I feel like this was indirectly some sorta Maui Jim/ Tommy Bahama advertisement 🤷♂️🤣
@MikeMouradian5 сағат бұрын
except on a northen Michigan Lake ;-)
@penubly3 күн бұрын
Nice!
@MikeMouradian2 күн бұрын
thanks , works great
@nmylniko3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video! Again, great explanation.
@MikeMouradian3 күн бұрын
thanks for the comment. I'm trying to show the "why" things happen.
@nmylniko4 күн бұрын
Thanks for the advice. Great explanation!
@MikeMouradian4 күн бұрын
Thanks for commenting!
@natscorm30094 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@MikeMouradian4 күн бұрын
you're welcome!
@patrickgalloy22745 күн бұрын
Very good ! Not seen on other vids about fly casting
@MikeMouradian5 күн бұрын
Thanks, I'm trying to show the "Why " of all these techniques.
@billmarino436011 күн бұрын
Great idea! I’ve been casting at my bird bath and garden benches to build my accuracy. I also use the orange lids for Home Depot buckets. Can’t reel them in. I’ll check out your website.
@MikeMouradian11 күн бұрын
Thanks , I like the orange lid Idea!
@brianslota486112 күн бұрын
how about gluing 2' of leader to the fly line and then put on a tippet ring?
@MikeMouradian12 күн бұрын
That would work too!
@29Granty14 күн бұрын
Mike, this is great. It takes a long time to learn by trial and error. I wish I had your videos years ago.
@MikeMouradian13 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment I'm glad it helped. Trust me I've made all the mistakes!
@rob64716 күн бұрын
bada bing bada boom
@Vulcan21able18 күн бұрын
Sound advice Mike. Loving your videos
@MikeMouradian18 күн бұрын
Thanks for the support
@billmarino436020 күн бұрын
Good advice ! Thanks . What type of line are you using to practice with? It looks like a thick yarn.
@MikeMouradian19 күн бұрын
Its a "teaching " rod about 3ft long with a poly rope line. Easier to show students techniques.
@dariomanfroi944720 күн бұрын
Very interesting approach, Iike the concept to pull the line instead of throw it.
@MikeMouradian19 күн бұрын
sometimes its hard to put into words what you already know.
@Vulcan21able20 күн бұрын
Great video Mike on an important skill to learn in becoming a proficient caster based on fishing conditions.
@MikeMouradian20 күн бұрын
thanks, I use tis cast alot !
@scots212924 күн бұрын
Fixed another mistake for me, thank you sir
@MikeMouradian24 күн бұрын
I'm still discovering my mistakes!
@SirPraiseSun24 күн бұрын
Very important and helpful one, thank you.
@MikeMouradian24 күн бұрын
thanks!
@bertribeiro27 күн бұрын
Very good idea!!!
@MikeMouradian27 күн бұрын
Thanks. look at $5 fly tying vise too
@ronaldfisher22228 күн бұрын
Good advise
@MikeMouradian28 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@scots2129Ай бұрын
This answered a very important question for me: why is my cast curving? Thank you sir
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Glad this helps!
@jonathanholmes3630Ай бұрын
Fantastic. Blindingly obvious, but not until someone says! Thanks
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
thanks
@scots2129Ай бұрын
Thank you sir. My issue is that when I cast when my line straightens out in front it then jogs left so my line lays on the water in a large C shape. I can get the line out pretty far, but the accuracy is garbage due to the curve. I am right handed. Any idea why this is happening?
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
It may have to do with the angle of the cast. remember if there were no ground the fly line would go through the earth in a full circle. try to make your cast as vertical as possible and see if that fixes the problem. you are accidentally doing a positive curve cast . see my video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGqvhaqugsqDfq8
@scots2129Ай бұрын
@@MikeMouradian thank you sir!
@WJV9Ай бұрын
I have been fly fishing since the 1950's and I always used a metal eyelet with barbs to push inside the fly line. The barbs prevents the eyelet from pulling out of the inside of the fly line. Then I tie on my leader and then used blood knot or similar to put on tippet if necessary for trout or other clear water fishing.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
I remember those from years ago, but haven't seen them recently. Seem like a smart idea.
