Ethan, I know I havent trolled you in a while but my gf fished with the Mule jig white for an entire evening and caught 40 panfish on one single jig and still going. Really impressive gear man.
I been using cheburashka jigs in combination with the Varivas inch hook to throw the mule plastics weedless, the US market is in need for similar tiny texas hooks!
@@FishAnything I’ve had luck with a redbreast but unfortunately where I stay the waters are over fished so I don’t have much luck catching more than 3 in a 5-6 hour time span
Thank you David! I totally agree - if I could go big fish hunting every trip, that would be great, but I don't always have the time. Why not enjoy some small bass on ultralight? :)
I am so glad you provide links to the items mentioned here. I’m too lazy to try and hunt this down locally, and I’ve been wanting to give some of these weedless rigs a try.
Micro T rigs are so underrated. It can catch great fish and in places you would be scared to fish with a normal jig head. One bait I’ve found a ton of fun with is the Zman Larvaz on a size 10 EWG. It’s not easy to find but if you can it slays. I think Varivas has a tiny EWG too that would work.
Varivas as well as gamakatsu and owner all make tiny ewg hooks. I ordered mine from japan and they are capable of texas rigging a 1" grub. Also, 1/32 tungsten bullets are available from several places as well if you want a truly micro texas rig. I like the gamakatsu 67357 hooks in size 6 and 8 and owner tl-01 in size 4 and 6.
Yeah, I swapped in the Shimano Nasci and I have been loving it for the $100 price point. I think it is a huge upgrade from the Sedona for a slight cost increase.
@@FishAnything Yep, I have them both (Nasci & Sedona) and agree the Nasci is a definite upgrade. I have the Sedona 1000 on my TFO Trout-Panfish 6'-6" UL, it seems like a good pairing for that rod. The Nasci's are on St. Croix Mojo Bass rods and are a great match for that series. I have an unpaired Daiwa Fuego LT1000D and have had my eye on the Dobyns Sierra Trout & Panfish as a possible mate. The Daiwa Fuego is lighter than the Nasci by a 1/2 ounce... do you think it would balance well with the Dobyns 6'-2" 1-piece?
🎣 can't believe how quick these fish are biting and they're not playing either. So that means not only they're hungry, This also means they're going to be start making a nest and start laying their eggs soon, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway all are great catches and it looks like all are healthy too. A job well done on catching
Hey bud I thought I come up with a ridiculous rod and reel combo for ultralight so here it is a zebco 33 micro with 2lbs test and a okumo sst ultra light casting rod give that a try just for fun see if ultra light spin cast is a thing
@@FishAnything dude I love all your stuff my first ultra light setup is the TFO 6 foot two piece with the Shimano Sedona 1000 with 6lbs braid and pink 1/32 mule jig with ranch hand horse fly wearing them out. Leafed more about fishing watching your stuff then ever before. I can’t wait till your videos come out. Look forward to it ever week Thank you for all your info on micro fishing. If your ever in West Virginia and want to go fish you let me know brother God bless.
This was my golden week for bed fishing and I found out on Monday I have Covid, and Tuesday it hit me like a truck. At least we’re together in that. Sucks man
Is it possible for you to assemble a variety pack of your most popular sizes/colors of lures and jigs so someone like myself can just buy a box of stuff to try your lures.
Someday I hope to have a variety pack but it’s not possible at this time. I really appreciate the feedback and can happily help more if you ever want to email/DM.
If interested in trying a new braid I recommend Phenix Ironfeather Fiber Elite Braided Line, very popular in SoCal for trout fishing. Available in 3,4,5,6lb test 👍 Here’s link if interested Ironfeather Fiber Elite Braided Line - Phenix Rods
How can't you land the bigger fish with your ultralight, I can easily land 20 lb plus rainbow trout with my 7ft 0-5gram set up and my micro jigs are less than 1inch on a size 14 hook
I absolutely can land larger fish with it, and have many times. What I was saying is that I will not actively target large bass with ultralight. Reason being is I don't want to over-tire the fish if I can avoid it. Fighting them for too long can cause delayed mortality issues so it is best to use the size appropriate gear for the fish you are after.
You need to keep a lot of bass out of that pond. Sounds like they are all the same size because they are stunted because of over population. Get crappie out of there as well. That is if you want to grow big bass in there
How do you like the Nusci? I felt disappointed when I bought mine. It’s a good reel don’t get me wrong, great in fact; however, I also have the Quantum Throttle size 10 ($50) and honestly it feels just as nice. I was expecting a huge jump in quality with it being a $100 Shimano and it wasn’t. Again, it’s a great reel but if I can spent $50 less for the same quality then I’ll stick with the Quantum. I’ll probably still keep it because I do like it a lot. The Nusci drag sounds really good too. And I love a good sounding drag.
