28:28big
- 28:29part
- 28:29of
- 28:30my,
- 28:30my
- 28:30lifetime
- 28:31as
- 28:31an
- 28:31adult
- 28:31here,
- 28:32fly
- 28:32fishing.
- 28:33Something
- 28:33that
- 28:34I've
- 28:35taken
- 28:35a
- 28:36lot
- 28:36of
- 28:38enjoyment
- 28:38out
- 28:39of,
- 28:39a
- 28:39lot
- 28:39of
- 28:39learning.
- 28:40It's.
- 28:40It's
- 28:40definitely
- 28:41improved
- 28:41my
- 28:41abilities
- 28:42as
- 28:42an
- 28:42angler.
- 28:43And
- 28:44carp,
- 28:44I.
- 28:44I
- 28:45love
- 28:45them
- 28:45a
- 28:45lot
- 28:45for
- 28:46a
- 28:46variety
- 28:46of
- 28:46reasons,
- 28:47but
- 28:47one
- 28:48of
- 28:48the
- 28:48reasons
- 28:48I
- 28:48really
- 28:48like
- 28:49them
- 28:49is
- 28:49they're
- 28:49readily
- 28:50available
- 28:51in
- 28:51most
- 28:51places.
- 28:52Common
- 28:53carp
- 28:53are.
- 28:55Have
- 28:55a
- 28:55very
- 28:55wide
- 28:55distribution
- 28:56base,
- 28:57especially
- 28:58in
- 28:58the
- 28:58lower
- 28:5848
- 28:59here.
- 28:59Most
- 28:59watersheds
- 29:00you
- 29:00can
- 29:00find
- 29:00them
- 29:01in,
- 29:02they're
- 29:02pretty
- 29:02resilient
- 29:03fish,
- 29:03so
- 29:03they
- 29:03can
- 29:04live
- 29:04in
- 29:04poor
- 29:04water
- 29:05quality,
- 29:05good
- 29:06water
- 29:06quality,
- 29:06cold
- 29:07water,
- 29:07warm
- 29:07water,
- 29:08very
- 29:09opportunistic
- 29:09feeders.
- 29:10So
- 29:11they,
- 29:11they've
- 29:12definitely
- 29:12drawn
- 29:12me
- 29:13in
- 29:13over
- 29:13the
- 29:13years.
- 29:13The
- 29:14tech,
- 29:14the
- 29:14technical
- 29:15end
- 29:15of
- 29:15fishing
- 29:16for
- 29:16them
- 29:16is
- 29:17something
- 29:17I
- 29:17always
- 29:17enjoy.
- 29:18And
- 29:18they.
- 29:19They
- 29:19always
- 29:19keep
- 29:20it
- 29:20guessing.
- 29:21Yeah.
- 29:22Very,
- 29:22very
- 29:22neat.
- 29:22So
- 29:23where
- 29:23are
- 29:23some
- 29:23good
- 29:23spots
- 29:24kind
- 29:24of
- 29:24near
- 29:24the
- 29:24shop
- 29:25to
- 29:25go?
- 29:25Chase
- 29:25card.
- 29:27We.
- 29:27It's.
- 29:27It's
- 29:29a
- 29:29very
- 29:29flush
- 29:30system
- 29:30here
- 29:31within
- 29:31the
- 29:31Huron.
- 29:32Right.
- 29:32That
- 29:32our
- 29:33shop
- 29:33actually
- 29:33resides
- 29:34right
- 29:34on
- 29:34the
- 29:34bank
- 29:34of.
- 29:35I
- 29:35do
- 29:36a
- 29:36lot
- 29:36of
- 29:36my
- 29:36fishing
- 29:36here
- 29:37in
- 29:37the
- 29:37river
- 29:38right
- 29:38near
- 29:38the
- 29:38shop,
- 29:39both
- 29:40upstream
- 29:40and
- 29:40downstream.
- 29:42There's.
- 29:43We
- 29:43have
- 29:43some
- 29:44good
- 29:44opportunity
- 29:45in
- 29:45some
- 29:45of
- 29:45the
- 29:45local
- 29:45inland
- 29:46lakes.
- 29:46And
- 29:46then
- 29:47Lake
- 29:47Erie,
- 29:48Lake
- 29:48Sinclair
- 29:48also
- 29:49provides
- 29:49some
- 29:49really
- 29:50good
- 29:50opportunities
- 29:51for
- 29:51people
- 29:51wanting
- 29:52to
- 29:52get
- 29:52out
- 29:52and
- 29:52pursue
- 29:53those
- 29:53fish.
- 29:54Yeah.
- 29:55And
- 29:55I
- 29:55would
- 29:55imagine
- 29:56maybe
- 29:56best
- 29:56time
- 29:57to
- 29:57target
- 29:57carp
- 29:58kind
- 29:58of
- 29:58depends
- 29:58on
- 29:58where
- 29:58you're
- 29:59fishing
- 29:59and
- 29:59like,
- 29:59whether
- 29:59you're
- 30:00in
- 30:00the
- 30:00river
- 30:00or
- 30:00you're
- 30:00trying
- 30:00to
- 30:00get
- 30:01them
- 30:01up
- 30:01on
- 30:01a
- 30:01flat
- 30:01in
- 30:01a
- 30:02lake.
- 30:02But,
- 30:02you
- 30:03know,
- 30:03I'm
- 30:03totally.
- 30:04Yeah,
- 30:04I
- 30:04mean
- 30:04so
- 30:04for
- 30:05me
- 30:05my
- 30:05only
- 30:05carp
- 30:06experience
- 30:06is
- 30:06blowing
- 30:07shots
- 30:07at
- 30:07carp
- 30:07on
- 30:08smallmouth
- 30:08trips.
- 30:09So
- 30:10but
- 30:11you
- 30:11know,
- 30:11for,
- 30:11for
- 30:12people
- 30:12that
- 30:12are
- 30:12trying
- 30:12to
- 30:12target
- 30:13them
- 30:13more
- 30:13consistently
- 30:14kind
- 30:14of
- 30:14what
- 30:14are
- 30:14the
- 30:14good
- 30:15times
- 30:15to,
- 30:15to
- 30:15kind
- 30:16of
- 30:16make
- 30:16a
- 30:16point
- 30:16of
- 30:16chasing
- 30:17them?
- 30:18I
- 30:18would
- 30:18say
- 30:19on
- 30:19average
- 30:19the
- 30:19most
- 30:20consistent
- 30:20carp
- 30:21fishing
- 30:21you'll
- 30:21find
- 30:21is,
- 30:22is
- 30:22generally
- 30:22going
- 30:23to
- 30:23run
- 30:23in
- 30:23that
- 30:23summer
- 30:24timeframe
- 30:25for
- 30:25us
- 30:26here
- 30:26I
- 30:26would,
- 30:26I
- 30:27would
- 30:27put
- 30:27that
- 30:27probably
- 30:29May,
- 30:29June,
- 30:29July,
- 30:30August.
- 30:31Those
- 30:31are
- 30:31all
- 30:31really
- 30:32phenomenal.
- 30:32Consistent
- 30:33months
- 30:33with
- 30:35tend
- 30:35to
- 30:35have
- 30:35more
- 30:35consistent
- 30:36flow
- 30:37temperatures
- 30:38tend
- 30:38to
- 30:38stay
- 30:38a
- 30:39little
- 30:39bit
- 30:39more
- 30:39consistent.
- 30:40Carp
- 30:41function
- 30:41and
- 30:41feed
- 30:42well
- 30:42in
- 30:42cold
- 30:43water.
- 30:43They
- 30:44definitely
- 30:44get
- 30:44a
- 30:44little
- 30:44bit
- 30:45more
- 30:45lethargic
- 30:46and
- 30:46they
- 30:46tend
- 30:46to
- 30:46break
- 30:47away
- 30:47from
- 30:47high,
- 30:49high
- 30:49speed
- 30:50current.
- 30:51They'll,
- 30:52they'll
- 30:52tend
- 30:52to,
- 30:53they
- 30:53don't
- 30:53all
- 30:54leave
- 30:54the
- 30:54river
- 30:54in
- 30:55the
- 30:55cold
- 30:55winter
- 30:55months
- 30:56but
- 30:56the
- 30:56majority
- 30:56of
- 30:57them
- 30:57like
- 30:57here
- 30:57for
- 30:58example
- 30:58where
- 30:58the
- 30:58shop
- 30:59is
- 30:59located,
- 31:00it's
- 31:00a
- 31:00pretty
- 31:00short
- 31:00stretch
- 31:01of
- 31:01river
- 31:01and
- 31:01then
- 31:01it
- 31:02dumps
- 31:02into
- 31:02a
- 31:02small
- 31:03reservoir.
- 31:04Well
- 31:04I
- 31:05shouldn't
- 31:06call
- 31:06it
- 31:06small.
- 31:06It's
- 31:06pretty
- 31:07good
- 31:07sized
- 31:07lake
- 31:08that's
- 31:08part
- 31:09of
- 31:09the
- 31:09Huron
- 31:09system
- 31:10here
- 31:10in
- 31:10impoundment
- 31:11that
- 31:12most
- 31:12of
- 31:12those
- 31:12fish
- 31:13will
- 31:13kind
- 31:13of
- 31:13vacate
- 31:14out
- 31:14into
- 31:14in
- 31:14the
- 31:14really
- 31:15cold
- 31:15months.
- 31:17But
- 31:17yeah,
- 31:17I
- 31:17would
- 31:17definitely
- 31:18say
- 31:18it's
- 31:19a
- 31:19summer
- 31:19game
- 31:20for
- 31:20consistency
- 31:21for
- 31:21most
- 31:21people.
- 31:21I,
- 31:23I,
- 31:23this
- 31:24is
- 31:24about
- 31:24the
- 31:24time
- 31:25of
- 31:25year
- 31:25when
- 31:25I'll
- 31:25start
- 31:26to
- 31:26go
- 31:26out
- 31:26and
- 31:26look
- 31:27for
- 31:27them.
- 31:27I
- 31:27actually
- 31:27was
- 31:28out
- 31:28the
- 31:28other
- 31:28morning
- 31:29just
- 31:29kind
- 31:30of
- 31:30walking
- 31:30the
- 31:30bank
- 31:30and
- 31:31doing
- 31:31a
- 31:31little
- 31:31bit
- 31:31of
- 31:31fun
- 31:31fishing
- 31:32and
- 31:33saw
- 31:33a
- 31:33couple
- 31:34of
- 31:34my
- 31:34first
- 31:34fish
- 31:35in
- 31:36shallower
- 31:37water,
- 31:38more
- 31:39active
- 31:40on
- 31:40the
- 31:40feed
- 31:41front
- 31:41which
- 31:41was
- 31:41really
- 31:42cool
- 31:42to
- 31:42see.
- 31:42Those
- 31:42were
- 31:43some
- 31:43of
- 31:43the
- 31:43first
- 31:43of
- 31:43the
- 31:44year
- 31:44that
- 31:44I,
- 31:44I
- 31:45was
- 31:45able
- 31:45to
- 31:45go
- 31:45watch
- 31:46and
- 31:46put
- 31:46eyes
- 31:47on.
- 31:47I
- 31:48tend
- 31:48to
- 31:48these
- 31:48days
- 31:49leave
- 31:49them
- 31:49alone
- 31:50until
- 31:50the
- 31:51water
- 31:51gets
- 31:51to
- 31:52into
- 31:52that
- 31:5250
- 31:53degree
- 31:53mark.
- 31:54Just
- 31:54because
- 31:54they
- 31:55do
- 31:56they
- 31:56are
- 31:56a
- 31:56little
- 31:56more
- 31:57lethargic
- 31:57and
- 31:57they,
- 31:58they
- 31:58still
- 31:58fight
- 31:58and
- 31:58pull
- 31:59hard
- 31:59when
- 31:59it's
- 31:59cold.
- 32:00But
- 32:00I,
- 32:01I
- 32:01enjoy
- 32:01their
- 32:01energy
- 32:02levels
- 32:02a
- 32:02little
- 32:03bit
- 32:03more
- 32:03when
- 32:03the
- 32:03water's
- 32:04a
- 32:04little
- 32:04bit
- 32:04warmer.
- 32:05They,
- 32:05they
- 32:05tend
- 32:05to
- 32:06give
- 32:06you
- 32:06a
- 32:06little
- 32:06better
- 32:06show
- 32:07and
- 32:08you
- 32:09gotta
- 32:09put
- 32:09the
- 32:09brakes
- 32:09on
- 32:10em
- 32:10a
- 32:10little
- 32:10bit
- 32:10harder.
- 32:11But
- 32:11yeah,
- 32:11overall
- 32:12I
- 32:12would
- 32:12say
- 32:12summertime
- 32:13is
- 32:13a,
- 32:13is
- 32:14probably
- 32:14the
- 32:14best,
- 32:14most
- 32:15consistent.
- 32:15You
- 32:15know,
- 32:16time
- 32:16to
- 32:16target
- 32:16those
- 32:17fish
- 32:18here
- 32:18locally
- 32:19and
- 32:19your
- 32:19inland
- 32:20bodies
- 32:20of
- 32:20water,
- 32:21whether
- 32:21they
- 32:21be
- 32:21rivers
- 32:22or
- 32:22ponds
- 32:22or
- 32:23small
- 32:23lakes.
- 32:24And
- 32:24then
- 32:24the
- 32:24Great
- 32:25Lakes
- 32:25stuff
- 32:25which
- 32:25we
- 32:26do,
- 32:26I
- 32:27try
- 32:27to
- 32:27do
- 32:27that
- 32:27every
- 32:28year.
- 32:28I
- 32:28really
- 32:28love
- 32:29doing
- 32:29that.
