How to Use Flies with a Spinning Rod - 2 Easy Methods (Bubble and Fly + Dropshot Rig)
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2021
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Flies aren't just for a fly rod! Here are 2 methods for using flies with a spinning rod -- a fly and a bubble, and a dropshot rig. You can use dry flies, nymphs, streamers, poppers or any sort of fly with these setups. The video will go step by step from picking a rod and reel, to tying the rigs.
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I am always surprised by how rarely these rigs are used considering they are so effective. Especially the second rig, I have personally never seen used but I have caught trout with it almost every time. This video explains everything step-by-step so you can see for yourself how well artificial flies and nymphs work for catching all kinds of species.
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nothing is better then bait. easy way to not watch video thankyou for saving me time.
Nice work -- lovely background. Don't know much about fishing, but YOU do! Love, Mom
LOL Thanks Mom! You are the best!
Well isn’t this just wonderfully wholesome
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It's so good when you still have your mom: I know I certainly miss mine 😔
I want my mom to comment on my videos!
I am an old guy, really like your take on the drop shot fly. The unweighted flies are less expensive. Yes young man you sure got the idea. Thank you for sharing. Good fishing to you.
Thanks Thomas! It seemed like a crazy idea the first time I used it, but it has worked well. Cheers!
I also fish nymphs on a drop shot with a 9' medium light spinning rod. I drift my boat on the outside weed edges and catch bass. Great mid and late summer technique!
No need to spend the extra $ on dropshot sinkers.Just use the small bank sinkers ( I have a mold to pour down to 1/32oz)....tying it on like he did through the swivel and around the sinker is called a Cow Hitch knot..been using that since the 70-80's.Before I got the mold I used to just tie a figure 8 knot in the end of the line and add a splitshot,sometimes I still use this method.
Didn't notice the upside down float huh? lol
@@EParkFishing been doing this for many years try partial flooding of the float for casting distance
Excellent! I've been wanting to learn how to catch trout on flies with a spinning rod but all the other videos I've watched are so hit and miss and honestly most of them are just trying to sell you their products from their sponsors. Most of them are just marketing videos, not instructional videos like this one. Finally I understand what to buy, how to set it up and what techniques to use. It explained everything I need to know. Now I need to watch it again and take notes so I can purchase my gear, rig it up and get out there. Thank you so much.
It's great to hear you found so much value in this video! Thanks for the kind words and tight lines! 🙏🎣
Nice video. I am in my 50’s and live in New England and have been fly fishing since I was 8 and tying flies since 13. I fish all styles. I love the fact that you resonate with the youth and that is wonderful to see - as they will listen to you more than and older man. Anything to get youth out in the environment enjoying nature will create stewards that will protect our environment in the future 0:02 . I have been using many of the rigging techniques you show for almost 20 years when braid first came out. You explained it well. Then you bit your line. After many exterior filling that fill little dents in the incisors, I highly suggest using nippers 100% of the time. Fluoro is harder than mono and over the years it will wear and tear on the teeth and these “fillings are not cheap and they rarely last 5 years.
It never occurred to me that biting the line is hurting my teeth. Thanks for that knowledge
Cool. I kind of stumbled across this method this summer in Colorado. I had a spin rod and thought "Wait, can I use this with flies? What if I put a bobber on the line, so I can cast?" It worked. Trout, in a river. Like a charm.
Love the video. Been a fan of using flies with a spin rod and you've taken it to where I want to go.
Nice video. I've been doing this for years as well.
To tie braid to mono, I recommend to use a double Uni knot. Works equally as well as your Triple Surgeon. Another way, & is highly recommended, is to tie a swivel to the braid, then the mono to the swivel. Cuts down significantly on line twist.
For the float, I use either the clear torpedo or bubble float. The nice part about the bubble is that you can pass the line through the bubble then put the plug back in. If you need more weight to get out even farther, pull the plug, and fill the bubble with water. Do not fill the bubble no more than 1/2 full.
Thanks for making it. 😊😊😊
Really digging your style man!
Clear instructions, good information and a touch of subtle comedy!
Hope you are well!!
If these storms ever stop coming thru (WA, OR, ID), it'll be time to hit the creeks with some of this new info!!
BE WELL
Hey buddy we have clear bubble floats in Scotland just fill with water and tie at the end off your line with two/three flies bout 4/5 ft above float add a maggot to the fly and its very successful 😎
Wow thanks for showing the different knots, making that loop was pretty impressive I haven’t seen that one before
Same here. I might need to use it
You're welcome!! It's a great knot! 🎣🎣🎣
this is the exact knot I have used for the last 5 years. It really does a great job. good video
I used it for a while too, then I saw a video on a similar but slightly different knot and thought I was just taught wrong. The way I do it now is pretty much the same but I take the loose end after you’ve looped through the last time and put it through the loop that makes and then tighten it down. Holds a little better against strain, in my opinion. But I guess both are actually fishing knots, I never knew 🤷♂️
Awesome video! My Great Grandmother taught me way back this method for brook trout !
