Fly Fishing vs Spin Fishing: Which is better?? (Trout Fishing)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- FLY ROD vs SPINNING ROD: Which do you think is better??
Fly fishing is a technique that has become near and dear to my heart over the last 5 years or so. However, I've been spin fishing for far more years than I've been fly fishing. So I feel as if my relatively recent experience with both puts me in a good position to be able to use both and figure out which is more effective!
SPIN FISHING: Spin fishing excels at being easier to pick up and become proficient at. The casting makes it such that you can move large sections of water and hit small areas of creeks that may be difficult to cast with a fly rod. The draw back is the lack of versatility. You can only really imitate bait fish or large bugs with ease, but that's not really what trout eat most of the time.
FLY FISHING: Fly Fishing is more difficult to become proficient at, but once you get to comfortable level with the fly rod it can be way more effective. The reason being is that trout just eat bugs and fly fishing easily imitates their main foot source. Fly fishing also has the versatility to imitate baitfish, nymphs, or any sort of bug that fish may want to eat.
All in all I was surprised at how badly the spinning rod lost to the fly rod. Rainbow trout do typically favor bugs, but even so the fly rod out fished the spinning rod 10 to 1 almost. Now granted these were wild trout and stocked trout may be different, but either way these results should speak for themselves. Spinner fishing is usually a crazy effective technique and one I used for years.
Let me know if you want me to make another video with stocked trout, brown trout, or brook trout in the comments below.
Thanks for watching! #fishing
Which is better... whichever one puts the biggest smile on your face and warmth in your heart.
It's the one that catches more fish.
@@korlock3000 LOL
So nice seeing this kind of comments instead of "Spin rods are so much better" or the same thing for fly
I fly fish for trout on streams and rivers, I use bait-caster or spinning rigs for lakes. I don’t discriminate different styles of fishing, they all have their advantages.
Well said, I love fly fishing for everything but I never ditch conventional, especially for bass!
what's the advantage of fly fishing?
@@THESLlCK it makes you able to cast tiny profiles and it’s more effective for trout. For the most part it’s an extra thing
Bro, you do realize that they have bait caster set ups for creeks and rivers and streams, right Shimano, MGL 70 HG with a 6 foot six Shimano Schmitter fast action fuck I need to fly rod for I’ll pass on that
I’m sorry, but fly fishing is old man fishing
I am 79 years old and have fish for trout since I was seven. I’ve used all methods that I know of. I think flyfishing with my Flyrod is great fun and sometimes it seems to be the only way to catch fish but I think spin fishing is much more versatile and let’s face it you can always Tie a afly onto your Spooner or spinne Or use a bubble and throw the fly as far as you want to. That’s my two cents.
agreed with you on the fly attaching to the spinning rod, it is also evolved into baitcaster as well which is BFS.
yeah. egg patterns on a spinning rod during the runs is where its at.
Thank you for your wisdom, Sir. I will definitely try this next time I get to the river 👍
Too, I can use the same rod to fish for both panfish and Pike, and I can use that rod to fish at any depth. Covering all those bases with a single fly rod would be rather difficult, practically impossible without multiple lines and much re-rigging.
Not being an expert I am wondering why can one not fly fish with spinning rood? Surely it is possible to cast the fly using the spinning rod / reel combo.
It has to be tough making these comparison videos because so much depends on the water conditions and the mood of the fish. Today they wanted flies, but you may go back to the same creek next week and smoke them on spinners. I think knowing how to fly fish AND spin fish, and when is the best time for each, is the key to being a truly proficient angler. Great video, thanks for taking us along!
I completely agree. I fished with spinners enough to know that they probably out fish a fly rod at times. I think I'll probably do this video a few other times during different times of the year or just with different bodies of water to see what happens.
Great comment! I completely agree!!
To go off this, as a fishermen I would not had fished that with a spinner only but switched to a micro worm with a jig head and bounced it through those deep holes much like you did with the nymphs. But also I’ve started using micro floats on my spinning gear to throw nymphs and such in slower conditions. We carry a tackle box aka tool box with different gear for different reasons.
@@hardmanfishing Try the soft plastics on your Fly Rod as well. Especially the Mini Trout Magnets.
Agreed. Plus I find that a spinning rod is like throwing a streamer. Will typically get larger fish. Whereas flies are flies, and any size trout will eat it.
