Ultralight Fishing 101 | EVERYTHING You Need To Know!

[@aaanglers]

Are you going to try ultralight fishing?

[@followeroftheway6930]

If you send me a rod 😁

[@caroferg8857]

Maybe lol

[@bryanwashere99]

Ultralight or light fishing is 75% of my gear.

[@christiecoopersellshouses5738]

Oh yeah! Just ordered a Daiwa Alphas and Megabass Hyuga bfs setup. Can't wait to give it a try 😁

[@Red-mo2uo]

I’ve wanted to but I’d need a cheap rod because my normal one just snapped. $130 down the drain

[@FishAnything]

I love your addiction to UL fishing. So happy you’re enjoying it my guy, thanks for the shoutout! Keep on making that drag scream 🥰

[@aaanglers]

🙌🔥

[@mattnguyen1672]

Ayyyy ;)

[@christophershoe9642]

My wife and I just went dink fishing for the last 4 days on our kayak/camping/fishing trip. We slayed them! A 1/32oz yellow/orange jig head paired with a orange/yellow curlytail grub with a beetle spin blade attached caught everything! We were amazed at how fast, and fun dink fishing was! We are definitely keeping this in our tackle boxes from now on. Thanks Jeff!

[@aaanglers]

Yes!

[@Larry-d1c]

I prefer a rod at least 6 ft. Makes it so you can whip a light lure further. If you bank fish it might be a problem, but works great from a boat. Big guides and more guides help with distance too. Reel not too tiny, light is better, but too small spool is bad for wind knots. One thing about ultralight is you won't get a sore arm fishing all day! I much prefer spinning, longer casts always. I only use revolving spool reels for heavy salt water.

[@equinsuocha1213]

I go with an ugly stick elite 7’ ultralight spinning rod medium fast action, penn fierce III 1000 reel, 6lb braid mainline and a 2/4/6 lb fluorocarbon leader depending on the situation. Absolutely loving ultralight fishing because I’m teaching my son how to fish with his ugly stick dock runner setup (I swear im not an ugly stick shill lol) and it’s nice to be able to match what he’s fishing for. I’m usually a saltwater fisherman because I live on the coast and love surf fishing and jetty fishing, so it’s nice to be able to target these smaller freshwater species and still get a fun fight out of them. Good bonding and teaching experience with the boy and a surprisingly addictive way to fish lol.

[@Aprehended]

Agree with everything in this video. I always have my UL setup on hand, it's so fun especially when the big ones aren't biting.

[@raywells2858]

Ultra-Light fishing is more fun than the law should allow for. I got into it back in the very early 80's when it was all the rage and never quite abandon it ever since. It makes catching Sand Bass and 2 lbs plus Bass a whole lot of fun!

[@DarkWoodPicks]

I have been using a bobber with my ultralight. I bought a crappie jig kit, and a couple small 1/16 ounce spinners. So far I have caught a 3 lb bass, but mostly bluegill some pike and a couple crappie. Always fun to take out just to fish and have fun

[@jessiehoch7541]

You and online outdoorsman convinced me on the ultralight game. I picked up a quantum combo from Dick’s Sporting Goods and have been loving it.

[@Plee92]

Ethan really makes ultra light fishing looks fun

[@CoreyL984]

I love him and his products are awesome. Love mule jigs

[@Plee92]

@@CoreyL984 I haven't tried it yet. I'm in the same position as Ethan right now lol

[@RamonOutdoors]

UL fishing is the best. Just got the Horse Fly and taking them out tomorrow!

[@gmoorhead459]

Smacked some blue gill and a couple dink bass today on the horse fly in pasture fire and black!

[@2JJays]

Since I've began UL fishing I haven't had the urge to use my other poles lol I'm using the TFO 6'6 UL rod and the Kastking zepher SFS 1000 with 6lb braid. Each panfish you catch is like catching a monster every time.. so much fun.

[@elimooney937]

I caught my PB largemouth on a yo-zuri pins minnow in the 50mm size, fighting a 6 pounder on an ultralight set up is something else

[@bryanmasters5423]

Love the ultralite and finesse style of fishing! Thanks for sharing!

[@terribleatfishing]

I am addicted to my ultra light and BFS set ups. TOTALLY ADDICTED! Kastking BFS Zephyr on my Shimano Sensilite rod and ultra light is a Kastking Zephyr 1000 on a Kastking Resolute UL rod. Just ordered from Mule...looking forward to panfish fishing with them

[@AndrewFromTN]

Ultralight is my favorite type of fishing! Hard to fish much else these days. Always getting on at least some nice panfish and occasionally some great bass! Mule fishing is fantastic!