- 32:29Going
- 32:30up
- 32:30to
- 32:30either
- 32:30Lake
- 32:31Michigan
- 32:31or
- 32:31Lake
- 32:32Huron
- 32:33and
- 32:33targeting
- 32:33those
- 32:34fish
- 32:34on
- 32:34the,
- 32:35the
- 32:35more
- 32:35flat
- 32:36style
- 32:36fishing
- 32:37approach
- 32:38that's,
- 32:39that's
- 32:39typically
- 32:40more
- 32:40of
- 32:40a
- 32:40summertime
- 32:41game,
- 32:41I
- 32:41would
- 32:41say
- 32:42generally
- 32:42speaking
- 32:43that's,
- 32:44you
- 32:44can
- 32:44get
- 32:44into
- 32:45those
- 32:45fish
- 32:45starting
- 32:46in
- 32:46May
- 32:46out
- 32:46there.
- 32:47Water
- 32:47temps
- 32:48need
- 32:48to
- 32:48get
- 32:49roughly
- 32:49into
- 32:50that,
- 32:50you
- 32:50know,
- 32:50mid
- 32:5160
- 32:52point
- 32:52before
- 32:52those
- 32:53fish
- 32:53really
- 32:53start
- 32:54to
- 32:54move
- 32:54into
- 32:54shallower
- 32:55water
- 32:55in
- 32:55mass.
- 32:56And
- 32:56then
- 32:5770
- 32:57degree
- 32:57water
- 32:58is
- 32:58generally
- 32:58when
- 32:58those
- 32:59fish
- 32:59are
- 33:00really
- 33:00going
- 33:00to
- 33:00start
- 33:00to
- 33:01push
- 33:01in
- 33:01shallow
- 33:01and
- 33:02feed
- 33:02on
- 33:02those
- 33:02flats
- 33:03and
- 33:03get
- 33:03ready
- 33:04to
- 33:04do
- 33:04their
- 33:04spawning.
- 33:05Deal.
- 33:05So
- 33:06that's
- 33:06typically
- 33:07on
- 33:07a
- 33:07calendar.
- 33:08It's
- 33:08hard
- 33:08to
- 33:08pinpoint
- 33:09it,
- 33:09but
- 33:09generally
- 33:09June,
- 33:10June
- 33:11is
- 33:11one
- 33:11of
- 33:11the
- 33:11best
- 33:11months
- 33:12to
- 33:12do
- 33:12that
- 33:12here
- 33:13if
- 33:13you're,
- 33:13you're
- 33:13doing
- 33:14it,
- 33:14you
- 33:14know,
- 33:14farther
- 33:14north
- 33:15on
- 33:15the
- 33:15bigger
- 33:15lake.
- 33:16Got
- 33:17it.
- 33:17And
- 33:17do
- 33:17you
- 33:17have
- 33:18anything
- 33:18like,
- 33:18you
- 33:18know,
- 33:20mulberry
- 33:20hatches
- 33:21or
- 33:21cotton
- 33:21seed
- 33:22hatches,
- 33:22anything
- 33:22like
- 33:22that
- 33:23that
- 33:23occurs
- 33:23locally
- 33:24that
- 33:24really
- 33:24kind
- 33:24of
- 33:24turns
- 33:25the
- 33:25carp
- 33:25on?
- 33:26Yeah,
- 33:26we
- 33:26get,
- 33:27we
- 33:27have
- 33:27some
- 33:27mulberry
- 33:28fishing
- 33:28here.
- 33:29That's
- 33:29really
- 33:29cool.
- 33:30That's,
- 33:31that's
- 33:31a
- 33:31short
- 33:31window
- 33:32of
- 33:32the
- 33:32season
- 33:33and
- 33:33I,
- 33:34I
- 33:34tell
- 33:34people
- 33:34often
- 33:35that
- 33:35that's
- 33:35a,
- 33:36that's
- 33:37an
- 33:37enjoyable
- 33:37time
- 33:37to
- 33:38catch
- 33:38carp,
- 33:38but
- 33:38it's
- 33:39not
- 33:39a
- 33:39really
- 33:39good
- 33:39time
- 33:39for
- 33:40somebody
- 33:40who's
- 33:40getting
- 33:40started
- 33:41with
- 33:41it
- 33:41mainly
- 33:42because
- 33:42it
- 33:42doesn't
- 33:42teach
- 33:43you
- 33:43a
- 33:43lot
- 33:43about
- 33:43the
- 33:44sis.
- 33:45They,
- 33:46those
- 33:46fish
- 33:46tend
- 33:46to
- 33:47behave
- 33:47much
- 33:48differently
- 33:48when
- 33:48they're
- 33:48eating
- 33:49no
- 33:49fairies
- 33:49than
- 33:50they
- 33:50do
- 33:50the
- 33:50rest
- 33:50of
- 33:50the
- 33:51year.
- 33:52So
- 33:52it's,
- 33:52it's
- 33:53enjoyable.
- 33:53I
- 33:54like
- 33:54to
- 33:54do
- 33:54it.
- 33:55But
- 33:55for
- 33:55people
- 33:56who
- 33:56are,
- 33:56you
- 33:56know,
- 33:57getting
- 33:57their
- 33:57feet
- 33:57wet
- 33:58in
- 33:58the
- 33:58game
- 33:58of
- 33:58carp
- 33:59fishing
- 33:59with
- 33:59a
- 33:59fly
- 34:00rod,
- 34:00I
- 34:00would
- 34:01suggest
- 34:01that
- 34:01they
- 34:02try
- 34:02to
- 34:02find
- 34:03fish
- 34:03outside
- 34:04of
- 34:04those
- 34:04things
- 34:05just
- 34:05because
- 34:06I,
- 34:06I
- 34:06think
- 34:06you'll
- 34:07learn
- 34:07a
- 34:07lot
- 34:07more
- 34:07about
- 34:08the
- 34:08fish
- 34:08and
- 34:08their
- 34:08behavior
- 34:09and
- 34:09how
- 34:10they
- 34:10typically
- 34:10behave.
- 34:12The
- 34:12mulberry
- 34:13thing
- 34:13is
- 34:13a
- 34:13blast
- 34:13though
- 34:14and
- 34:14we
- 34:14do
- 34:14have
- 34:15some
- 34:15good
- 34:15opportunity
- 34:16for
- 34:16that
- 34:17locally
- 34:17around
- 34:17here
- 34:18which
- 34:18I,
- 34:19I
- 34:19try
- 34:19to
- 34:19take
- 34:19advantage
- 34:20of.
- 34:20And
- 34:20that's
- 34:21also
- 34:21typically
- 34:21a
- 34:21summertime
- 34:22thing.
- 34:22Usually
- 34:23June,
- 34:23July.
- 34:24Got
- 34:25it.
- 34:25And
- 34:25so
- 34:25in
- 34:25terms
- 34:26of
- 34:26tackle,
- 34:26you
- 34:26know,
- 34:27what's
- 34:27your
- 34:28preferred
- 34:28kind
- 34:28of
- 34:29rod,
- 34:29reel
- 34:29and
- 34:29leader
- 34:30setup.
- 34:32So
- 34:32that's
- 34:33going
- 34:33to
- 34:33vary
- 34:34I
- 34:34would
- 34:35say
- 34:35for
- 34:35the
- 34:35river
- 34:36system
- 34:36here
- 34:38where
- 34:38I
- 34:38do
- 34:38a
- 34:38bulk
- 34:39of
- 34:39my
- 34:39fishing,
- 34:40I'm,
- 34:41I'm
- 34:41opting
- 34:41for
- 34:41a
- 34:426
- 34:42weight.
- 34:43I
- 34:44generally
- 34:44go
- 34:44with
- 34:45a
- 34:459
- 34:45foot
- 34:46saltwater
- 34:47style
- 34:476
- 34:50paired
- 34:50with
- 34:51a
- 34:51floating
- 34:51line,
- 34:52good
- 34:53quality
- 34:53reel,
- 34:54something
- 34:54that
- 34:54has
- 34:54a
- 34:54strong
- 34:55drag.
- 34:56Excuse
- 34:56me,
- 34:58just
- 34:58getting
- 34:59over
- 34:59a
- 34:59little
- 34:59head
- 34:59bug.
- 35:00So
- 35:00clear
- 35:01Knox
- 35:01system.
- 35:04But
- 35:04yeah,
- 35:04nine
- 35:05foot
- 35:05six
- 35:05weight.
- 35:06I,
- 35:06I
- 35:07tended
- 35:07to
- 35:07steer
- 35:08and
- 35:08lean
- 35:08towards
- 35:09those
- 35:09saltwater
- 35:10style
- 35:10sixes
- 35:10which
- 35:11are
- 35:11the
- 35:11full
- 35:11wells
- 35:12and
- 35:12the
- 35:12fighting
- 35:12butt
- 35:13gives
- 35:13you
- 35:14a
- 35:14little
- 35:14bit
- 35:14more
- 35:14pull
- 35:15power
- 35:15on
- 35:15those
- 35:15fish.
- 35:16It
- 35:17works
- 35:17pretty
- 35:17good.
- 35:18Our
- 35:18average
- 35:19fish
- 35:19here
- 35:19in
- 35:19the
- 35:20river
- 35:20system
- 35:20is
- 35:21probably
- 35:22in
- 35:22the
- 35:22neighborhood
- 35:23of
- 35:23about,
- 35:23you
- 35:23know,
- 35:24six
- 35:25to
- 35:25maybe
- 35:26that
- 35:26low
- 35:26teen
- 35:27mark
- 35:27where
- 35:27you,
- 35:27you
- 35:28know,
- 35:28you
- 35:28see
- 35:28fish
- 35:28that
- 35:29are
- 35:2910,
- 35:2911,
- 35:3012
- 35:30pounds
- 35:31and
- 35:31there's
- 35:32definitely
- 35:32opportunity
- 35:33for
- 35:33larger
- 35:33fish.
- 35:34But
- 35:34those
- 35:34fish
- 35:35tend
- 35:35to
- 35:35be
- 35:35a
- 35:35little
- 35:36bit
- 35:36smarter
- 35:36and
- 35:37tend
- 35:37to
- 35:38spend
- 35:38time
- 35:38in
- 35:38different
- 35:39places
- 35:39and
- 35:39are
- 35:39a
- 35:40little
- 35:40bit
- 35:40harder
- 35:40generally
- 35:41to
- 35:41find
- 35:41and
- 35:41feed
- 35:42with
- 35:42a
- 35:42fly.
- 35:44But
- 35:44the
- 35:446
- 35:44is
- 35:45pretty
- 35:45comfortable
- 35:45for
- 35:46me.
- 35:46I
- 35:47enjoy
- 35:47the
- 35:48delicacy
- 35:49of
- 35:49the
- 35:49rod.
- 35:49It
- 35:49allows
- 35:50me
- 35:50to
- 35:50be
- 35:50pretty
- 35:50nimble
- 35:51and
- 35:52precise
- 35:53with
- 35:53my
- 35:53fly
- 35:54placement.
- 35:55I
- 35:55would
- 35:55say
- 35:55that
- 35:56for
- 35:56your
- 35:56average
- 35:57person,
- 35:57somebody
- 35:57who
- 35:58hasn't
- 35:58spent
- 35:58a
- 35:59lot
- 35:59of
- 35:59time
- 35:59doing
- 35:59it
- 36:00or
- 36:00doesn't
- 36:00have
- 36:00a
- 36:00lot
- 36:00of
- 36:01experience
- 36:01pulling
- 36:03on
- 36:03heavier
- 36:03fish
- 36:04with
- 36:04a
- 36:04fly
- 36:04rod
- 36:05and
- 36:05lighter
- 36:06tippet
- 36:06to
- 36:07probably
- 36:07opt
- 36:08for
- 36:08a
- 36:08seven
- 36:08or
- 36:09an
- 36:09eight
- 36:09weight
- 36:09just
- 36:10so
- 36:10you
- 36:10can
- 36:10get
- 36:10a
- 36:10little
- 36:11more
- 36:11ability
- 36:12out
- 36:12of
- 36:12the
- 36:12rod
- 36:13and
- 36:13a
- 36:13little
- 36:13bit
- 36:13more
- 36:13lean
- 36:14power
- 36:15and
- 36:15then
- 36:16maybe
- 36:16progress
- 36:16down
- 36:17to
- 36:17a
- 36:17lighter
- 36:17rod.
- 36:19But
- 36:19yeah,
- 36:20that's
- 36:20kind
- 36:20of
- 36:20my
- 36:20wheelhouse
- 36:21for
- 36:21that.
- 36:21And
- 36:21then
- 36:22for
- 36:22the
- 36:23big
- 36:23water
- 36:24stuff,
- 36:24when
- 36:24we
- 36:24do
- 36:24the
- 36:24flask
- 36:25fishing,
- 36:25that's
- 36:26a
- 36:26bare
- 36:26minimum
- 36:26night
- 36:27weight.
- 36:27Those
- 36:28fish
- 36:28tend
- 36:28to
- 36:28run
- 36:29a
- 36:29lot
- 36:29larger
- 36:30on
- 36:30average
- 36:30and
- 36:31you
- 36:31can
- 36:31easily
- 36:31run
- 36:32into
- 36:32fish
- 36:32that
- 36:32are
- 36:3320
- 36:33plus
- 36:34pounds
- 36:34on
- 36:34the
- 36:34flats,
- 36:35you
- 36:35know,
- 36:35with
- 36:36opportunities
- 36:36and
- 36:37shots
- 36:37sometimes
- 36:37that
- 36:38fish
- 36:38that
- 36:38go
- 36:39into
- 36:39the
- 36:4025,
- 36:4030
- 36:41pound
- 36:41mark.