I like the Nasci. The only annoying thing I have noticed is that my braid sometimes gets stuck in the little cracks where the reel handle parts attach. Otherwise, it performs really well. To your point... Spinning reels can be difficult to notice major quality differences because they are all generally the same thing. The higher quality parts typically help with how long the reel will last and what it will hold up to. The Nasci is saltwater sealed so it should be very corrosion resistant and should be able to go through a lot of junk for you. The lower priced reels may start to gunk up quicker.
@@FishAnything I do like the sealed aspect of the Nusci; however, as a fresh water angler I am not too concerned about it. Additionally, spinning reel internals are very important. I have been doing a lot research into this topic. Did you know zinc alloy gears are 2.5 times strong than aluminum gears? So if you want a spinning reel that will last longer and hold up to larger fish, zinc alloy is better. If you want lighter gears that absorb the gears impacting each other (smoother feel) than aluminum is what you want. Me personally, I’ll take zinc alloy and I make sure there is just a little extra grease on the gears to help absorb the gear impact. I just think it’s crazy how zinc alloy is used for sub $100 reels when it’s actually stronger. I guess people care more about lightness and smoothness over strength.
Ethan, I know I havent trolled you in a while but my gf fished with the Mule jig white for an entire evening and caught 40 panfish on one single jig and still going. Really impressive gear man.
I LOVE TO HEAR IT! Thanks so much 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
It’d be pretty neat if Mule came out with a weedless ultralight rig👀… I know I’d sure use it 😅!
I thought that's what this video was, that he had a new weedless jighead
Ha! It appears you aren't the only one... Might have to cook something up in the future.
I been using cheburashka jigs in combination with the Varivas inch hook to throw the mule plastics weedless, the US market is in need for similar tiny texas hooks!
Something like an offset Ned jig and/or plain hooks would be sweet! It’s hard to find hooks small enough.
Yes please make a video if you make something weedless I would def buy a bunch of them @@FishAnything
Now we need a video on a micro wacky rig with the mule minnow
Might just have to try it!!
@@FishAnything I’ve had luck with a redbreast but unfortunately where I stay the waters are over fished so I don’t have much luck catching more than 3 in a 5-6 hour time span
I bought some of these and now I LOVE them! They allow me to try all my smaller soft plastics without getting snagged,
Happy to hear you’re also enjoying the rig!
Nothing wrong enjoying local ponds and creeks often my quick dress relief! Great scenery and action. Glad your feeling better.
Thank you David! I totally agree - if I could go big fish hunting every trip, that would be great, but I don't always have the time. Why not enjoy some small bass on ultralight? :)
Hard to beat those pond bass on the ultralight. All day fun
Dang right! 👊🏽
Have you considered using a left handed retrieve? You would eliminate switching hands between cast and retrieve.
I’ve played around with it but it’s very uncomfortable for me so I’d rather just switch hands. Gotta stick with what works best for you personally!
Add some small size EWG hooks to your inventory and I'll get em from you! I have trouble finding them locally.
I agree with this comment and small bullet weights
@@ulyssesrosario2082 Also agree, bullet weights under 1/16 oz. are underserved. Smaller EWGs require an overseas order and 3-5 weeks of a wait.
I appreciate the feedback and will certainly consider it :)
I know in the olden days you could get a smaller kahle
hook. small you want and texas rig small plastics on it. Just fyi.
I am so glad you provide links to the items mentioned here. I’m too lazy to try and hunt this down locally, and I’ve been wanting to give some of these weedless rigs a try.
Happy to help! Feel free to reach out if you ever have additional questions.
I have a pine just like that right next to my mother-in-law’s house. I’m gonna have to try it there. Thank you for the awesome video.
Good luck out there!
Always liked catching those small bass. Great fun.
A small bass on an ultralight is like a big bass on a medium rod :)
Awesome this new micro texas rig technique good practice with in panama pomds creeks and rivers
Love to hear it! Hope you catch a lot of fish on it :)
Micro T rigs are so underrated. It can catch great fish and in places you would be scared to fish with a normal jig head. One bait I’ve found a ton of fun with is the Zman Larvaz on a size 10 EWG. It’s not easy to find but if you can it slays. I think Varivas has a tiny EWG too that would work.
I will have to check out those Varivas hooks - thank you :)
Youve inspured me to do a night time UL saltwater session this weekend with DTJs
Hope you crush them!