[@jimmynich4791]

I think the one problem with ultra light fishing is if the water has a bit of a current or is pretty deep. I find it hard to catch anything if the water is running pretty quickly, usually catch just as the lure hits the water when it's like that.

[@joeltuck2741]

I love ultralight fishing!

[@THEEnfantTerrible]

I caught a 2lb 16” smallmouth bass on my 7 foot TFO ultralight and 6lb straight braid with a 1/16 rooster tail and a 14” slab of a crappie on a 1/80 mule jig and mule horsefly… those 2 are a couple of my very favorite UL catches. That horsefly on an super light jig drifts and falls so slow and natural through the water fish slam it

[@caroferg8857]

Oh dear… again more stuff to make hubby buy ;) My Tahoe is getting full!

[@nicholashubert4834]

Awesome video. In Colorado it is very tough fishing all the pressured ponds. Started rolling only ultralight couldn’t be happier I did. It is a lot of fun catching dinks when no one else is getting anything!

[@chrisyork3709]

I love ultralight fishing, have for a long time. Pretty much half of my tackle/ rods and reels is ultralight or light. Many bass waters here are littered with yellow perch, pickerel and fallfish. Catching a 20+ inch pickerel or a 2+ lb smallie on ultralight gear is great fun, I don't care who you are lol.

[@JeffGeraldFishing]

Dude I love ultralight fishing, always have my ultralight in the truck ready lol. Great video 👍🏻

[@kkomedykking69]

my bfs setup is a haibo steed on a kuying teton 6’6 2-8g and i can comfortable cast a 1/32 oz jig on it. if you want to cast lighter lures on bfs gear use a shorter lighter rod so it’ll load up that light bait. great video👍🏻

[@B-Rad_P-Ark]

Another good old skool (heavier) UL lure is something like the Mister Twister/Johnson Beetlespin rigs. Great for pulling bigger fish off a weedline.

[@1989JARR]

It's always funny for me watching ultra light videos cause in my state (New Mexico) trout is the most common fish with or without other species in the same pond lake or rivers/streams and a lot are stocked only with trout or catfish so you just have to run ultra light if not doing bait for trout at least. To get after the few places with like bluegill though these tips are nice. Also the rooster tails, small spoons, and like aglia in line spinners are widely sold here because that's what trout will hit usually and I've found more so than bait.

[@billcoerver4583]

Love BFS fishing. I throw the Dobyns 700C paired with a Daiwa Pixy68 SPR... Great combo 🔥

[@mikereilly3242]

Yes, very good video I'm definitely going to start doing this. I mean this weekend maybe now I'll start catching some fish. Been waiting for a video like this.

[@slippery1958]

I have been ultralight fishing for years. I can always out fish people with light pole and light line. Sometimes I use a LONG (IE:12 foot) floppy pole as well with 2-4 pound test line. Lots and Lots of fun. I have never used a BFS Casting reel yet. I am working on building a rod specially for that purpose and will use it this year (In West Michigan)

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Finally got my hands on the gulp minnow heads. Hoping I can use the for tipping spinners and jigs and maybe by itself on some of the mini trout magnet hooks.

[@MIKE57208]

I love my defy silver rods.

[@gmoorhead459]

Loving the Defy Silver!! Running the 7ft rod with a Piscifun Flame 2000 reel.

[@jonhammes6209]

I use vintage ultralight gear, Penn 716, 716z, 420ss on vintage Eagle Claw Featherlite rods. My baitcaster is a 40 year old Ryobi micro left hand. Go to lure around my part of VA is silver or black rooster tails, small cranks, and light jigs. I use 2 or 4lb fluorocarbon line.

[@kevingrandke6075]

I have not fished Ultralight in years! I have three rigs that I just went through last week inspecting. one I will have to get my kids on.

[@PhantomJM]

That chartreuse 1/32 oz. Mule jig with a black Donkey Tail Jr. is money. I'll slam fish on that all day every day.

[@Rockford-Rail]

Caught around a 24 inch walleye on ultralight yesterday, using the 13 fishing defy silver rod, 6lb line. Was a great fight! Great video, keep up the good work.

[@SABRECRAFT]

what length rod do you use?

[@blackbirdrc8348]

In-line spinners are so under rated. People don't realize "old school" stuff still kills em!

[@hvega8199]

Rooster tails 👍🏾. They have their place. I mostly fish the stockers in the Northern California lakes. They hang out a few feet from the banks so mini jigging is what really works. 8’ daiwa presso Kastking sfs zephyr 2lb xxx izorline all the way through. Sierra slammer crappie tubes.