Definitely a ultra light spinning guy. Grew up on it, and i’ll always love the feeling of catching a fish on a spinning rod! Getting into fly fishing has taught me a new appreciation for fishing as a whole, and I will say, it’s definitely super fun and in some cases way more effective! 100% worth getting into if you’re a serious angler and want to try something different.
Sentiments exactly
I love fishing with ultralights. Iam 68 years old getting into fly fishing for the first time. Looking forward to it.
I got 8 salmon on the fly rod yesterday. My wife got absolutely nothing. I love both types of fishing, but I just started fly fishing in earnest and man nothing beats it’s.
I agree with your assessment totally . The only advantages I see spin fishing having is that you can really launch it further and get into the undercuts a lot more effectively! I do see guys on the water using spinning gear on the water and it’s usually quality over quantity! I’ve actually tried experimenting exactly as you have and found that fly fishing overall is more efficient and requires more skill making it a much more rewarding way to fish ! Oh by the way , awesome job landings those beautiful bows !! Tight line buddy
Thank you!
My observations are the reverse of yours. When I used fly gear I generally caught more fish but they were smaller, probably because the typical offering resembled a bug. Now I generally catch less fish on the same waters, but the size is up, presumably because the typical lure resembles a minnow.
Nice show! A fly rod can be the best tool to present something in the strike zone and that is not talked about enough I think so great that you point that out 👍
Learnt to fly fish first, did this for me. Then had to learn to spin cos my wee man wanted to come out fishing with me. "The things you do for your kids." Love doing them both!! Brilliant video, thank you.👍
Neither is better, they both have a time and place. Both are about having fun and being outside, if its what you have and it gets you out its the best. I am a die-hard fly fisherman but recently have expanded to spinning to be able to adjust when needed or to change it up and try new things.
I fly fish for most freshwater fish but for catfish and saltwater fish it's nice to have spinning gear
@@LonMoore hence time and place. For saltwater I prefer fly rod to spinning but I dont chase things like snapper and grouper if I did then I would choose spinning gear for fish like that. But I definitely get where you come from with that.
can you use a fly on any rod??? and have you ever tride?
Wrong
Finally a video of spin fishing! I miss your spin fishing videos.
I do both and have been successful with both. There are many variables that drive me to use one over the other at a given time on a given water. Also, the technique you were using for the fly in this video can easily be emulated with a spin rig on that particular water.
I do both types. I use them depending on where I’m going or what I’m doing. For me I feel like it’s more of a personal preference. I do have to say that a spinner is used so much on trout that most don’t hit it anymore. Besides most fish have their own preferences of what to eat that day so always good to bring a variety of lures
I will not say which is more productive . But consider one very important point . The hook . I tie my flies and always use barbless hooks . Spin fishing with lures , not all people switch out the treble hook to a single hook . Treble hooks were never made for catch and release fishing therefore the fish inevitably is more likely to die . Just food for those .
Both are fine. I perfere to change the treble hook on the spinner to single hook. Treble hooks can tear up trout at times.
In most of CT's trout streams treble hooks are illegal! I think they should always be banned for trout fishing-- they certainly aren't necessary, when with technique you can land a 22" trout on a size 22 barbless nymph hook!
Not only that they get snagged all the time
You can cast tiny lures as well, you just need a BFS setup. 😁 Ultra light baitcaster with low cup casting reel, short rod (4-5 feet), tiny lures. I can cast even tungsten nymphs too, jig flies with my BFS rod. In Europe and Japan it is very effective for trout and our bigger chub, european perch, barbel, etc. but I follow BFS anglers from USA as well. Many lures are available on the market, and not just lures, flies too.
Bfs is my new favorite way of fishing
Man! What a beaut! I'm surprised you didn't take it home n cook it! I'd sure be tempted 👍
Its an easy answer question. It really depends on the conditions of the rivers, the time of the year and the mood of the trouts. I only fish trout with the spinning technic for about 30 years now but I love to see fly fishing videos. I use spinners, jerkbaits and shad softbaits, and depending on the days etc the fish react differently on the bait I use. It happened to me several times using one of those baits in some hole and nothing, and changed to a different bait first cast and boom!!! Thanks for the videos!!!
