12 MORE FLY FISHING THINGS YOU DON'T NEED

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

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[@البرنس1-ر3ع]

هاااي

[@Worthrhetime]

Wait, what.... is there a camera on here?

[@AK2HI]

well i sure hope to use these tips to get tight lines fishing a midge for cutties

[@chrisbajema8002]

Hahaaa. Midges..... my fingers are cold..... like butter

[@troutnut01]

Huge Fly Fisherman already a customer of theirs 👍

[@kennardfly1927]

This video helped me become a pro midge guide. Thanks bro. Tight lines!

[@russelm100]

Yup, you caught me. Totally watched this on the throne.

[@robertvanalstyne9683]

matthew russel yup me too haha

[@kimm6100]

Same

[@tylerwiant5274]

Only time I watch KZbin lol

[@thewalrus3000]

Yup

[@garyj6743]

Yup!

[@rogerharvey3835]

I love my float tube. It’s like fishing from a BarcaLounger. I sit high out of water. Vision is excellent. I can strap my pack to it and hike it back to anyplace a day hike distance.

[@jaydensibley5890]

You are wrong

[@Simpl3SoN4reel]

How to tie a midge: attach thread to the smallest hook you have aaaaand whip finish. Stay huge 🤓

[@dylanmounsey7515]

Don’t forget the pro guide edition: topped with a copper wire wrap

[@ericnortan9012]

I have a fishing kayak, the seat is like a lawn chair so I'm pretty elevated. Works great for drifting by myself.

[@tpalmer4829]

Hey Man, the cast to that cuttie was butter! Tight lines!

[@MapleGoodness]

Damn... I love my float tube. I can't imagine fishing from a SUP board... Mind you I don't think I could even balance on one... And it's hard to fish when you're swimming in the lake. But yeah... I love me some float tube fishing.

[@aziffel4063]

I love my float tube. I have two boats and haven’t been in either one of them since I got my float tube six years ago. The biggest drawbacks are limited range and wind. Not enough of a deterrent to put me back in the boat. There are way more advantages.

[@farmerbob4554]

Agree with your take on don’t needs. Uh, except for midges. When going after the big boys it’s always size 36 midges on 10x tippet....barbless of course. Maybe I’ll catch one some day. Thanks for the entertaining video. Makes Monday easier to bear!

[@DylanWOWilliams]

Great video, bro! I’m on my way to catch some bows, cutties, and maybe even butter. Wish me luck! Tight lines!

[@thatknifeaddict935]

Great video! I recently discovered how important good line is. It makes the world of difference. I would almost argue that good line is more important than a good rod. I’m still running a slightly budget rod, and it is fine. Tight lines, bro! 😉

[@CONEHEADDK]

"Any" rod and a good line beats the oposite any time. I still remember my first cast with a good line - it was addictive.

[@robertheal261]

I agree on everything... except the midge thing. Tight lines!

[@flyingdutch9818]

You without sunglasses is freaking me out!!!

[@TheSasquatchjones]

I like to "butter" my "tight lines" while fishing for "cutties". - Pro Guide

[@thefirststrike]

LMAO!

[@highaf_fishingtv420]

#TightLines bro

[@knottachance2675]

I live in British Columbia. All rivers and streams are single barbless hook only with a bait ban. A lot of lakes are also going single barbless too and dropping the limit from 4 to 1 fish.

[@bssaassin1900]

If they're wild populations that are vulnerable then I can agree with those rules but if you're fishing stocked populations in lakes then thats a little too damn controlling and stupid,those fish are domesticated finned chickens produced in mass and were meant to be kept and eaten.

[@fletcherdaniel2133]

I fly fish pike, muskies, smallmouth bass and carp, your fly box and my fly box have many common features

[@christopherharpster9330]

Those neck gaters are nice for going into doctors appointments, I keep them in my truck just for that lol

[@greggchristensen8524]

I always enjoy your videos on the toilet playing with my tenkara pole!

