Fly Fishing for Spotted Bass in Small Creeks

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Slab Dynasty

Күн бұрын

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@jimmartinette9655 Жыл бұрын

I've been fly fishing for 53 years and I enjoy you videos. You guys are very savvy fly fisherman...and more.

@SlabDynasty Жыл бұрын

Thanks that means a lot from an experienced fly angler.

@klb6910 2 жыл бұрын

Always looking for good fly fishing videos. Good to see non-trout fly fishing. Bass and panfish probably more fly fished than trout. Keep it up.

@mizzle1788 3 жыл бұрын

This was a nice Sunday surprise. I could put the beginning on loop to fall asleep awesome stuff! Congrats on the new sponsor!!! Can't wait for a Collab fishing shirt?

@tryptaman4315 2 жыл бұрын

Doing exactly this is how I started fly fishing, and I have fell in love with it. I have a 21 foot bass boat, but I still take the time snd go walk creeks. I get to go catch trout for the first time in September on the White river in Arkansas

@SlabDynasty 2 жыл бұрын

It’s addicting! We bass fish from a boat a lot but we’ll never get away from this

@gabeholshouser3618 3 жыл бұрын

Who else thinks that the slow motion is satisfying

@shawndobson5713 5 ай бұрын

I feel your pain man. Same thing happened to me in early summer. Great video!

@SlabDynasty 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@duanepinkston2983 Жыл бұрын

Love the fly fishing videos also a fly fisherman so thanks

@jerryhulsey9618 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. That creek looks a lot like some over here in North Georgia. We have alabama spots and coosa bass right down the road.

@darrelbaillie7829 2 жыл бұрын

All fish on the fly is exciting. Thanks for the awesome videos, and better luck next time with the bowfin

@TrentsScents-yf4cj Жыл бұрын

Summer in GA, catching spotted bass on them currently. Where I am it’s good to have them i the box, I live in a community with acces to Lanier and rivers nearby with trout. Versatile lure

@rickyboy3288 3 жыл бұрын

Great video slab dynasty keep up the good work.

@vanandtammylong8969 3 жыл бұрын

Great job guys you guys need to come fish the upper Roanoke around the 360 bridge and down or the Dan river in the late March and April for stripes and walleyes out of Kerr lake

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

We love the Roanoke!

@AdamMiharaFishing 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the Dan River was a trout stream

@jeffjoyce1607 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been told the spots were stocked in the late 70s in 2 eastern CF tribs. Good lookin water there. Bowfin on the fly would be impressive. Enjoying the content fellas.

@MackinNC1 3 жыл бұрын

1975 -1978 the ncwrc studied 4 streams and found all 4 to be lacking in top predatory fish so from 1978-1981 they stocked 310,000 spotted bass in the Advents Creek. parkers Creek, and the upper and lower little rivers. from there they made their way to the cape fear.

@justinjdavis79 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel!! Enjoying all the fly fishing content!!

@SlabDynasty 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Justin! We’ve got plenty more on the way

@tryptaman4315 2 жыл бұрын

Idk what you’re using, but I always either throw a clouser Minnow, or an articulated streamer, and I hang a black or an olive colored wooly bugger 18-24 inches below. White and chartreuse colors on the streamers or black!

@SlabDynasty 2 жыл бұрын

We we're throwing the Meat Whistle in this video. Great baitfish imitator. We throw clousers and buggers quite often as well. Hope you enjoyed the vid!

@skorflyfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. When you hooked the Bowfin your line was wrapped on your rod obove the handle. It was driving me crazy because I have lost fish due to that very issue. It creates extra drag on the line and messes up strip sets. I saw you trying to manage that during the fight which is another issue. When that happens to me, it's almost always because I am so focused on sight fishing that I don't notice. I guess that sort of thing is why I love fly fishing. The simplicity of the gear demands a higher skill level which in turn, makes for a greater challenge and deeper satisfaction with each fish we hook. Thanks for sharing this adventure.

@MP_Fishing_ 3 жыл бұрын

Man comin over after listening to Bass and Brews! Epic video! Heartbreak on the bowfin, definitely Subscribed🤙🏻🔥

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, the bass and brews guys are awesome!

@kriminalism8790 3 жыл бұрын

It might not seem like much but try throwing a loop knot on your streamer, it gives it another movement point and they hold very well! It acts almost as another articulation point in any streamer.

@OkieFish 11 ай бұрын

I gotta find more creeks like this to sling a fly in!

@SlabDynasty 11 ай бұрын

This used to be THE spot

@ADUB1 3 жыл бұрын

Bangerrr 🔥🔥🔥

@Wuddupskin 3 жыл бұрын

good work guys!

@AdamMiharaFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Spots on a fly must be a blast. Funny seeing a rocky creek near the Cape Fear. You don't really think of rock and that River. The Bowfin would have been an epic catch. Getting a fish that big on the reel might have been the ticket. Let the fish fight the drag rather than pulling the line. Keeping the line going straight to the shooter guide helps too. Did you know carp take flies and you can stalk them like redfish and bonefish? Blistering runs.

