First Cast At The Big Loch. Scottish Loch Fly Fishing
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- First day loch fishing of 2022.
Cold and changeable, the 4 seasons in one day, but the wee wild brown trout in the Big Loch did not disappoint.
Music in this video:
Bittersweet Waltz by Sir Cubworth
Superb video again sir nothing better than waiding along shore line and picking up those lovely wee brownies the match catch gold lines are good had one for last year and not a problem with it also have one of the barrio lines that's a good line aswell
Thanks Neil, most kind. Yeah the Maxcatch lines are good although I do wonder about buying them. Seem to be direct copies of the Rio Gold. Mike's lines are very good and are an honest buy.
@@wildfisher ye have heard that about match catch line but at the price and what rio lines are priced at for people on a budget its a no contest the big brand names charge far to much money
I use floating and intermediate Talon lines, with a spool of backing and 2 braided loops for £10. I have floaters from Maxcatch £12 and Aventik which are made by Maxcatch and is a lovely line, £14. They are probably copies, but I vote with my wallet, they might want to look at the price they sell at, they will eventually price themselves out of the market. We have been using tackle made in Asia since the second world war and most of the high end stuff is being made there these days including Hardy.
Brilliant Fred, the curlew's call sets the scene perfectly. Thanks for sharing your enchanting place
Thanks and happy you enjoyed it. There are few wilder sounds than the call of the curlew. 😊
Great video again, keep them coming Fred I’m living my fly fishing here in the Philippines through you until i can get back home.
Nice that you are enjoying the videos Alasdare. They are just the ramblings of an old guy. 😄
You were kept busy there👍, spot on about those lines it’s shocking.
Yep, the prices f the new Rio lines is insane.
Hi Fred, lovely scenery and nice video , I use Maxcatch line for around £11 and can't fault it but I see the difference between that and big name brands for everything as just being a lot of money wasted because most of the rods,reels, lines etc come from the same factories with different labels and packaging.
Yeah, with the big brand lines we are paying a fair chunk for the marketing I think.
Great as always Fred 🎣👍
Thanks James, glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Another lovely Video Fred, nice fish in a brilliant location. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
I bring a couple of tungsten embedded leaders with me which in effect gives me a sinking tip on my floating line…just add a tippet of your choice..a nice option to have with you if you want to get deeper…much nicer to cast than a full sinking line! Tight lines!
Some nice fish on an unforgiving day! The direction of travel for prices on all fishing gear (and everything else) is upwards but some of the bigger brands are milking the situation...
No more Rio lines for me anyway, not at that price. Mike Barrio's lines are quality and a lot more sensibly priced. 👍
Nice one Fred, I think the fish are all taking short this spring 😀 great vid as always.
Yeah, must be that Chris. 😄
That ending lol great day for you 🙂
Yeah I thought I was never going to get home. 😊
@@wildfisher was going to say about fly lines I was introduced to rede river - bloke think they are the same company the floater is 27 quid I’ve used it for a month or so in all winds and 2 back casts it flys out cannot recommend it enough I think they are sold out but he’s due a batch before next month keep your eyes peeled they sell out quick
You are entitled to complaint I agree fishing lines are far too expensive we should all have a T-shirt made that says ridiculous prices of fly lines then they may reduce the price: pigs may fly love your Channel
Thanks glad you enjoy the videos. 😊
Always used airflo lines but they’re getting pricey since they were taken over by an American outfit, got my first Rio gold last year but hated it, tried a Sunray comp spec last season in uist great in a wind but was expensive, I see maxcatch do a wind cutter which is a sunray copy I reckon , anyway love to follow you on the big loch and the lunan , bound to bump into you at some point, the hut was obliterated in the storm btw.
I thought the storm might have killed the hut. Been boarded up for years, but still sorry to see it gone. 😢
Charles get yourself a rede river floater outstanding you will never try another line again 24 quid truly out this work and the intermediate is even better 17 qiud.All the very best 👍🏻🏴👍🏻🏴👍🏻🏴
Awesome. I'm waiting for the big lochs to warm up before I head out this season. It feels like years since I wet a line there.