[@MV-Dan]

New to fly fishing and I’m glad I found your videos. I hear of this elite stuck up sector of the community but luckily I have yet to run into that. Or maybe I’m too new and naive to realize, either way I’m having a great time scaring fish and drinking beer. Thanks

[@CONEHEADDK]

Most are "like you".

[@mikekrol7485]

Loved it. But I'm not getting rid of my rod vault. Tight li.......argh. Thanks Ben. I'll be waiting for the Guide's choice koozie

[@bryanitz8401]

“Tight lines catching those buttery Cutties!!”

[@mikeking453]

Agree about confidence in a fly. Love your tackle boxes

[@marvinbanjo]

Good video !! I have a special empty fly box that I show others and say that I have midges in it just to impress them. Now I gotta go find that camera in the bathroom . Tight lines man !

[@stevelarson6992]

More! More! You need your own prime time TV show! Now I gotta wait a whole week for the next one.

[@weisswurstfruhstuck8523]

Barbs are better if you pinch them down than when you don’t have them at all. So yeah pinch them the little spot on the shank helps the fish don’t slip so easily off the hook.

[@dabrews999]

Hey Ben! Nailing the cutties on my midge patterns lately! Tight lines bra!

[@WatersEquipment]

Love it!!! You're saying everything I've been thinking for the past couple of years! Well not everything. I think of other stuff too, sometimes.

[@carlmoeller56]

Living in Yellowstone this summer. Catching Cutties and buttery Browns!

[@jameshanson8774]

Tightlines bro

[@carlmoeller56]

You too. Hoping this weekend to go out and a trophy stockie on a midge pattern.

[@jameshanson8774]

@@carlmoeller56 Rad! what sort of ladder do you haul with you, I think an eight foot aluminum is perfect for midge fishin

[@richbayers6008]

Besides "tight lines", the word "epic" when describing every fishing trip!!

[@deepdeception7953]

I picked up my float tube for 80$ on craigslist, i like it because a lot of alpine lakes are too shallow before the drop off (where the fish are) and it’s impossible to cast that far with ultralight gear or fly rods in many cases

[@deepdeception7953]

And I’m talking about alpine lakes, otherwise i’d take a kayak but that wouldn’t be feasible

[@Jonathan-sv6ur]

i do use tiny flies when early spring fly fishing only because i like to catch the tiny 3 inch largemouth bass in the river.

[@andrewwalker9368]

I'm a midge fan....and I loved this! Cheers!

[@loganbob5034]

❤😂Thank you for sharing……time for fly fishing to give up the hype and just enjoy it for what is does

[@mattbugg4568]

Hahahaha. Loved the fly box, I hate midges when I learned to fish the line was big bait big fish. I never got over that.

[@earthq1077]

Very good helpful video, keep your lines tight(tight lines).

[@fives645]

Hey nice video! Ive been watching you for a while now and I’m lovin it! Tight lines!

[@garyhannah756]

I liked the commentary on the "trophy" private water trout. A couple generations ago, they were called doughbellys around here. As you see, that is quite a complementary nickname. Go get you some doughbellys boys and girls.

[@salonebobo]

Well now i have to. Great vid bro. Love them cuttys and butter. TIGHT LINES!!!!

[@CONEHEADDK]

Because of a bad back I carry all my stuff in a waist pack. And I can't fish an hour with a light one hand rod, but for "many" with two handers. You use you back in a totally different way - hope some of those, who might have stopped or given up learning because of the pain, can use the info.

[@RLD454C]

Yep for sure chicken and beer sound great after a day of getting the BX ll bent 🎣

[@ianknox7938]

I'll never give up my float tube, it holds plenty of beer. But it could use a pro guide koozie...

[@JohnRobertDobbs]

Bustin' butter bellies in PA over here. Hopefully the cutties are cooperating for you western guys. Tight lines!

[@dansmith5524]

Wow, I'm doing better than I thought, I've only been fly fishing for a little over a year and I already don't have most of these.

[@w2gpr]

Sitting in the chitter thanks for another great video!!

