If I send you some personal made flies could u make a video about them I use bucktail flies for bass also I make crappie and great trout flies I was wondering if u could tried them also how do I send them to u
The technique is called " Float and fly". When the fish are extra finicky add a tiny fly ( any version) on a short leader(6-10") tied to the hook of the first fly. This is especially deadly when the first fly is a popper. Fish that only come up and look at the first fly will hit the second.
What knot do you use to tie the leader to the fly hook? I’m going to try this next time I go fishing but not sure if the fisherman’s knot is the appropriate knot to use in that situation.
Chasers or stingers in other waters. Very effective. Occasionally hangs up on itself on the cast or splash, but otherwise one of those things we ought to be doing more often, especially if you are searching for fish.
Did this today on my baitcaster. Caught 3 pan sized crappies and a few good sized bluegill with the fly. Also, my first bass of the year on a 4" Texas rigged bubblegum/watermelon yamasenko! Your videos have helped me stay positive during my most recent skunk-spell. Thanks man, keep up the great work!
i caught a crappy 2 days ago where there wasnt supposed to be crappy, Funny part its its the most beautiful black crappy ive ever seen it had a mix of purple and blue by the dorsal fin
This is the way i learned to fish. I use a clear bobber, a swivel, then a 6 to 9 foot leader depending on where i am, then match the hatch! Or use black wooly buggers. You can catch anything this way!
I use a regular spin reel setup with 6 lb line an no leader. I cast it just like the fly fisherman do, you gotta have bout 10 foot or so of line hanging off, then wave it out into the water, once your fly is on the water, open ur reel an let a few feet more line out an flip the bale back down. Then you’re gonna yank the rod back an forth with fly in the air just like the fly fisherman do, an get the fly to land even further out into the water, then open ur bale an let more line out and do it again in same manner til you have fly where you want it. This video is cheating an that bobber is noticeable by the fish. I usually get a hit literally every cast using my approach. An as I’m typing this I got an actual fly fishing reel setup in the mail. Fish on!
Not a fan of casting bubbles, if you're not able to cast way beyond the strike zone the odds of spooking fish are too great. Not stealthy. My favorite thing to do is remove the rear treble hook from a jerk bait and add a dropper, using different sizes and buoyancy depending on the size of the fly and where in the water column you want it like floating, sub surface and weighted. You sacrifice casting distance but worth it
I did this about a week ago and caught a few tiger trout, I used a hummer with a little bit of worm since they weren’t biting and about 2 feet of leader
I used to fish a lot with my uncle back when I was in elementary school. I started to get back into it recently with my daughter and I’m starting to remember all the stuff I forgot about for so long. I totally remember using water bobbers now!
I have always called this "bubble fly fishing." When you are doing this, you want to have a line that is very flexible. Something that will straighten out with only the weight of the fly on it. This will prevent the line from causing any ripple in the water. You also want to retrieve the line slow where there isn't a ribble caused by the bubble.
Learning to fly fish is also a good way to get the benefits of fly fishing. It can be done pretty inexpensively and is an entirely different experience to fishing. You can have a blast catching panfish or really anything.
You should look into some British floats (bobbers), they are an art form over there! They're a lot more natural looking than something out of a bubblegum machine!
Orrrr try to buy a rod and reel combo for 20 bucks they even come with some flies but it’s better to get your own or tie them I did this when I started fly fishing and have never gone back to gear fishing (unless I’m going for lakers)
This setup smokes trout. Lakes I use the large 5'-6' mono leaders and streams/beaver ponds where you don't have as much depth I'll try and set my leaders a little off the bottom. 4-6lb test (diameter match with braid if I'm casting from the bank) and usually some black or brown flies are a go to.
My buddy does that up to oak orchard Creek during the brown trout steelhead run. He'll dead drift a wooly bugger or egg sucking leech under a slip float set at a certain depth and hammer big lake run browns one after another.