- 36:41And
- 36:42for
- 36:42people
- 36:43who
- 36:43haven't
- 36:43held
- 36:44carp
- 36:44or
- 36:44held
- 36:45many
- 36:45carp,
- 36:46a
- 36:46lot
- 36:46of
- 36:46people
- 36:46tend
- 36:47to
- 36:47over
- 36:47exaggerate
- 36:48carp
- 36:48when
- 36:48they
- 36:48see
- 36:48them
- 36:49in
- 36:49the
- 36:49water
- 36:50because
- 36:50they
- 36:50are
- 36:50a
- 36:51larger
- 36:51species
- 36:51of
- 36:52fish.
- 36:52But
- 36:52a
- 36:5320
- 36:53pound
- 36:53carp
- 36:54is
- 36:54an
- 36:54absolute
- 36:55animal
- 36:55that's
- 36:56a
- 36:56very
- 36:57large
- 36:57fish
- 36:58that
- 36:58has
- 36:58an
- 36:58insane
- 36:59amount
- 36:59of
- 36:59power
- 37:00behind
- 37:00it.
- 37:01And
- 37:01once
- 37:02they
- 37:02get
- 37:02above
- 37:0220
- 37:02pounds,
- 37:03they,
- 37:03they'll
- 37:04be
- 37:04really
- 37:04hard
- 37:04to
- 37:05handle
- 37:05and
- 37:05hold
- 37:05on
- 37:06a
- 37:06light
- 37:06rod.
- 37:06So
- 37:07we
- 37:07use
- 37:07eights
- 37:08and
- 37:08nines
- 37:08when
- 37:08we're
- 37:09fishing
- 37:09for
- 37:09them
- 37:09on
- 37:10the
- 37:10bigger
- 37:10water.
- 37:10You're
- 37:11also
- 37:11generally
- 37:12doing
- 37:12a
- 37:12lot
- 37:12more
- 37:13longer
- 37:13distance
- 37:14casting.
- 37:15So
- 37:15you
- 37:15know,
- 37:16no
- 37:16different
- 37:16than
- 37:16a
- 37:16bonefish
- 37:17or
- 37:17a
- 37:17permanent
- 37:18flat
- 37:18where
- 37:18I,
- 37:19I,
- 37:19I
- 37:19need
- 37:20the
- 37:20heavier
- 37:20rod
- 37:21as
- 37:21much
- 37:21to
- 37:21deal
- 37:22with
- 37:22the
- 37:22wind
- 37:22and
- 37:22the
- 37:22ability
- 37:23to
- 37:23put
- 37:23the
- 37:23cast
- 37:23where
- 37:24it
- 37:24needs
- 37:24to
- 37:24go,
- 37:24as
- 37:25I
- 37:25do
- 37:25for
- 37:25the
- 37:25fish,
- 37:27but
- 37:27floating
- 37:28lines
- 37:28for
- 37:28that
- 37:28as
- 37:28well.
- 37:31Generally
- 37:32speaking
- 37:32with
- 37:32tapers
- 37:33and
- 37:33stuff
- 37:34like
- 37:34that,
- 37:34I
- 37:34like
- 37:35kind
- 37:35of
- 37:35in
- 37:36between
- 37:36tapers,
- 37:37so
- 37:37not
- 37:37quite
- 37:38trout,
- 37:38taper
- 37:39lines,
- 37:40something
- 37:41with
- 37:41a
- 37:41little
- 37:41bit
- 37:42more
- 37:42added
- 37:42bump
- 37:43in
- 37:43the
- 37:43front
- 37:43of
- 37:43the
- 37:43line,
- 37:44something
- 37:44I
- 37:44can
- 37:44roll
- 37:45cast
- 37:45and
- 37:45also
- 37:45pick
- 37:46up
- 37:46and
- 37:46throw
- 37:46quickly.
- 37:47But
- 37:48I
- 37:48don't
- 37:48need
- 37:49the
- 37:49machine
- 37:50gun
- 37:50style.
- 37:51Really
- 37:51heavy,
- 37:52fast
- 37:52paced,
- 37:53massive
- 37:54weight
- 37:54forward
- 37:54lines
- 37:55like
- 37:56scientific
- 37:57anglers,
- 37:57bass
- 37:58bug
- 37:58or
- 37:59airflow
- 37:59power
- 38:00tapers,
- 38:00those
- 38:00are
- 38:01for
- 38:01me
- 38:01are
- 38:02generally
- 38:02reserved
- 38:03more
- 38:03for
- 38:03my
- 38:03bass
- 38:03fishing.
- 38:04When
- 38:04I'm
- 38:04fishing
- 38:04larger
- 38:05flies,
- 38:06I
- 38:06don't
- 38:06need
- 38:06to
- 38:06be
- 38:07as
- 38:07delicate
- 38:07with
- 38:07my
- 38:08presentation.
- 38:09Carp
- 38:10fly
- 38:10fishing,
- 38:10generally
- 38:11speaking
- 38:11you
- 38:11have
- 38:12to
- 38:12be
- 38:12a
- 38:12little
- 38:12less
- 38:13invasive
- 38:13with
- 38:14how
- 38:14you
- 38:14put
- 38:14the
- 38:14fly
- 38:14in
- 38:15the
- 38:15water
- 38:15in
- 38:15front
- 38:15of
- 38:15the
- 38:16fish.
- 38:17So
- 38:17yeah,
- 38:17something
- 38:17on
- 38:18the
- 38:18neutral
- 38:18end
- 38:18of
- 38:18things
- 38:19kind
- 38:19of
- 38:19in
- 38:19the
- 38:19middle
- 38:20that
- 38:20has
- 38:20power
- 38:21but
- 38:21still,
- 38:22still
- 38:22will
- 38:22allow
- 38:22the
- 38:23angler
- 38:23to
- 38:23be
- 38:23delicate.
- 38:24So
- 38:24I,
- 38:25I,
- 38:25my
- 38:25go
- 38:25to
- 38:26line
- 38:26most
- 38:26of
- 38:26the
- 38:26time
- 38:27for
- 38:27those
- 38:27fishes.
- 38:28SAA
- 38:29has
- 38:29their
- 38:29MPX
- 38:30taper
- 38:31or
- 38:31their
- 38:32infinity
- 38:32taper
- 38:33which
- 38:33I
- 38:33find
- 38:33both
- 38:33of
- 38:34those
- 38:34lines
- 38:34work
- 38:34really
- 38:35well
- 38:35for
- 38:35that
- 38:36leader
- 38:36rigging
- 38:37for
- 38:37those
- 38:37fish
- 38:37I,
- 38:39I
- 38:39utilize
- 38:40some
- 38:40pre
- 38:40made
- 38:41stuff
- 38:41often
- 38:41when
- 38:42I'm
- 38:42just
- 38:42kind
- 38:42of
- 38:42quickly
- 38:43rigging
- 38:43up
- 38:43and
- 38:43going
- 38:44out
- 38:44locally.
- 38:45But
- 38:45if
- 38:45I'm
- 38:46doing
- 38:46it
- 38:46right
- 38:46and
- 38:46properly
- 38:47I,
- 38:47I
- 38:48will
- 38:48build
- 38:48leaders
- 38:50generally
- 38:50starting
- 38:50with
- 38:50some
- 38:51monofilament
- 38:51on
- 38:52the
- 38:52back
- 38:52end
- 38:52of
- 38:52the
- 38:52leader,
- 38:53a
- 38:5335
- 38:54for
- 38:54a
- 38:5430
- 38:55pound
- 38:55butt
- 38:55section
- 38:56and
- 38:56then
- 38:56walking
- 38:56my
- 38:57way
- 38:57down
- 38:58keeping
- 38:58the
- 38:59leaders
- 38:59pretty
- 39:00much
- 39:00in
- 39:00that
- 39:01nine
- 39:01foot
- 39:02range.
- 39:02Sometimes
- 39:03I'll
- 39:03go
- 39:03a
- 39:03little
- 39:03bit
- 39:04longer
- 39:05if
- 39:05I
- 39:05need
- 39:05to
- 39:06get
- 39:06the
- 39:06fly
- 39:06to
- 39:06drop
- 39:07a
- 39:07little
- 39:07bit
- 39:07quicker
- 39:08or
- 39:08I'm
- 39:08dealing
- 39:08with
- 39:08cysts
- 39:09that
- 39:09are
- 39:10really
- 39:10spooky.
- 39:11Sometimes
- 39:12on
- 39:12the
- 39:12flats
- 39:12you'll
- 39:13extend
- 39:13your
- 39:13leader
- 39:13a
- 39:14little
- 39:14bit.
- 39:14But
- 39:14yeah,
- 39:14generally
- 39:15in
- 39:15that
- 39:159
- 39:15to
- 39:1510
- 39:16foot
- 39:16range
- 39:16is
- 39:16the
- 39:17sweet
- 39:17spot.
- 39:17And
- 39:18for
- 39:18the
- 39:18river
- 39:19here
- 39:19locally
- 39:19I
- 39:20often
- 39:20am
- 39:21fishing
- 39:21either
- 39:218
- 39:22or
- 39:2210
- 39:22pound
- 39:22fluorocarbon
- 39:23for
- 39:23my
- 39:24final
- 39:24mark
- 39:24on
- 39:24the
- 39:25leader.
- 39:25On
- 39:26the
- 39:26flats
- 39:26up
- 39:26there
- 39:26you
- 39:27can
- 39:27get
- 39:27away
- 39:27with
- 39:27running
- 39:28a
- 39:28little
- 39:28heavier
- 39:28fishing
- 39:2912,
- 39:29sometimes
- 39:30even
- 39:3015
- 39:31depending
- 39:31on
- 39:31the
- 39:31day
- 39:32and
- 39:32time
- 39:32and
- 39:33place.
- 39:34So
- 39:34in
- 39:34terms
- 39:34of
- 39:35on
- 39:35the
- 39:35leader
- 39:35side,
- 39:36just
- 39:36to
- 39:36kind
- 39:36of
- 39:36help
- 39:36folks
- 39:37out,
- 39:37you
- 39:37know,
- 39:37I
- 39:37would
- 39:38imagine
- 39:38your
- 39:38butt's
- 39:38probably
- 39:39what,
- 39:39four
- 39:39or
- 39:39five
- 39:39feet?
- 39:41Yeah,
- 39:42yeah.
- 39:42I
- 39:42would
- 39:42say
- 39:42usually
- 39:43starting
- 39:43at
- 39:43about
- 39:442
- 39:44to
- 39:443ft
- 39:44on
- 39:45that
- 39:45butt
- 39:45end
- 39:46and
- 39:46then
- 39:46utilizing
- 39:47a
- 39:47similar
- 39:47kind
- 39:48of
- 39:48two
- 39:48foot
- 39:48ratio
- 39:49as
- 39:49I
- 39:49walk
- 39:49down
- 39:50and
- 39:50then
- 39:50generally
- 39:50going
- 39:51a
- 39:51little
- 39:51bit
- 39:52longer
- 39:52on
- 39:52my
- 39:52tip
- 39:53and
- 39:53end.
- 39:53Yeah,
- 39:54like
- 39:543,
- 39:542,
- 39:542
- 39:54and
- 39:55then
- 39:55tip
- 39:55it.
- 39:55Something
- 39:56like
- 39:56that.
- 39:57Yeah,
- 39:57yeah,
- 39:57I
- 39:57would
- 39:58say
- 39:58that's
- 39:58right
- 39:58around
- 39:58the
- 39:58sweet
- 39:59spot.
- 39:59I'm
- 39:59always
- 40:00changing
- 40:01things
- 40:01up
- 40:01and
- 40:02playing
- 40:02with
- 40:02different
- 40:02configurations
- 40:03to
- 40:03see
- 40:04what
- 40:04I
- 40:04like.
- 40:04But
- 40:04yeah,
- 40:05that's,
- 40:05that's
- 40:05around
- 40:06the,
- 40:06the
- 40:06wheelhouse
- 40:07of
- 40:07what
- 40:07I
- 40:07tend
- 40:07to
- 40:07play
- 40:07with.
- 40:08Got
- 40:08it.
- 40:09So
- 40:09if
- 40:09we
- 40:09put
- 40:09the
- 40:09mulberry
- 40:10hatch
- 40:10to
- 40:10the
- 40:11side,
- 40:12you
- 40:12know,
- 40:12let's
- 40:12talk
- 40:13about
- 40:13bugs,
- 40:13you
- 40:13know,
- 40:14what
- 40:14do
- 40:14you
- 40:14like
- 40:14to,
- 40:15to
- 40:15Fish.
- 40:17That,
- 40:18that's
- 40:18gonna
- 40:18vary,
- 40:19you
- 40:19know,
- 40:19depending
- 40:19on
- 40:20where
- 40:20you're
- 40:20fishing
- 40:20for
- 40:21them.
- 40:21The,
- 40:21the
- 40:22Great
- 40:22Lakes
- 40:22fish
- 40:22tend
- 40:23to
- 40:23have
- 40:23a
- 40:23much
- 40:24larger
- 40:25dietary
- 40:26base
- 40:26than
- 40:26the
- 40:26fish
- 40:27here
- 40:27that
- 40:27reside
- 40:28locally
- 40:28in
- 40:28our
- 40:28river
- 40:29systems.
- 40:30You
- 40:30know,
- 40:31those,
- 40:31those
- 40:31fish
- 40:32on
- 40:32the
- 40:32big
- 40:32water
- 40:32will
- 40:34gladly
- 40:34and
- 40:34willingly
- 40:35pursue
- 40:363,
- 40:364,
- 40:37sometimes
- 40:375
- 40:37inch
- 40:38plus
- 40:38flies,
- 40:38you
- 40:39know,
- 40:39if
- 40:39you're
- 40:39in
- 40:39the
- 40:39right
- 40:40place
- 40:40and
- 40:40some
- 40:40scenario.
