Euro nymphing is sexy - But the INDICATOR RIG is still Effective when fished properly. I'll show you 

Thank u for the good vibes. Definitely trying to share real info and not create "click bait"!

True!

Thanks man...probably helps I didn't try to do it on the water lol!

Awesome to hear it. I definitely try to show more of the day and what really happened which is why I try to record as much as I can. Also important to be real and not edit the footage. I also believe this provides some credibility to the vids...not just making click bait!

Thanks man, wasn't really mine. Just sharing what others have asked for...and will do more like it soon!

Awesome to hear it, thank u!

Thank you...yea, never been one for words. Even the few I add to these videos sometimes take work lol!

Yea, I think this way works for those that have some experience and just like to see the areas and those that are looking for more information on technique/tutorial. Definitely trying to figure out what works best...yt keeps telling me these vids are underperforming...so I certainly don't create them for views or growth. But people have asked for more of these and I feel it's important to respond, so I'll keep doing them. Along with the destination vids! As always thanks for the feedback!

Definitely planning on it. Already pulled another clip!

You bet, glad to share how I do it!

Yes sir, I feel like separating them is a good compromise for those that are looking for some info and others just want to see some fish or a location!

Well that is super cool, glad to be helpful. Really love helping others and sharing some of what I've learned!

Thank u! Definitely appreciate the feedback, it helps me create videos that people enjoy!

Always is, no question!

Awesome man, glad it wasn't terrible! Will do

Thank u and same to you and your family!

Happy to help!

Thank u. yea I keep telling myself I'll give it a try but I have commitment issues lol!

Happy to share a little of what I've learned!

Sorry it took me so long to make it lol!

Thx for the good vibes man! Definitely try to show it rather than just explain it!

Thanks for the feedback. Already pulled another clip to walk thru very soon!

Awesome, glad to hear it. Got a few other ideas that I'm working on now!

Happy to help!

Yes sir, pulled another clip and working on it!

Thank u much, glad it came out right!

Glad to help. Like you, I do better seeing it, rather than reading about how to do it. Plus, lots of videos that show people talking about fishing...I'm going to do my best to show it!

Glad to help!

Thank u, happy to share it!

Happy to share!

Haha, gotta make a few sacrifices to keep the fish gods happy!

Always happy to share how I do it!

Haha...sounds like an appropriate way to watch a yt vid, well done!

Thank u much!

Glad it didn't suck!

No man, far from it

Thank you much!

Thank u for saying, glad to help!

Awesome, thank u for saying so!

Thank u man!

You've learned what might be the most important lesson and that's slow down. I still need to remind myself to do that but almost always helps!

Thank you Drew!

Really appreciate it! I have several places in mind (besides the Juan) the travel restrictions made it hard this year. Definitely want to explore it...possibly next summer!

Thank u much!

Yes sir, happy to help!

Thank u much!

Right on dude, really appreciate it!

I can relate!

So, how do you like your putty? Will you go back to split shot?

@@patrickmccambridge Yeah the putty pulls off at the most inconvenient times. I have found in fast water you can't beat a number 3 split shot...

Graduated from USC Aiken!

@@LooknFishy Awesome! Just graduated from Columbia this past May. Love the channel man could watch you fish for hours!

Not intentionally, but for sure find a few on accident from time to time.

I have 2 I use mostly. In this clip orvis h3f 10' 4wt which I use on small streams and large water like the white river or San Juan. Superfine carbon 7.5ft 3wt for tight surroundings and small streams. Pretty much all I've used this year. Have a couple 5wts and a 6 for streamers but the 4 has become my go to!

Hey drew love the channel always a joy to watch and learn . Love fishing the dry dropper rig back home in the UK on my local water , but defo going to fish the new zealand sighter with the nymph this coming season . Have just bought a 7ft 3wt wychwood outfit and can't wait to try it out and put a bend in the rod as mainly fish with a 5wt .

@@stuartgreig2256 Thank u for the kind words! I think you're really going to enjoy both! 3wts are a ton of fun!

Definitely does, especially in water that doesn't have a some flow, nothing hatching or just extra spooky. But I've also seen them get aggressive and try to take the 2nd fly. They're fish...I don't pretend to understand them. Just make an observation and make an adjustment lol!

Yes sir, I'm working on a Q and A vid and feel like this is a great question for that video.

3 to 4ft I guess!

Thank u. Set up is, 10ft 4wt h3f, mirage LT II and SA amplitude infinity fly line.

Haha! I definitely am!

That would be awesome!

I haven't noticed any heat damage...but I'm careful not to leave my truck setting in full sun or not leave rods in it when I'm not using them. I keep them up there when I'm traveling between streams but not so much as a daily storage option. But, I've checked the tubes after a day in the sun and they were not hot...not like the hood of my truck. One thing I never hear is to keep reel covers on when transporting...the vibration has caused my reels to come unseated and thumbscrews to loosen to the point the reel feel from the locker or unspooled with line every where when I opened it.

Definitely I have 3 to 10 wts to cover me in everything from trout to salt!

@@LooknFishy nice! Do you use a 9ft 3 for smaller streams or a brush rod? Those are some tight casts you’ve been getting after!

@@brandongrinstead7392 got a 10 ft 4wt and 7.5ft 3wt for small streams just depends on if I want reach or under the canopy!

@@LooknFishy I freaking love my brush rod. Jealous of your road trip man. That’s the dream. Thanks for letting us live vicariously!