Naaaaaaahhhh bro, #1 fish on my list rn. I'm over in Iowa, so supposedly we've got them (there are several places that stock them) but as far as anyone I ask says, I gotta go to Minnesota
What I used to do before I got a fly rod was I got my fly and tied it on the tied a line to about 6in off the bottom how over deep your fishing and put a nimph there and so that the fly acts as a bobber for the nimph. And then to cast far I put some spilt shot. Just 1 and I can cast 20 feet about.
@@BTL1432 north east you mean. I also live in the north and my state doesn't have pickerel in it, though the trade off is having a ton of little pike that act like them
@@somerandominternetuser5730 He’s right. The north is the north. It doesn’t matter how far west or east you are. If you want to be more specific that’s when you say north east or Pacific Northwest etc.
You can get a float called a mini bombarda,it's cheap,sinks slowly,is clear plastic,and can get them like 10 grams,so it doesn't cause a wake on the surface
I use a steel head float with a fly under it and dead drift it there clear with a tiny tip of red on top great for clear water streams works better then my fly rod just not as fun
Yes those dastardly pickerel have probably cost me thousand to $2,000 in lures through my life of fishing not that it isn't Fun to catch a huge one occasionally
This must really work good. I saw some guys using this method with a small pink crappie jig. That's what I thought it was anyway. I was bass fishing, so I didn't really care. But I couldn't help noticing ,they had a fish on every 5 -10 minutes. Maybe the lake was stocked the lake the night before?😂
So I’m from Texas and we don’t catch trout or Pike or pickerel we catch bass and perch and the state record for texas for a largemouth bass is 18.18 pounds and my pb is 5 pound largemouth
This is a highly effective technique that I've been using for 30 years. Just recently I started using it in salt water also. The biggest tough bubbles weigh just under 2 ounces and will cast a mile. Use a big white fly and you will slam schoolie stripers.
I use 6 pound clear line for trout anything higher will spook trout For pickerel I don’t think any pound line matters but 10-20 is mainly what I use for any fish besides trout and river fish
@Pelle Svensson sooo therefore its not the technique known as FLY FISHING. Once you use all the gear required then you'll be fly fishing. Not spinning gear with flies. Nothing wrong with doing so, just don't call it fly fishing you poser fucks.
Its a very common style. Fly fishing with a float has been around for years. I started doing this about 7 years ago when i couldnt be bothered to get a fly fishing rod, and its so much easier and more efficient than trad fly fishing.
Should I get a folding kayak for fishing at my local pond or do you recommend a regular one? Also is there anything I should buy for kayak fishing to put in/on my kayak?
@@norincofan1949 I didn't know catching a 24" rainbow trout from a lake shore on powerbait wasn't actual fishing. I also caught a 22" that day. Fishing from a boat launch that has no dock about a week and a half ago. How do you recommend I be fishing so I'm actually doing it? Bobber and sinking fly with a fly rod and just be a glorified bobber fisherman? Oh yea, another thing fly fishermen do, pull up to start fishing at 9-10am instead of 5-6am?
@@norincofan1949 If the rod ain't bending you're just pretending. I use a tape that has cm and in, so yes your right, it does measure in cm too. You never did tell me how I should be fishing instead so I can start doing it for real. Not fishing takes 0 skill too bud. Edit : My favorite rod for rainbow trout is a bright yellow Eagle Claw Light action I picked up at Walmart for $20, with a reel I picked up at a garage sale for $25 (Pflueger President), it doesn't matter the gear you use, as long as the lines are tight.
@@heruhcanedean you can also fish with trotlines or explosives. what matters is skill and finesse. baitfishing and spinfishing take very little of that. like i said, leave that shit to the kids and learn to fly fish.
Has anyone hooked a 40+ lb fish on one of those folding kayaks? Serious question, not throwing shade. I need something I can carry deep into the woods by myself but I’m worried a massive catfish would drag that thing around like nothing 😂
Is there a specific place place where you can get these? Like is it a special item made by a company to order online? Or is it something I can walk into Bass pro or Walmart to buy?
A big sporting goods store should have a fly fishing section, they should have some premade flys for sale around there, got my first flys today at bass pros and I’m thinking of fishing it just like this, and in the float section there should be those clear floats, but any float should do just fine if you’re gonna have that much line away from the fly
@@adamfeldberg9521 Actually some at my local Bass pro sells them for like $1-3 varying on the fact if they have a sale or not. They're relatively cheap.