- 40:41A
- 40:41lot
- 40:41of
- 40:41crazy
- 40:42vulpin
- 40:43goby
- 40:43imitation
- 40:44here
- 40:45in
- 40:45the
- 40:45river
- 40:45though.
- 40:46I,
- 40:46I
- 40:46tend
- 40:46to
- 40:46downsize
- 40:47quite
- 40:47a
- 40:47bit.
- 40:48That's
- 40:49not
- 40:49to
- 40:49say
- 40:49that
- 40:49I
- 40:49don't
- 40:49think
- 40:50you
- 40:50can
- 40:50catch
- 40:50them
- 40:50on
- 40:50bigger
- 40:51flies.
- 40:51I
- 40:51just
- 40:52based
- 40:52on
- 40:52how
- 40:52the
- 40:53fish
- 40:53feed
- 40:53and
- 40:53generally
- 40:54the
- 40:54areas
- 40:55that
- 40:55they're
- 40:55feeding
- 40:56in
- 40:56their,
- 40:57their
- 40:57forage
- 40:57base.
- 40:58From
- 40:58what
- 40:58I,
- 40:58I
- 40:58do,
- 40:59I
- 40:59try
- 40:59to
- 40:59send
- 41:00a
- 41:00lot.
- 41:00I
- 41:00spend
- 41:00probably
- 41:01more
- 41:01time
- 41:01these
- 41:01days
- 41:02observing
- 41:02fish
- 41:03than
- 41:03I
- 41:03do
- 41:03casting
- 41:04to
- 41:04them,
- 41:04just
- 41:04watching
- 41:05them
- 41:05and,
- 41:05and
- 41:06kind
- 41:06of,
- 41:06you
- 41:06know,
- 41:07trying
- 41:07to
- 41:07figure
- 41:07out
- 41:07more
- 41:08and
- 41:08pick
- 41:09the
- 41:09equation
- 41:09apart.
- 41:10But
- 41:10I,
- 41:11I
- 41:11often
- 41:11will
- 41:12fish,
- 41:12you
- 41:12know,
- 41:12flies
- 41:13as
- 41:13small
- 41:13as
- 41:14down
- 41:14to
- 41:14a
- 41:158
- 41:15or
- 41:15even
- 41:15a
- 41:1610
- 41:16sometimes,
- 41:17depending
- 41:17on
- 41:18what
- 41:18I'm
- 41:18doing
- 41:18or
- 41:19what,
- 41:19what
- 41:19section
- 41:20of
- 41:20the
- 41:20river
- 41:20I'm
- 41:21fishing.
- 41:21Some
- 41:21of
- 41:21the
- 41:21stretches
- 41:22here
- 41:22are
- 41:23a
- 41:23little
- 41:23bit
- 41:23heavier
- 41:24traffic
- 41:24these
- 41:25days
- 41:26with,
- 41:26with
- 41:26us
- 41:26being
- 41:27here
- 41:27and
- 41:27obviously
- 41:28drawing
- 41:28more
- 41:28people
- 41:28to
- 41:29the
- 41:29local
- 41:29vicinity
- 41:30there.
- 41:31There's
- 41:31been
- 41:32more
- 41:32people
- 41:33pursuing
- 41:33carp
- 41:33every
- 41:34year
- 41:34as
- 41:34years
- 41:34of
- 41:35one
- 41:35on.
- 41:35So
- 41:35I
- 41:35found
- 41:36that
- 41:36downsizing
- 41:37tends
- 41:37to
- 41:37help
- 41:37when,
- 41:38when
- 41:38you're
- 41:38dealing
- 41:39with
- 41:39fish
- 41:39that
- 41:39are
- 41:39a
- 41:40little
- 41:40bit
- 41:40more
- 41:40pressured.
- 41:41I
- 41:41have
- 41:42a
- 41:42pattern
- 41:42that
- 41:42I
- 41:43pie
- 41:43fish
- 41:44a
- 41:44lot
- 41:44locally.
- 41:44That's
- 41:45a
- 41:46variant
- 41:46of
- 41:47the
- 41:47McLovin
- 41:48fly.
- 41:48That's
- 41:49a
- 41:49much
- 41:49heavier
- 41:50weighted
- 41:50version
- 41:51where
- 41:51I
- 41:51utilize
- 41:51a
- 41:52tungsten
- 41:52bait
- 41:52and
- 41:53see
- 41:53fairly
- 41:53heavy
- 41:54lead
- 41:54eyes.
- 41:55That
- 41:55fly
- 41:56is
- 41:56designed
- 41:56to
- 41:56drop
- 41:57really
- 41:57quickly
- 41:58and
- 41:58kind
- 41:58of
- 41:58combat
- 41:59the
- 41:59current.
- 42:00A
- 42:00lot
- 42:00of
- 42:00the
- 42:00fish
- 42:00I'm
- 42:01targeting
- 42:01and
- 42:01pursuing
- 42:02in
- 42:02the
- 42:02river
- 42:02are
- 42:02feeding
- 42:03and
- 42:04often
- 42:05fairly
- 42:05quick
- 42:06current
- 42:06speed.
- 42:06So
- 42:07you
- 42:07need
- 42:07to
- 42:07be
- 42:08able
- 42:08to
- 42:08get
- 42:08that
- 42:08fly
- 42:08to
- 42:09drop
- 42:09down
- 42:09quickly
- 42:10to
- 42:10the
- 42:10fish
- 42:10and
- 42:11almost
- 42:11stand
- 42:11still.
- 42:12It's,
- 42:12I
- 42:12say
- 42:13it's
- 42:13almost
- 42:13comparable
- 42:14to
- 42:14like
- 42:14a
- 42:14Euro
- 42:15ninsing
- 42:15style
- 42:16of
- 42:16approach
- 42:16where
- 42:16you're,
- 42:17you're
- 42:17not
- 42:17casting
- 42:18as
- 42:18far
- 42:18and
- 42:18you're
- 42:19kind
- 42:19of
- 42:19using
- 42:19the
- 42:19weight
- 42:20of
- 42:20the
- 42:20fly
- 42:20to
- 42:21drop
- 42:21it
- 42:21down
- 42:21in
- 42:21front
- 42:22of
- 42:22the
- 42:22fish
- 42:22and
- 42:22drag
- 42:23it
- 42:23into
- 42:23their
- 42:23vicinity.
- 42:25And
- 42:25you
- 42:25know,
- 42:25natural
- 42:26colorways
- 42:26tend
- 42:27to
- 42:27pay
- 42:27bills
- 42:27for
- 42:28me.
- 42:28Here
- 42:29we
- 42:29deal
- 42:29with
- 42:29a
- 42:29lot
- 42:30of
- 42:30clearer
- 42:30water
- 42:30on
- 42:31average.
- 42:31So
- 42:32for
- 42:32those
- 42:33guys
- 42:33out
- 42:33there,
- 42:34guys
- 42:34and
- 42:34gals
- 42:35that
- 42:35may
- 42:35be
- 42:35pursuing
- 42:36fish
- 42:36in
- 42:36dirtier
- 42:37water,
- 42:37you
- 42:37can
- 42:37get
- 42:38away
- 42:38with
- 42:38some
- 42:38louder,
- 42:39brighter
- 42:39colors.
- 42:39But
- 42:40here
- 42:40locally,
- 42:41I
- 42:41tend
- 42:41to
- 42:42rely
- 42:42a
- 42:42Lot
- 42:42on
- 42:43that
- 42:43natural
- 42:43colorway.
- 42:44The
- 42:45olives,
- 42:45the
- 42:46tans,
- 42:46the
- 42:46browns,
- 42:48sometimes
- 42:49into
- 42:49kind
- 42:49of
- 42:49like
- 42:49that
- 42:50crayfishy
- 42:50orange.
- 42:51But
- 42:51I
- 42:51tend
- 42:52to
- 42:52stay
- 42:52on
- 42:52the,
- 42:54not
- 42:54quite
- 42:54always
- 42:54mathing
- 42:55the
- 42:55bottom
- 42:55type,
- 42:56but
- 42:56sticking
- 42:56to
- 42:57things
- 42:57that
- 42:57I
- 42:57know
- 42:57exist
- 42:58in
- 42:58nature
- 42:58and
- 42:59staying
- 42:59away
- 42:59from
- 43:00the
- 43:00bright
- 43:00wild
- 43:00stuff.
- 43:02Yeah,
- 43:02got
- 43:03it.
- 43:03And
- 43:03so,
- 43:03you
- 43:03know,
- 43:03I
- 43:03guess
- 43:04there
- 43:04would
- 43:04be,
- 43:04I
- 43:04guess
- 43:05maybe
- 43:05kind
- 43:05of,
- 43:06I
- 43:06guess
- 43:07generically,
- 43:07kind
- 43:07of
- 43:08two,
- 43:08two
- 43:08approaches.
- 43:09Right.
- 43:09You've
- 43:09either
- 43:09got
- 43:10them
- 43:10kind
- 43:10of
- 43:10rooting
- 43:10around.
- 43:11Right.
- 43:11Or
- 43:11you
- 43:11got
- 43:11them
- 43:12cruising.
- 43:13So,
- 43:13you
- 43:13know,
- 43:14you
- 43:14kind
- 43:14of
- 43:14want
- 43:14to
- 43:15kind
- 43:15of
- 43:15pick
- 43:15that
- 43:15apart
- 43:15for
- 43:16folks.
- 43:17Yeah.
- 43:17So
- 43:17the,
- 43:18the
- 43:18one
- 43:18thing
- 43:19I
- 43:19used
- 43:19for
- 43:19that
- 43:20and
- 43:20recently
- 43:21did
- 43:21a
- 43:21little
- 43:21presentation
- 43:22at
- 43:22one
- 43:22of
- 43:22our,
- 43:23one
- 43:23of
- 43:23the
- 43:23expos
- 43:24they
- 43:24do
- 43:24up
- 43:24here
- 43:24every
- 43:24year
- 43:25in
- 43:25March,
- 43:25the
- 43:25Midwest
- 43:26Fly
- 43:26Fishing
- 43:26show,
- 43:27and
- 43:28was
- 43:28fortunate
- 43:29enough
- 43:29to
- 43:29get
- 43:29a
- 43:29seat
- 43:30to
- 43:30do
- 43:30a
- 43:30presentation
- 43:31at
- 43:31that.
- 43:31And
- 43:31it
- 43:31was
- 43:31about
- 43:32carp.
- 43:32And
- 43:33one
- 43:33thing
- 43:33that
- 43:34I
- 43:34noticed
- 43:34captivated
- 43:35everybody
- 43:35who
- 43:35was
- 43:36in
- 43:36my,
- 43:36my
- 43:36talk
- 43:37was
- 43:37I,
- 43:38I,
- 43:38I
- 43:38give
- 43:39people
- 43:39a
- 43:39dog
- 43:39analogy
- 43:40with
- 43:41carp.
- 43:41So
- 43:42for
- 43:42people
- 43:43who
- 43:43have
- 43:43experience
- 43:44around
- 43:44dogs
- 43:45and
- 43:45have
- 43:45spent
- 43:45time
- 43:45around
- 43:46them,
- 43:46it's
- 43:47the
- 43:47simple
- 43:48logic
- 43:48of
- 43:48a
- 43:49happy
- 43:49dog
- 43:50versus
- 43:50an
- 43:50unhappy
- 43:51dog.
- 43:51So
- 43:52when
- 43:52you
- 43:52meet
- 43:52a
- 43:52dog
- 43:53that's
- 43:53unhappy
- 43:54for
- 43:54the
- 43:54first
- 43:54time,
- 43:55that's
- 43:56not
- 43:56quite
- 43:57into
- 43:57you
- 43:57or
- 43:57into
- 43:58your
- 43:58presence,
- 43:59that
- 43:59dog
- 43:59has
- 44:00a
- 44:00tendency
- 44:00to
- 44:01be
- 44:01tight
- 44:01and
- 44:02rigid
- 44:02in
- 44:02its
- 44:03body
- 44:03language.
- 44:03So
- 44:04it
- 44:04kind
- 44:04of
- 44:04stiffens
- 44:05up
- 44:05its
- 44:06tails
- 44:06generally
- 44:07not
- 44:07wagging,
- 44:08its
- 44:09head's
- 44:09not
- 44:09free
- 44:10flowing
- 44:10and
- 44:10bopping
- 44:11around.
- 44:11It's
- 44:11here,
- 44:11they're
- 44:12tight
- 44:12and
- 44:12drawn
- 44:13back.
- 44:14A
- 44:14happy
- 44:15dog
- 44:15is
- 44:15quite
- 44:16the
- 44:16opposite
- 44:16of
- 44:16that,
- 44:16a
- 44:17happy
- 44:17dog,
- 44:17the
- 44:17tail
- 44:18is
- 44:18wagging.
- 44:19In
- 44:19the
- 44:20carp
- 44:20circumstance,
- 44:21it
- 44:21would
- 44:21be
- 44:21the
- 44:21pectoral
- 44:22fins
- 44:22are
- 44:22moving
- 44:23clean
- 44:24along
- 44:24with
- 44:24that
- 44:24tail
- 44:25and
- 44:25helping
- 44:26that
- 44:26fish
- 44:26move
- 44:26and
- 44:27adjust
- 44:27itself
- 44:27in
- 44:28the
- 44:28current.
- 44:29And
- 44:29that
- 44:30fish's
- 44:30face
- 44:31is
- 44:31moving
- 44:31around
- 44:31happy
- 44:32like.
- 44:32So
- 44:33I,
- 44:33I
- 44:33tell
- 44:34people
- 44:34when
- 44:34they're
- 44:34looking
- 44:34at
- 44:35carp,
- 44:36use
- 44:36that
- 44:36analogy
- 44:37to
- 44:37kind
- 44:37of
- 44:37identify
- 44:38your
- 44:38feeding
- 44:39fish
- 44:39as
- 44:39opposed
- 44:40to
- 44:40your
- 44:40negative
- 44:41fish.
