Exactly! Why pass on fishy water? Far seams are golden and most people pass them up. It's because they've been taught that tight lining is a short game. I truly believe that 98% of tight line anglers don't have the skill to load the rod properly to cast into the 20 to 40ft zone. The key is a powerful back cast and hauling the forward cast. This may require a water-load or a forward false cast to initiate. But in both cases, hauling is the key. Also, a lot of people use too big of a rod. Loading a 10-11ft rod with small bead head nymphs is difficult for most so they just lob it. Stepping down to a 2wt or a lighter 3wt ESN rod will help with this loading issue. Here in the west, the rivers are full of boulders and mixed speed water. You can't always just wade closer to the juicy runs. The ability to cast to them is a huge advantage. Anyway, thanks for your comment- I'm glad that you are seeing the advantages of long tight-line casts. I'll be making more videos on long casting techniques soon.

You can remove an indicator when you are going back to fishing closer, if you are using a floating line you might have problems fishing closer or if you are reaching over a seam or current it will sag your line. For keeping flies from tangling it depends on how you rig it. If you use a dropper tag, keeping it short is the key, no more then 4in, it may wrap around the line but the bottom fly and top fly typically wont tangle (but it does happen) or you can use an inline rig which almost never tangles.

Thanks for the question! In tight line nymphing, trout don't really have a chance to run like they do with a floating line set up with all that slack. You've got pressure on your fish so fast that they can't run. You immediately steer the fish where you need. Sometimes the fish is very powerful and try to jerk loose, but you should have enough working line in your left had to play even big fish when this happens- Letting line slip through your fingers as it jerks, then strip line back when you can. If a big or powerful fish tries to run, or gets down stream of you in fast current line will automatically pull off the stinger if your left had is located straight perpendicular to the Stinger. Think about trying to control a big powerful dog. You have to keep the dog on a short and tight leash. If you give him a bunch of slack then you're in trouble. Same with fish. I've never lost a trout because I didn't have enough line or didn't have a drag system. And our wild trout here reach 20 inches plus. If you can master the skill of staying tight to the fish and netting them quickly instead of letting them run your catch rate will go way up. Hope this helps.

@@mavrkflyfishing , Thanks! I've been fly fishing now for 15 or so years but I am just starting with the euro/tight-line game. I've only done a couple days with a mono-rig and streamers on a switch rod. I just got my first official euro rod and haven't even been out yet. So, I anticipate a whole new learning curve. If it's true that this whole system can help eliminate some of those big runs, I definitely look forward to that! I will keep your product in mind. I love the idea and imagine it would be perfect on some of the longer days on foot when weight and room are factors. cheers

Balance- The most over rated and misunderstood term in Tightening. What really does "balance" get you?? In order to balance a long rod means adding more weight to the reel. This means higher grip pressure is required when in motion. More weight requires more force to start and stop your rod, it wears out your shoulde when hight sticking, it slows your rod speed, and more reel weight decreases feel, accuracy and sensitivity at the rod tip. It's simple physics really. F=MA (Force=Mass x Acceleration). *There is no trout rod that is more accurate and more sensitive than a bare naked rod without any reel at all, but of course we all need some way to store the line. We're just offering a solution to people who want to get the most out of their rod when fishing for trout in technical waters. So, no gimmick here- just physics.

Yes it does, but no this is the Truckee River Near lake Tahoe, Ca.

That's what we thought but the hooks were all in good shape. No way of knowing what was going on that day- It was strange. We haven't been out there in a while, How has it been lately?

@@mavrkflyfishing Haven't been in a bit myself. I'll be there wednesday though

​@@mavrkflyfishingjust got back. They just started spawning and the bite sucks lately

Yes! thin line helps a lot. Thanks!

The mono rig on a fly rod with weighted flies, or like your talking about “drop shot” has been apart of fly fishing for a long time

@@Dvarden Sadly, yes. But at least the anglers had been casting them using traditional fly line methods. Now, it morphed into the mono rig loading the rod with the weight of the fly or the split shot. What is missing? A baitcasting or spinning reel?