Foldable Kayak that I use in my videos:
foldupkayaks.com/fishme
you should make a vid that ends if you catch a pickerel
If I send you some personal made flies could u make a video about them I use bucktail flies for bass also I make crappie and great trout flies I was wondering if u could tried them also how do I send them to u
Have you ever tried using a crank bait without hooks to bait fish first?
Just remember the less water in the bubble is better. Fish will wont feel the resistance and the sensitivity will be better.
@@Sillyoldgoose Bombardier float rigs are made precisely for this type of fishing. Extremely few Americans use them, compared to here.
The technique is called " Float and fly". When the fish are extra finicky add a tiny fly ( any version) on a short leader(6-10") tied to the hook of the first fly. This is especially deadly when the first fly is a popper. Fish that only come up and look at the first fly will hit the second.
What knot do you use to tie the leader to the fly hook? I’m going to try this next time I go fishing but not sure if the fisherman’s knot is the appropriate knot to use in that situation.
@@SonOfTheMustardTiger1 I've only experimented with this technique 1 time and I used the fisherman knot with no issues 😁
Chasers or stingers in other waters. Very effective. Occasionally hangs up on itself on the cast or splash, but otherwise one of those things we ought to be doing more often, especially if you are searching for fish.
Did this today on my baitcaster. Caught 3 pan sized crappies and a few good sized bluegill with the fly. Also, my first bass of the year on a 4" Texas rigged bubblegum/watermelon yamasenko! Your videos have helped me stay positive during my most recent skunk-spell. Thanks man, keep up the great work!
i caught a crappy 2 days ago where there wasnt supposed to be crappy, Funny part its its the most beautiful black crappy ive ever seen it had a mix of purple and blue by the dorsal fin
@@phoneusandfroboof829 crappie* lol rlly doesnt matter at all but just letting yk the right spelling (: nice catch tho man
I hope you now get a fly rod and blow your mind with the hunt and endless possibilities.
I caught my first ever crappie today on a spinner bait. Wasn’t anything special but it was cool to put a new species on the board
@@amyarvizu7641Who do you think you are?
This is the way i learned to fish. I use a clear bobber, a swivel, then a 6 to 9 foot leader depending on where i am, then match the hatch! Or use black wooly buggers. You can catch anything this way!
How do you attach the swivel? Do you just do it in the same way as usual?
Ive been doing this for years and trying to explain it without a reference. Thanks for the video.
It's float and fly!
It's a very well known method!
The foldable kayak looks 🔥
$300-400"could be yours
I use a regular spin reel setup with 6 lb line an no leader.
I cast it just like the fly fisherman do, you gotta have bout 10 foot or so of line hanging off, then wave it out into the water, once your fly is on the water, open ur reel an let a few feet more line out an flip the bale back down.
Then you’re gonna yank the rod back an forth with fly in the air just like the fly fisherman do, an get the fly to land even further out into the water, then open ur bale an let more line out and do it again in same manner til you have fly where you want it.
This video is cheating an that bobber is noticeable by the fish.
I usually get a hit literally every cast using my approach.
An as I’m typing this I got an actual fly fishing reel setup in the mail.
Fish on!
ur onto nothing
Not a fan of casting bubbles, if you're not able to cast way beyond the strike zone the odds of spooking fish are too great. Not stealthy. My favorite thing to do is remove the rear treble hook from a jerk bait and add a dropper, using different sizes and buoyancy depending on the size of the fly and where in the water column you want it like floating, sub surface and weighted. You sacrifice casting distance but worth it
I did this about a week ago and caught a few tiger trout, I used a hummer with a little bit of worm since they weren’t biting and about 2 feet of leader
You can also use like 2lb line and tie a a fly it won't cast as far but still works just as good
They are also called casting bubbles if anyone is interested in trying this technique
I used to fish a lot with my uncle back when I was in elementary school. I started to get back into it recently with my daughter and I’m starting to remember all the stuff I forgot about for so long. I totally remember using water bobbers now!