Great video, that drop shot loop knot for the fly was awesome.
Super great job with this video. Can’t wait to get out on the water and try this method of fishing 🎣
The only gripe I have with this reel is the weight, but that goes with the size of the reel ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxM68VkfsQhHaabDce1IwOCXuvumcpbZ_k . I brought this salmon fishing up in Oswego, NY. I coupled it with a Cabela's Whuppin Stick. I had no problem pulling in a 14lb salmon. I will probably use this for surf fishing this summer and downgrade to a 3500 series Battle II next salmon season to save my wrists. All of the operations are butter smooth and the bail is nice and thick and has a solid flip to it. Everything about this reel is sturdy and strong. The drag system held up to the salmon and was also super smooth. I did use a scale to set the drag properly before going out to the river and this worked out tremendously. A bunch of other guys on the river would hook up and snap almost immediately. Just because you have a good drag system doesn't do anything if you don't set it correctly.
very similar to a uni to uni knot. has never failed me. thanks bro. tight lines
Your videos are so helpful! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the easy to understand instructions with tying the knots.
I was happy to see you finally catch that trout!!
Thank you for the tips!!👍😁
Very nice tutorial. Learned much from this video. Have used the bobber and fly method on small ponds in South Dakota and the system works remarkably well. New subscriber.
Thank you Bill K!! Welcome to the channel!
I bought some of those spinners. Can't wait to try them out in indiana on bass and crappie. Thanks for the tips
Wow didn’t know about this kind of fishing. Thanks for all the content will share it.
That’s how I got into fly fishing. Great job. 😊💪👊
My most memorable fishing experience was with a dry fly on a closed-face reel with about 8lb mono 5.5' brown Shakespeare from the '80s. You can do quite a bit of dry fly casting without a bubble. Plus there is less disturbance on the water, without the fly line. If you fish ponds or lakes, spin gear eliminates all that back-casting. There is so much small-stream trout fishing that is not much further than 10' from the angler, your rod plus mono/fluorocarbon is all you need.
A spin-rod also makes a great 'spey' rod. All you need is a fly line and reel to go with a spin set-up. Short rods make much better bow-casting rods, in my opinion, and actual fly rods are really a bit long for many streams.
Great video!! Thank You very much for the lesson!
Excellent video! Perfect explanations. Can't wait to try these out. You've earned yourself a new sub. :)
Thank you for the video, it helped me greatly... learnt so much. Cheers from Canada
I just wanted to say I like your videos cuz he explained everything and show it up close some of them skip over a bunch of it and don't teach anything they just do it thank you for your videos
Great video .. thank you so much . In detail and helpful
Thanks for the video! I can’t wait to try out flies on the river. I ordered some of those lures too.
You're welcome!! Hope it goes well for ya!
Great video. Informative teaching of subtle techniques that catch a lot of species. Nice job. You can add a fly under a rocket bobber to your arsenal too.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!!
Very informative video my friend.those knots will come in handy
55 yrs ago I watched kids with a spinning rod catch trout in a Scottish lake using a clear bubble float with dry flies. That bubble float had a little plug that let them half fill the bubble with water for weight to help them cast.
They used a small split shot on the fly end to keep a space between the float and fly and they played it with the reel like you did, to mimic fishing with a fly rod. Those kids caught a lot of trout that day and I caught my first pike on a 5 of diamonds lure that I couldn't believe any fish would take.
The old 5D... I have yet to find a lure that will catch so many species of fish so consistently. While it looks garrish to us, I dont think it looks totaly unnatural to the fish. So many prey species have sides that flash brass or yellowish, and in the horizontal position even the daimond pattern looks like a crude simulation of natural markings.
@Bushleague , I have had a lot of luck with the black fury meps, too. I used to like floating Rapala minnows, but they get hit by fish that are no bigger than them. I could have been selling minnows for a living with a couple of those in some fishing spots. Lol!
@@Kerrsartisticgifts Yeah, as a pike nut, the bulk of my fish are caught on spoons, spinnerbaits, and big F18 Rapalas. Another amazingly universal bait is the white MR Twister, have yet to meet a species of fish that wont hit one of those. I often fish a silver Williams spoon with a single hook on it and white twister threaded onto the hook, for pike its incredibly consistent.
@Bushleague , I was fishing during the night when another old guy showed up, and he had a William's spoon on. He had painted it with glow in the dark paint, and he had the flash from an old camera in his pocket. He flashed the spoon and it glowed really brightly. After about three casts, he had three big fish, and then he left. I could see that spoon shining as far as he could cast it.