Awesome fish! It’s not really the same thing though right? Spinner vs nymphs. Why not throw a spinner and a streamer or if you’re gonna use nymphs, toss a small jig with float on the spin rod? There’s so many different techniques you can do with both rods, you can essentially do the same thing with both.
I think all styles and methods of fishing are interesting. To some it's not about what is most productive. Trout eat flies which is why fly fishing is just about as easy as bobber fishing. What I learned from bass fishing with spin and bait casting and fly gear is that sometimes it's not about matching the hatch but getting the fish to strike even when not hungry. I think out of all the ways I fish, if I want to go out and guarantee a catch, I will go fly fishing for trout. It's not that hard. Being a well rounded angler by learning different techniques and methods makes fishing even more fun. Last summer I tied up bass jigs in crawdad patterns and crushed it. Before fly fishing, I was bass fishing and fishing jigs was a really effective method and took what I learned using baitcasters and spin rods and it really helped when targeting bass with a fly rod. I love hook setting on a bass with a baitcaster but a good solid strip set is just as satisfying. Fishing is just awesome!
I've been a devoted spinner fisherman my entire life. Always thought fly fishing was more about style points than catching fish, but RUclips has been changing my mind. This video might be the one that finally convinced me to give it a shot. The above comments are probably right that it depends on conditions, but I'd hate to think my Mepps spinners are going right past monsters like that.
Your videos are the reason I am learning how to fly fish.
Heck yeah!! Thank you for watching!
With what I just said I just started fly fishing eight months ago and I am totally addicted !!!!!
I've always used spinning gear for Trout. Would love to learn and dabble a bit with Fly fishing. I use spinners, spoons, jerkbaits, jigs. I love the versatility of using a spinning rod.
I LOVED this video. Sure, a comparison like this is tough, but fascinating none-the-less. The other take on this is still water fishing (lakes and ponds). I find it incredibly frustrating to fly fish on a pond or lake, and have greater success using a spin rod in those circumstances. Yes, there are a ton of videos out there on how to fly fish still waters, but it's an area of fishing that I lack competency.
People can discuss what they like more and what's the most fun all they want. But if you want to catch fish then spin fishing is always superior.
With a spin rod you catch more fish, it's easier to learn, and you catch larger fish. In Norway all fish size records are recorded for both fly fishing and spin rods separately, and spin rods records are consistently 40-50% ahead of flies. Like for instance brown trout, where the national record for flies is 10.6 kg and the record for spin rod is 15.3 kg. For Salmon, the record is 26.6 kg for flies, 35.3 for spin. Again the spin rod is far ahead.
It's also worth noting that spin rods can also be better than fly rods for fly fishing.
A float + fly setup can allow you to cast flies at far greater ranges than a fly rod can. I carry a pretty special tackle box, a Loop Opti 180 Tube Fly Box, which in practice works really well for carrying a combination on flies and lures in a single box. And I carry about 50 flies and a float + 15 clean hooks for bait fishing, 12 spinners, 10 lures and 3 jerkbaits. That's one single pocket size box that allows me to fish for trout anywhere no matter what the trout want and where they are.
If they're far out, I got the range. If they're deep in a lake, I got the lures. If they're in the shallows, that's no problem either and if they're busy eating flies I got a large selection with me at all times. You can't match that with a fly rod.
So discuss the fun and challenge aspect all you want, but at the end of the day, spin rods are more diverse, catch more fish and catch larger fish.
The video might not have given the best answers, but it is asking a very intriguing question worth exploring.
I think it really depends. Weather conditions, target species, body of water, time of year, fishing pressure and many other factors come into dictating the most effective method for fishing.
Fly fishing definitely takes more skill than using spinning/bait casting rod, but that doesn’t always mean one will be superior to the other all the time. It all comes down to conditions in place.
I can't fathom the flyline that you're using. It looks so easy to cast.
I am primarily into Tenkara-style fishing right now.
So easy to present a fly on cheap($25) gear.