[@makunu2179]

Thanks browski, just got my first ultra light setup so I really needed an tutor on this

[@chrismash1792]

Baits look awesome

[@zachkreider5935]

Tfo 7 foot trout rod diawa spinmatic diawa presso uglystick elite I love ultralight rods and compact reels

[@danthompson1467]

Some of the most fun a guy can have mule jigs and donkey tails are amazing 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@eckharttolle-nq7qu]

Try the Yozuri Ail Goby (gold/black), it sinks fast and has an independent moving tail and a wide side to side you never seen. Your jaw will drop. You could burn it but it will turn on its side, but very attractive to lockjawbass hugging the shore .

[@crackedtac868]

I love ultralight fishing I do it on the ocean for lingcod and rock fish with a trout rod

[@thomasflickinger1949]

WOW!!!!! That impresses me.

[@MrBoomer-jl2gw]

Triple surgeons knot prevents fluorocarbon knot failure

[@yep.fishing]

Hey just incase you didn't know, a 2000 Daiwa is a 1000 body with a 2mm larger spool diameter

[@dragngt]

I’ve recently ventured into the ultra light world and think it’s funny that I ended up with the same Zephyr & Sensilite combo. I’ll be honest, it’s been really hard for me to adjust to the ultra light BFS rigs that are truly light weight. The mini cranks, mini jerkbaits and that plopper you have work fine but it’s impossible for me to get a single 1/32 jig head to go where I want it on this set up and I’m really glad you pointed that out as it was driving me mad. These other BFS channels are always able to bomb out 1g trout magnets and I just don’t have that touch yet. I’ll have to stick to an ultra light spinning rod for that.

[@aaanglers]

All about dialing it in. But also the sensilite is too stiff

[@garynordby6789]

Just found a ultra light spinning combo in my garage didn’t even know I had it. 🤔

[@aaanglers]

🙌🔥💯

[@RaabStephan]

I have a super cheap ice fishing setup (HT Ice Blue 36"). I might pull the reel off of it, and throw it on my new 5'6" ultra-light rod, and see what happens.

[@d.e.a.t.h2258]

This answered many questions for me man. Thanks!

[@JohnJames.]

I just toss spinners , if fly fishing isn't working. Mepps black furry is a slayer, I caught a solid 20 inch cutt throat, on a drift in a shallow stream. But also catch 30 lb chum on my 6wt, just now got a 4wt and two mid nineties diawa, full cork , sliding Fuji reel seat 7 , 7 1/2 foot ultralights.

[@ricaptv3705]

Happy fishing master

[@kipperwhite2976]

Been UL fan longtime & got g/kids into it now So Much Fun every fish is a challange also ;)

[@kipperwhite2976]

We use a super mini float w/jig rig!! Keep the bottom tangles fm happening also. Hard 2 find the original cork float's fm long ago. Also Use 4lb mono seems 2b afforidble & works well Share hints alsways my Motto ;)

[@craftsmandiy]

Thank you very much for the interesting video. I wish you a great fishing trip!

[@samuelsfishing7785]

Nice vid

[@zachkreider5935]

St. Croix 7 foot panfish rod

[@piyachetty3023]

Cool review bro ultra light fishing is awsome 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@fishtoledo]

Mepps comet minnow

[@agailframe6590]

Might just do that 😊

[@williamtomlin192]

Thanks for sharing

[@fishingfreaks4488]

I got that same ultralight rod in 7ft

[@eboninkdeathliquidnecrosis]

I love dinks!

[@baccoff3308]

Nice Fishing Pole!

[@aaanglers]

Thanks

[@willyghost2213]

Michigan represent! 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽

[@smooveb191]

Ive caught avariety of fish with that lil donkey tail jr bass bluegill crappie yellow perch.

[@gabemoore3189]

Great video man

[@Dougie_d23]

Check out the Aether from Sixgill... quickly became my favorite ultralight rod. It is more expensive but they offer bogo deals a few times a year. Keep an eye out and pick up a few for you and Paul.

[@annalongfield]

How do mule and Z man act when in box. I know they are similar. But I can wanna combine a couple of boxes

[@aaanglers]

They eventually melt, but can play together for a short time

[@franciscomejia7610]

What action will get you a farther cast? Medium fast or light fast?

[@aaanglers]

Depends on the rod, reel and line. With a good reel, light small diameter line and a whippy rod, you can get some good distance on light lures. We like Varivas BFS line to get the smaller diameter and good strength. All of that aside, if you are doing ultralight you really need an Ultralight or light rod.

[@5wisher5weet]

UL means more action. If you don't have a long time to fish each session just downsize your gear.

