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Nice Robbie, help me a lot since I am new in fly tying. One question : what is the cement brand you're using in this video. Thanks.

I am awaiting my first Tenkara rod, a Yari. I have wondered if it would be sacrilege to use an indicator. I have worked out a great indicator using a hopper. I use the small-size rubber football slip cork stopper that comes on the wire loop. You can get 1,200 on Amazon for $9.00. I carefully feed the rubber stopper onto the hook, the wire loop pointing toward the eye of the hopper. Feed the line through the eye of the hopper (without tying) , then through the loop, and pull a foot or so of tippet through. Using the wire loop carefully pull the line through the stopper. Then tie on your nymph. Now, you have a hopper that can easily be moved up and down the line but still have sufficient friction to get a hook set if the fish decides to hit the hopper instead. It is a bit fiddly when you first do it but you get the hang of it pretty quick. The hopper makes a more natural presentation than most indicators.

That firist fish is a pikeminnow aka squafish, not a whitefish :)

Whip finisher instead?

🌴So like you I don’t think you have to spend big money to enjoy saltwater fly fishing , I have a bunch of fly rods from 5 wt to 12 wt , the ( new ) 12 wt is an ugly stick 9’ with a Okuma 11-12 wt reel and a Orvis line on it , total cost 🤔about $230 bucks , I also bought a new 9-10 wt Cortland combo from Walmart it had backing and a floating WF line on it for $70 bucks , my most recent buy was an 8 wt Hurricane- Redbone - 9’ - 2 pc rod for $15 bucks looks new at a flea market and a temu 8 wt reel for $10 bucks total $25.00 ( the line cost more than the rod and reel ) 🫲🏼😳🫱🏼 the backing and line a Cortland 8 WTF floating line was $27.00 - total $52.00 dollars and it casts great ! I think that there is a lot of hype with the big dollar brands , and I’ve never had any of the fish I catch complain about being caught on low budget fly fishing stuff yet 👍🏼😆. Tight lines !

Have you landed any fish on it now? How did it perform?

That sea trout was nice

You traded Idaho rainbow trout for Florida sea trout!

Hi Robbie, they taste good !!! There is a woman around Stuart Fl that goes along the docks and boats and I was surprised, she was getting Snook !! Not to big maybe 4lbs but they run. She's on CZcams and when you get past the bikinis she's a get fisherman !!!

A monster bluegill.😀

Time for a longer handle rubber net. You’ll be much happier.

What exactly makes a fly, “skid”?

Use corn or navy peas to catch talopia theyre veggie fish

Bluegill talopia have rubber mouths

Robbie, Take some time to read a little more about tenkara. I don't think you have done your homework on what tenkara is. Your points about tenkara were a mixed bag of half truths and fiction. You may fish your tenkara rod any way you wish. But please remember that fishing tenkara is something very specific. You did cover this in you comments with regard to mountain streams and trout. I too have fished tenkara on a lake / pond. In those cases I would never say I was "fishing tenkara" however "fishing a lake with tenkara." You also said "Technically tenkara isn't fly fishing.. Not that anybody is keeping track." Wrong. Tenkara predates western fly fishing and is absolutely a form of fly fishing. Consider doing a little homework as I said and understand that when we don't use words with the right definition we run the risk of misinformation. I hope that those who watch this video will do their own deeper study into tenkara as it offers a very wonderful way to fly fish. You killed it with the talapia and wow! You were worried about the line.. I was worried about your rod. :) Best wishes, Dennis

Steve, I think you're right and that is by far the biggest blue gill I have ever caught!

That’d be a large bluegill dude!

Maybe you should chum the area, then put the GoPro in for some shark footage! Or better yet, “Robbie’s scuba diving channel!”

Definitely a shark at the end

Threadfin Herring..... Spots are the tell tail If you really want to see reel big fish drop near the center span of the Frankenstein in August and you should see 20 to 50 lb. Black Drum!!😎

Nice job Robbie. Looks like fun

Amazing fish 🐟 They don’t start jumping until you touch them, tricky!

Ya know, those make for excellent ceviche

Those are like giant prehistoric bluegill!

Nice job

I constantly overlook Walmart for fishing supplies, but they always have good deals

That’s actually a decent selection compared to California. Everyone just steals everything here. Kinda sad..

Robbie! Glad to see you’re back to tying again. Hope you’ve been well!

Hey Robbie , maybe you should try a top water popper for bass!

I always love fishing for bass with plastic worms rigged Texas style with a light cone weight pegged to the line with a toothpick. Makes for a super weedless and snag free setup! BTW Robbie, ya gotta start grabbing the bass by their bottom jaw so you won’t catch a dorsal spine! And it kinda “paralyses” them so they stay still

Awesome!❤ love the excitement

Awesome! 🐠

Ur having fun

Cool

What part of Florida u live? U miss Idaho yet?we live in Athol Idaho and thought about moving to Florida.. not sure yet

That was a big guy! Those dorsal spines look painful!

Nice! Looks like the flies we used for sockeye salmon on the Kenai River in Alaska

Cool shots of the squid! Are those whale sounds or something else through most of the first half of the video? Can’t tell

Holy Smoke!! Welcome back

Looks like now you know where to fish!

I have literally been fishing this hole since I was 8 y o, 35 years ago. I know where you are boys. Last time was in August, 5 am got into a lot of bull trout and rainbows. It's a nice spot.

Whenever my family would go to the keys for vacation I would come home with a stuffed puffer fish that I would hang in my bedroom. Such a cool decoration. I’m 37 now and kinda wanna get a few for above my tying station at my house.. 🤣

We miss you in Idaho

Good times Robbie! Are you missing Idaho?

At first I didn’t think that the visibility would be very good, but surprisingly, it wasn’t bad! Wish the sea trout would’ve taken the shrimp!

Crazy footage!

Time to break down and get yourself a legit (baitcaster/ casting rod), Bass fishing rig Robbie! You can use it for salt water too.

That is insane, what a catch man!!!

Awesome fish dude! Glad you got it on video!