Thanks for the comments! My video is about casting far with an ultra light nymphs rig that was specifically designed for longer natural dead drifts. A BFS (Bait cast) reel may solve the casting distance issue, but they weigh a ton and thus won't be good for high sticking when holding that line off the waters surface.

@@mavrkflyfishing BFS reel usually cast a 6lb braid line which is as thin as 7x tippet. They don't weigh anything,

Thanks!!

I didn't know I was. Did I mention any locations?

Thanks. It was Dec 2 and 3rd. How was your float? I'm going back after Xmas with my Flycraft. I have the small two man raft so that should be perfect for that river this time of year since the water is so low.

@@mavrkflyfishing I got lots of small fish and a few in the high teens. Nothing like your fish. This storm coming in this week should help with flows. Our 3man did okay most of the time, but it did get bony in spots

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Fish aren't spawning on the sandbars or rocky banks where we fished from.

Yes it will. I have 2wt WF line on my dry fly set up. If you have an older Stinger without the Softlock we'll send you the upgrade parts at no cost. All new Stingers come with the Soft lock tab. Thanks!

Which rod are you talking about? The MV-X has the best recovery speed. Thanks!

Thanks!

Awesome! Also try using Tungsten putty on your Euro leader. Check out my video on that. For the mop fly, just play with that. The larger the mop, the more water it will retain for casting weight. Good luck!

Hi Uncle Dan. Thanks! Yes it's simple and light. Sort of like a recurve bow vs Compound bow, I guess. Most trout fishing in rivers and streams don't required a drag system to fight fish, so the reel is just a line holder. The line this little reel holds is very thin Euro nymph fly line. It's thin and light to be elevated off the waters surface to get a better dead drift. It's made for weighted nymph flies, but dry flies can be used. The Stinger can be used with weighted dry fly line, but must be 1 or 2 weight line because those lines are very thin as well.

@@mavrkflyfishing thx

It looks like Japanese “Tebane-zao”. onishifishingfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSC_4505-scaled.jpg How to use Tebane-zao is here. sansui1902.jp/html/07_edomae.html?lang=en

Thanks. The Stinger is a very simple concept but it's only advantageous when you need light sensitive rod action and you don't need a drag system. This makes if perfect for Euro nymphing for trout or fish under lbs. or so. I always use the Stinger for river trout but I use a drag reel when fishing for larger steelhead or salmon.

Hi Uncle Dan- Yes the Stinger if very light compact and highly effective. But in case you didn't know, it's designed to hold thin Euro nymph fly line, not floating fly line. The euro nymph system is a river / stream technique and not still water. Please contact me or watch our videos on euro nymph techniques if you have any questions. Good luck out there!

@mavrkflyfishing Yes, I think I have watched most of your videos but.... in my mind for small mountain streams at high altitudes you don't need much floating fly line. Would it hold say....40 or 50 feet of floating weight forward 3 or 4 weight with just enough backing to attack to the reel. Say 5 or 6 wraps of backing? I just got back from Montell Texas on the Nueces River where I just murdered the Small Mouth Bass and Panfish. I doubt I cast more than 35' of Fly Line with a 7.5' leader. Would it handle that?

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Hi Dan, A Stinger can probably take about 35-40' of 3 weight line if the line were WF not DT. I use 2wt and get about 50ft. With

With about 10m ft of backing. Or you can just leave the backing off use a slip knot at the end.

Sorry for the late rely- The problem with the mono rig is that your tightline distance is limited to the mono length. If you cast past the mono section then the heavy fly line brings the mono down to the water and all tightline advantage is lost. If you use super long mono section for to fish farther out, then you have the issue of handling the mono in your left hand, Stripping line and hauling casts are nor very good with mono. Fly line is much better to work when fighting fish as well. So, the Euro nymph line and leader set up is still better than a mono rig because it's light and can be elevated no matter how far you cast. You just have to learn to cast far by hauling your line. Also, euro nymph specific rods make all the difference in the world when it comes to casting small weighted nymphs.