Hardman, NICE fishing video. Well shot, well edited and well narrated. For the rest of us, here are my (worthless) comments: 1) I exclusively fly fish now because I fish in catch and release fisheries almost exclusively. MOST spinning lures have treble hooks and I've torn up the face of many trout released when I was a younger man. I think one element of "better" is to consider what hooking does to the trout, especially if you want one to live and be caught another day; no issue if culling / taking the trout for food is the goal. Those little bumps around the mouth we see are from hook barbs, so even flies aren't perfect. 2) this really isn't a fly fishing vs. spin fishing video TO ME, because he's tight line nymphing / Euro nymphing (i.e. jigging) even though he's using traditional fly fishing nymphs. You can toss those same nymphs with a spinning rod, so really this is more of a "which artificial is better" as opposed to which technique is better video. ☮🐟🐟🐟 p.s. Hardman, were you using super light tippet or a 3 or 4 weight rod? Those big ones were dragging you all over 😅😉🙃 p.p.s. How do you like those Dryft waders?
When spin fishing for trout what should your combo be, like rod length and type of reels?
I would guess the fly rod would be most effective more consistently for wild trout. I personally use neither as my primary technique. I prefer Bait Finesse or BFS.
thx mate, great video! I bought the fly rod and never used it. Now it's time to clear the cobwebs .
Homemade live well. The epitome of red neck ingenuity! I like that better than the stick fishing video. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sometimes you've got to get r dun!! Thanks for watching
Ya it can! Years ago I was at my local state park which has a rather large pond and low and behold there were fisherman and women using spinning gear fishing with flys. But each one had a hard plastic bobber tied to their lines for the weight needed to cast. The clear round plastic bobber had a small eye screw mounted on each side - opposite each other - for tying the spinning line on one side and a fly line leader tied on the opposing eye screw. Generally, the leader side was about 4 feet or longer and a fly was attached to the end. Some fisherman were presenting with a dry fly while others were using streamers or nymphs and these people were reeling in trout with abandon. So, yes you can use a spinning rig to fly fish and on a large pond or a lake, the technique is very effective. I generally use my old Fenwick glass fly rod on small streams but I have used the spinning rig which works just as well as my fly rod.
In my opinion anglers need to experience hooking a trout on a fly and on a spinner. Both of those scenarios are so incredibly satisfying.
Beautiful drag sound
Love fly fishing for Bass on tributary streams to the Susquehanna River.
I do both, I can say with certainty that in small rivers and creeks a fly rod will put fish a spinner every day of the weak! Nymphs, dries, soft hackles, streamers all done on fly rod and covers the entirety of the fishes diet!
I haven’t used a fairy wand in years…fly fishing master race!
Time and a place for both. On a small stream like this one I’ll use a fly rod all day. On a bigger river take out the spinning rod with a countdown rapala. (I do this on the Madison every fall)
I use a spinning rig most as I'm ok at fly fishing but not that good. In the summer, I catch as many trout on a spinning using worms than anything. Sneaking up on a beaver pond or brook and dropping that worm over the edge for brookies is much fun. Where needed a burnt cork as a bobber and floating a worm along sometimes works wonders
Whenever I make a trip to go trout fishing I take both, fly rod and spinning they both have their advantages.
I just ordered my first baitcaster after owning a spinningrod and Ive struggled to decide whether to go for a baitcaster or a fly rod. The only reason I went for a baitcaster is because it seems more versatile and fun. But I 100% believe that flyfishing is the best way to target trouts. There's been so many times I've tried to catch trout without a single bite while I can see them feeding everywhere on whatever flies over the water. And Im not saying fly fishing doesnt seem fun, I can't wait to get a fly rod eventually.
Very well done. Fishing for 75 years using spin rods, panther martin, mepps,my homemade during my bait shop days and did well. Flyfishing. in MI.a blast,with nymphs,dries,and wet flies, and streamers also equally effective if you put in the time and visualize where the fish are
Good fishing to all, and a very nice video. Thank you for your.time.....Rick aka.Big Bear
I'm not qualified to have an opinion on this. I spin fish mostly but have fly fishing gear on which I am not proficient. I'd like to see more of this
Good points at the end regarding the time of year and species differences. Thing is, rainbow and brown trout are not really that alike. They not only spawn at a different time, but they also live in different geographic range. All browns in North America are non-native, but if we go to Europe, where browns are native, we'll see that in many eastern-northern regions they are safe from attempts at introducing the rainbows because the latter just can't reproduce (too cold). Plus, rainbows can be grown in ponds en masse, similar to carp, and you won't see that with browns. All in all, very different fish and quite different fishing. And, by the way, spin fishing for brown in winter is nowhere near as effective as doing so in warm water, even in relatively warm conditions like you have here (no ice and/or snow in January - that's warm ;). In winter, you will do much better with slow cranks that are worked slowly, even at a standstill, against the current, preferably not in fast runs but in slow, deep undercuts and such. That's why I personally don't like winter trout fishing - it's just too different from the warm water one.
