Make sure that when you practice, borrow a friends brand new flyline and do some casting drills on some sort of long flat surface. Tar or concrete is ideal. This way, you can give it back to him after it's nicely broken in. Friend for life.
OoO ...can't wait for the "casting into the wind on a #3 for beginners" episode..."here, hold my beer" ...followed by "untangling that mess" followed by "running out of tippets, patience...and beer" :D
Another great tip video. Love the ending tip. A lot of people don't realize there's no shortcut or "Hack". You just have to get out on the water and practice!
OK it’s official, I’m addicted to huge flyfisherman! I find myself grabbing my iPad, going to UA-cam first thing on Monday morning and looking for your vid’s. I really enjoy them. thanks a lot.
Please make a double haul video soon! You’re awesome Ben. Keep up the hard work, as these videos are entertaining, informative, and appreciated. Who knew Monday’s could start with laughs and dreams of fishing?
I think this is the first time I hear reggae music in a fly fishing video... I appreciate that!! Great fly casting tips. Greetings from Santa Cruz, Patagonia argentina
I flyfish for Smallmouth Bass exclusively. Larger flies, larger water, larger fish = =to larger casting issues. Honestly, if I get the fly in the fishes mouth I consider it a success! Lol I use an 8 weight, furled 7.5 ft leader with hair, foam, feather flies or streamers. Occasionally I have even lobbed a plastic crab into a sweet honey hole I know holds very large Walleye. I have improved my casting but it's tough fishing large Bass flies. Tiny hackle dries work at times but big fish really want big flies. True fact! Thanks for sharing! I subscribed! I enjoy the humor and down to earth real material!
Dude……… now that video made me feel so much more HUGE!lol love it! Man I suck at fly fishing, seriously, but I love your videos!!!! Keep up the good work!
Great video. In lockdown in Melbourne Australia and itching to get out on the water again and I know I’ll be as rusty as a large, hairy, err, rusty thing.
Awesome tips. Now ill know forever those knots that build up in the tippet are completely my fault. One of my first experiences fly fishing was on the Ausable here in the Adirondacks, and I didnt catch shit but those knots. Good to know it was because of my excessive need to yeet a 16 sulfur dun into the upper atmosphere. It was like giving sasquatch a paper airplane.
Ben, you the man brother. Best videos, always hilarious. Appreciate every last one. Do you do any mousing? If so, would definitely like to see a video about some night time tips. Keep doing you man and thanks for making Mondays better
I heard of this thing called mending. What's that? I get yelled at a lot for not doing it by the guides I've been with, but I'm just not sure. Do you have a video on on that? (ok, I'm not that bad...but I would like to know the best way to effectively mend because maybe I'm doing something wrong and if there are different types)
Ben looking for a new flyrod I have been fly fishing for3 years with a cabelas rls rod and want to upgrade i have a $250 dollar budget for the rod only was wondering if you could give any opinions on a good rod in this price range. Thanks!
That popping noise on the backcast is referred to as "the retail snap" because it means you're going back to the store for more flies. You can get the casting motion by pretending to hammer a nail into a wall. A floppy wrist won't get that done. Yep, I'm huge!
If you just can’t cast..you can always Tenkara (Flyfish😜) with your Flyrod! 😂 (Really sorry about that). Have a Huge week, catching Huge fish Ben! I appreciate your no-nonsense approach, more than any other channel. I share it with everyone here in Texas. You’re getting Huger. Thanks again..Best wishes! 🎣
May I make a few suggestions? Are you sure Smallies are in the water you fish? Smallies are " takers" and aggressively hunt for food. If they are in your water they will find your fly! Fish the current breaks in water at least 2 ft deep. Gently work large poppers, moderately work sliders, slow down streamers until you bump the bottom regularly and your in the game! Limit your casting directly upstream, (it requires too much stripping of line and little time in strike zone) quarter cast and learn to drift a drag less drift for clear water conditions, work riffles both front and back with the sliders. Poppers are fun to use but very easy to overwork and scare fish, use them gently. Move your rod slowly from one side to other side to move sliders in the riffle areas. Use indicator with Wooly Buggers drifting 3-6 inches off bottom. If you do some of these things I'm pretty sure you will be rewarded with Smallies fighting hard and furious!!!! Good luck! I hope you didn't mind my offerings.
