Fall Fly Fishing for BIG Smallmouth Bass

[@dinkdangler]

Yo this is sick!! Nice work man! 🔥

[@BRUUTAL_POODLE]

Your channel is my favorite for fly fishing so far. I’m just now trying to get into fly fishing after a trip to Sylvia, NC, but I’ve been fishing largemouth, bream and catfish my whole life in South Georgia. Any recs on equipment?

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks man, I’d look at TFOs NXT black label combo. Probably the best beginner and budget-friendly combo we’ve found out there. Comes with good floating line as well. From there you just need your leader material, tippet, and some flies

[@LifeOn_TheFly]

id totally agree with slab, Aventik also sells tons of cheap entry level gear that could give you an easy step into the sport!

[@BeatlePhillips]

Been cashing shoalbass on the fly and it’s definitely a challenge. Thanks for posting content on fly fishing for bass. So few people post about them. Great job and keep up the good work

[@ADUB1]

Glad to see a new video! 🔥

[@SlabDynasty]

Glad to be back bro!

[@jamiehegarty_]

SLAB IS BACK!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Awesome video man! Smallies on the fly looks like so much fun! Excited to see more content from yall again!

[@SlabDynasty]

We are back!!! So hype to be putting out some fishing content again. Glad you enjoyed the video bro 🔥

[@RyanAustinDean]

8:00 - “Please, don’t do that! Dear God!” 😂😂😂

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Great video mate!

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks brotha!

[@micahgrim2597]

Man smallies on the fly are a blast!

[@SlabDynasty]

You ain’t lying! My favorite fish to catch on the fly. Can’t wait to catch an absolute giant.

[@garretjones0519]

That’s a massive river, looks so much fun

[@SlabDynasty]

Yessir! My favorite smallie river

[@scots2129]

I live south of Raliegh and have never fished for smallies. Would love to take my son on a trip. Suggestions?

[@SlabDynasty]

NC has some great smallie rivers. A little bit of research and you can find some great spots. Good luck!

[@zachsilvero6033]

Just started fly fishing for smallmouth 2 weeks ago and I’m addicted!

[@mikehester4163]

Nice!! Since you are in WNC I can show you how to tie flies if you havent started already. You on the C****** river there ?

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks! I’ve started tying up some streamers.

[@mikeatwater]

I love that river!

[@FPVGooner]

Was it a Giant? Didnt hear em say it

[@Keepingitreel2]

WOAH I need to start editing like you do!!! That is AMAZING!!! I just hit 1.2K definitely trying to be more like you!!

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks man! You got it 👍🏻

[@duckmanco04]

Floating line? Weighted dungeons or no? Killer work man!

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks man! Sink tip line with a heavy fluoro leader. Weightless dungeons.

[@duckmanco04]

@@SlabDynasty thank you - that helps a ton!

[@SlabDynasty]

No problem! Good luck

[@johncomitz9479]

I Loved your commentary while playing the big Smallie ! I hope your enthusiasm continues into old age.

[@jakeyjakey4018]

no that was stupid. when u get to the dance, act like uve been there before

[@IndyFlyGuy]

Ever make it up to Indiana lets collab!

[@Nubenhoofer]

U tie ur own flies? If so, dont skimp one penny on hooks. Regardless if you do or dont, always carry a good hook sharpener with you. I fish waters that are equally craggy. Those rocks can dull ur hooks with the quickness. Also, when you are casting downstream like you were when u missed that biggun 5 min in, I HIGHLY recommend keeping your rod tip low and strip set the hook. Its a hard tactic to get down, it goes against every fishermans instinct of raising the tip to set the hook, but trust me dude, it WILL put more fish in ur net. Its all about the angle the fish is at compared to the orientation of your fly, and giving the hook the time it needs to get into the right angle. Downstream fishing, the fish and the fly both are going to be facing upstream, which is the same direction your hook is pointing when they bite it , so they are far more likely to short strike, and thus more likely to get a boney lip purchase on the hook point. When you high stick the hookset (which is the FASTEST method of setting the hook) but you miss, you are almost always pulling the hook out of the fish's mouth before the point can find good purchase. When u strip set (which is substantially slower at moving the fly, thus giving the fish more time to inhale it), the initial resistance will usually cause the fish to turn away from you, giving the hook more time to get repositioned and pointed toward the corner of the mouth. Strip set lightly at first, and then when you know he's turning away, you drive that hook in HARD. Another hard strip set or even a stiff high stick set will do it. I hope you find this helpful, I really dont mean to be critical, I love watching your videos. I just have been there myself 100 times and when a old timer taught me this I was so grateful bc it REALLY did make a HUGE difference in my bite/land ratio, so I figured I'd keep the chain of good will and knowledge moving forward! Cool video for sure. I wish more smallie junkies made good fly content like this.

[@springteen3743]

Dude give more valuable information then just whining and hyperventilating 🤔

[@stripping.streamers]

Sick video man!

[@SlabDynasty]

Thanks bro!