With that said, I too have a feeling that an experienced fly fisherman would out-fish an experienced lure fisherman on an open stream like this more often than not, independent of the trout species or time of year. It's just a hunch, though.
That wide angle lens really accentuates the underhand cast you are throwing the spinner with. I thought you were doing something different, but after i watched it closely a few times, I think I do the same thing. It just looks weird.
Interesting video to stumble upon. A nice comparison video would be fly fishing and bombarda with a fly on a spinning rod. :)
Spin fishing was my original method of Trout fishing in great state of West Virginia. Pennsylvania made me a believer of the fly rod. Just caught my first wild pa brown of 2023 on a white wooly bugger today on my 8 ft 4 wt. Both tools have applications that make it effective. Having abilities with each makes you a better fisherman IMHO 😎👍🏻
Not trying to be a smartass or anything. Being from PA myself, the Brook Trout is the only native Trout in the Pennsylvania streams.
@@nathanroberts5731 yes, brook trout are the only native trout on the east coast. Both wild brown trout and wild rainbow trout do exist there as well. Not sure where this is confusion. Everything stated on both sides has been accurate 🤷♂️😅
I like to do both. My best day of euro nymphing is 18 trout, which isn’t too great, but my best day with spinners is 33. I like spinners for really small streams, where shorter casts are better. Overall I enjoy fly fishing more, but it is good to know how to use both
I have done both, I got hooked on flyfishing years ago. I mostly flyfish, but both are fun, I would guess you would catch more fish on a flyrod. Tight lines. 👍
I've used flies on my spin cast ... I use a weighted bobber, with a 3 foot leader. I would catch fish, after fish!
That’s it. I’m convinced 😂 I gotta learn to fly fish.
Nice vid
For me its small mountain creeks = light fly rod, normal sized rivers = large fly rod, anything larger = spinning rod
I always open up the belly of the first trout i catch (if its big enough), if i see worms, i use the spin rod, if i see mostly flies, then i use the fly rod. You're still technically hunting, don't forget that.
Here in sweden I have noticed that many times the flyfishing is way more effective, but sometimes you just cant beat spinfishing.
We use a fly rod with a spin reel, it's older than my grandfather and he was born the year after world war 2, he kept it safe and used to use a modern Japanese rod and fly reel and an English rod and spin reel, he liked the feel of the fly rods and spin reels where his personal preference
We're going fly fishing off a pier in Wales tomorrow afternoon, my schedules fucked so I'm gonna have to stay up all night to make sure I wake up at the right time, he doesn't know that but we've been waiting all week for the perfect tide and with the moon now and the weather tomorrow, plus our better bait we just got, we should get our best catch in a long time
I just started fly fishing at the river near me and I’d catch good size trout on a spinner but the fly is way more consistent especially when it gets hot
Nice video. You should definitely do more scenarios for this topic. It'd make a great series. I think the title of this one should be "Spinner vs Tight-line nymph: small water." The current title is too broad. A fly rod is more effective than live bait in the right situation, but there are also far more spinning rod techniques than just tossing a spinner. I often use spinning gear for trout, and I'm in my 40s and haven't thrown a spinner since I was a kid in college. That video could have pitted a flashy streamer against the spinner, or some drop-shotted nymphs against the tight-line nymph rig. It would likely take a series of videos in a variety of situations to showcase strengths and weaknesses. 80-90% of the time I am going to fly-fish small water like the stream in the video. But in my drift boat or wading larger water both types of gear occupy my rod racks. Then again, I love to jig fish lightweight marabou and soft unscented plastics on deep structure for trout, and picking that apart takes every bit as much skill in its own way as mending a fly line or tight-lining a nymph rig. I do not want to force my fly gear to do what spinning gear does better, and I don't want to force my spinning gear to do what fly gear excels at, so both are equal in my approach.