- 44:42Your
- 44:42negative
- 44:43fish
- 44:43are
- 44:43those
- 44:43unhappy
- 44:44dogs,
- 44:44the
- 44:45ones
- 44:45that
- 44:45are
- 44:45still
- 44:46or
- 44:47you
- 44:48kind
- 44:48of
- 44:48have
- 44:48that
- 44:48negative
- 44:49body
- 44:49language
- 44:50to
- 44:50them
- 44:50where
- 44:50they're
- 44:50not
- 44:52looking
- 44:52like
- 44:52they're
- 44:53very
- 44:53interested
- 44:54in
- 44:54what's
- 44:54going
- 44:54around
- 44:55them
- 44:55and
- 44:55they're,
- 44:56they're
- 44:56a
- 44:56little
- 44:56bit
- 44:57more
- 44:57sand
- 44:57office
- 44:58and
- 44:58they're
- 44:58kind
- 44:58of
- 44:59observing
- 44:59and
- 44:59sitting
- 45:00still.
- 45:01Those
- 45:01fish
- 45:01are
- 45:01generally
- 45:02for
- 45:02me,
- 45:02not
- 45:02the
- 45:03best
- 45:03targets.
- 45:04The
- 45:04happy
- 45:05ones,
- 45:05on
- 45:05the
- 45:05other
- 45:05hand,
- 45:06are
- 45:06the
- 45:06better
- 45:07targets.
- 45:07Like
- 45:08you
- 45:08said,
- 45:08those
- 45:08are
- 45:08the
- 45:08fish
- 45:09that
- 45:09are
- 45:09generally
- 45:10rooting
- 45:10around.
- 45:11That
- 45:11tail
- 45:12is
- 45:12wagging
- 45:13freely.
- 45:14Those
- 45:14pec
- 45:14fins
- 45:15are
- 45:15moving
- 45:15along
- 45:15with
- 45:16the
- 45:16fish,
- 45:16helping
- 45:16direct
- 45:17and
- 45:17guide
- 45:17it.
- 45:18Um,
- 45:18and
- 45:18Then
- 45:19obviously
- 45:19that
- 45:19mouth
- 45:20carp
- 45:20are
- 45:20built
- 45:21to
- 45:21be
- 45:21that
- 45:22more
- 45:22of
- 45:22a
- 45:22downward
- 45:23angle
- 45:23feeder.
- 45:23They
- 45:24can,
- 45:24they
- 45:24can
- 45:24easily
- 45:24feed
- 45:25upright
- 45:25but
- 45:25generally
- 45:26seeking.
- 45:26They,
- 45:27they
- 45:27do
- 45:27a
- 45:27lot
- 45:27of
- 45:28their,
- 45:28their
- 45:28feeding
- 45:29on
- 45:29the
- 45:29down
- 45:29end
- 45:29of
- 45:30things
- 45:30where
- 45:30they're
- 45:30tilted
- 45:31towards
- 45:31the
- 45:31bottom
- 45:32and
- 45:32their
- 45:32mouth
- 45:33is
- 45:33just
- 45:33consistently.
- 45:34They're
- 45:34filter
- 45:34feeders
- 45:35often
- 45:36so
- 45:36they're,
- 45:37they're
- 45:37sucking
- 45:37up
- 45:38and
- 45:38taking
- 45:38up
- 45:38parts
- 45:39of
- 45:39the
- 45:39bottom
- 45:39and
- 45:39the
- 45:40sediment
- 45:40and
- 45:40the
- 45:40grass
- 45:42along
- 45:42with
- 45:42food
- 45:42sources
- 45:43and
- 45:43they're
- 45:43rejecting
- 45:44what
- 45:44they
- 45:44don't
- 45:44want
- 45:44to
- 45:44keep
- 45:45in
- 45:45their
- 45:45mouth.
- 45:45They
- 45:45have,
- 45:47I
- 45:48don't
- 45:48know
- 45:48the
- 45:48exact
- 45:48number,
- 45:49but
- 45:49quite
- 45:49a
- 45:50few
- 45:51sensory
- 45:51membranes.
- 45:52I
- 45:52don't
- 45:53know
- 45:53what
- 45:53the
- 45:53technical
- 45:53term
- 45:54would
- 45:54be
- 45:54for
- 45:54those,
- 45:54but
- 45:55inside
- 45:55of
- 45:55their
- 45:55mouth
- 45:56that
- 45:56kind
- 45:56of
- 45:56tell
- 45:56them
- 45:57what's
- 45:57food
- 45:57and
- 45:58what's
- 45:58not.
- 45:59So
- 45:59it's,
- 45:59it's
- 46:00cool
- 46:00to
- 46:00watch
- 46:00them
- 46:00feed
- 46:01because
- 46:01they,
- 46:01it's,
- 46:02it's
- 46:02interesting
- 46:03too
- 46:03when
- 46:03you're
- 46:03feeding
- 46:04them
- 46:04flies
- 46:04because
- 46:05you
- 46:05have
- 46:05to
- 46:05kind
- 46:06of
- 46:07make
- 46:08a
- 46:08good
- 46:08decision
- 46:08on
- 46:08when
- 46:09to
- 46:09set
- 46:09the
- 46:09hook.
- 46:10Carp
- 46:10can
- 46:10be
- 46:10pretty
- 46:11quick
- 46:11to
- 46:11reject
- 46:12flies
- 46:12once
- 46:12they,
- 46:12even
- 46:13if
- 46:13they
- 46:13do
- 46:13eat
- 46:13the
- 46:14fly
- 46:14often.
- 46:14There's
- 46:15many
- 46:15times
- 46:15when,
- 46:15when
- 46:15I'll
- 46:16watch
- 46:16a
- 46:16fish
- 46:16eat
- 46:17my
- 46:17fly
- 46:17and
- 46:17I'll,
- 46:17I'll,
- 46:18I
- 46:18still
- 46:19have
- 46:19that
- 46:19little
- 46:19kid
- 46:19in
- 46:20me
- 46:20and
- 46:20I'll
- 46:20be
- 46:20excited
- 46:21and
- 46:21I'll,
- 46:21I'll
- 46:22pull
- 46:22up
- 46:22a
- 46:22little
- 46:22bit
- 46:22too
- 46:23quickly
- 46:23and
- 46:24nine
- 46:24out
- 46:24of
- 46:2410
- 46:24times
- 46:25I'm
- 46:25always
- 46:25trout
- 46:26setting
- 46:26on
- 46:26carp.
- 46:26I'm
- 46:27lifting
- 46:27the
- 46:27rod
- 46:27sharply
- 46:28and
- 46:28setting
- 46:28the
- 46:29hook
- 46:29as
- 46:29opposed
- 46:30to
- 46:30a
- 46:30strip
- 46:30set.
- 46:31Strip
- 46:32set.
- 46:32I
- 46:32find
- 46:32you'll
- 46:33definitely
- 46:33pull
- 46:33a
- 46:33lot
- 46:34more
- 46:34flies
- 46:34out
- 46:34of
- 46:34the
- 46:35fish's
- 46:35mouth
- 46:35doing
- 46:36it
- 46:36that
- 46:36way.
- 46:37But
- 46:37if
- 46:37you
- 46:38wait
- 46:38too
- 46:38long,
- 46:39you
- 46:39often
- 46:39can.
- 46:40That
- 46:40fish
- 46:40will
- 46:41stick
- 46:41that
- 46:41fly
- 46:42out
- 46:42as
- 46:42fast
- 46:42as
- 46:42it
- 46:42takes
- 46:43it
- 46:43in.
- 46:43So
- 46:43it's
- 46:44a,
- 46:44it's
- 46:44a
- 46:44very
- 46:45visual
- 46:45game
- 46:45most
- 46:46of
- 46:46the
- 46:46time.
- 46:46I
- 46:46think
- 46:46that's
- 46:47something
- 46:47that's
- 46:47always
- 46:47kind
- 46:48of
- 46:48captivated
- 46:48me.
- 46:49I
- 46:49really
- 46:49enjoy
- 46:49that
- 46:50visual
- 46:51element
- 46:51of,
- 46:51of
- 46:52stalking
- 46:52the
- 46:53fish
- 46:53and
- 46:53finding
- 46:54those
- 46:54happy
- 46:55fish
- 46:55and
- 46:56sometimes
- 46:56being
- 46:57fortunate
- 46:57enough
- 46:57to
- 46:57feed
- 46:58them.
- 46:58Even
- 46:59the
- 46:59happy
- 46:59fish
- 47:00often
- 47:00will
- 47:00not
- 47:00eat
- 47:01your
- 47:01fly.
- 47:02Carp
- 47:02are
- 47:02a
- 47:02very
- 47:03sensory
- 47:03based
- 47:03fish.
- 47:04They
- 47:04rely
- 47:05very
- 47:05heavily
- 47:06on
- 47:06scent
- 47:06when
- 47:06they're
- 47:06feeding.
- 47:08So
- 47:08they,
- 47:08they're
- 47:09able
- 47:09to
- 47:09track
- 47:09and
- 47:09taste
- 47:10those
- 47:10little
- 47:10barbells
- 47:11that
- 47:11you
- 47:11see
- 47:11coming
- 47:12out
- 47:12of
- 47:12the
- 47:12front
- 47:12end
- 47:13on
- 47:13top
- 47:13of
- 47:13their
- 47:13mouth.
- 47:14They're
- 47:14actually
- 47:14tasting
- 47:15through
- 47:15those
- 47:16so
- 47:16they
- 47:16can,
- 47:17they
- 47:17can
- 47:17kind
- 47:17of
- 47:17pick
- 47:17up
- 47:18their
- 47:18food
- 47:18source
- 47:18before
- 47:19it's
- 47:19even
- 47:19in
- 47:19their
- 47:19mouth
- 47:20or
- 47:20near
- 47:20it.
- 47:21So
- 47:21when
- 47:21you
- 47:21take
- 47:22that
- 47:22out
- 47:22of
- 47:22the
- 47:22equation
- 47:23and
- 47:23you
- 47:23put
- 47:23a
- 47:23fly
- 47:24in
- 47:24there
- 47:24that
- 47:25doesn't
- 47:25have
- 47:25any
- 47:25scent,
- 47:26you
- 47:27Gotta
- 47:27be
- 47:28pretty
- 47:28convincing
- 47:29with
- 47:29how
- 47:29you
- 47:29choose
- 47:30to
- 47:30feed
- 47:30the
- 47:30fish
- 47:31and
- 47:31fly
- 47:31placement
- 47:32and
- 47:32all
- 47:32those
- 47:32different
- 47:33things.
- 47:33So
- 47:34it's
- 47:34a
- 47:34cool
- 47:35system
- 47:35and
- 47:35it
- 47:36definitely.
- 47:36I
- 47:36tell
- 47:37a
- 47:37lot
- 47:38of
- 47:38people
- 47:38I
- 47:38talk
- 47:38to
- 47:39in
- 47:39the
- 47:39shop
- 47:39and
- 47:39in
- 47:40my
- 47:40travels
- 47:40that
- 47:41they
- 47:41are
- 47:41a
- 47:41fish
- 47:42that
- 47:42will
- 47:43100%,
- 47:43without
- 47:44a
- 47:44doubt
- 47:44make
- 47:44you
- 47:45a
- 47:45better
- 47:45angler
- 47:45all
- 47:45around.
- 47:46I
- 47:46don't
- 47:47really
- 47:47care
- 47:47what
- 47:48you
- 47:48fish
- 47:48for
- 47:48in
- 47:49your
- 47:49free
- 47:49time.
- 47:49If
- 47:49you
- 47:50want
- 47:50to
- 47:50improve
- 47:51your
- 47:51angling
- 47:52game
- 47:52with
- 47:52a
- 47:52fly
- 47:52rod,
- 47:53a
- 47:53carp
- 47:53is
- 47:53a
- 47:54common
- 47:54carp
- 47:54is.
- 47:54Is
- 47:55a
- 47:55definitely
- 47:56high
- 47:56on
- 47:56my
- 47:56list
- 47:57of
- 47:57a
- 47:57species
- 47:57that
- 47:58will
- 47:58make
- 47:58you
- 47:58a
- 47:58better
- 47:58fisherman
- 47:59and
- 47:59for
- 48:00those
- 48:00exact
- 48:00reasons.
- 48:01Yeah.
- 48:02So
- 48:02it
- 48:02almost
- 48:02sounds
- 48:02like
- 48:03it's
- 48:03almost
- 48:03like
- 48:03bone
- 48:03fishing.
- 48:04Right?
- 48:04So
- 48:04you're
- 48:04kind
- 48:05of
- 48:05reading.
- 48:05Very
- 48:05much
- 48:05so.
- 48:06Yeah.
- 48:06So
- 48:06I,
- 48:07I
- 48:07would
- 48:07guess
- 48:07kind
- 48:07of
- 48:08generally
- 48:08the
- 48:08game
- 48:08is
- 48:09you're
- 48:09kind
- 48:10of
- 48:10watching
- 48:10the
- 48:10fish
- 48:10move
- 48:11and
- 48:11eat
- 48:11and
- 48:12kind
- 48:12of
- 48:12like
- 48:12bone
- 48:12fishing,
- 48:13you
- 48:13want
- 48:13to
- 48:13drop
- 48:13the
- 48:14fly
- 48:14far
- 48:14enough
- 48:14ahead
- 48:15of
- 48:15the.
- 48:15The
- 48:15fish
- 48:16on
- 48:16the
- 48:17outside
- 48:17side
- 48:18so
- 48:18that
- 48:18you
- 48:18don't
- 48:18spook
- 48:18it
- 48:19and
- 48:19then
- 48:19you
- 48:19basically
- 48:19want
- 48:19to
- 48:19bring
- 48:19the
- 48:20food
- 48:20kind
- 48:20of
- 48:20into
- 48:20the
- 48:21path
- 48:21at
- 48:21the
- 48:21right
- 48:21time.