@@K3Flyguy thanks yea i know there are smallies I use conventional fishing tackle in the areas to good effect. I have been using poppers and am probably being to agressive and I struggle in most current just feel like im fighting it the whole time it gets frustrating but I keep trying hoping I start to figure it out eventually
@@ZmbiBglz may I add, when a large bug hits the water its usually is stunned for a few moments. I have used the "drop it and leave it for a moment" effect to huge advantage. As far as struggling with the current, use the current to your advantage. Fish sliders across and down the current. It's a well known phenomenon that at the "J" bend of the quartering drift there is a higher % strike area than most of the rest of the drift! Learn to mend the line by raising for tip and tossing the slack upstream to add time to your drift. Also when casting cross stream, learn to shake your rod back and forth at the end of the cast to allow extra line to lay on the water for a longer drift. Biggest tip is to fish a tiight line pointing down stream. This is where the Slider and Streamer takes a lot of fish! If you don't bump the bottom with the streamer your missing a lot of the preferred area. Dragging a weighted Wooly Bugger upstream inch by inch across a rocky bottom will garrenteed put fish on your hook! Be sure to use a short heavy florocarbon leader for this of no more than 4 ft, hold for tip about 8 inches above the surface and watch the line loop for discreet changes that indicate a pickup! I often use a Tungsten impregnated Steelhead line to fish straight down stream through honey holes with Crawdad imitation Wooly Buggers with red glass eyes, = amazing results. If your profecient with conventional tackle, some of these tips will bring out points on your scoreboard! Good luck, and don't give up, when it all comes together you will never go back to conventional tackle!
The top part of the loop going under isn’t a tailing loop, that’s what’s supposed to happen. If you watch flip pallot or blane chocklett cast its what they do
Make sure that when you practice, borrow a friends brand new flyline and do some casting drills on some sort of long flat surface. Tar or concrete is ideal. This way, you can give it back to him after it's nicely broken in. Friend for life.
Well, yeah. you're just adding texture to the line. From what I hear that makes it cast farther.
Best way to turn a floating line into an Intermediate. Now they don't have to go out and get it when they become a streamer junkie.
OoO ...can't wait for the "casting into the wind on a #3 for beginners" episode..."here, hold my beer" ...followed by "untangling that mess" followed by "running out of tippets, patience...and beer" :D
Another great tip video. Love the ending tip. A lot of people don't realize there's no shortcut or "Hack". You just have to get out on the water and practice!
OK it’s official, I’m addicted to huge flyfisherman! I find myself grabbing my iPad, going to UA-cam first thing on Monday morning and looking for your vid’s. I really enjoy them. thanks a lot.
Same for me. I have also starting to also grab a beer, put it in a koosie, and drink it with my cereal. This is not weird is it?
Please make a double haul video soon! You’re awesome Ben. Keep up the hard work, as these videos are entertaining, informative, and appreciated. Who knew Monday’s could start with laughs and dreams of fishing?
I think this is the first time I hear reggae music in a fly fishing video... I appreciate that!! Great fly casting tips. Greetings from Santa Cruz, Patagonia argentina
I flyfish for Smallmouth Bass exclusively. Larger flies, larger water, larger fish = =to larger casting issues. Honestly, if I get the fly in the fishes mouth I consider it a success! Lol I use an 8 weight, furled 7.5 ft leader with hair, foam, feather flies or streamers. Occasionally I have even lobbed a plastic crab into a sweet honey hole I know holds very large Walleye. I have improved my casting but it's tough fishing large Bass flies. Tiny hackle dries work at times but big fish really want big flies. True fact! Thanks for sharing! I subscribed! I enjoy the humor and down to earth real material!
This is super helpful, especially for helping my buddies who are new to fly fishing. Thanks, Ben!
0:00 me too man
"...go out and bunch a brick wall a couple times..." 🤣🤣 Fu**ing love it!!!
Yip can do all of those, takes no practice at all.lol. Cheers Ben really like the videos.