I really enjoyed this. I have read the current comments and agree that you might have had a better spinning experience with more of a “Joes Fly”, size 8 spinner on a lighter rod. But… I agree with your Baitfish vs Bug analysis.
I would love for you to consider a few “come be my fishing partner for a day” promos.
You may be right. I honestly thought the spinner would work so well that I didn't have a great backup. Lesson learned for the next one!
Not a bad idea, it's tough to do logistically though. At least on my end
Which is better is whichever you are more comfortable using. Completely subjective. I have used various flies with a spinning rig successfully any number of times. Although my casts were, I admit, exceedingly short. Not much longer than the length of my rod. I never got the hang of working an actual fly rod. Many, even most lures that are considered to be for spinning rigs can be operated with a fly rod. Or even no rod at all lol. Some of the best fishing days I can recall having, all I had was hooks and some fishing line wrapped around an empty soda can.
If you use a spinning rod with a strike indicator with the nymphs under the indicator you will kick ass you will be able to cast and super tight areas as well
I use flies and spinners and I enjoy both but I would prefer a spinner purely because it is easier to cover more ground and catch bigger fish
I do both, but enjoy spin fishing more. The finesse of fly fishing is great in terms of skill . However, just beating water, less issues and simplicity spinning wins hands down. In fact I fish creeks and low water with 2lb line on a 1/16th spinner and have great luck. It's all about matching water in terms of size. I used to spin fish 10 lbs with big 3/4 size lures and wouldn't get much.
Flyfishing earlier in the year spin fisherman may keep up or do better but warmer it gets and longer fish are in the stream if (stockers) they learn to eat what's natural ugs ,nymphs etc.Wild fish always better on flies!1 case I will say for spinning road is when you fish with plugs especially if there are a lot of Browns plugs can be deadly!
I use a spinning rod because I've never been taught how to fly fish. However when I go trout fishing; which isn't a lot; I use small grub type lures like a trout magnet.
I fish both and I love them both
I find fly fishing to be highly more productive for all trout species...however ive found spin fishing to be a useful prospecting tool when exploring new water.I do so with large streamers covering a lot of water fast.If I move fish I will return ready to fish the section by fly.
I prefer fly fishing for Trout :) Nice Rainbows! Enjoyed
I do everything from chasing small creek trout right through to deep sea for marlin .. fly spin and overhead all have there areas they excel in but for trout 100% fly (in my opinion) as you can be a lot more efficient with the fly where spin it’s just cast and wind .. fly is more technical but more versatile .. I left this comment at 0:57
Fly fished for 2 years with minimal success. Switch to spin fishing with minimal success. Went back to fly fishing better success. It just took me 2 years to learn the rudimentary of fly fishing and is so much more fun. But where I live in Ontario, Canada, the centerpin rules them all.
I fish with spinner guys many times as a fly fisherman, and it greatly depends on the skill of the fly fisherman. I can out-fish my average spin fishing peers on many days, but not always. Knowing the right fly to on a given has given me double the amount of fish as my friends on many days, but other days not knowing the right fly has skunked me while my friends hook up.
In my pond now matter what I use (right now, just restocked) I can’t catch anything with artificial lures, but then I use a fly I catch like 20 blue gill and crappie and an occasional bass. The fish like natural food.
love the background music mate keep doing these types of videos
Interesting discussions and I suppose it person preference. But for me starting of as a kid on bait over sixty years ago its been a progression through spinning and fly. Now its sight fishing with barbless hooks. So much harder than if I was meat hunting. All is catch and release. There is nothing better than standing quietly in a pool dropping a dry fly on a rising fish only to have a Platypus pop up in front of you and get to watch it feed.
For every 5 fish I catch on the fly, I catch 1 on the spinning rig.
There's definitely a time and place for both though
Agreed
I’d really love to fish small streams like this, could you tell me about your fly rod and reel as well as what line you use? Looking to get into fly or center pin fishing, whichever lets me fish exactly how you are fishing in this video. Thank you
Spin fishing I've found to be for the most aggressive feeder ,time has shown me to follow up with something else,bait or nymphs dead drifting in the same feeding lanes.
More fish per step, I carry two rods now a days.
Steelhead float techniques work on stream trout too!!!