@billmarino4360Ай бұрын
I seem to have difficulty with this cast. I will give it a try your way. Thanks for sharing this.
@chili1593Ай бұрын
Super helpful thanks
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Thanks for comment
@chili1593Ай бұрын
@@MikeMouradian thanks for the lesson. Really appreciate it
@mattwright2964Ай бұрын
The standard technique we used as fly instructors years ago to explain this was - "peel, pluck, pause, pat". We would say 'it's not about brute force, it's about storing energy in the rod'. Peel the line off the water, accelerating a bit then a plucking action to cast it backwards, then pause to let it straighten out and load the rod, then pat it forward with the rod unloading its tension. Alongside this explanation we showed them how they pluck and pause the rod not far off the vertical in order to create tight loops that do the work for you. To reinforce this understanding we sometimes tucked the butt of the rod temporarily into their jacket sleeve just to show that the rod should not be too loose in their wrist. One way you can convince them that this physics works is to get them to hold the rod horizontally in front of them and cast sideways with very short movement and they can feel the line pulling out of the rings. Being a good teacher is the hard bit.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
I use the sleeve technique all the time. The teacher part takes as much technique as the casting . I taught High school for 30 yrs and then taught at the University of Michigan, teachers how to teach.
@wilsonallen7831Ай бұрын
Good vid buddy! Ty! Have you tried tenkara? Keep it going!
@kl5090Ай бұрын
It seems like the same logic of line thickness in terms of presentation would also apply to the leader. If you use the entire length of a 9 4x leader and the you add 4 feet if tippet you affecting your ability to load the rod. Would it be beneficial to reduce the real thin part of the leader too?
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Only if you were in a very small stream . The leader doesn't load the rod. It mostly delivers the fly. So it depends on the type of presentation you need . a dry fly would need a delicate presentation so a thin leader is important but a streamer, not so much. If you were regulary fishing a small stream you could build your whole leader with shorter peices.
@skips_museumАй бұрын
Great video. Makes perfect sense!
@69adrummerАй бұрын
Thanks Mike! It does take some restructuring of the brain to go from "the lure pulls the line" to "the line delivers the fly". It's a physics thing, a math thing, a patience thing.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Its all in your head!
@wilsonallen7831Ай бұрын
Hey buddy. Thanks again for your content. Learning so much and smiling….. Ty
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
thanks for te comment, it means a lot.
@Karel_NАй бұрын
Great tip. It is so important but so hard to achieve! The most challenging is to follow vertical plane when we have the rod in an angle of eg. 20°. Especially when we do not watch our back cast.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@timwarneka5681Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this tip, sir. You seem like a good teacher!
@kevin-pk6hdАй бұрын
Fantastic tip! Thanks.
@kevinshufran7464Ай бұрын
Thanks for using the correct terminology i.e. hemostats. You got stream cred.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
I'm from Ann Arbor. Most people here call them roach clips! 🙂
@kl5090Ай бұрын
Excellent video!!! Thank you!🧔🏼♂️👍
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Thanks for the complement!
@MrDaveB123Ай бұрын
Dude get your framing right. The half head in the picture is really distracting
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
I don't spend a lot of effort on production, just content. I needed the camera close.
@wilsonallen7831Ай бұрын
Hey brother! You are the BEST! I just tied my first “ fishable” fly( grave digger) on the DIY vice YOU put on the web. I’m ecstatic! KEEP GOING! You are making a difference in people’s lives! That is the best gift to this world. You have a follower for life. Tight lines!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
@@wilsonallen7831 Thanks, I try to have meaningful content.
@kl5090Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge . I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Thank you!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
@@kl5090thanks I appreciate that
@kgilliagorilla2761Ай бұрын
I also have learned to tie a Davey knot. For me it’s the easiest for small flys / low light conditions. Cheers
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Great knot!
@rodlawson160Ай бұрын
Ha for a country that has possibly provided the highest quality fly fishing gear ever through the years from Sage downwards it sure looks like you are about to give it all up to cheap Chinese crap produced by exploited workers under a non democratic regime! Maybe that’s what’s about to happen in the greatest country in world as well come November ,it’s not just bargains on line from Temu ,there’s more sinister plans afoot and the average American worker will soon find out what when that reality star takes over at the White House !
