Tenkara Sight Fishing LARGE Reservoir Flats Carp - The Rodzilla in Action

[@FlickyFlies]

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[@michaelcapurso]

Carp are so underrated glad to see a Carp Tenkara video, thank you!. What was your line setup?

[@FlickyFlies]

For sure! They are such challenging and rewarding quarry. I was using ~15 feet of 8 pound fluorocarbon followed by a couple feet of brightly colored sighter to a few feet of 3X fluoro tippet.

[@tenkaragenki]

Oh hell yeah! Watching this now!

[@FlickyFlies]

Woop woop!

[@skiddyfishing]

I love that Tenkara whip sound

[@FlickyFlies]

Me too man! Such a cool sound.

[@dtffishingmi]

My Rodzilla is on the way - can't wait!

[@FlickyFlies]

It's a wild rod! Have fun!

[@Namsu11]

Been waiting for someone to produce a truly big fish tenkara rod that can handle carp!

[@FlickyFlies]

I hear ya! It's an amazing rod. Perfect for carp.

[@ernsthorn2788]

I'm actually quite amazed when I see your views and subscriber stats. It should be ten times more, considering the quality of your work. I find that as a conventional fly fisher I still learn a few things from Tenkara. At the same time, it is so pleasing to watch you do your thing. Carry on Flicky!

[@FlickyFlies]

Hah, thanks Ernst! I’ll keep at it and hopefully get there someday :) I had no idea you were a conventional fly fisher, that’s so cool! I actually want to start filming some videos with conventional setups here and there and having this channel be a place for fly fishermen of all types. Kind of worried the regular fly fisher folk won’t love my tenkara content, but it’s good to hear that you do. Gives me hope!

[@michaelsmith7193]

Oh, what a treat this video is! And to think, I almost missed it due to some weekend travel. So glad I remembered the notification! This is just an amazing offering - thanks!

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks so much Michael, that means a lot to me. Glad you caught it!

[@tenkaraangler]

Great video - that RodZilla is getting a lot of "big fish" love these days. Seems very well deserved!

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks for stopping by! It's a pretty amazing rod for bigger fish. Can't wait to see the limits it gets pushed to eventually!

[@stevewalcott9546]

Another awesome video! I never considered carp for sporting fun, but you changed my mind! Excellent video.

[@FlickyFlies]

Glad to hear it! You’d definitely be missing out if carp weren’t on your radar! Thanks for watching.

[@rubengarza7452]

Thank you 🙏 great video and testing fishing, love the singing 🎣 🐋

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks for dropping by Ruben! Glad you liked the video, it was a fun one to film for sure!

[@rubengarza7452]

@@FlickyFlies I told all my followers on my personal and business Facebook page to follow you if there into Tenkara or curios about it.

[@FlickyFlies]

@@rubengarza7452 Thank you!

[@curmit]

Another great video, keep up the excellent work. I received my Rodzilla already but have not had the opportunity to test it out yet. This video assured me that I got the right rod for the job of targeting the biggest fish whatever my area, living on the Texas coast or chasing big carp in Kansas. I tend to want to push the boundaries and upon just hearing the name "Rodzilla" I was sold!

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks man! The name definitely speaks well to the uses for this rod. I hope you manage to get into some redfish and some of those big carp you showed me.

[@AmongstTheCovers]

Would love to see you do some salmon fishing with this thing, great video!

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks for the comment. Me too!! Salmon, steelhead, red fish, snook, other carp species. It's all on the list! Appreciate you watching.

[@carlosandreblatt]

Man that rod shall demand some muscle work out ! Nor for me😂 Nice vid anyway. Shared 👍

[@FlickyFlies]

Lol I was genuinely tired after a long day of fighting carp! Thanks as always.

[@Greengeist05]

Fishing the prairie flats for mudwater bonefish. 😅🐟💪👍

[@FlickyFlies]

Lol you got it! Haven't actually fished for bonefish, yet, but this does just fine for now!

[@flyfishhunter]

That is a beast of a rod! Great spot to sight fish some big fish! Awesome video! You have great voice audio and also capture nice ambient audio as well. What do you use for your audio set up?

[@FlickyFlies]

Thanks man, I know, such a nice spot for some carp fishing. Glad you liked the video. I use a Rode VideoMicro on my big camera for B-roll, and then have a small mic (Edutige ETM-001) connected to my chest-mounted GoPro. I sync up the GoPro audio and big camera third person video. It essentially acts as a lav mic with the ability to use some GoPro footage if needed.

[@flyfishhunter]

@@FlickyFlies Got it. You get great audio out of your go pro. I found I can't do that because I use the camera underwater a lot and the gopro mic doesn't work as well when it gets wet. I use an external voice recorder and I sync the audio in post with the big camera. I just ordered the Rode VideoMicro for my big camera as I'm not happy with the mic I have for it currently. Thanks so much and keep up the great content! 👍👍

[@ladytenkarabumtenkaraamate3620]

amazing!!

[@FlickyFlies]

Hey! Glad to see you here! :)

[@logannewman4532]

I have a rod this size and I want to use it on Sonoran Suckers in the Lower Salt River. A lot of traditional western fly fishermen target them out here. I'd like to turn a few of their heads with my 18' rod.

[@FlickyFlies]

That’s never been on my radar, but the salt river is. That sounds really interesting. Are they targeting the. with carp flies more or less? You should definitely give it a go. How big do they get?

[@logannewman4532]

@@FlickyFlies San Juan worms and caddis flies mostly by the looks of it. There are some 30+ lb grass carp in there.

[@damianfenlon3326]

Another great video. I´ve got a Rodzilla too, but haven´t had a chance to use it yet. Quick question-what kind of line/ leader set up were you using?

[@FlickyFlies]

I'm really enjoying the fact that I've met a few people with this niche rod. What target fish did you buy it for? Today I was using an 8 pound test fluorocarbon main line (stealthiest option for lobbing instead of casting heavier flies) that had a couple feet of brightly colored sighter attached and then 3-4 feet of 3X fluorocarbon tippet. However, I managed to snap it in the middle of the line on a snag and ended up using a 12 foot line I had with way too much tippet on it. I made up a line of #3 level line straight to tippet and was using that on my T-Hunter a few days ago and I really was enjoying the simplicity, the visibility from rod tip straight down to tippet, and potential greater durability compared to thinner fluorocarbon main line. So I'll likely switch to various lengths of #3 level line for nymphing / streamers etc in the future.

[@damianfenlon3326]

@@FlickyFlies Hi, I bought it for big trout in very fast current. I fished a river last year where I had some big fish beaten but did not have the leverage to bring them to the net in the very fast water. I couldn´t follow them or lead them into softer water as I was balanced very precariously on rocks. Hopefully Rodzilla does the trick this year...

[@chrishanson8972]

I used your code to pick up a Rodzilla. I live within 200 yards of the San Juan river and you convinced me to see if I can hook into some big carp. I may have missed it. What fly were you using?

[@FlickyFlies]

Awesome! It's about the most fun fishing I've ever had. Check back in with me and let me know how you do! I'm using the McTage's Chubby Chaser. A fly that originates with a carp fly fisherman out of, I believe, Denver.

[@barrykustin6491]

They don't put those lightning stickers on rods for fun. Stay out of the water and well away if waving a graphite rod during a storm.

[@FlickyFlies]

True that!