Nymphs,baits and plastics
Fly fishing is probably more accurate at hitting spots and getting back faster to that area.
My biggest bows came from a fly rod and a spinner!!! I always needed to put a lot of steps to strictly spin fishing and catch a decent amount.
I have been making my spinners and flys for 50 years
I've done both, but for some reason, on lakes, crankbaits take good trout. I've caught 18" trout on a 6" crankbait. I'm fairly sure the trout are trying to fight it, not eat it, but I have pulled in some great fish that way.
My favorite setup for trout is a 12 ft crappie rod paired with a micro spinning reel loaded with 4 lb mono and a 4 lb fluorocarbon leader. I can cast everything from jigs and spinners to flies (with the help of a casting bubble). I also have a fly rod but the only time I use it is when spinning gear is prohibited.
I’m a massive lover of the fly rods, and grew up spinning uk rivers, but problem with spinning is it’s basically illegal on most rivers if not all even with a uk rod license and river permit, you can use them on estuary’s near the sea but for where I live in wales 🏴 only a few available, however with river permits you can fly anywhere, theres more fly lakes and I find it works on streams rivers lakes etc, so for me the fly wins on more aspects…. But you will always get some that would prefer spin, but I have used tiny spinners on a fly line too haha, but fly works far better for me..🙏🏽👊🏼🇺🇸🏴
I'm convinced that 90% of spin fishing is provocative, not imitative. I don't think any fish thinks that a rooster tail is a baitfish.
Mostly I use feeder and some times spining but realy want to try fly fishing.
Looking for opinions on this - what about flies on spinning gear? Say with a water bubble float or a drop shot. Not as finesse as a fly rod setup, maybe more likely to spook a fish, maybe less sensitive with a more indirect connection to the lure. Still though probably a good option to have in the arsenal.
Almost exclusively stream fishing for trout. After entire life of spin fishing I took the plunge into fly and I haven't touched spinner since.
I prefer to fly fish. Not because I believe one is better than the other , but I find it more relaxing. Then there is the part of catching fish on something I made. Flytyer as well.
It really depends on how aggressive and hungry the trout are. When it’s the typical trout temperature (50-60f) they will bite almost anything. But in summer or winter when the temperatures are a little too extreme, they get picky and eat easy meals like flies or larvae
I use a 1/4 oz. Kastmaster the majority of the time. I would be curious to see it see how it stacks up against flyfishing in your area. I personally have had little luck with spinners. I have caught a few on the silver #2 buds spinner(cheap mepps copy), and the little Cleo spoon. However the kastmaster for me outfishes any other lure. I am eager to try flyfishing this Spring. Keep the videos rolling. Peace
Love your videos.Many tools for different experiences.
Great catch. What size fly rod do you have
Love this comparison vid...gotta wonder tho...since the flies are so proficient in just about all circumstances (at least as far as I've seen) would this really be a fair comparison?🤔 I'm not knocking fly fishing by ANY means, plz don't misunderstand, I'm just curious what would be a seriously fair comparison with a spinning rod, depending on the lure/bait/jig/whatever ya know?🤷♂️ Either way love the vidz as always man and plz keep em comin my friend. Peace ✌😎
Double micro fluke rig, issa modified donkey rig with a splitshot at bottom on 3rd leader of much lighter line hybridizing it into a double dropshot, throw upstream , hop it down into and past deep pockets
Good subject. For streams in BC I pack a dry fly rigged rod. A 6wt for buggers/nymphs and a spinning rod for when it's damn windy! Usually get fish on all 3, or one at least gets me out of skunk mode.
Smart!!
I wonder if using a smaller panther marten or similar smaller spinner would have caught more of those smaller trout that the flies did.
After seeing this video......I am learning to fly fish. I did not fly fish because like you say the skill level. I am going to learn though.
Use a threaded worm with a cone weight and that will change so fast at least that's how it is here in Colorado
I've always fished inline spinners against the current
Dude love the channel appreciate you. But the spinner does wonders depending on where your at. I've used bumble bee spinner in CA kill it every time. Let me know when your here again we can talk about but fly fishing has my heart no argument. Would love to show you some spots in the eastern sierras.
We use spinners on spinning rods like 30% of the time here in Western NC.
Kudos on not using a bobber, “strike indicator”, using the high sticking style and noticing the bite.