@@Kerrsartisticgifts What kind of fish did he catch? Because alot of what you pay for with a Williams is the genuine silve/gold finishes, I cant stand the idea of having any paint covering it up. I just use silver/ gold and change the color of the Mr twister trailer... 3/4 oz Williams, 3/0 single hook. and 3" Mr twister of your choice= Pike dynamite.
Good video. Your right about the complicated knots some people recommend. Good idea putting a loop on the fly instead of tying it. This will make fly changes faster. I will try this next time I'm out fishing. I normally use those clips for flies, but they have some issues.
I've been a SW fisherman but am getting into FW. I've thought in a few situations Flys would be better but not sure what setup.
Really appreciate the 2 methods !!
Liked and subscribed because that was a wonderful informative vid! Thanks again I’m going to check out your other vids now!
Legend, thanks for the knowledge
Love it when someone does a fishing video and they do a great job with the video and at the same time passing along the knowledge. Well Done!!!
Good video man.. I m learning from u. Keep the good stuff coming.
I really appreciate this video. New subscriber.
Also, I’ve favoured a double uni knot for braid to mono/flouro for its pretty tight profile. Tried the triple surgeon’s on your advice and, wow, it is a tiny and strong knot. I’m a covert (I fish from a kayak mostly so quick and easy is the name of the game).
Been doing this for years, caught 3 of the biggest native brown trout I ever caught with it. 1/ 27 1/2 and 2/ 28 1/2 inchers.
Heck yeah, that's awesome! Another set-up to try is a two-fly rig, where you use weighted bead-head flies to assist with the weight needed to cast further!
Dig that triple surgeons knot cuz I lot the uni knot pretty much just a side by side uni knot. Great vid. Might have to try this setup next time I am out
Very educational!
cool video. thanks. I will use this advice.
Great stuff mate thanks for the tips
I was just about to comment “don’t finish the video on a skunk”, and then tight lines. Great video, my first of yours, I’ll be trying this. Thanks
Super useful, thank you
concise and informative. nice.
Very informative video, I will be using your information to fish a river near my home.
For the dropper on the drop-shot rig, I typically use a ridiculously weighted fly/jig pattern for that ... works well in lakes. Never know ... and as alternative for the bobber/indicator, I sometimes use a large floating fly (same idea = never know).
Excellent ideas! Kind Thanks 👍
Another set-up to try is a two-fly rig, where you use weighted bead-head flies to assist with the weight needed to cast further!
Explained it really well thanks man!
Well done Love it - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
very cool video. i like to flyfish and use rod&reel. now i can swap my gear around lol.
Excellent video! This is how it should be done. Just subscribed!
Good info.
Thanks for the tips. Nice catch on the bugger!
Nice vide clear tips, cheers mate.
Been using this with poppers for bluegill for years, only difference is I use mono line because I want line and popper to float. You can also pull top of that float under water and add water to float for more distance. I’ve caught some nice bass with this setup also.
Same here. I've been fishing this way for decades. I fish dry and wet flies and poppers. I never leave a body of water without catching a fish.
Bluegill, Sunnies, Crappie, Bass, white and yellow Perch, and even Pickerel. This is how I taught my kids to fish too though my 22 yr old son now will only fish for bass with rubber worms etc. It was a great way to get them into the sport.
fluoro floats just fine, of you fish dry flies you do not want mono at all.
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Another set-up to try is a two-fly rig, where you use weighted bead-head flies to assist with the weight needed to cast further!
excellent tutorial!
Thanks Amigo I've always use spinning rods going to learn from this and I always wondered if I can ever use Flys on a spinning rod thanks for opening my eyes
Absolutely man! It has its time and place! Good for high wind or distance casting where a fly rod can't get you there. Cheers amigo!!
I love those spinners. Panther Martin stole my lunch money last year 😂
Lot of pike around here so I use them too. I also use the Blue Fox and Mepps knockoffs because they're bigger. I'll also cut the treble off a 1/4 ounce Panther Martin, add a split ring and then put on a number two blue fox spinner. It makes for an effective double spin that works better than anything you can buy.
Damn imma have to try the dropshot!
Very good video
Thanks for this my boyfriend will use this technique during our uk trout season as it lets him use his gear as it’s dry and wet fly only on rivers 15th March to 15h June
The dropshot weight is used by just inserting the line and then yank it up in the pinched loop. That way you can adjust the depth and if the weight will get stuck you only lose the weight and not the whole setup.
Uhh... whut?
@@livenhfree He's right. That's the reason the eye on the dropshot weight is shaped like that. If the weight gets snagged you can pull your rig free.