No question, I have seen guys do the same. Funny how many fish I catch in a spot I plan to stand. This is the H3f 10ft 4wt...I do find it more versatile. Had the H3d 9ft 5wt for a couple years but after fishing my buddies 10ft 4t on the Juan Sept 2019, I switched to this and super glad I did. Love the presentation of a 4wt and reach a 10ft rod offers. And it has handled big water like the white river and small water like this clip with no issue. I think every vid I have done this year (with a white label) is this rod. Went with the F version for the extra flex and mending ability. Definitely not as fast as the D.

That's a good question about removable weight. I would like to use removable weight, but I'm afraid I'll damage my leader/tippet, so I wind up never using any...

Thank u! Yes sir, I use dinsmore removable split shot...gonna sound funny but I put a few in my mouth while fishing so I can quickly add and remove it. Also, have some of the orvis camo tin...pretty much the same thing. I have lots of shot in my pack!

@@lenzflyfishing I usually tie in a little section of 4x fluorocarbon where I place my shot. I think the abrasion resistance helps! But definitely gotta be careful to not crimp it down too hard!

@@LooknFishy Thanks! Ya I think the one area I can improve on my game big time is more frequently adjusting my indicator and adding weight. Seem to have way more impact than changing flies (which I'm dead convinced is more mental confidence thing than "match the hatch")

Yea, I can say I pretty much fished the same 5 to 10 flies all summer...caddis, mayflies and stones. Imo, presentation (depth, size) are way more important, especially out west where fish have limited growing seasons. That changes with catch and release, trophy or really pressured streams where fish get conditioned to seeing lots of flies and anglers. In those situations fish can get fly sensitive!

SA amplitude infinity..dig it!

Dang...I would have switched techniques years ago if I had to cut and re-tie. I use Dinsmore removable split shot...but there are other options. Even the lead bb split shot, I can push my thumb nail into the space and open it. Only time I clip and re-tie is if it starts to look worn. I add and remove shot so often, I just keep it in my mouth lol!

I use removable shot and jam my thumbnail in it to force it open!

So it's a combination of being old and learning to fly fishing on Arkansas tailwaters. We don't have much wading water and what we do have sometimes is more slow moving deep pools where an indi is useful. Then the water level changes quickly and now you need a boat. Really started checking into it when I started traveling outside of the state more where it seems to be really popular.

So I shot in 1080 at 60 fps with a wide view. The other settings are factory. I edit with adobe premier elements 13 (free on my laptop in 2013). The export is probably where the footage is getting compressed. I never use the quick export settings but rather do the advanced and use the mp4 with 254 codec (might be 245)...it's the recommended codec for yt, and set the quality at 100%. The files go from...quick export at 2000 gb to my setting of 50k gb. I learned all this search youtube tutorials for my editing program...highly recommend searching the program you have. The other thing I avoid is, editing the footage...every adjustment degrades the video some. I basically add some lighting when needed and cut the clips as needed...no one has time to watch a 4 min clip of one fish lol...so I cut the slow parts to get to the meat of the video. Hope some of that helps.

@@LooknFishy thanks!!

Poly mac yarn (yt dorsey yarn indicator) is super buoyant. But I apply a gel flotant as needed.

Drew LooknFishy thanks Drew

Haha...if I could only only pick one size shot, I'd throw dries or a streamer! Gotta have a variety to cover each situation...shallow riffles, deep holes, back of pools, front of pools, etc! If you're not snagging bottom every so often, you're not deep enough!

@@LooknFishy i guess i've got to get shopping then.

@@dragonbob2924 get the combo pack...most have sz 6 sz 4 bb and others. Orvis has one but you can find others on amazon also. 6, 4 and bb will cover u in lots of situations.

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Not exactly sure what you're asking?

@@LooknFishy I assume you have a 9' rod? How much line do you generally throw, in water this size? You figure 20 or 30' when your fly is out there? Hard to tell in a video of course. Trying to compare it to my Tenkara. I have a 13' rod and generally will have say 18' of line hanging off the end, so 31' give or take. Is that more clear? Dont read what I'm typing, read what I'm thinking....after all, my wife can. LOL!

@@opusthe2nd haha, I'm pretty sure your wife thinks, you only think about 1 or 2 things. But you were on point...10ft rod with 20 to 30ft. Less when I'm high sticking.

Above the knot to the first fly. Example...my rig might look like this....9ft 2x leader....tippet ring...1ft of 3x off that...orvis tippet knot...with 1ft of 4x to first fly (palomar knot and tag to second fly) Shot goes above tippet knot.

haha, they can drive you crazy...lose the fish and some flies lol!

Truth!

Definitely was!

Haha, I was mostly referring the trend in the fly fishing community...I'm sure you know what I mean. But I'm going to learn it too, definitely has its place.

Haha, very true!

Haha...someone got you by 45 mins!

@@LooknFishy not the first time I hook set too soon buddy...

Haha...I know the feeling!

Thanks dude! There's nothing in fly fishing that's sexy, if we're being honest. In most cases, we've taken the simple act of catching fish and made it super complicated lol!

@@LooknFishy I don't know, seeing a 100 lb tarpon in 3 feet of water or tailing bonefish is pretty sexy! We do over complicate things, that's part of the reason I'm not interested in euro nymphing........more lines, different rods.......etc. But it's all good, whatever floats your boat!

@@thomastero4662 haha, those are definitely exciting!