I went back to review some of your old videos yesterday and saw you were active on RU-vid again. I have just watched your latest three and am very hopeful that you will post more. Publishing one video a week was a very high bar. I hope that your recent hiatus is a temporary thing. I would love to see more of your and Will's summer fishing adventures. Quiting your jobs and hitting the road was a very gutsy move and getting a RU-vid channel going strong is not easy. Also, I understand that life sometimes gets in the way of heartfelt plans. No matter what, I hope to see more from you and wish you well. You are a gifted creator.
I hope you can ignore any negatives. I think you have a channel with tons of potential which already is very good.RU-vidrs always get some haters, it sucks but is a reality. Your authenticity and enthusiasiam had me smiling many times. Keep up the good work!
Great to see you back! You have a truly winning personality and shoot "down home videos" that are a breath of fresh air compared to most highly edited fishing channels.
Nice video fishing in my home waters. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one to experience the frustration of the upper Delaware system. Did you call your dog Bobo? I had a dog named Bobo, short for Bozeman.
Great video really think you highlighted the marginal gains by spending a fortune on equipment. The only parameter i think that's missed is presentation, and to be fair its a very difficult parameter to measure as its subjective. Its possibly the most critical with these light 3wt rods, but having fished lots of rods im going to wager the difference is not significant enough to warrant the difference in cost. Great job i will be liking and subscribing.
In my experience, I've used some Sage, Orvis, Fenwick and Reddington rods, all borrowed. I'm now throwing a Douglas Era 9ft 5wt. I am a very new fly fisherman and I absolutely adore it over everything else I've thrown. I am casting further and more consistent. I started being able to reliably throw nymphs, something I've never done effectively before. I really like Douglas - I strongly suggest them. They keep their prices quite lower for the quality they're outputting - they avoid a lot of nonsense bells and whistles and don't worry about pure cosmetics (color, artistry). They're putting rods out there that are effective, affordable and user friendly.
11:10. Use better fish handling practices. 1. Net 2. Wet hands. 3. Use the rod to bring the fish in instead of hand lining the fish in. Can’t wait for you to lose the fish of a lifetime because you don’t have a net and try to land a fish like that.
In the past you needed to pay for good tackle. However, technology has improved and now you can get good gear at reasonable price levels. Good job on this piece of work.
That looks like a great river for soft hackles. Did you try any? I’m a master at replacing broken boas. The new boots like nice but get a boa repair kit and fix em around the campfire next time. 😏
My 3 wt rod is an older Winston 8ft IM6. I mainly fish small er waters with it here in Montana. I Love it. When I fish the Missouri I use my Orvis 9 ft 5wt. George in Montana
I’m a custom rod builder and agree with this statement as buying a cheap 3/4 wt fly rod & even a fly reel is a wise decision 👍, 6wt & up I definitely build custom fly rods
i’m 70 years old, been fly fishing for sixty years, i’m not used to a girl talking about fly rods and fishing, but you had me listening intently. i’m dang near convinced to pick up a Maxcatch no.3 since i’ve wanted to try one for years. thanks for the shootout
Maybe you can try the new Mustad Heritage hooks and tell us what you think (they have a new high tech coating and the narrower Alpha point). We have had a difficult time finding any customer reviews on those. I read somewhere that Mustad is phasing out the Signature series in favor of these new hooks.
I have an Aetos 6wt and it really is an amazing rod, especially for the money. But since it is relatively inexpensive the cork is wearing down really fast. Nice review!
I enjoyed this video - thank you - and would love to see more in the same vein. I have a Hardy Ultralight SR 8ft 8in 4wt (the range that replaced the Zephrus) and experienced exactly the same issue you describe of running out of steam as distance increases. That is emphasised by a somewhat overweight line such as my SA MPX which is built a half size heavy. My SR rod does much better at distances over say 40 - 45 feet with a true 4wt line and even better with a DT 4wt silk line. I'm looking for a 10ft 4wt to use for nymphing and will take a look at Maxcatch - they seem to offer excellent value for the money.
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Buy for the type of fly fishing conditions your going to fish in. 99% of my casts are under 30 feet. So I use a 7 foot rod I bought in 1980. That's real value.
I picked up a Douglas Sky G 6 wt last year, and it is hands down the best fly rod Ive ever fished with, and by a significant margin. I liked it so much i got rid of my Helios 3 5 wt and replaced it with a Sky 5 wt. The finish isnt quite as nice as my Loomis or Orvis rods, but they are so incredibly light casting and crazy accurate. There's just nothing I'd rather cast all day. They are effortless. The 6 wt is so stupid accurate at 50 ft and makes easy double hauls out past 60. It casts pretty easily out to the backing. I now own Sky G 5, 6, and 8 wt rods. I've fished with the old Sky, and it was great, but the Sky G is a trout murder machine.