Dang!! Was looking all over the Internet last week for tips on fly fishing with a spinning rod. Finally gave up. Then accidentally run across this today. I did run across the bubble bobber though and bought a batch of them last week. Only issue I have is sometimes the fish go after the bobber and it kind of distracts them from the fly a little but I'm just starting for the first time using fly type baits.
I normally use bug baits with a 1/80 oz. jig head and do pretty well but that's for pan fish. Not any trout around my location other than lakers in the fall (at least fishing from shore whi8ch is what I do). I get out the big guns though for those lol Great video! Great tips! Great knots! Thanks so much!
Another set-up to try is a two-fly rig, where you use weighted bead-head flies to assist with the weight needed to cast further!
@@KevinRapkochFishing I'll have to look into that. Thanks again :))
Thank you bud!
Great video! Thanks for making me aware of your sponsor. I used to use a similar type of spinner when I was a kid and caught everything with them. Gold Colorado blades are superior.
Thank you Mark! I would definitely recommend getting those spinners -- not just saying that because they sponsored me either. I was honestly impressed!
Great vid broffessor sounds fun ,always stay safe and God bless
Ive seen a guy use spinning gear with flies before. He used a crank bait with a wet fly behind it and got more bites on the wet fly. Crank gets their attention and the fly is an easy meal behind it. He also used a painted green spoon as a weight (he said he’s never gotten a trout bite on an all green spoon because he’s convinced they think it’s a leaf. he paints the shiny side with green nail polish) and then ties two wet flies on behind it. Pretty interesting stuff
Yeah that's old school
Solid video.
Top notch
Thank you
Cheers, for knot tip, I think what I use is a double uni. I’ll try that knot tonight
Thank you for this tutorial. I am very surprised of bobber fishing even if i knew about it before. Going to try in 2024❤🎉
Well done
nice video. coupla good knots and set ups to go natural with the fly on a spinner.
Great vidio
Love the vid! Instant sub 😎tight lines 🎣🎣
10/10 videos!
Thanks el_jack0!
Hey great vid. Very informative. Subbed and looking. Thanks.
nice video , I had no luck with flies , but I'm gonnna try your dropshot rig for sure. I'm fishing at lakes and ponds.
Thanks! One thing I forgot to mention -- try to use an unweighted wooly bugger like the one in the vid. The beadhead style has more of a risk of snagging. Tight lines!!
@@EParkFishing thanks man , I have that one , unweigthed , keep up with your videos!
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I dropshot year long for bass and other species in MI. Im headed to a trout river this weekend and was wondering how i could use flies but fish them comfortably and the dropshot fly is genius! I wish i would have been doing that years ago, Cheers!
Thanks for the comment and the compliment! Yeah I thought it was crazy the first time I used it, but it really works! You can even use a smaller fly and in fact the first time I caught a fish on the drop shot fly was on a #10 white grub that was 5 ft above the hook in 5 ft deep water. So the fly was almost on the surface. But it worked! Shows that you never know till you try!
also you can use carolina and texas rig with streamer
We Asian here using this method for catching Peacock bass and tarpon
Nice!
Very good presentation
Thank you for sharing a great video. Your new friend form Galveston, Texas
Neat. Did wonder how I cud use a fly like that.
Nice knots Bro!
Nice 👍
Dude, I cannot believe I've been drop shotting all these years, and never knew you could do that with the weight.
The FG knots really good even though it takes some time, you can tie a 20 foot leader of it and it will barely affect your castability if at all if you tie it right. You can get a lot of reties out of a 20 foot leader, saving you time in the long-run, Triple surgeon may be easy but its bulky and will rub when going through the guides. I do like using it for loopknots and Sabikis though it's an extremely fast knot, the Surgeon is also one of the only knots you can use for tying lures and connections.
Definitely! Surgeons knot isn't as good for long leaders. I like the Albright knot, FG knot or double uni when I do 40 foot fluoro leaders for carp. Tight lines my friend!!
@@EParkFishing really double uni huh I've never had too much luck with that one especially with lines of vastly different diameter it seems to bulk up too much, I'm a stickler about where and the angle of my tag ends. They have to be sticking out the top of the knot and completely parralel to mainline, barely affecting castability since I throw a lot of lighter jigs.
i feel the fg is only necessary for heavier lines.
@@jpslupik it has a lot of applications, it can be just as effective on lighter lines you just gotta tie it a bit different
Great video
You explanation is great, you need to do more videos, you do a really good job.
nice presentation
I like how your mom comments on your videos. I think that's cool. Subscribed!
your choice of wolly bugger is the best advice for deep dropper fishing in the lake. Some situations it is hard to cast a fly rod system in places like you showed. nice to have and option,,, but I am a fly fisherman and lean to the fly pole.....