[@dennisnieradka6668]

Question? Can you use a ice rod combo ? Yes I live in Florida.

[@aaanglers]

Sure, or like an ugly stick dock demon

[@adamstreetboyzz]

No weightless rigs like Texas and wacky? Is it possible

[@aaanglers]

it's possible, but no reason. Throw on a light weight and it falls super slow anyways

[@isaacwiklund9227]

I can only find the Okuma Inspiria isk-20 in 2000c. Is it that one you have ? I cant find it in 1000 size that why i am wondering. Hope you could respons, love your countent😊 Mvh Isaac

[@aaanglers]

Unfortunately this reel was discontinued… they have an updated one called the ISX on Okuma. The Ceymar by okuma is a great budget option

[@LandSkull]

I can’t find the defy silver in 5’6” shortest I find is 6’6”. Any experience with that length or a good alternative?

[@aaanglers]

6'6 would be totally fine. I now have a 7 ft ultralight panfish II from tfo that I love.

[@MG3Angling]

Whats the reason for running braid if you are doing 9ft leader? No hate just curious

[@aaanglers]

sensitivity, easy casting, visibility

[@frankcornacchia8637]

I have the exact same setup and love it! What would you use line-wise on this, as far as flouro? I'm currently running it with 4lb mono but thinking about moving to flouro. Great info, thank you!

[@aaanglers]

I tried 8 lb braid to 6 lb fluoro and I love it!

[@frankcornacchia8637]

@@aaanglers Sweet! I'm giving that a try right away, thanks man! 👊

[@mojondro]

Guy's im going to recommend an AliExpress braid,is the ashconfish branded and is so good is not joke, don't shed color,is super supple and awesome to makes knots and don't fade or absorb too much water

[@Fishingandbaseballislife78]

Can you plz link the shimano rod i really want to get it for cristmas

[@aaanglers]

Shimano sensilite, i got mine at fish usa

[@gatovipfitness3215]

Dude love the vid, what other reels would you pair the zephyr???

[@markraciborski4289]

Have you tried the Tsurinoya Dark Wolf Ultra S50? Any thoughts 👍 👎 ?

[@aaanglers]

Have not tried it yet

[@markraciborski4289]

@@aaanglers Thanks for the reply. Seems real popular over the Zephyr reel. It looks like they improved the brake system on the newer release this year, will have 2 try and find the article, post, FYI. I would think a magnetic brake system would be problematic with the reduction of metal in the spool creating the necessary eddy current an issue. Probably stronger magnetics then in regular reels, which can cause other problems. Just looks like an interesting reel, I believe in the $70 price point range.

[@dylanfreeman2593]

Should you use a spinner or a baitcaster for ultralight fishing? Also why not use a baitcaster for ultralight? And do they even make baitcaster setups for ultralight? Thanks for the help.

[@aaanglers]

Spinning is preffered. They make baitcasters called BFS

[@shellcracker18]

Spincast ultralight is the bomb

[@filc0]

How do I join "Team Dink"? I'm sure I can become president or maybe a chairman of the team. And, how do I get a Team Dink sticker?

[@aaanglers]

Lol, he might sell them on mulefishing.com

[@lawerencebowens3405]

This is a good video but your didn’t explain that it’s was your set up that doesn’t allow you to throw those tiny 1/32 lures. Because it’s is very possible with that kastking reel lo a lighter power rod. Good information overall

[@saldenas]

when I go fishing I carry 3 box of lures but only 1 lure I used.. hahahaha

[@colesheehan9929]

Can you use that same spinning setup in saltwater?

[@aaanglers]

Not likely. You really need a salt specific set up

[@colesheehan9929]

@@aaanglers do you know any salt specific ultra light gear? I live in Annapolis MD and been wanting to get an ultra light setup for salt and fresh water.

[@colesheehan9929]

What is the Braid company you have on your spinning rod?

[@aaanglers]

Power Pro

[@austinwilson1630]

New to ultralight. Where are you getting your tackle from ?

[@aaanglers]

mule fishing

[@ex8280]

I have an okuma celilo 9', buddy has an 8'. He is able to cast about maybe 10 feet further. But will a 7' go even further?

[@aaanglers]

I don’t think so

[@jad814]

Thank you for this! Just finding it as I start to understand venturing into an ultralight rig. My question, on the ultralight, why 5'6" as opposed to 6'6" or even 7'0"? I've always tended to like longer rods up in the bass (medium or medium-heavy) spectrum, so just curious since I'll only be starting with 1 rig...

[@aaanglers]

Better for wading in rivers, that’s the main reason

[@jad814]

@@aaanglers makes total sense, and thank you for responding! I'm going to stick with a 5'6 to start as a close buddy who I fish with on a boat says it'll work just fine off the boat too!