I’ll be giving this a go tomorrow!
How was it???
I have always called this "bubble fly fishing." When you are doing this, you want to have a line that is very flexible. Something that will straighten out with only the weight of the fly on it. This will prevent the line from causing any ripple in the water. You also want to retrieve the line slow where there isn't a ribble caused by the bubble.
I love this technique. You don't have to go all in on a fly fishing kit, and you can switch over to lures whenever you want ...
Thank you for being self aware enough to post the link to the kayak LOL, i'll be buying myself one thank you
I’ve done this for years I love it
As someone who only catches bass as a predator fish I would LOVE to spend an afternoon catching those pickerel!
Fr dude, they look fun
@@bassinidiot168 before you do anyone trout and pickerel fishing it’s way different LMAFO
@Peblo trout fishing is fun especially fly fishing but pickerel are very aggressive usually
Learning to fly fish is also a good way to get the benefits of fly fishing. It can be done pretty inexpensively and is an entirely different experience to fishing. You can have a blast catching panfish or really anything.
I use a torpedo bubble when I pack into the Mountain Lakes works great
You should look into some British floats (bobbers), they are an art form over there!
They're a lot more natural looking than something out of a bubblegum machine!
Orrrr try to buy a rod and reel combo for 20 bucks they even come with some flies but it’s better to get your own or tie them I did this when I started fly fishing and have never gone back to gear fishing (unless I’m going for lakers)
This setup smokes trout. Lakes I use the large 5'-6' mono leaders and streams/beaver ponds where you don't have as much depth I'll try and set my leaders a little off the bottom. 4-6lb test (diameter match with braid if I'm casting from the bank) and usually some black or brown flies are a go to.
It works grest for pan fish. I use this technique for my kids so they can learn how to use lures and so I have cut bait for kitties😉
I’ve done this, you can also use poly balls I think they are called for this. I did it while in Hawaii fishing from surf.
Sweet trick thanks brotha
Split shot with normal bobbers to cast further and help sink in current
Just got my biggest largie of the year yesterday. It was a wacky rigged kvd ocho green pumpkin with gold and purple flake.
Make sure you wear RED Converse high tops in front of all those cats with all their gear on !!!!!
This is how I grew up fishing trout in Wyoming. Didn’t realize this was a secret.
Very useful video!
I catch keeper rainbows, browns and brooks with this all the time
My buddy does that up to oak orchard Creek during the brown trout steelhead run. He'll dead drift a wooly bugger or egg sucking leech under a slip float set at a certain depth and hammer big lake run browns one after another.
I suck at casting the fly rod but I LOVE doing a float and fly with my ultralight spinning reel just to get on the board!
Naaaaaaahhhh bro, #1 fish on my list rn. I'm over in Iowa, so supposedly we've got them (there are several places that stock them) but as far as anyone I ask says, I gotta go to Minnesota
What I used to do before I got a fly rod was I got my fly and tied it on the tied a line to about 6in off the bottom how over deep your fishing and put a nimph there and so that the fly acts as a bobber for the nimph. And then to cast far I put some spilt shot. Just 1 and I can cast 20 feet about.
There's a pickerel in literally all of your videos lol. I take it they're common
Considering he lives in the North I would say yes.
@@BTL1432 north east you mean. I also live in the north and my state doesn't have pickerel in it, though the trade off is having a ton of little pike that act like them
@@somerandominternetuser5730 Oh my bad... I usually refer to anything that is related to pike, pike, except for musky.
@@BTL1432 you're good, I do the same in most cases. I used to call piks pike because they looked so similar
@@somerandominternetuser5730 He’s right. The north is the north. It doesn’t matter how far west or east you are. If you want to be more specific that’s when you say north east or Pacific Northwest etc.
You can get a float called a mini bombarda,it's cheap,sinks slowly,is clear plastic,and can get them like 10 grams,so it doesn't cause a wake on the surface
Nice i might try this
Fly fishing without a flyfishing rod is like having your spotter touching the bar on a pr... it just doesnt count😂
Bro makes the rules up 😂
The purists are about to come after this man
Nah these things have been around since the 1930's. It is a wetfly system.