- 48:21Is
- 48:22that
- 48:22my
- 48:22oversimplifying
- 48:23that
- 48:23or
- 48:24is
- 48:24that
- 48:24kind
- 48:24of
- 48:24how
- 48:24the
- 48:24game.
- 48:24No,
- 48:25no,
- 48:25that's.
- 48:25That's
- 48:26pretty
- 48:26accurate.
- 48:26I
- 48:27would
- 48:27say
- 48:27it's
- 48:27again,
- 48:28it's
- 48:28situational
- 48:29dependent
- 48:29with
- 48:30that.
- 48:30I,
- 48:30there's,
- 48:30there's
- 48:31a
- 48:31lot
- 48:31of
- 48:31things
- 48:32that
- 48:32I,
- 48:32I
- 48:32feel
- 48:33that
- 48:35I
- 48:35have
- 48:35been
- 48:36rigid
- 48:36and
- 48:36implementing
- 48:37into
- 48:37my
- 48:37own
- 48:38game
- 48:38that
- 48:38have
- 48:38helped
- 48:39me
- 48:39be
- 48:39a
- 48:40little
- 48:40more
- 48:40consistent
- 48:41fish.
- 48:41And
- 48:42like
- 48:42you
- 48:42had
- 48:42mentioned
- 48:42briefly
- 48:43there,
- 48:43the
- 48:44how
- 48:44you
- 48:44choose
- 48:44to
- 48:45bring
- 48:45the
- 48:45fly
- 48:45to
- 48:45the
- 48:46fish
- 48:46is
- 48:46an
- 48:47important
- 48:47one.
- 48:48I've
- 48:48noted
- 48:48with
- 48:49our
- 48:49clearwater
- 48:49fish
- 48:50here
- 48:50that
- 48:51those
- 48:51fish
- 48:52tend
- 48:53to
- 48:53not
- 48:53like
- 48:53it
- 48:53when
- 48:53you
- 48:54bring
- 48:54the
- 48:54fly
- 48:54to
- 48:55them.
- 48:56And
- 48:56the
- 48:56simple
- 48:57analogy
- 48:57there
- 48:58and
- 48:58thought
- 48:58process
- 48:58is
- 48:59really
- 48:59think
- 48:59in
- 49:00nature,
- 49:00how
- 49:00often
- 49:00does
- 49:01the
- 49:01prey
- 49:01go
- 49:02towards
- 49:02the
- 49:02predator?
- 49:03Doesn't
- 49:04happen
- 49:04very
- 49:04often.
- 49:05You,
- 49:06you
- 49:06generally
- 49:06the
- 49:07prey
- 49:07is
- 49:07going
- 49:07to
- 49:07try
- 49:08to
- 49:08make
- 49:08a
- 49:08move
- 49:08away
- 49:09from
- 49:09the
- 49:09predator
- 49:10in
- 49:10any
- 49:10circumstances.
- 49:11Carpet.
- 49:12I
- 49:12don't
- 49:12have
- 49:14super
- 49:14elaborate
- 49:15PhD
- 49:16knowledge
- 49:16on.
- 49:17On
- 49:17how
- 49:17the
- 49:18fish's
- 49:18eyesight
- 49:19is,
- 49:19but
- 49:19based
- 49:20on
- 49:20my
- 49:20experience,
- 49:21I,
- 49:22I
- 49:22do
- 49:22believe
- 49:22carp
- 49:23have
- 49:23pretty
- 49:23good
- 49:23eyesight
- 49:24in
- 49:24clear
- 49:24water,
- 49:25in
- 49:26good
- 49:26sun
- 49:26conditions,
- 49:27clear
- 49:28water.
- 49:28I
- 49:28think
- 49:28carp
- 49:29can
- 49:29see
- 49:29a
- 49:30lot
- 49:30better
- 49:30than
- 49:30most
- 49:31people
- 49:31would
- 49:31give
- 49:31them
- 49:31credit
- 49:32for.
- 49:33So
- 49:33that
- 49:33angle
- 49:34of
- 49:34approach
- 49:34with
- 49:35the
- 49:35fly
- 49:35made
- 49:35many
- 49:36years
- 49:36of
- 49:36mistakes
- 49:37where
- 49:37in
- 49:38excitement
- 49:39and
- 49:39that
- 49:40that
- 49:40youthful
- 49:41play
- 49:41to
- 49:41go
- 49:42to
- 49:42fishing,
- 49:42drop
- 49:43the
- 49:43fly
- 49:43and
- 49:44kind
- 49:44of
- 49:44get
- 49:45dropped
- 49:45the
- 49:46angle
- 49:46of
- 49:46the
- 49:46fly
- 49:46to
- 49:46where
- 49:47it's
- 49:47approaching
- 49:47their
- 49:48head
- 49:48when
- 49:48it's
- 49:48coming
- 49:49down
- 49:49and
- 49:50I.
- 49:50You
- 49:50turn
- 49:50a
- 49:51lot
- 49:51of
- 49:51fish
- 49:51off
- 49:51doing
- 49:52that.
- 49:52So,
- 49:53yeah,
- 49:53like
- 49:53you
- 49:53had
- 49:54mentioned
- 49:54kind
- 49:54of
- 49:54that
- 49:55what's
- 49:55referred
- 49:55to
- 49:56in
- 49:56the
- 49:56carp
- 49:56community,
- 49:56I
- 49:57hear
- 49:57out
- 49:57and
- 49:57about
- 49:58is
- 49:58the
- 49:58drag
- 49:58and
- 49:58drop
- 49:59where
- 50:00it's,
- 50:00it's,
- 50:00it's
- 50:01kind
- 50:01of
- 50:01putting
- 50:01the
- 50:01fly
- 50:02somewhere
- 50:03on
- 50:03the
- 50:03outskirts
- 50:04of
- 50:04the
- 50:04fish
- 50:04and
- 50:04then
- 50:05dropping
- 50:05it
- 50:05down
- 50:06to
- 50:06where
- 50:06it
- 50:06almost
- 50:07meets
- 50:07them
- 50:07on
- 50:08an
- 50:08opposing
- 50:08angle,
- 50:09Enters
- 50:09their
- 50:10line
- 50:10of
- 50:10vision
- 50:11and
- 50:11then
- 50:11settles.
- 50:12You
- 50:13know,
- 50:13some
- 50:14fish,
- 50:14it
- 50:14can
- 50:14be
- 50:14as,
- 50:15as
- 50:15close
- 50:15as
- 50:15a
- 50:15dinner
- 50:16plate
- 50:16to
- 50:16their
- 50:16face.
- 50:17Other
- 50:17fish,
- 50:17you
- 50:17know,
- 50:18you
- 50:18want
- 50:18to
- 50:18give
- 50:18them
- 50:18a.
- 50:19A
- 50:19foot
- 50:19to
- 50:20two
- 50:20feet
- 50:21and
- 50:21then
- 50:21it's
- 50:22contrasting.
- 50:22Like
- 50:23when
- 50:23you
- 50:23talk
- 50:23about
- 50:24big
- 50:24lake
- 50:25fish,
- 50:25you
- 50:25know,
- 50:25great
- 50:25lakes
- 50:26fish,
- 50:26when
- 50:26you're,
- 50:27when
- 50:27you're
- 50:27casting
- 50:27to
- 50:28them,
- 50:28it's
- 50:29much
- 50:29more
- 50:29similar
- 50:30to
- 50:31that
- 50:33bonefish.
- 50:34Even
- 50:34the
- 50:34tarpon
- 50:35presentation
- 50:35where
- 50:35you're,
- 50:36you're
- 50:36actually
- 50:37leading
- 50:37the
- 50:37fish
- 50:38quite
- 50:38a
- 50:38bit
- 50:38and
- 50:38then
- 50:39letting
- 50:39the
- 50:39fly
- 50:39come
- 50:40down
- 50:40to
- 50:40its
- 50:40point
- 50:40of
- 50:41contact
- 50:41and
- 50:41then
- 50:41bringing
- 50:42it
- 50:42into
- 50:42their
- 50:43wheelhouse
- 50:44and
- 50:44sometimes
- 50:45there.
- 50:45Those
- 50:46fish
- 50:46always
- 50:46tend
- 50:47to
- 50:47amaze
- 50:47me
- 50:47because
- 50:47you
- 50:48can
- 50:48have
- 50:48fish
- 50:48that
- 50:48will
- 50:49pursue
- 50:49and
- 50:49frack
- 50:49flies
- 50:505,
- 50:5110,
- 50:5215ft
- 50:54where
- 50:54they
- 50:54don't
- 50:54even
- 50:55hesitate
- 50:55and
- 50:55they'll
- 50:56track
- 50:56that
- 50:56fly
- 50:56for
- 50:57a
- 50:57ways
- 50:57and
- 50:57eat
- 50:57it.
- 50:58But
- 50:58that's
- 50:59obviously
- 50:59more
- 50:59specific
- 51:00to
- 51:00those,
- 51:01those
- 51:01bigger
- 51:01water,
- 51:02more
- 51:02carnivore
- 51:03base
- 51:04carp
- 51:04that
- 51:04I
- 51:04think
- 51:05are
- 51:05just
- 51:05their
- 51:05lifestyle
- 51:06and
- 51:06the
- 51:06way
- 51:06they
- 51:06live
- 51:07and
- 51:07grow
- 51:07up,
- 51:07they're
- 51:08a
- 51:08little
- 51:08bit
- 51:08more
- 51:08opportunistic
- 51:09and
- 51:09predatorial
- 51:10and
- 51:10how
- 51:11they
- 51:11seed.
- 51:11But
- 51:12with
- 51:12that
- 51:12being
- 51:13said,
- 51:14I
- 51:14have
- 51:16found
- 51:16a
- 51:16little
- 51:17love
- 51:17with
- 51:17trying
- 51:18to
- 51:18seed
- 51:18those
- 51:1850
- 51:19minnow
- 51:19patterns
- 51:20over
- 51:20the
- 51:20years.
- 51:20And
- 51:21I've,
- 51:21I've,
- 51:22I
- 51:22won't
- 51:22quite
- 51:23say
- 51:23that
- 51:23I've
- 51:23got
- 51:23it
- 51:24dialed
- 51:24down
- 51:24to
- 51:24an
- 51:25exact
- 51:25science,
- 51:25but
- 51:26right
- 51:27times
- 51:27of
- 51:27year
- 51:28here
- 51:29in
- 51:29the
- 51:29river
- 51:29systems,
- 51:30I
- 51:30have
- 51:31figured
- 51:31out
- 51:32fairly
- 51:32consistent
- 51:33ways
- 51:33of
- 51:33convincing
- 51:34those
- 51:34fish
- 51:34to
- 51:35eat
- 51:35minnows.
- 51:36And
- 51:36that
- 51:36is
- 51:37often
- 51:37you're
- 51:38giving
- 51:38them
- 51:38a
- 51:38little
- 51:38bit
- 51:39more
- 51:39lead
- 51:39space
- 51:39on
- 51:40the
- 51:40fly
- 51:40where
- 51:40it's
- 51:40kind
- 51:40of
- 51:41backing
- 51:41down
- 51:41to
- 51:42them,
- 51:42but
- 51:42you're
- 51:43still
- 51:43leaving
- 51:43several
- 51:44feet
- 51:44in
- 51:44between
- 51:44the
- 51:45fly
- 51:45and
- 51:45the
- 51:45fish.
- 51:46And
- 51:46then
- 51:46they're
- 51:46making
- 51:47a
- 51:47visual
- 51:47commitment
- 51:48on
- 51:48if
- 51:48they
- 51:48want
- 51:48to
- 51:48eat
- 51:49it
- 51:49or
- 51:49not,
- 51:49which
- 51:49is
- 51:49pretty
- 51:50cool.
- 51:50Yeah,
- 51:51absolutely.
- 51:51You
- 51:51know,
- 51:52I
- 51:52know
- 51:52we
- 51:52mentioned
- 51:53a
- 51:53few
- 51:53presentation
- 51:54mistakes
- 51:54not
- 51:54to
- 51:54make,
- 51:55but,
- 51:55you
- 51:55know,
- 51:56a
- 51:56couple
- 51:56other
- 51:56things
- 51:57kind
- 51:57of
- 51:57jump
- 51:57out
- 51:57at
- 51:57you
- 51:58that
- 51:58kind
- 51:58of
- 51:58new
- 51:58carp
- 51:59anglers
- 51:59do
- 52:00that,
- 52:00you
- 52:00know,
- 52:01doesn't
- 52:01tilt
- 52:01the
- 52:01odds
- 52:02in
- 52:02their
- 52:02favor.
- 52:03I
- 52:04think
- 52:04this
- 52:04is
- 52:04the,
- 52:05the,
- 52:05one
- 52:05of
- 52:05the
- 52:05main
- 52:06key
- 52:06points
- 52:06on
- 52:07that
- 52:07for
- 52:07me
- 52:07and
- 52:08one
- 52:08that
- 52:08I
- 52:08think
- 52:08will
- 52:09track
- 52:09any
- 52:10form
- 52:10of
- 52:10angling
- 52:11anywhere
- 52:11in
- 52:12the
- 52:12world
- 52:13for
- 52:13any
- 52:13species
- 52:14of
- 52:14fish
- 52:14is
- 52:15learning
- 52:15to
- 52:15fish
- 52:15with
- 52:16your
- 52:16eyes
- 52:16before
- 52:17actually
- 52:17casting.
- 52:19It's.
- 52:19Carp
- 52:20is
- 52:20a
- 52:20very
- 52:20visual
- 52:21game.