Great video would love to be catch any of them right now thank you
I have been using the do-it wacky rig hook in the size 6 and making my own screwlock to fish for trout here in Central NJ
Love it! Sounds like a nice little setup :)
Can't wait to try this rig out! Just got my latest Mule Fishing order today so I'll be rocking some Burro Bugs for the next few weeks!
Thank you so much! Let me know how it goes :)
Big or small I will take them all just so long as I can get out and fish . Great video thank you 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Underrated comment right here brother 💯
Truth! I just love fishing :)
Great Video Ethan, always a good watch when munchin on some grub.
Thanks Ryan I am glad you are enjoying the videos :)
You got me hyped to do this, I have a brand new setup that I haven’t used yet and this is what I want to try.
Hope you have a lot of success with it!
Varivas as well as gamakatsu and owner all make tiny ewg hooks. I ordered mine from japan and they are capable of texas rigging a 1" grub. Also, 1/32 tungsten bullets are available from several places as well if you want a truly micro texas rig. I like the gamakatsu 67357 hooks in size 6 and 8 and owner tl-01 in size 4 and 6.
Love it! Thanks for sharing :)
Looks like you upgraded your reel on the Dobyns, love the micro Texas rig!
Yeah, I swapped in the Shimano Nasci and I have been loving it for the $100 price point. I think it is a huge upgrade from the Sedona for a slight cost increase.
@@FishAnything Yep, I have them both (Nasci & Sedona) and agree the Nasci is a definite upgrade. I have the Sedona 1000 on my TFO Trout-Panfish 6'-6" UL, it seems like a good pairing for that rod. The Nasci's are on St. Croix Mojo Bass rods and are a great match for that series. I have an unpaired Daiwa Fuego LT1000D and have had my eye on the Dobyns Sierra Trout & Panfish as a possible mate. The Daiwa Fuego is lighter than the Nasci by a 1/2 ounce... do you think it would balance well with the Dobyns 6'-2" 1-piece?
I rather catch them one after another, than one huge one in a fishing day.
The age old question of quantity vs quality. I could go either way, but if I only have an hour or two, I will focus on quantity.
Definitely going to try to micro texas rig next time I'm out!
Let me know how it works for you :)
Very cool dude. Very cool indeed.
👊🏽🤠👊🏽
Ive Been Hitting my river up with my ultra light recently. Getting lots of smallmouth
I bet that’s a dang blast!
🎣 can't believe how quick these fish are biting and they're not playing either.
So that means not only they're hungry,
This also means they're going to be start making a nest and start laying their eggs soon, if I'm not mistaken.
Anyway all are great catches and it looks like all are healthy too. A job well done on catching
I actually saw some bedding bass that day!
@@FishAnything
👍🏻👍🏻
New friend from phillipine...
Watching here...
Fish on!!!!✌️✌️✌️
Thanks for watching!!!
I loved using the micro TX rig with a donkey tail. I was able to shrink it down to the donkey tail Jr also.
Love to hear it! Hope you are catching lots of fish on it :)
@@FishAnything yeah caught plenty on the rig. I was bummed when I got it caught on some rocks and last it.
Those new Nascis can't be beat for $100. 👍
Solid reel for the price, I agree!
Need the horse fly in that size! Need to buy more mule gear
Thanks for the feedback :) Always appreciate fresh ideas!
I get a kick out of how you cast your lefty spinning setup. You treat it like a baitcaster.
🙈🙈🙈
Are you getting crappie or bluegill on that rig?
It would definitely work for Crappie around brush.
Hey bud I thought I come up with a ridiculous rod and reel combo for ultralight so here it is a zebco 33 micro with 2lbs test and a okumo sst ultra light casting rod give that a try just for fun see if ultra light spin cast is a thing
That sounds like a dang blast!
Well I thought it's was ultralight but it's light fast still give it a try here's the number
SST-C-702La
Ibwanna see more micro texas rig
I will plan to do more!
Have you tried the Scheels UltraLight series rods? They look really cool and are only 80 bucks.
I will look into those!
Love your stuff just placed a big order.
Thank you so much for all of your recent support, Caleb. Truly means the world to me.
@@FishAnything dude I love all your stuff my first ultra light setup is the TFO 6 foot two piece with the Shimano Sedona 1000 with 6lbs braid and pink 1/32 mule jig with ranch hand horse fly wearing them out. Leafed more about fishing watching your stuff then ever before. I can’t wait till your videos come out. Look forward to it ever week Thank you for all your info on micro fishing. If your ever in West Virginia and want to go fish you let me know brother God bless.
