I really appreciate the details and little personal tips you add into it like when the float sat off to the side when the lead was too long making it drag so it tilted more. Solid info and ideas thank you gentlemen 🤙
Yeah I see you guys are by far the most precise in your explanations I fish the great lakes and tributaries and everything else in Michigan. a lot of what you guys do is similar to what I do here
You ever dropshot rig them? I've been meaning to try it. Reminds me of the days when I would outfish the dry-fly purists with a crappie jig. It's really cool if you like getting dirty looks. LOL
Got my ADDICTED floats jigs worms n hooks in today from Vancouver wash to l.a. California just finished my setups just now!! Off Friday let’s go!!!🤙🏽🤙🏽
I think your best advice was when you said stay stealthy. My bass fishing friends think I’m crazy when we go Sierra trout fishing and I tell them to try and blend in and stay off the bank. If they can see you, you ain’t hookin up.
Agreed! I'll use a centerpin on a light rod anywhere from 10'6" to 13'6" with 10lb main and 4lb leader. On the East coast we just wacky rig a Berkeley pink or red worm.
I have done a lot of float fishing and my experience is that you want to keep your line as tight as possible even when you’re fishing rapid water. Let out line just fast enough to keep up with your float as it goes down stream. If you release too much the fish will have spit out the worm, or whatever bait you’re using, before you can reel in enough line to set the hook.🐠
New to the channel loving it so far. This is my first year fishing and you guys have been helpful as knowledge comes, cant wait to put it in practice. I do have 2 questions i only have monofilament line and the classic red and white bobbler do i need a weight on it? And should i put a swivel on it to minimize tangle on my line?
I use a clear steelhead bobber with a bit of red on top for maximum stealth in clear water you can also fish dew worms or bead head flies under it the clear bobber makes a huge difference
I finally got my addicted floats the other day, as soon as it stops raining I'm hitting my local river. Went up to a spot where the dudes were twitchy but I'm old school float or spinner guy
I like the video very good tips to know I have some of the pink worms just haven't tried them yetI would have just like the scene a few more catches in your video to make it a little more exciting than to prove the pink worms worked good
Same. I caught a sucker, rainbow, small mouth and redbreast on the same river (floating down on a canoe) using this rig. When the sucker got the worm I knew I was too deep. The smallie attacked it. The rainbow came out water for it. The most fun I’ve had, and everything was different. I’ve used the same set up every time since
I appreciate the tips my friend! I am trying to figure out how to catch these Michigan Brown Trout and I have been wanting to try these little guys. In your experience, do the pink worms work well for Browns as well? Or would you opt for something darker in color??
iFish the pink worms in Virginia where I'm from in many different size trout but honestly I have found for the taking a wife nightcrawler and pension at 3/4 in half leaving the head off and just hooking it through two or three times leaving the hook exposed and the worm dangling works best for meon small and large are brown trout I just fish it with a split-shot off the bottom and bump it to keep it drifting you just have to figure out what size white to use to keep it drifting slowly but steadily depending on the current but freshboxfish especially browns will hear it spinners and lures rather well the first day or two there in the waterbut I fished about everything you can imagine for trout and nightcrawlers armentors is my go-to for browns that have been in the water a while
Excellent video, thank you guys for sharing all this. I will absolutely be buying those floats. Probably gonna spend my next rent payment on Addicted gear. #worthit.
Hilarious; I just tied a bunch of San Juan Worms in advance of flyfishing season. I laughed when I got the tip on pink worms but they crush it early in the season.
You missed that fish cuz you had way too much belly in your line. You shouldn’t have to reel like crazy when the trout hits. Nice video. I like that bobber. Gonna get me some! Fisherman's Marine?
I like this channel, thanks guys. May I make a question: There is any sign on trouts that means the fish is unhealthy, and shouldn't be eate? I don't know if you guys have a video about this.
I learned how not to catch a trout! Lol jk. I've learned a lot from you videos adapted my own fixed float set up that is working so good it should be illegal! Caught like 100 big trout in the last months including a 4 lbs rainbow! ( i live 5mins away from a trophy section of river!)and I owe a lot of that to you guy's for helping me become the total menace i am out here this year! Ty again good will and God bless !
I've used this method countless times, but I either use a #8 circle and pull the worm over the eye with a splitshot or use a trout magnet jig head. Super deadly with bubblegum and natural color, depending on conditions. Also deadly for crappers.
I think if your just releasing fish who cares if its a sucker if it puts up a good fight we know you catch lots of fish bro lots of proof on your other vids .thanks for sharing btw
I fish that creek all the time, still haven't got a steelhead but have got a lot of suckers. Can't complain about the fight they put up. Does anyone know if we can still fish during the lockdown (in WA)?
Should be okay, from what I gather, as long it's not in a state park since the parks are closed. Otherwise, Inslee said to get outside if you need to for your physical and mental health.
Mend your line to the downward current . You lost your fish because you flip your bail to early to let line out . Flip your bail after you mend and you will have a direct a to b line to your fish for hooksett. You set on slack line .
You cant set the hook upstream on em . You need a downward sweeping hooksett on your tackle . You have too much line up current from your bait .downward sweep will up your percentages
What’s weird is I’ve tried bobber fishing many times ,many methods ,many regions, never had any luck. I fish all these lures off the bottom they all work awesome. Not knocking it just never understood why.
I'm no expert by any means, but I think that float is just way too large for what you're going after. I think it spooked the fish. Smaller float, my man.