No real fly angler cares about your crappie rod or technique. This is video is amateur hour
I use a steel head float with a fly under it and dead drift it there clear with a tiny tip of red on top great for clear water streams works better then my fly rod just not as fun
Those pickerel just keep haunting you man
🤣🤣🤣
Yes those dastardly pickerel have probably cost me thousand to $2,000 in lures through my life of fishing not that it isn't Fun to catch a huge one occasionally
This must really work good. I saw some guys using this method with a small pink crappie jig. That's what I thought it was anyway. I was bass fishing, so I didn't really care. But I couldn't help noticing ,they had a fish on every 5 -10 minutes. Maybe the lake was stocked the lake the night before?😂
It's time to starting eating the pickerel.
You should use clips because if you want to use rattle trap instead of tying it on you can clip it on
The magic man was here
Bombarda floats are effective too if you have that
I love using this on steelhead largest steelhead I caught with it was 10.5 lbs
Use that method all the time. It works.
“See how affective it is to catch panfish or trout.” Next second later he catches a pickroll
It’s as simple as tossing a streamer with some split shot on your spin rod
I do this strategy all the time!
Been doing that for a while caught a few bass some how
Never had a good day on a fly and water bobber but i guess the trout i was going for wasnt used to it
I use up to ten or more feet long leaders for trout here in Germany - not flyfishing either, so 4' doesn't sound long to me 😅
I know I’m a nobody but I’m super excited for today opener starts today in my state and I need to wake up in like 4hrs
My dad showed me this when I was a teenager. Stupid effective lol
ive out fished worms doing this for panfish works great
You’ll have to try some of those pickerel! Just be careful of the pin bones, other than that they are damn good eating, in my opinion
Use a lighter spinning rig and a porcupine quill float with a 4-6 pound leader.
How to make foldable kayak
I just use a 0.2 to 1 gram rod and cast a conehead wooly bugger or anchor nymphs with a big tungsten bead
I use the “lotta split shot” method it’s tried and true
I tried that today but don’t think I did it right. Could you guys show me how to put it together? I’m new
You can buy a cheap Orvis fly fishing rod and reel combo for $150. Orvis is a very high end brand.
the fuck you can. maybe during a sale event. otherwise you're looking at redington/echo/maxcatch combos at that price point
So I’m from Texas and we don’t catch trout or Pike or pickerel we catch bass and perch and the state record for texas for a largemouth bass is 18.18 pounds and my pb is 5 pound largemouth
Fly fishing set ups can be very cheap. You can get a whole starter kit for around 100$
Theres a whole fly kit for just 40 bucks at dicks sporting goods and it's pretty decent
Is that the same rod that you use for trout?
This is a highly effective technique that I've been using for 30 years. Just recently I started using it in salt water also. The biggest tough bubbles weigh just under 2 ounces and will cast a mile. Use a big white fly and you will slam schoolie stripers.
Your a good fisherman
What kind of line do you use and lb test?
I use 6 pound clear line for trout anything higher will spook trout
For pickerel I don’t think any pound line matters but 10-20 is mainly what I use for any fish besides trout and river fish
How effective is it at catching a small pickerel? Looks to micro fish for pickerel in Michigan
The trout in my area would spook at the bobber lol
I honestly make my leader like 6 and a half feet when I do this
I live in a golf course and idk if they stock but there was a huge splash at the pond. Probably a catfish. What should I use
And sure enough
My first three catch pickerel last week
Did this a couple days ago, when nothing else worked and caught a couple rainbows
Yeah its awesome for trout. Its basically the ease and catch rate of spinning with the benefits of flies looking like a natural food source.
Man I just tie a joe fly spinner especially in a river stream catches Fish like no other
Or you can use a weighted float you can get a 3 pack for less than $2
Where did you get your kayak?
What brand fly do you use
What rod/reel do u use
I’m missing the part where this is like fly fishing?