I was surprised how active the were even if it was sporadic. It was bleedin' freezing up there today. Nice to get on a loch for a change and I had the whole thing to myself. 👌
@@wildfisher Where Im headed, there are about 12 lochs and none but the hardiest venture there. Im with you on the price of Rio fly lines. I can buy a halfway decent small stream combo for the price of a shooting head. I wonder who buys this stuff, outside of the golf club sucking up the the CEO set?
@@tussk. I wont be buying any more Rio Gold lines anyway. £100 for a length of plastic coated string is ridiculous. They are good, but so are lines at half the price.
My wife says ' you getting another fly rod ?...how many more do you need ?...I fondly reply, just the one my dear :) ...thanks for another great video Fred
An old angling philosopher once stated "one cannot have too many fly rods" 😁
Good fishing, plenty of action! On rods especially in UK, the Thomas & Thomas used rods are usually fantastic value, great rods, as good as Sage and such, but not as fashionable. The Light Presentation or Paradigm series are ace dry fly rods and as good as Sage original LL. On fly lines I agree 100% they are a rip off for the posh brands. I go for Cortland Sylk and pay £55 that is as far as I will go ! And I am a Yorkshireman, the race known for our generosity!
Maybe you have more sense than money, some people have more money than sense. I loved my Cortland Classic 444 floater, but these days I spend less than 20 quid on my lines, they are good lines maybe not as slick as the 444. I might go mad at Xmas and get a 444.
If the cheaper line is doing the business, stick with it and maybe try cleaning with "Flash dash" car dash cleaner, it works amazingly!
@@kingfisherphil Yes they do the business all right, I just pull the line thro a clean damp cloth then a dry cloth then dress it with Gink, works for me. Tight lines.
Thanks I'll bear that in mind about the rods. 👍
Still use the auld silk lines well greased and 50 years old beat that new timers
Some of these auld silk lines are even aulder than me. 😁
Love to try them, have the perfect old Hardy spilt cane rod..must do it!
Great video. Rio gold's certainly not worth the money for sure. They're nothing special either. The Rio mainstream isn't bad value though. The old Cortland 444 peach is still a great line with which you can't go far wrong.
I've never tried the Rio Mainstream and yes, the old Courtland lines still have a good reputation. 👍
@@wildfisher I loved the double taper Cortland 444 classic they are slick lines and almost went back to them, for about £55. I now use lines between 10 and 20 quid that are perfectly good. So why pay more.
@@keithelliot3772 my 444 on both my orvis battenkills are in perfect order they have to be 8 year old at least ,4wt & 6wt
Fun video but please wet your hands when handling fish. Even if it is cold.
6:40 he clearly wets his hands
He's stripping wet line with that wet left hand. "Numpty"
@@ianherries6350are you suggesting that stripping line wets your hands enough to protect fish when handling? I'm sure you're not. But thanks for your considered and friendly contribution.
Washing line aint a bad line to be!
ATB
Man these Rio washing lines are expensive! 😁
It's not just lines that are outrageously expensive, but no one can force you to buy them, there are alternatives on the web. I pay less than £20 for a Maxcatch line, lovely lines that do the very same as a £100 line. A fool and his money............
For sure. I certainly won't be buying any more Rio lines anyhow. 👍
@@wildfisher I was like most people and thought more money was better and paid over two weeks wages on a Hardy rod thirty years back, then I saw the light. Thinking back to 1969 I was 12 and bought a built cane rod for thirty bob and went down to Bert Murray's pet shop and paid 17 and 6 for a new fangled plastic line, it caught me fish. I now use rods costing under £100, lines under £20 and it is vastly superior to the tackle in 1969 and does exactly the same as top end tackle. As you said they will price themselves out and if they keep fleecing their customers, they will be somebody else's customers pretty quickly. Tight lines
All the British flyline manufacturers have gone out of buisness due to covid?? 😂😂😂
I very much doubt COVID was the reason they went out of business.
Check Barrio LInes - a Scottish business!!