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the stretch of the Cape Fear where I live (This is Levi btw) is actually very rocket and clear like in the catfish video. It is weird though a mile or two below or above my area goes back to being muddy and wide.

@AdamMiharaFishing 3 жыл бұрын

@@SlabDynasty there must be a ridge of bedrock that runs through that area. Pretty cool to live in such a unique area geologically. You should grab a rock and see what kind it is. Maybe study the bugs in that section vs the bugs in the muddy parts. (Sorry fisheries science nerd side coming out)

@derekspace 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I caught my first bowfin on the fly earlier this year in the Everglades while fishing for snook. The bowfin is a handful on the fly no doubt!

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

It’s all I want to catch now after that 😅

@kitchencarvings4621 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a lot of fun, though I'd be using a 4 wt. rod instead of 8. Those little fish would feel like giants. Of course you can't really throw the big meats with a 4 wt.

@IndianaSmallmouth 2 жыл бұрын

Spots are quite easy to hook with gear. I can't fish for a bass that tops out at about 16" in rivers, when there are smallmouth. Try wading a few miles of that river. You'll catch 30-40 of them.

@SlabDynasty 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they often hook themselves, and put up an insane fight! Hope you enjoyed the vid.

@billyjaquis9553 3 ай бұрын

Content was great. Stoked to see younger dudes on the fish tube getting on the fly. More fly please. Two questions/comments. Are the spotted bass not considered invasive to your area? If so, take them out. They make it way too competitive for the native species. I know they are up here in VA, and they’re putting the pressure on the native small mouth, so we take them out. I was thinking your line over top of your rod at the end was really messing up your casting and ability to shoot line out, and ultimately maybe interfered with how effective the strip set needed to be to lodge that hook on the bowfin. Love the content, keep going dude

@SlabDynasty 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man appreciate it! Yes the spots are invasive but these being Kentucky spots are much less problematic compared to the more prolific Alabama bass that are taking over some reservoirs and drainages in other parts of the state. The Kentucky spots seem to stay a bit more contained and less likely to outcompete other native species, but could be wrong there, would need to talk to a biologist. They’re great fighters and it’s a relatively small fishery for them in that area where this video was shot, so we’d likely never kill them intentionally. And yes, the line wrap probably was an issue but I was so locked in I didn’t notice it 😂

@paulheels 3 жыл бұрын

Heyyyooo🙌🙌🙌 The fly fishing vids are great! Shows that fly fishing ain’t just for those trout guys! High fives 🤚🤚🤚

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

Bringing that bass swag to the fly game 😎

@jarredbenson5333 3 жыл бұрын

Love the fly fishing vids y’all. Keep it up

@jayjay06513 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, great content! For those really boney mouthed critters try strip setting, keeping extra tension on the fish, and use hooks meant to pierce or "cut". Upping your tippet class will help to, so instead of super light 8lb test go to a hard no stretch 15lb test line or more for bowfin.. that will help with Hookset aswell. Some pike and musky guides even say strip the fish into your feet and they have incredibly hard mouths to hook.. So take it for what it's worth and keep trying! Again, great content!

@jerrydavis829 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the fly fishing videos. #flyfishtheworld

@domtiesflies743 3 жыл бұрын

I’d swap the 8wt for a 7wt if you’re hitting spots and panfish. I took a pb 7lb rainbow on my 7wt easily this year. It’ll be more fun with the smaller fish. Great video.

@TheJaymon1962 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of kentuckies in the TN River drainage

@ronaldroquemore665 2 жыл бұрын

Great fly fishing video content. QUESTION: What is the make / model of your fly fishing gear. I am interested in purchasing the exact fly fishing gear. New subscriber to your channel.

@SlabDynasty 2 жыл бұрын

We now use TFO rods and reels. In this video we had old gear, but a 5wt TFO signature series rod and NXT reel would be a great combo for smaller rivers like this. Floating line and a 10-15lb fluorocarbon leader for submerge to flies, monofilament for floating

@aw00gaaw00ga1 3 жыл бұрын

Meat whistles aren't articulated, but in olive they're my favorite dredging fly! Don't forget to strip-set on those fish!

@SlabDynasty 3 жыл бұрын

Yea Levi actually corrected me on the articulated thing off camera, still figuring things out! And yes, slowly learning (the hard way) that you can’t set the hook on other fish like you don on trout, that strip set is crucial

@aw00gaaw00ga1 3 жыл бұрын

@@SlabDynasty Whenever you fish streamers it's always best to strip set! On big fish like that bowfin just keep strip setting until it starts to pull, then bend the rod; that makes sure the hook is really jammed in the mouth. With bass I'll even strip set with terrestrial patterns or poppers. It takes a little while to build the habit, but it's good to practice.