- 52:21It's
- 52:22very,
- 52:23you
- 52:23have
- 52:24to
- 52:24be
- 52:24stealthy.
- 52:25Carp
- 52:25are
- 52:26essentially
- 52:26like
- 52:27one
- 52:28giant
- 52:28eardrum.
- 52:29So
- 52:30they're
- 52:30sensory
- 52:30and
- 52:31that
- 52:31lateral
- 52:32line
- 52:32and
- 52:32that
- 52:32ability
- 52:33to
- 52:33feel
- 52:33movement
- 52:34around
- 52:34them
- 52:34is
- 52:35very
- 52:35strong.
- 52:36With
- 52:36carp,
- 52:36they're
- 52:37a
- 52:37full
- 52:37360
- 52:38feeler.
- 52:39So
- 52:40as
- 52:40opposed
- 52:40to
- 52:40a
- 52:40bass,
- 52:41for
- 52:41example,
- 52:41that
- 52:42has
- 52:42their
- 52:42lateral
- 52:42lines
- 52:43on
- 52:43the
- 52:43side
- 52:43of
- 52:44the
- 52:44fish
- 52:44where
- 52:44they're
- 52:45feeling
- 52:45from
- 52:45left
- 52:46or
- 52:46right
- 52:46flank.
- 52:46Typically
- 52:47carp
- 52:48are
- 52:48three
- 52:4860s,
- 52:49so
- 52:49they,
- 52:49they
- 52:50can
- 52:50feel
- 52:50off
- 52:50the
- 52:51pop,
- 52:51they
- 52:51can
- 52:51feel
- 52:52off
- 52:52the
- 52:52bottom,
- 52:53they
- 52:53can
- 52:53feel
- 52:53from
- 52:53head
- 52:54on,
- 52:54they
- 52:54can
- 52:55feel
- 52:55from
- 52:55tail
- 52:55on
- 52:56and
- 52:56obviously
- 52:57feel
- 52:57on
- 52:57their
- 52:57sides.
- 52:58So
- 52:59I,
- 53:00I
- 53:00tell
- 53:00people
- 53:01it's
- 53:01very
- 53:01critical
- 53:02to
- 53:02just
- 53:03learn
- 53:03to
- 53:03slow
- 53:04down
- 53:04and
- 53:04observe.
- 53:05I
- 53:06cannot
- 53:06tell
- 53:06you
- 53:07how
- 53:07many
- 53:07times
- 53:08I
- 53:08have
- 53:09been
- 53:09carp
- 53:09fishing
- 53:10either
- 53:11by
- 53:11myself
- 53:11or
- 53:12with
- 53:12other
- 53:12people
- 53:12where
- 53:14you
- 53:14tend
- 53:14to.
- 53:14You
- 53:15see
- 53:15a
- 53:15fish
- 53:15and
- 53:16you
- 53:16almost
- 53:16get,
- 53:18what's
- 53:18the
- 53:18term
- 53:18I'm
- 53:18looking
- 53:19for
- 53:19here?
- 53:19Where
- 53:20you're
- 53:20kind
- 53:20of,
- 53:20you
- 53:21get
- 53:21so
- 53:21locked
- 53:22in
- 53:22and
- 53:22fixated
- 53:22on
- 53:23one
- 53:23fish
- 53:23that
- 53:23you
- 53:24forget
- 53:24to
- 53:24observe
- 53:25your
- 53:25surroundings.
- 53:27And
- 53:27you
- 53:27go
- 53:27to
- 53:28make
- 53:28a
- 53:28motion
- 53:28and
- 53:28a
- 53:29movement
- 53:29and
- 53:29try
- 53:29to
- 53:29get
- 53:30closer
- 53:30to
- 53:30that
- 53:31fish
- 53:31that
- 53:31you,
- 53:31you're
- 53:32locked
- 53:32in
- 53:32on
- 53:33and
- 53:33you
- 53:34don't
- 53:34even
- 53:34notice
- 53:35a
- 53:35fish
- 53:35that's
- 53:36closer
- 53:36than
- 53:36that
- 53:37other
- 53:37fish
- 53:37that
- 53:38you
- 53:38end
- 53:38up
- 53:38spooking.
- 53:40And
- 53:40that
- 53:40fish
- 53:40will
- 53:41end
- 53:41up
- 53:41throwing
- 53:41off
- 53:42the
- 53:42rhythm
- 53:42of
- 53:42any
- 53:42other
- 53:43fish
- 53:43that's
- 53:43in
- 53:43the
- 53:43vicinity.
- 53:44So
- 53:44I,
- 53:44I
- 53:45tell
- 53:45people
- 53:45often
- 53:46that
- 53:46was
- 53:46carp.
- 53:46It's,
- 53:47it's
- 53:47a,
- 53:48it's
- 53:48a.
- 53:48I
- 53:49prefer
- 53:49one
- 53:50fish
- 53:50games
- 53:51where
- 53:51if
- 53:51I'm
- 53:51going
- 53:51out
- 53:52and
- 53:52I'm
- 53:52looking
- 53:52for
- 53:53targets,
- 53:53I
- 53:53always
- 53:54love
- 53:54and
- 53:55always
- 53:56pick
- 53:56the
- 53:56fish
- 53:57that's
- 53:57solo
- 53:58as
- 53:58opposed
- 53:58to
- 53:59the
- 53:59fish
- 53:59that's
- 53:59in
- 53:59a
- 54:00group.
- 54:01And
- 54:01by
- 54:01no
- 54:01means
- 54:02will
- 54:02I
- 54:02say
- 54:02that
- 54:02you
- 54:03can't
- 54:03catch
- 54:03carp
- 54:04that
- 54:04are
- 54:04in
- 54:04groups.
- 54:04You
- 54:05definitely
- 54:05can
- 54:05do
- 54:05that.
- 54:07The
- 54:07margin
- 54:07of
- 54:07error
- 54:08is
- 54:08much,
- 54:08much
- 54:09smaller
- 54:09there
- 54:09though.
- 54:10You
- 54:10don't
- 54:10have
- 54:10the
- 54:11ability
- 54:11to.
- 54:12When
- 54:12you
- 54:12have
- 54:12a
- 54:12group
- 54:12of,
- 54:13you
- 54:14know,
- 54:146,
- 54:147,
- 54:158,
- 54:159,
- 54:1510,
- 54:1615,
- 54:1620
- 54:16carp
- 54:17that
- 54:17are
- 54:17in
- 54:17a
- 54:17vicinity
- 54:18feeding
- 54:19or
- 54:19say
- 54:19some
- 54:20of
- 54:20the
- 54:20fish
- 54:20are
- 54:20feeding
- 54:21and
- 54:21some
- 54:21aren't,
- 54:22it's
- 54:22very
- 54:23easy
- 54:23to
- 54:23upset
- 54:24one
- 54:24of
- 54:24those
- 54:24fish.
- 54:25And
- 54:25carp
- 54:25or
- 54:25from
- 54:26what
- 54:26I've,
- 54:26I've
- 54:26visually
- 54:27seen
- 54:27and
- 54:28kind
- 54:28of
- 54:28keynoted
- 54:29over
- 54:29the
- 54:29years
- 54:29of
- 54:30pursuing
- 54:30them,
- 54:31they're,
- 54:31they're
- 54:32very
- 54:32community
- 54:32oriented
- 54:33fish.
- 54:33They
- 54:34work
- 54:34well
- 54:34within
- 54:34their
- 54:35ecosystems.
- 54:35You
- 54:36know,
- 54:36the
- 54:36common
- 54:36carp
- 54:36is
- 54:37a.
- 54:37Typically
- 54:37referred
- 54:38to
- 54:38as
- 54:38an
- 54:38entire
- 54:38basic
- 54:39species.
- 54:39But
- 54:40in
- 54:40most
- 54:41of
- 54:41their
- 54:41environments
- 54:42here
- 54:42in
- 54:42the
- 54:42Great
- 54:43Lakes,
- 54:43they're
- 54:43completely
- 54:44Naturalized,
- 54:45they,
- 54:45they
- 54:46work
- 54:46with
- 54:47the
- 54:47local,
- 54:48local
- 54:49native
- 54:49base
- 54:50of
- 54:50fish.
- 54:50You
- 54:50know,
- 54:51smallmouth
- 54:51and
- 54:51carp
- 54:52will
- 54:52work
- 54:52together
- 54:52frequently
- 54:54using
- 54:54each
- 54:54other.
- 54:55The
- 54:55smallmouths
- 54:56will
- 54:56use
- 54:56the
- 54:56carp
- 54:56and
- 54:57feed
- 54:57off
- 54:57of
- 54:57their
- 54:57backs
- 54:58as
- 54:58they're
- 54:59kicking
- 54:59up
- 54:59food
- 55:00and
- 55:00spooking
- 55:00things
- 55:01out
- 55:01of
- 55:01rocks
- 55:01when
- 55:01they're
- 55:02rooting
- 55:02around.
- 55:03And
- 55:03they,
- 55:03they
- 55:04work
- 55:04off
- 55:04one
- 55:04another
- 55:05in
- 55:05groups
- 55:05of
- 55:05carp
- 55:06do
- 55:06the
- 55:06same
- 55:06thing.
- 55:07They.
- 55:07If
- 55:07you
- 55:08spook
- 55:08one
- 55:08of
- 55:08them,
- 55:08it's
- 55:09very
- 55:09probable
- 55:10that
- 55:10you're
- 55:11going
- 55:11to
- 55:11spook
- 55:11the
- 55:11majority
- 55:12of
- 55:12them.
- 55:13So
- 55:14that's,
- 55:14that's
- 55:15something
- 55:15that
- 55:15I
- 55:15think
- 55:15is
- 55:16critical
- 55:16for
- 55:16people
- 55:16that
- 55:17are
- 55:17going
- 55:17out
- 55:17and
- 55:17learning
- 55:18how
- 55:18to
- 55:18target
- 55:18them.
- 55:18Learn
- 55:19to
- 55:19find
- 55:20individual
- 55:20fish.
- 55:21If
- 55:21you
- 55:21have
- 55:21the
- 55:21luxury
- 55:21of
- 55:22doing
- 55:22that,
- 55:22don't
- 55:23be
- 55:23afraid
- 55:23of
- 55:23the
- 55:23groups.
- 55:24But
- 55:24definitely
- 55:24you
- 55:25have
- 55:25to
- 55:25tread
- 55:25a
- 55:25lot
- 55:25more
- 55:26lightly
- 55:26when
- 55:26you're
- 55:26targeting
- 55:27fish
- 55:27that
- 55:27are
- 55:27in
- 55:28groups,
- 55:28because
- 55:29one
- 55:29bad
- 55:30move
- 55:30in
- 55:30that
- 55:30group
- 55:30of
- 55:31fish
- 55:31and
- 55:31you
- 55:31likely
- 55:31will
- 55:32blow
- 55:32that
- 55:32group
- 55:32of
- 55:32fish
- 55:33for
- 55:33some
- 55:33time
- 55:33to
- 55:33come.
- 55:34Depending
- 55:35on
- 55:35the
- 55:35watershed
- 55:35you're
- 55:36fishing,
- 55:36they
- 55:36can
- 55:37sometimes
- 55:37reset
- 55:38quickly.
- 55:38But
- 55:39generally
- 55:39seeing
- 55:39it
- 55:40takes
- 55:40them
- 55:40a
- 55:40while
- 55:40to
- 55:40get
- 55:41back
- 55:41to
- 55:41their
- 55:41comfort
- 55:42face.
- 55:43And
- 55:43until
- 55:43they
- 55:43get
- 55:43back
- 55:44into
- 55:44that
- 55:44comfort
- 55:44space,
- 55:45it
- 55:45can
- 55:45be
- 55:45pretty
- 55:45difficult
- 55:46to
- 55:46feed
- 55:46them
- 55:46flies.
- 55:47But
- 55:47definitely
- 55:48learn
- 55:48to
- 55:49approach
- 55:49the
- 55:50water
- 55:50with
- 55:50your
- 55:50eyes
- 55:51before
- 55:51your
- 55:51rod.
- 55:52I
- 55:52often
- 55:52give
- 55:53people
- 55:53the
- 55:53keynote.
- 55:54If
- 55:54you're
- 55:54really
- 55:54serious
- 55:55about
- 55:55trying
- 55:55to
- 55:56learn
- 55:56how
- 55:56to
- 55:56target
- 55:57and
- 55:57catch
- 55:58carp
- 55:58with
- 55:58a
- 55:58fly,
- 56:00start
- 56:00by
- 56:00going
- 56:00out
- 56:00without
- 56:01a
- 56:01rod.
- 56:02Grab
- 56:03your
- 56:03wading
- 56:03gear
- 56:03or
- 56:04whatever
- 56:04you
- 56:04want
- 56:04to
- 56:04have
- 56:05with
- 56:05you
- 56:05and
- 56:06go
- 56:06out
- 56:06to
- 56:06your.
- 56:07Whatever
- 56:07local
- 56:07watershed
- 56:08you
- 56:08have
- 56:08and
- 56:09take
- 56:09walks
- 56:10and
- 56:10find
- 56:10fish
- 56:11and
- 56:11observe
- 56:12them
- 56:12and
- 56:12learn
- 56:13where
- 56:13they're
- 56:13spending
- 56:14time
- 56:14and
- 56:14watch
- 56:14when
- 56:15they're
- 56:15feeding
- 56:15and
- 56:16when
- 56:16they're
- 56:16not.