No, because you'll want the Transport fly (mop fly) to soak up with water, which gives it weight to cast and transport the dry fly.

Yes up from Hangman's. Haven't been this year because of all the snow runoff.

@@mavrkflyfishing upstream of hangman has season dates...downstream ..is wild seanic...year round ...with restrictions

How deep are you talking? Do you need a boat to get out there?

@@mavrkflyfishing raise the 10-foot casting full with a high spool big spool and I put it out just as far as I can on 150 yards

It's called rockplus

The ground was muddy where we were standing and I think the boy's boots got stuck.

His boots got stuck in the mud and the poor guys couldn't move his feet. It was Spring Run off and really cold water.

My pleasure! Contact me if you have any questions. [email protected]

Thanks!

Yes you can. That's what I use for my floating line set up. WF is better than Tapered line because the running line diameter is thinner. You may have to cut it shorter- if so, cut from the reel end not the leader end. The M1 holds about 20% line than the Stinger Comp because the Spool is taller. Casting distance with leader is about 50 to 60 feet.

The rod I used in this video is the Mavrk Dual Convertible rod that can be fishes as 9' or 10'3." You can use this rod with ESN line or or floating line that's 2 to 4 wt.

Yea, the putty is pricey but you can keep reusing it.

It does the trick for sure. you have to play with the amount and spacing, Every leader and line is different- but you'll figure it out.

WV- It will puddle unless you give it some Juice. Hauling gives that little extra power for the weighted leader to shoot and prevent the puddle.

No, the putty is not heavy enough to sink the line - but it's heavy enough to shoot the line out there.

Well the transport fly in this video is basically a Mop. You can add both weight and foam to perfect your Mop to transport the dry. Simple mops work fine though.

Yea you just never know when those big ones will hit.

Yes, it's similar to the Tenkara feel but you can cast both longer and shorter when you have line to work with. Tenkara if VERY difficult when fishing in heavy cover.

Thanks for the sub!

Yea thanks, he can be a pain and I don't catch as many fish with him but I like having him with me.

Ha ha. It's like standing on a giant Cauliflower.

Thanks, watch my new video on casting dries with a euro nymph Micro leader

Oh yea, with ESN line being so thin you really don't need a reel. And stripping fish is always better.

The weight/foam is just below the knot as to slide down when stripping line into the guides. The sticky foam keeps them in place. You have to reposition the weight/foam after you catch the fish.

There's no drag Joel. Use your working line to play and strip the fish. Use your pinch finger on your rod hand to put the brakes on the fish. Usually for normal size trout it's best to not let the fish run. In Euro nymphing you've got pressure on that fish so fast that they don't have a chance to run. Your long, soft tip ESN rod will protect your tippet. Of course, we're not talking about anadromous Steelhead or Salmon, we're talking about river trout in say 22 inches. Check out our Instagram with plenty of videos of fish catches, none involving the use or need for a drag system. In 4 years of using a Micro Reel on the Truckee River I've never once needed a drag system to slow a fish down. Thanks!

No drag needed. Letting a trout run is an old school technique and sometime unavoidable in dry fly fishing where there is a lot of slack line floating on the water's surface. But when Tightlining (Euro nymphing) you're tight on the fish so fast after the strike that they don't have a chance to run. Keep good pressure on the fish and keep it close, and steer it where you want it to go. Hand stripping fish in a fight is always more effective than a reels drag system and much more fun. You'll lose much less fish because stripping provides better pressure modulation than adjusting a reels drag tension. *Of course, larger anadromous fish like Salmon and larger Steelhead are powerful you'll need a reel with a good drag system and long line. Thanks!