[@alabamapoint]

Would you recommend the sensalite spinning rod?

[@aaanglers]

Never used it, so I’m not sure

[@fishingfreaks4488]

What size plopper is that? 60?

[@aaanglers]

Yup

[@travismccall2919]

Is it still ultralight if I’m runnin 30lb braid, caught 12 lb blue catfish on the Walmart special

[@aaanglers]

Ultra heavy light

[@chuckengano6471]

I love UL fishing but i dont have money to buy. 😔 u have raffle or giveaway sir!😁

[@eckharttolle-nq7qu]

Avoid the Yozuri Ail Killfish that one sucks

[@wowdudeman5715]

Is the Sensalight casting rod a two piece or one piece?

[@aaanglers]

1 piece

[@wowdudeman5715]

@@aaanglers ok. I really wanted the rod but I think it will be too hard to transport for me but thanks a lot for actually responding

[@letsfish808]

Did u get those fish on the wall custom made or bought? And how much did it cost the one me and my son got was $300 for a remade peacock bass of the pic of the fish we caught

[@aaanglers]

Those are like a really old pottery piece from my Grandfather

[@letsfish808]

@@aaanglers wow blessings bro🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 that taxidermy fish is nice tho if you ever had one you don’t want lmk I’ll buy it?.

[@RaspberryBibingka]

How light is the whole set up like 6 lbs?

[@aaanglers]

Like pack, lures, rod combo all together? Probably

[@RaspberryBibingka]

@@aaanglers thanks

[@davidarwood6264]

Both setups and all lures wouldn't be 6 lbs. ....most likely not 3 lbs

[@wildfoodoutdoors]

I guess ultralight has a different meaning in fishing than it does in backpacking :-P I'm trying to figure out what a good setup would be for mult-day backpacking trips to mountain lakes for trout fishing. Any suggestions for that specific use case?

[@davidarwood6264]

Eagle claw makes a telescopic rod and reel combo and it's pretty cheap. It is ultralight and would fit easily into a backpack. A small plastic case with a few roostertail spinners and a few trout magnets and you would be ready to go. With hardly any weight or much bulk.

[@craigd123]

2000 and 3000 reels cast further than 1000 reels with same line...

[@aaanglers]

Agreed, but I wouldn’t want the bulk of that reel on an ultralight rod. Also Im not trying to cast a 1/32 oz jig a mile

[@craigd123]

@@aaanglers me either, I prefer the 1000. It's just in the video you said a 1000 will cast further than a 2-3000

[@aaanglers]

Did i? I use this mostly on the river so it makes no difference for me, but my bad

[@stephen579]

The sizes of these reels are stupid, I have a Shakespeare xk 4000 that is very small and a Shakespeare xk 4000 that is the size of a beach caster, so what is going on there?

[@aaanglers]

Ummm.. no idea 🤷‍♂️

[@nikc8908]

No offense bud but that 13 rod is the absolute worst ultralight I've ever owned! Don't buy it. Feels great on a fish if your dead sticking with a 1 oz weight other then that it's the WORST casting rod ever if you use anything under an oz it cast for shit. Impossible to run finesse stuff. Sorry not calling you out but I just hate that rod with a passion for mini jigging lol. I was so pissed my daiwa spinmatic flew out my truck so I grabbed that one for a replacement I was so pissed ended up buying another spinmatic the day I tried it. Review that rod it's the same price and 10 times better I promise

[@aaanglers]

I mean I’ve had no issues with it. I don’t see you as calling me out. You like what you like. I don’t work for 13 so I don’t really care lol. I’ll keep trying others too.

[@leatherstockingangler9046]

Just curious how you pick people for your live feeds. I’m a kayak angler from upstate NY and huge wacky rig angler. I also have a KZbin channel but I’m just a little fish in a big ocean at this point

[@aaanglers]

We pick awesome people with good vibes 😂 hit us up and let us know what you bring to the table!

[@leatherstockingangler9046]

@@aaanglers awesome ultimately I’m all about growing the sport of kayak fishing and fishing as a whole. Plus promoting different brands I’m pro-staff for a few companies Enigma fishing Venom Lures Screwy Lewy just to name a few. leatherstockingangler is my KZbin and Instagram But I do like watching You and Paul your videos are entertaining and you crack me up sometimes. Plus I’ve talked with the owner of Xcite Baits. Awesome down to earth kind of guy. So that’s me man. Just a fishing guy from upstate NY. Not far from the baseball hall of fame and some really good fisheries

[@email16v]

Cmon. You don't need leaders for UL.