Dude……… now that video made me feel so much more HUGE!lol love it! Man I suck at fly fishing, seriously, but I love your videos!!!! Keep up the good work!
So I just started, and I’m making every mistake 😂, thanks for the tips brother
Oh crap! That's where the knots come from? Looking forward to the double haul, or is it hall? Halt? I'm sure it will be fun!
Great video. In lockdown in Melbourne Australia and itching to get out on the water again and I know I’ll be as rusty as a large, hairy, err, rusty thing.
Crap caster, good catcher. I'll take it.
Love Monday mornings.
Yesterday I had all of those errors.... and no beer. This was a great "Oh yeah" reminder. I suck at fly fishing.
I will absolutely be using these tips. Thanks for making this.
Can’t wait for the double haul video. I need help!!!!
Awesome tips. Now ill know forever those knots that build up in the tippet are completely my fault.
One of my first experiences fly fishing was on the Ausable here in the Adirondacks, and I didnt catch shit but those knots.
Good to know it was because of my excessive need to yeet a 16 sulfur dun into the upper atmosphere. It was like giving sasquatch a paper airplane.
Thanks, you exactly reviewed all my problems
I remember some of these bad casting techniques from my "Hank" lessons....... SNAP it!! lol Your methods improve my results SO MUCH!! Thanks
Thank you for making a personal video for just me about me.
How have you PERFECTLY described me with this video. 😂 is actually a decent caster
I wonder if the Tenkara/ fishermen have these problems? Nah, but according to Ben they are not real fishermen!
Looking forward to the double haul pointers!
Thanks Ben. I shared on FB. Hope it helps some who are having problems. Eventually, most get it.--If they just put some effort in.
Hey man! I must be super talented because I've done ALL of those things. Sometimes over and over!
I love you videos . Great music great advice and always funny .
Ben, you the man brother. Best videos, always hilarious. Appreciate every last one. Do you do any mousing? If so, would definitely like to see a video about some night time tips. Keep doing you man and thanks for making Mondays better
I don’t do much night fishing
are double tapered lines harder to cast on light rods? feels like its gonna freakin break my rod casting more than 30 feet
Thanks man , appreciate your help
“Go out and punch a brick wall”; epic
I heard of this thing called mending. What's that? I get yelled at a lot for not doing it by the guides I've been with, but I'm just not sure. Do you have a video on on that? (ok, I'm not that bad...but I would like to know the best way to effectively mend because maybe I'm doing something wrong and if there are different types)
Ben looking for a new flyrod I have been fly fishing for3 years with a cabelas rls rod and want to upgrade i have a $250 dollar budget for the rod only was wondering if you could give any opinions on a good rod in this price range. Thanks!
That popping noise on the backcast is referred to as "the retail snap" because it means you're going back to the store for more flies. You can get the casting motion by pretending to hammer a nail into a wall. A floppy wrist won't get that done. Yep, I'm huge!
Another snappy video; always makes me laugh.
Hey Ben, please teach me the double haul. Thanks man.... if you do....
ahahaha freakin great vid funny and informative this was like bro science of fly fishing but actually helpful.
I don't know what to make of the "Don't snap it" .. Ive been specifically taught by the great Hank Patterson to snap it.. now i'm confused..
If your don't tear your labrum, you're not doing it right...
Just become a euro dork so you don’t actually have to cast. That way no one can make fun of your casting
I dunno mate, making fun on euro dorks is kind of where the fun starts. Nymphing gets promoted all the time on this channel.
Don’t worry Ben I also suck at fly fishing lost like 5 trout today
If you just can’t cast..you can always Tenkara (Flyfish😜) with your Flyrod! 😂 (Really sorry about that). Have a Huge week, catching Huge fish Ben! I appreciate your no-nonsense approach, more than any other channel. I share it with everyone here in Texas. You’re getting Huger. Thanks again..Best wishes! 🎣
I watched all the time that beer and just laughed because it was closed.
I needed this one
Love the vidieos watching from ireland
Saw that Schultz Outfitters sticker on your cooler. Those guys know what's up. My local shop. What's up Schultzy! #SmalljawSyndicate
Man i been fly fishing for about a year now and I just cannot get a bite. Going out for smallies and it has been a struggle and a half
Buying some Huge Flyfisheman merch usually solves those tipe of problems.