- 56:17Learn
- 56:17the
- 56:17areas
- 56:18where
- 56:18the
- 56:18fish
- 56:18are
- 56:18spending
- 56:19time
- 56:19feeding
- 56:20as
- 56:20opposed
- 56:21to
- 56:21just
- 56:21finding
- 56:22fish
- 56:23and
- 56:24do
- 56:24that
- 56:24without
- 56:24a
- 56:24rod
- 56:25because
- 56:25most
- 56:25people
- 56:26are
- 56:27very,
- 56:27I'm
- 56:28myself
- 56:28included
- 56:29even,
- 56:29you
- 56:29know,
- 56:29now
- 56:30having
- 56:30caught
- 56:30hundreds
- 56:31of
- 56:31carp
- 56:31on
- 56:31a
- 56:32fly
- 56:32rod.
- 56:32I,
- 56:32I
- 56:33still
- 56:33get
- 56:33giddy
- 56:34when
- 56:34I
- 56:34get
- 56:34shots
- 56:35and
- 56:35opportunities
- 56:36at
- 56:36fish
- 56:36to
- 56:36sometimes
- 56:37where
- 56:37I
- 56:37get
- 56:38a
- 56:38little
- 56:38too
- 56:38excited
- 56:39and
- 56:39I
- 56:39go
- 56:39in
- 56:39too
- 56:39quickly
- 56:40and
- 56:40make
- 56:40mistakes
- 56:41and
- 56:41end
- 56:41up
- 56:41blowing
- 56:41that
- 56:42fish.
- 56:42So
- 56:43learning
- 56:43to
- 56:44fish
- 56:44with
- 56:44your
- 56:44eyes
- 56:45is
- 56:45a
- 56:45critical
- 56:45one.
- 56:46And
- 56:47just
- 56:47slowing
- 56:47down
- 56:48and
- 56:48really
- 56:48slow
- 56:49movements.
- 56:49I
- 56:49compare
- 56:50it.
- 56:50I.
- 56:50I
- 56:50had
- 56:51mentioned
- 56:51earlier,
- 56:51I
- 56:51don't
- 56:52do
- 56:52a
- 56:52lot
- 56:52of
- 56:52hunting
- 56:52myself,
- 56:53but
- 56:54I
- 56:54have
- 56:54friends
- 56:54that
- 56:55are
- 56:55very
- 56:55adamant
- 56:55archery
- 56:56hunters.
- 56:56And
- 56:57it's
- 56:57very
- 56:57similar
- 56:58to
- 56:58archery,
- 57:00you
- 57:00know,
- 57:00in
- 57:00comparison
- 57:01to
- 57:01gun
- 57:01hunting
- 57:02for,
- 57:02let's
- 57:02say
- 57:02whitetails,
- 57:03where
- 57:04if
- 57:04you're
- 57:04gonna
- 57:05whitetail
- 57:05hunt
- 57:05with
- 57:06a
- 57:06bow,
- 57:07you
- 57:07likely
- 57:07have
- 57:08to,
- 57:08to
- 57:08get
- 57:09pretty
- 57:09close
- 57:09to
- 57:09the
- 57:10animal
- 57:10or
- 57:10Let
- 57:10the
- 57:10animal
- 57:11get
- 57:11pretty
- 57:11close
- 57:12to
- 57:12you
- 57:12before
- 57:12you're
- 57:13able
- 57:13to
- 57:13take
- 57:13a
- 57:13clean
- 57:14shot.
- 57:14And
- 57:15it's,
- 57:15it's
- 57:15very
- 57:15similar
- 57:16to
- 57:16carp.
- 57:16You
- 57:16know,
- 57:17you
- 57:17don't
- 57:17have
- 57:17the
- 57:17luxury
- 57:18of,
- 57:18generally
- 57:19speaking,
- 57:19you
- 57:19don't
- 57:20have
- 57:20the
- 57:20luxury
- 57:20of
- 57:20long
- 57:21distance
- 57:21reaching
- 57:22where
- 57:22you
- 57:23one,
- 57:23you
- 57:23can't
- 57:23see
- 57:23the
- 57:23fish
- 57:24as
- 57:24clearly.
- 57:24And
- 57:25it's
- 57:25very
- 57:25critical
- 57:26I
- 57:26think,
- 57:26to
- 57:26be
- 57:27able
- 57:27to
- 57:27see
- 57:27the
- 57:27fish
- 57:28feeding
- 57:28and
- 57:28to
- 57:29understand
- 57:29where
- 57:29it
- 57:30is
- 57:30in
- 57:30relation
- 57:30to
- 57:31your
- 57:31presentation
- 57:31and
- 57:32your
- 57:32fly
- 57:32as
- 57:33well
- 57:33as
- 57:33when
- 57:33the
- 57:33fish
- 57:34eats
- 57:34the
- 57:34fly.
- 57:34So
- 57:35just
- 57:35be
- 57:36really
- 57:36stealthy,
- 57:36you
- 57:37know,
- 57:37learn
- 57:37how
- 57:37to
- 57:37moonwalk,
- 57:38so
- 57:38to
- 57:38speak,
- 57:38where
- 57:39you're,
- 57:39you're,
- 57:40you're
- 57:40moving
- 57:40at
- 57:40a
- 57:41very
- 57:41slow
- 57:41pace,
- 57:41especially
- 57:42as
- 57:42you're
- 57:42waiting
- 57:43a
- 57:43lot
- 57:43of,
- 57:43a
- 57:44lot
- 57:44of
- 57:44targeting.
- 57:44I
- 57:44do
- 57:45those
- 57:45fish,
- 57:45I
- 57:45try
- 57:46to
- 57:46stay
- 57:46out
- 57:46of
- 57:46the
- 57:46water
- 57:46as
- 57:47much
- 57:47as
- 57:47possible.
- 57:47If
- 57:48I
- 57:48have
- 57:48places
- 57:48I
- 57:48can
- 57:49go
- 57:49in
- 57:49and
- 57:49fish
- 57:49them
- 57:50where
- 57:50I
- 57:50don't
- 57:51have
- 57:51to
- 57:51get
- 57:51in
- 57:51the
- 57:51water,
- 57:52I
- 57:52will
- 57:52always
- 57:53tip
- 57:53that
- 57:53over
- 57:54getting
- 57:54in
- 57:54the
- 57:54water.
- 57:55That,
- 57:56that,
- 57:56that
- 57:56has
- 57:56seemed
- 57:57to
- 57:57help
- 57:57me
- 57:57a
- 57:57lot
- 57:57over
- 57:57the
- 57:58years.
- 57:58It
- 57:58sometimes
- 57:59can
- 57:59be
- 57:59a
- 57:59little
- 57:59bit
- 57:59more
- 57:59cumbersome
- 58:00when
- 58:00you
- 58:00do
- 58:00hook
- 58:01the
- 58:01fish
- 58:01to
- 58:01get
- 58:01after.
- 58:02Figure
- 58:03out
- 58:03your
- 58:03entry
- 58:03point
- 58:04into
- 58:04the
- 58:04water
- 58:04and
- 58:04then
- 58:05hope
- 58:05that
- 58:05there's
- 58:06not
- 58:06too
- 58:06much
- 58:06in
- 58:07terms
- 58:07of
- 58:07trouble,
- 58:07you
- 58:07know,
- 58:08wood,
- 58:08wood
- 58:09in
- 58:09the
- 58:09water
- 58:09or
- 58:09anything
- 58:10that
- 58:10they
- 58:10can
- 58:10get
- 58:10wrapped
- 58:11up
- 58:11in.
- 58:11Cause
- 58:11they
- 58:11will
- 58:11quickly
- 58:12take
- 58:12you
- 58:12to
- 58:12it.
- 58:13But
- 58:13yeah,
- 58:14it's
- 58:14a,
- 58:15be
- 58:15as
- 58:15stealthy
- 58:15as
- 58:16you
- 58:16possibly
- 58:16can.
- 58:16It'll
- 58:17definitely
- 58:17force
- 58:17you
- 58:17to
- 58:18slow
- 58:18down
- 58:18and,
- 58:19and,
- 58:19and
- 58:19again
- 58:20will,
- 58:20I
- 58:20think
- 58:21does
- 58:21nothing
- 58:21but
- 58:22makes
- 58:22you
- 58:22a
- 58:22better
- 58:22angler
- 58:23and
- 58:23helps
- 58:23all
- 58:24your
- 58:24gains.
- 58:25Yeah,
- 58:25absolutely.
- 58:25I
- 58:26always
- 58:26tell
- 58:26people
- 58:26just
- 58:26because
- 58:27you
- 58:27have
- 58:27a
- 58:27pair
- 58:27of
- 58:27waiters
- 58:28doesn't
- 58:28mean
- 58:28you
- 58:28need
- 58:28to
- 58:28use
- 58:28them
- 58:29a
- 58:30hundred
- 58:30percent.
- 58:30Yep,
- 58:30that's
- 58:31a
- 58:31hundred
- 58:31percent.
- 58:31And
- 58:32in
- 58:32the
- 58:32summer
- 58:32months
- 58:32here,
- 58:33I
- 58:33mean
- 58:33even
- 58:33in
- 58:33the
- 58:33springtime,
- 58:34I,
- 58:35I
- 58:35start
- 58:35wet
- 58:35wading
- 58:36usually
- 58:36when
- 58:36the
- 58:36water
- 58:37hits
- 58:37about
- 58:3750
- 58:37degrees.
- 58:38And
- 58:39generally
- 58:39I'm
- 58:40not
- 58:40doing
- 58:40a
- 58:40lot
- 58:40of
- 58:40deep
- 58:41wading.
- 58:41So
- 58:42at
- 58:4250
- 58:42degrees
- 58:43up
- 58:43to
- 58:43my
- 58:43knees,
- 58:44maybe
- 58:44into
- 58:45my
- 58:45thigh
- 58:45region,
- 58:45I'm
- 58:46pretty
- 58:46comfortable
- 58:46with
- 58:47that.
- 58:47And
- 58:48yeah,
- 58:48the,
- 58:48the
- 58:49less
- 58:49you
- 58:49carry,
- 58:49the
- 58:50better.
- 58:51You
- 58:51want
- 58:51to
- 58:51work
- 58:51on
- 58:52being
- 58:52quiet
- 58:53and
- 58:53as
- 58:53stealthy
- 58:54as
- 58:54possible
- 58:54when
- 58:54facilium
- 58:55because
- 58:55they,
- 58:56they
- 58:57feel
- 58:57really
- 58:57well
- 58:57and
- 58:58I
- 58:58think
- 58:58in
- 58:58Clearwater
- 58:59especially,
- 58:59they
- 58:59see
- 59:00a
- 59:00lot
- 59:00better
- 59:00than
- 59:00they're
- 59:01given
- 59:01credit
- 59:01for.
- 59:02Very
- 59:03cool.
- 59:03Are
- 59:03there
- 59:03any
- 59:04other
- 59:05warm
- 59:05water
- 59:05species,
- 59:06Letty,
- 59:06that
- 59:06you
- 59:07go
- 59:07out
- 59:07of
- 59:07your
- 59:07way
- 59:07to
- 59:07chase
- 59:07on
- 59:08the
- 59:08fly
- 59:08rod?
- 59:09All
- 59:09of
- 59:09them,
- 59:09man.
- 59:09I,
- 59:10I,
- 59:10there's
- 59:10not
- 59:11a
- 59:11fish,
- 59:11there
- 59:11is
- 59:11not
- 59:11a
- 59:12species
- 59:12of
- 59:12fish.
- 59:12I've
- 59:13met
- 59:13in
- 59:13my
- 59:13life
- 59:13that
- 59:13I
- 59:13haven't
- 59:14liked.
- 59:14I,
- 59:14I
- 59:15enjoy
- 59:16everything
- 59:17from
- 59:17bluegill
- 59:18all
- 59:19the
- 59:19way
- 59:19up
- 59:19to,
- 59:19you
- 59:20know,
- 59:20the
- 59:20largest
- 59:20species
- 59:21I've
- 59:21been
- 59:21able
- 59:21to
- 59:22target
- 59:22in
- 59:22the
- 59:22ocean.
- 59:23But
- 59:24for
- 59:24on
- 59:24the
- 59:24warm
- 59:25water
- 59:25front,
- 59:25I
- 59:25have
- 59:26a
- 59:27pretty
- 59:27strong
- 59:27love.
- 59:28I
- 59:28don't
- 59:28get
- 59:28to
- 59:28do
- 59:28it
- 59:28as
- 59:29much
- 59:29as
- 59:29I
- 59:29used
- 59:29to,
- 59:30but
- 59:30I
- 59:30really
- 59:31love
- 59:31freshwater
- 59:31drum
- 59:33though.
- 59:33That's
- 59:33a
- 59:33really
- 59:34cool
- 59:34native
- 59:34species
- 59:35of
- 59:35fish
- 59:35we
- 59:35have
- 59:36here
- 59:36in
- 59:36the
- 59:36Great
- 59:36Lakes
- 59:36and
- 59:37a
- 59:37lot
- 59:37of
- 59:37our
- 59:38inland
- 59:38rivers.
- 59:39Th
- 59:39those
- 59:40ones
- 59:40are
- 59:40a
- 59:40lot
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- 59:41fun
- 59:41and
- 59:41can
- 59:41be
- 59:42a
- 59:42very
- 59:42technical
- 59:42and
- 59:43challenging
- 59:43fish.
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- 59:44to
- 59:45be
- 59:45pretty
- 59:45large,
- 59:45so
- 59:46those
- 59:46are
- 59:47wonderful
- 59:47species.
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- 59:48really
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- 59:49bullfin.
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- 59:51another
- 59:51native
- 59:51species
- 59:52that
- 59:52we
- 59:52have
- 59:52here
- 59:52in
- 59:53the
- 59:53Great
- 59:53Lakes.
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- 59:53to
- 59:54be
- 59:54confused
- 59:54with
- 59:54the
- 59:55snakehead
- 59:55which
- 59:56is
- 59:56an
- 59:56invasive
- 59:57species.
- 59:57But
- 59:57the
- 59:57bowfin
- 59:58is
- 59:58native.
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