[@teamflanneloutdoors5631]

Tight lines to you Pro Guide Sir👊

[@ronin36963]

Tight lines bro!! LMAO I feel exactly the same when I hear it too..I stick wit the age old..Good Luck..and yea u called it..I was def watchin in "my office"

[@jaredtandle2596]

Did you see on Instagram how he caught that cuttie? It was like butter. Tight lines... For real the tight lines thing is a little dumb. Better than all the ways people say brother today but still dumb.

[@simonzelf]

Weird thing is....... This doesn't apply for just fly fishing, it's GREAT advice for fishing generally 👍👍👍

[@carsonpercival]

3 years later, still indeed watching from the bathroom. Killer content

[@jenniferisabella2991]

Perfect video. Most applies to bass fishing also. Yes I’m wierd and do both. Stay huge !

[@gopackgo933]

Bought my Rod at Orvis, and promptly went to Cabela's to get the $20 reel instead of the $120 model at Orvis which was the cheapest reel there.

[@PaulVorreiter]

YES! Huge Fly Fisherman Pro Guide Koozie . . . PLEASE!

[@G00dapolloIv]

Dude you rock. As some would say "keepin it real".

[@r.w.flyvideos187]

More great huge advice! The fried chicken threw me off initially. I was like WHAT!!??

[@rossthompson2471]

So, if you don't reccomend float tubes, how do you fish small lakes and ponds? Some places are hard to bank fish from and I'm not in a position to buy a boat, Thanks!

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

SUP

[@rossthompson2471]

Love your videos man!

[@docbailey3265]

Dude. Caught some bows on my Tenkara yesterday. I slayed them.

[@xrsuperduper7660]

Im no pro fly fisher, i use streaking caddis 80% of the time. My favorite fly :)

[@Hftimes2]

Would love to see you and Hank Patterson collaborate on a video. Tight lines! lol

[@kenttodd6179]

Best thing I've ever done, is get rid my social network! More time enjoying real life situations.

[@andreww402]

Kent Todd I mean KZbin is a social network

[@kenttodd6179]

True! But at least I get to monitor what I want to see, as far as positivity.

[@timothyp.mcgoeyp.e.4933]

Kent Todd What is social media?

[@lunkerkid2955]

Taking the time to commit an image and the sounds and surroundings to memory lasts much longer, is more vivid and I have been able to catalog them so that I can return to something mentally much better than with an image.

[@justin1979ify]

Ouch, I don’t think float tubes are all that bad depending on where you fish. Mine has been an invaluable tool fishing still water.

[@TristanBapst]

No

[@barrymarshall3592]

PRO GUIDE here, great vid! Great info! TIGHTLINES! 👍🏽

[@gregking6175]

Cool video....my neck gator is crying. Tight lines!

[@percolates]

I fished with midges last weekend. Didn’t catch any fish but my cat ate a midge after I got home. Turned into an expensive day real fast. No midges!

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

ouch

[@thewinesmith]

Yeah I dont let my dog come into the garage anywhere near my tying bench...

[@rxflyfishing1316]

The part about dog/cat food fed “trophies” was amazing. Especially when it’s private pay to play “trophies.” The worst. 😂😂🤣🤣

[@vesas5214]

I've always wondered the fly culture in NA, it either seems to be a 16 inch streamer with seven shanks and dozen hooks or a size 36 midge or dry. Like nothing in between wtf.

[@brianjordan8990]

So great... Couldn’t agree more with all 12. Love it. 🍺🍺🍺

[@joeg5414]

Living 45 min from the San Juan tailwater, I've had to accept using midges when I go down there😂

[@chrisbajema8002]

Ben as usual, waaaaay Huge!!! I’m cracking up the whole way through.... “I wonder how many of you are watching this from the bathroom??” I mean you got serious unserious talent!!!! I even heard a tad bit familiarity of “Hank Patterson... renond fly fishing guide and professional fly fisherman “ blahaaaaahaha🤘

[@jburker1]

Tight Lines bro

[@idreamofstreams3243]

Well done...Inspired me to comment without using a fly rod as bait. Orvis "pro" wading boots are legit good. First time eating fried chicken on the water yesterday, wont be the last. Le huge fly fisherman...james lessons are paying off. I used my buff as striking paper. Yes...im watching this from the bathroom.