@wilsonallen7831Ай бұрын
Brother, I applaud you!! I lost everything in the divorce and had a regal vice. Depressed and struggling to feed my kid, you gave us a way to bond and have a great time in the water. Ty Keep it up!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Made my day!
@MY_OUTDOORS.Ай бұрын
Great informative video, thanks!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@johnguth5376Ай бұрын
Why would buy from a Chinese outfit when you can guess where the money goes?!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
@@johnguth5376 Most Fly Fishing gear and flies come from china now. Even the phone I'm typing on now and probably yours too.. Mostly I was seeing what the quality level was and it was just OK.
@hirkojsАй бұрын
Mega Thx!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
thanks for commenting!
@MrRourkАй бұрын
2 bober stoppers and 1.5mm tippet ring. Pass the line through the center of the tippet ring. Use bober stoppers to control where you want it on the leader.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
I've done that. I keep losing the bobber stopers.
@MrRourkАй бұрын
@@MikeMouradian what line are you using?
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
@@MrRourk 5 wt line with 3 or 4x tippit
@MrRourkАй бұрын
@@MikeMouradian you have to use monofilament. Fly fishing tippet is slicker and thinner. They just slide and don't bite in.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
@@MrRourk Ha Ha! I meant I keep dropping the stoppers into the grass and water and the bottom of my bag. I have not used a tippet ring but many of my buddies swear by them. I'll have to try that. I like to try different methods and I love hearing about different techniques.
@user-ff7ue2wp8yАй бұрын
Ive watched scads of dropper videos. You sir, made the best video I’ve seen. Thank you!
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Thanks I appreciate that!
@mainewoods18622 ай бұрын
Excellent review. Thank you.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
thanks!
@sadams4072 ай бұрын
Nice trick. I use a similar method for starting my dropper rig around my finger, and then slipping the loop over the dry fly hook before cinching it down.
@MikeMouradianАй бұрын
Thats how I came up with this.
@patrickthomas61702 ай бұрын
FYI since u showed the hemostat to tie a clinch, u can use the hemostat to tie a surgeons knot or even better to tie an ORVIS knot to add tippet to your leader. just check out some video. but it makes adding tippet a breeze in the river!!!!
@MikeMouradian2 ай бұрын
Yes it works great on a surgeons too! I'll have to try it on an Orvis knot.
@roaminroad2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’ll give this a try this weekend.
@evgrin15072 ай бұрын
Great tip. Do you plan on doing anymore tying videos?
@MikeMouradian2 ай бұрын
I mix them in as needed. I tie pretty simple flies that work. do you have a request?
@evgrin15072 ай бұрын
Maybe a simple streamer pattern?
@MikeMouradian2 ай бұрын
@@evgrin1507 here is a older video but good one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npSYd3h-m9KNgs0
@Elmatt132 ай бұрын
Mike thanks so much for your videos! I really enjoy and I learn something every time.
@MikeMouradian2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@roaminroad2 ай бұрын
I just recently discovered your videos. They are so informative! Thanks for continuing to create content. The Hemostat clinch knot is a good tip, but how is a guy with deteriorating vision supposed to thread a size 20 or smaller in his tippet? Do you have any tips there, beyond wearing cheaters around my neck?
@MikeMouradian2 ай бұрын
I'm making a video about it! Thanks for the suggestion. it will be out tomorrow . in the meantime... www.amazon.com/Design-SF-3605THR-Threader-System-Approx/dp/B0B61XWBTM/ref=pd_bxgy_d_sccl_2/143-6460757-5968123?pd_rd_w=YeC5h&content-id=amzn1.sym.c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_p=c51e3ad7-b551-4b1a-b43c-3cf69addb649&pf_rd_r=SMNYG3PMJERRHK3W3H6B&pd_rd_wg=4N5UH&pd_rd_r=05f5fbd5-0670-41b2-abc3-c107ad8f7271&pd_rd_i=B0B61XWBTM&psc=1