HOOK/LEADER SIZE - FLY FISHING

Math and fishing! Yay!

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[smr]

Best Line: “If a fish is gonna eat a fly this big, he probably doesn’t care what it’s attached to. He just wants to kill it.”

[farmerbob]

Question: when you’re Tenkara fishing the South Platte what size midge do you use? Actually thanks for the information. Makes sense.

[gobluelife]

I never heard of the divide by 3 rule before. Thank you for the video. I really learned some good stuff.

[coreyf.]

What was going through Kelly Galoups mind when he named his fly the Sex Dungeon 😂

[adriancooper]

Thank you for the valuable information about the divide by 3 rule that has really helped me out keep being huge !!

[rossthompson]

Glad I'm not the only flyfisherm that likes pbr!

[charlieboutin]

6 times tippet!😂 Enjoyed the HUGE Q & A Ben.👍 Got to see you twice in same week..That’s Huge! Shelter in place in the river.🎣 Stay safe!

[bradycase]

Great job Ben, I really think you need to do a video on the best type of beer to drink for specific types of fishing.... And "cold" beer doesn't count.

[robertwilcken]

Thanks man, I usually fish a 5x leader but think I'll go to a 4x and get a size 12 hook on it then to a 5 or 6x to get a 16 or smaller hook on. Trout guy, Big Thompson and Poudre.

[arhodes]

Finally soemone is able to give a good summary and keep it simple. Thanks for a solid explanation!

[andrewmagee]

You should come do some steelhead fishing in the Great Lakes

[daviskoorey]

This is the best video ever. Funny AF, and informative .

[Sirskibumsalot]

Yup I use 12 lb.Tippet in salt water lagoons where I fish for Halibut with big streamers and a sinking line, and Halibut like the color Orange high school pic of you @ 3:38 too ; )

[raven_of_zoso]

A friend of me and I was fishing this river a few years ago, stalking big browns on small dryflies. He had a 6x tippet on and suddenly decided to change to a streamer, a size 4 Wooly Bugger. He hooked a trout that was probably around 6-8 lbs, he managed to fight it for a little while before it snagged. Both fly and trophy trout went bye-bye. I left him there, and rumours have it that he's still walking the woods looking for me while wondering where it all went wrong.

[adkoutdoors]

Love your videos man. You are hilarious and informational!

[paulnoble]

Totally on point; great video! Stronger tippet can also help lower fish mortality, if you're releasing them.
Just woke up and watched this, so if I missed you saying this in your vid already, feel free to mock me.

[natecrossette]

Can you make a video on rods? Like why have rods with different stiffness, lengths, etc. What kind of rods do you use in different situations?

[richbubnowski]

Ben, love your videos. I try to be a bit of a minimalist and only take the essentials with me. How about doing a video on guys that wear too much gear in the water? You could probably have fun with that one. Thanks.

[joshveloso]

"Oyster Tippet" hahaha Rio step your game up

[justal]

Thanks Ben for another great video. My adjustment for tying on a reasonably larger fly without changing to a heavier leader & tippet is to tie a double-clinch knot (i.e. two loops through the fly eye), which creates a little more friction at the hook eye. Not sure if anyone uses this knot in the fly world... Any thoughts on this technique? Application is trout.