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

I have Orvis Pro boots and they rock

[@markallenbell3868]

Just got a pair of Orvis Guide waders. May be the best I’ve ever owned. Certainly the most comfy. Keep up the good work. Love the videos!!

[@williamscreekangler6861]

Everything you said is totally true! Thanks great stuff.

[@dangareau]

I am! Watching from the bathroom that is!

[@bobmroczek1815]

Used to tie and fish size 26 midges

[@ryanmasarone4577]

Died laughing in the first five seconds. Definitely on the toilet right now.

[@roblacitinola866]

Great vid Ben, tight lines! ....:)

[@jackiedaugherty1949]

I now know why I'm not having great success catching trout! I'm not bringing the FRIED CHICKEN!!!! Many thanks for another great video!

[@3for5spotshooter]

So. Good. Tight lines bro

[@AboutTrout]

Great stuff! 100% agree about the expensive stuff . 🥓

[@derekmcneeley214]

Great tips. Tightlines brah.

[@illmattic3626]

not sure what to make of the amanda lepoure photo being contrasted with the word 'fake' 🤔

[@colingordon5950]

No midges? OMG YES!!!!!!! I have about -43% confidence in fishing them anyway. Plus I don't even have a fishing friend, so that works out lol.

[@buckgunderson5571]

You should do a video on nippers...ok, don't. Tip #13: You don't need $100 nippers. Although, they do look pretty cool hanging from a $25 lanyard.

[@dongrissom4540]

Fishing with the family is the best

[@markabendroth1774]

Should do a piece on flat brim hats vs regular fit.

[@NotTheMedicH60]

My best Fly, Dark Henderson, fished like a streamer.

[@bensnyder5890]

Will the pro guide koozie work on pint cans?

[@OutdoorsPodcast]

Ben, love the video as usual. I’m a total gear junkie but these shorties have helped me reduce my stuff to the essentials and have more fun. What are your thoughts on the term “Fudge” for browns...

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

Hmm. Never heard that one. Lemme toss it around a bit and see how it feels.

[@garyhannah756]

HOW ABOUT " I CAUGHT A LOCH LEVEN AND A VON BEHR BROWN TROUT TODAY"

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

Stop it

[@AlexWood922]

"Fried Chicken?" you had me there for a minute. Keep it Huge er a "Bent" Ben.

[@tylerranes9391]

Love your content man! Keep it up. And as always, tight lines! Lol had too.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

good one ...TIGHT LINES DUDE...LOL

[@camopotato]

Best thing about this vid is that it's sponsored. GET THAT CHICKEN MUNNY, BEN! 🍗🥓

[@HugeFlyFisherman]

🤘🤘🤘

[@Newlegacy1517]

First fish I caught on my fly rod was with a midge am I not huge 😟

[@ColliervilleDentist]

Tight lines Ben

[@winn1349]

12 (more) things you don't need for fly fishing: 1. Instagram 2. A barb on your hook 3. Midges 4. Stocked trout 5. Friends 6. Expensive equipment 7. Float tube 8. Face / neck thing (aka, a buff) 9. Bug seine 10. Fried chicken ... (that's not true) 11. Anything labeled "Pro" or "Guide" 12. The saying "tight lines"

[@blakeb4399]

2:34 woah bro are you a streamer junky

[@maxhart9077]

I hate fishing midges. But where I am here in Texas when the trout are pressured and get picky that's sometimes all they'll eat:(

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

how do you get confidence in a fly when they all seem to suck?

[@alext.7517]

Everyone knows that looking cool is half the passion

[@hookedonjuneau6313]

Gotta give the fly fishing banditos a hard time when ever I see them. " Yo, you go fishing after robbing a bank or are you just butt ugly?"

[@TheJimmyswint]

pierced my ear my first day of trying. decided to watch videos after