They fish with a fly attached to the leader, using a spinning reel to throw the bobber.
@@niceone1swe yea it's not FLY FISHING. It's spin fishing WITH flies
@@flyguy4515 Yea so?
@Pelle Svensson sooo therefore its not the technique known as FLY FISHING. Once you use all the gear required then you'll be fly fishing. Not spinning gear with flies. Nothing wrong with doing so, just don't call it fly fishing you poser fucks.
@@flyguy4515 my point exactly!!! I’m not the one calling it
Been using this for over 4 years, never fails, kinda sad it has been leaked tho
Its a very common style. Fly fishing with a float has been around for years. I started doing this about 7 years ago when i couldnt be bothered to get a fly fishing rod, and its so much easier and more efficient than trad fly fishing.
Should I get a folding kayak for fishing at my local pond or do you recommend a regular one? Also is there anything I should buy for kayak fishing to put in/on my kayak?
Also what model foldable should I get if that is my best option
Pike-Pickerel supremacy
Just use ultra light rod 2-4 lb 2-8
Why the water bobber? Any issue with doing this with a weighted foam bobber?
water bobber usually lets you feed the line thru instead of clipping the bobber to your line. Just helps with presentation on the retrieve
I actually tried to catch pickles because I’ve never caught them before
Should I do like 1.5-2ft of leader since I don't have enough room to cast a 4ft leader nor is the water 4ft deep
I'm going try this tomorrow if good ol' garlic scented powerbait doesn't work. Last week caught 9 18-20" rainbows on chartreuse color
bruh how old are you? leave powerbait for the kiddos and learn how to actually fish
@@norincofan1949 I didn't know catching a 24" rainbow trout from a lake shore on powerbait wasn't actual fishing. I also caught a 22" that day. Fishing from a boat launch that has no dock about a week and a half ago.
How do you recommend I be fishing so I'm actually doing it? Bobber and sinking fly with a fly rod and just be a glorified bobber fisherman? Oh yea, another thing fly fishermen do, pull up to start fishing at 9-10am instead of 5-6am?
@@heruhcanedean lol sounds like your ruler measures in centimeters. and no, powerbait fishing isn't real fishing, it takes 0 skill
@@norincofan1949 If the rod ain't bending you're just pretending. I use a tape that has cm and in, so yes your right, it does measure in cm too.
You never did tell me how I should be fishing instead so I can start doing it for real. Not fishing takes 0 skill too bud.
Edit : My favorite rod for rainbow trout is a bright yellow Eagle Claw Light action I picked up at Walmart for $20, with a reel I picked up at a garage sale for $25 (Pflueger President), it doesn't matter the gear you use, as long as the lines are tight.
@@heruhcanedean you can also fish with trotlines or explosives. what matters is skill and finesse. baitfishing and spinfishing take very little of that. like i said, leave that shit to the kids and learn to fly fish.
Is that a fucking gamechanger, theres no way in hell you can effectively fish that thing on a spinning rod
What should we use to catch perch? I'm not sure how to even set my rod up
This works really well in the mountains and small, rivers and streams where the brush is too thick to use a fly rod
I've never found brush too thick for a fly rod.
Has anyone hooked a 40+ lb fish on one of those folding kayaks? Serious question, not throwing shade. I need something I can carry deep into the woods by myself but I’m worried a massive catfish would drag that thing around like nothing 😂
Caught a nice bass this way using a pistol Pete! Hit it so hard
Is there a specific place place where you can get these? Like is it a special item made by a company to order online? Or is it something I can walk into Bass pro or Walmart to buy?
A big sporting goods store should have a fly fishing section, they should have some premade flys for sale around there, got my first flys today at bass pros and I’m thinking of fishing it just like this, and in the float section there should be those clear floats, but any float should do just fine if you’re gonna have that much line away from the fly
@@Umipunpun Oh okay thanks 👍
@@adamfeldberg9521 Actually some at my local Bass pro sells them for like $1-3 varying on the fact if they have a sale or not. They're relatively cheap.
Could you tell me the link to the video this is
Can you fly fish with an actual fly fishing rod next time in a video