May I make a few suggestions? Are you sure Smallies are in the water you fish? Smallies are " takers" and aggressively hunt for food. If they are in your water they will find your fly! Fish the current breaks in water at least 2 ft deep. Gently work large poppers, moderately work sliders, slow down streamers until you bump the bottom regularly and your in the game! Limit your casting directly upstream, (it requires too much stripping of line and little time in strike zone) quarter cast and learn to drift a drag less drift for clear water conditions, work riffles both front and back with the sliders. Poppers are fun to use but very easy to overwork and scare fish, use them gently. Move your rod slowly from one side to other side to move sliders in the riffle areas. Use indicator with Wooly Buggers drifting 3-6 inches off bottom. If you do some of these things I'm pretty sure you will be rewarded with Smallies fighting hard and furious!!!! Good luck! I hope you didn't mind my offerings.
@@K3Flyguy thanks yea i know there are smallies I use conventional fishing tackle in the areas to good effect. I have been using poppers and am probably being to agressive and I struggle in most current just feel like im fighting it the whole time it gets frustrating but I keep trying hoping I start to figure it out eventually
@@ZmbiBglz may I add, when a large bug hits the water its usually is stunned for a few moments. I have used the "drop it and leave it for a moment" effect to huge advantage. As far as struggling with the current, use the current to your advantage. Fish sliders across and down the current. It's a well known phenomenon that at the "J" bend of the quartering drift there is a higher % strike area than most of the rest of the drift! Learn to mend the line by raising for tip and tossing the slack upstream to add time to your drift. Also when casting cross stream, learn to shake your rod back and forth at the end of the cast to allow extra line to lay on the water for a longer drift. Biggest tip is to fish a tiight line pointing down stream. This is where the Slider and Streamer takes a lot of fish! If you don't bump the bottom with the streamer your missing a lot of the preferred area. Dragging a weighted Wooly Bugger upstream inch by inch across a rocky bottom will garrenteed put fish on your hook! Be sure to use a short heavy florocarbon leader for this of no more than 4 ft, hold for tip about 8 inches above the surface and watch the line loop for discreet changes that indicate a pickup! I often use a Tungsten impregnated Steelhead line to fish straight down stream through honey holes with Crawdad imitation Wooly Buggers with red glass eyes, = amazing results. If your profecient with conventional tackle, some of these tips will bring out points on your scoreboard! Good luck, and don't give up, when it all comes together you will never go back to conventional tackle!
Great tips. You might have hit on At least one of mine.
What is the genre of music you use for your videos?
Reggie music
This was solid!
Is this yellowstone?
0:14 a lipper we can all respect.
Solid!
You should do a pike fishing video.
It’s on the list
Good advice, thanks. (Some in return: get rid of that Russian olive!)
Juniper, native.
Need me a sticker for my rod vault🤪
You look like a boyish Flip Pallot on the thumbnail
Thanks alot! I watched your cane fishin' video and now I'm getting a bunch of 'tenkara 101' type video garbage recommendations!😆
Lol 😂 I call it Indian jonesing good info .....
Nice music
the 🐐
🤘
Mbengok opo lek
Good info, music is too huge.
What? starting a video without an open beer? Bad form😳.
The top part of the loop going under isn’t a tailing loop, that’s what’s supposed to happen. If you watch flip pallot or blane chocklett cast its what they do
Yeah, but actually no.
Huge Fly Fisherman mad river outfitters has a video on it where they explain it, and even show video of Blane doing it
A link would be helpful if you want to convince me
Huge Fly Fisherman m.ua-cam.com/video/XWjWul8Zoks/v-deo.html
Mr. Overcompensator
ua-cam.com/video/U7Ld6Vm1ZJw/v-deo.html
I hate the music in your videos...I do enjoy the lolz tho
Punch a brick wall got it man thanks 🤔
You probably get your best ideas from observing crappy fly fishermen and women. You're welcome.
Your right your still not good at it !!!
*you’re X2
Turn the damn music down. Its annoying.
You’re annoying.
Unopened beer. Amateur.