Hey, I'm currently looking at the Tfo rod or the dobyns sierra. Which one is the better rod?
I prefer my Dobyns. The TFO is also great, but is not quite as fast. TFO = versatility. Dobyns = amazing jig rod
Good fishing
👊🏽🤠👊🏽
This was my golden week for bed fishing and I found out on Monday I have Covid, and Tuesday it hit me like a truck. At least we’re together in that. Sucks man
get well soon 🙌
Sorry to hear it Richard. I hope you are feeling much better and able to get out to catch a few!
Is it possible for you to assemble a variety pack of your most popular sizes/colors of lures and jigs so someone like myself can just buy a box of stuff to try your lures.
Someday I hope to have a variety pack but it’s not possible at this time. I really appreciate the feedback and can happily help more if you ever want to email/DM.
I Would like to see a EWG jig head from Mule fishing!
That day may come. Thanks Kyle!
Best dink rig out there
For sure!
Whats up Bro!!!
Hope all is well out your way, Warren!
If interested in trying a new braid I recommend Phenix Ironfeather Fiber Elite Braided Line, very popular in SoCal for trout fishing. Available in 3,4,5,6lb test 👍
Here’s link if interested
Ironfeather Fiber Elite Braided Line - Phenix Rods
I have some on the way as we speak :)
How can't you land the bigger fish with your ultralight, I can easily land 20 lb plus rainbow trout with my 7ft 0-5gram set up and my micro jigs are less than 1inch on a size 14 hook
I absolutely can land larger fish with it, and have many times. What I was saying is that I will not actively target large bass with ultralight. Reason being is I don't want to over-tire the fish if I can avoid it. Fighting them for too long can cause delayed mortality issues so it is best to use the size appropriate gear for the fish you are after.
Rod brand?
Dobyns Sierra Trout & Panfish 6’2
💯🔥💙👍
Thanks for watching :)
The big one that got away I don't believe ya yanked the hook set on that fish. Probably why ya lost him.
Probably true! Gotta give them some beef on the hookset 😂
This pond is obviously overstocked with bass. Abundant small skinny fish is symptom of overcrowding.
Absolutely - probably need to just keep every fish I catch to thin the population out.
The fact that it’s on a micro Texas rig is what makes that fish special🫡
(Them fish) my bad!
Fun little rig!
2nd
Thanks for the support!
You need to keep a lot of bass out of that pond. Sounds like they are all the same size because they are stunted because of over population. Get crappie out of there as well. That is if you want to grow big bass in there
True! Not that stressed about it personally. If I lived closer, I’d probably take a greater interest in helping improve growth conditions.
If you would have used live minnows you would have doubled your fish count !
Maybe, maybe not. Either way, I am not much of a live bait guy. Not judging it, I just like fishing with artificials.
If mule came out with a trout worm all my ultralight plastic needs would be fulfilled 🤌
🙈🙈🙈 good feedback!!
How do you like the Nusci? I felt disappointed when I bought mine. It’s a good reel don’t get me wrong, great in fact; however, I also have the Quantum Throttle size 10 ($50) and honestly it feels just as nice. I was expecting a huge jump in quality with it being a $100 Shimano and it wasn’t. Again, it’s a great reel but if I can spent $50 less for the same quality then I’ll stick with the Quantum. I’ll probably still keep it because I do like it a lot. The Nusci drag sounds really good too. And I love a good sounding drag.
I like the Nasci. The only annoying thing I have noticed is that my braid sometimes gets stuck in the little cracks where the reel handle parts attach. Otherwise, it performs really well.
To your point... Spinning reels can be difficult to notice major quality differences because they are all generally the same thing. The higher quality parts typically help with how long the reel will last and what it will hold up to. The Nasci is saltwater sealed so it should be very corrosion resistant and should be able to go through a lot of junk for you. The lower priced reels may start to gunk up quicker.
@@FishAnything I do like the sealed aspect of the Nusci; however, as a fresh water angler I am not too concerned about it. Additionally, spinning reel internals are very important. I have been doing a lot research into this topic. Did you know zinc alloy gears are 2.5 times strong than aluminum gears? So if you want a spinning reel that will last longer and hold up to larger fish, zinc alloy is better. If you want lighter gears that absorb the gears impacting each other (smoother feel) than aluminum is what you want. Me personally, I’ll take zinc alloy and I make sure there is just a little extra grease on the gears to help absorb the gear impact. I just think it’s crazy how zinc alloy is used for sub $100 reels when it’s actually stronger. I guess people care more about lightness and smoothness over strength.
@@FishAnything also, I am keeping the Nusci. I do like it a lot.