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Wash the reel and rod in freshwater agter every day while you are on the trip and give it all a complete clean once home. Check drag, relubricate etc. Make sure it dries well and check for any salt or corrosion and deal with it asap. My reels are simple so I soak them in lukewarm water and change it a few times to make sure all the salt gets out of the backing. Just get that saltwater off anything metal as soon as you can each day while you are out.

It's been absolutely fine after both those trips. Nothing broke. Build is decent so I think it will last a while. My only worry for what I do is that it's not fully weather sealed so the battery shouldn't get soaked. It rains a lot here and as you see in the video pretty wet so I am worried about damaging thr battery. But with the battery out I have fully pressure washed it twice with no issues. So it's just the battery that isn't sealed and the connections to it. Otherwise a great fun bike.

Thanks you. I use GoPros. This would have been a 10 probably

Awesome, thanks very much. Hopefully I'll get a new video out soon. Tight lines.

Well I don't disagree with you that it isn't fly fishing. Yes, the only thing that truly separates fly fishing from any other fishing is casting using the weight of the fly line. Euro certainly uses the weight of the flies. However, regardless of our own opinions of whether it is fly fishing or not , it is very effective and in New Zealand it is a legal fly fishing method that can be used in fly fishing only waters according to the rules, as it is most places in some form. I am not a fly fishing purist in any form anyway and use whatever method I feel like that is legal. Hey I happily bait fish on any day especially with my kids as long as it's legal in the waters I am fishing. To me the method doesn't matter as much I just enjoy fishing. In anyway as I said it is legally considered fly fishing here and while I still prefer casting my fly line, I will definitely Euro when the situation calls for it, like it does in winter in New Zealand's North Island. Always appreciate the input and to have a good discussion. Tight lines and hope you enjoy some of my fly fishing videos instead, there are plenty. I mostly label anything that is exclusively euro nymphing as euro nymphing.

That's excellent. It's an effective way of fishing for sure. I'll try to get a new vid out soon as I can. Tight lines.

I would love to have a go with a Surron. Hopefully I get a chance next year. I only know a couple of places to be honest, both I have been. It takes a lot of research and searching RUclips videos and try to work out where people are using quad bikes. Hunting and offroad videos are a good starting point. The are more likely to give the location.

Thanks you very much mate! Hopefully some more content soon. Tight lines.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks heaps!

Thanks, it's a tad clumsy rig but worked reasonably well. You'll probably see more of it!

Thanks team, will do!

Thanks 👍

Glad you enjoyed it. I think the main reason for the big fish as the lake. They spend their time there getting big before moving up.

Awesome thanks. I hope you have a great season down in Taupo. We hopefully we will catch up on one of the club trips

For sure, they are already pencilled in and booked in advance. Best time of the year 😂

Thanks, the stream is often very busy but this was a very nice and peacful day. Only saw a couple of young anglers and that was it the entire day. Tight lines.

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Yes anytime on a stream my man is a great day. Especially down south, the scenery is breathtaking and the challenge gets me thinking when it comes to landing them I Just cant wait to cross that ditch every 3/4 months...have fun! Keep up the great insights, tips, and beauty on the screen.

Those yarn spools are very handy. It think the come in 3 colours as well. Makes is so much easier to get the right amount into the tube.

Thanks mate, chop chop those indicators nice and tidy.

Thanks Dave. Glad the tips were useful.

Thanks Neil, looking at the water levels there must have been a few places damaged especially wherever that trampoline came from. It must take a lot of water to do that.

Thanks Jake, much appreciated. Hope you enjoyed it.

It's all about sinking faster (in winter) because the fish behave differently. Level thin tippet sinks much faster than a tapered leader. The tapered leader casts much better but with a weighted fly in winter all I care about is getting down to the fish, which mostly hold deep and won't move too much for flies, especially upwards. In this stream a tapered leader would be ok as most of it isn't too deep but on the bigger fast Taupo rivers you really need to get those flies down as much as possible. The other benefit is less drag. Thinner diameter level tippet has much less drag in the water so less affected by swirly currents. But in the end there is a balance. You still need to be able to comfortable cast this heavy rig and if a tapered leader makes life easier than it may be a better choice depending on where you fish. Hope that makes sense.

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Great answer. Thanks. Wish NZ weren't so far from the U.S. You have a remarkable trout fishery, especially for big browns.

Haha yeah it was a strange find for sure. Fewer knots are better. If my tippet gets too short I will retie that entire part of the leader with a new section of tippet instead of just adding more.

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing TIL - Thanks Friend!

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishingHy Johan, good footage and some nice fish. I have found that using tippet to ring to tippet construction I have better presentation and fewer breakages. Agree with you about using just one fly, less bother and more time actually fishing! Cheers mate Harera

@@pierevojzola9737 tippet ring is a great idea. Reminds me I need to buy some.

⁠@@CrazyAboutFlyFishingBe careful about the brand you buy. My son bought the larger size ( fishing set up for two flies) and lost a lot of fish in breakage as the metal had some sharp edges that cut the line! I buy the good ones in larger size and found a good system. I like your idea of a double lubricant system. I have used both, but never together, brilliant! I thought that us blokes with moustache’s always used our whisker combs for more things and never thought that you younger fellows would ever catch on! Cheers mate, Harera

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the sub!

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing keep it up bro! Have a geez at some of our kawakawa missions !

New Zealand North Island

Yep it's a great method and I use it most of the summer here. Tight lines

I like it about 15cm and use a double davy knot which doesn't use as much tippet. When the tag gets to short it is best to re-tie but you can snip it off and tie a new tag on using a sliding uni-knot above the previous knot or using a figure of 8 knot.

Thank you. Never heard of the Davy knot or Double Davy. Both appear to be very small. Will get some hackle pliers and start practicing Tight lines

🤣 I'll have to look up what I said. Hope it wasn't something silly. Tight lines and thanks for watching. This is an old as vid though so check out my channel for something new.

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing it was how to take in line at light speed.. so dang smart not sure why I didn’t think of this

Thanks mate, shout out when you are over some time maybe we can line something up. Tight lines

Awesome, Thanks for sharing!

Glad you enjoyed it. Noted on the music and the net. Both have been changed since this video. Check out some of my new videos on my channel you might enjoy. Tight lines.

I tend to do a tail of pheasant tail fibres but honestly can't remember with these ones. This was some time ago.. I tend to tie variations depending on what materials I have at hand

It really depends on your setup but if I am fishing shallower than 3 feet I tend to use a dry dropper setup instead but you could easily use the the thin size tubing and create a small sliding indicator on the tippet close to the fly. The key is thin tippet thin tubing and smaller indicator. Thicker leader , bigger indicator for fishing deeper and heavier flies. Rule of thumb.

Oh I would love to make more. Have a dry fly one from this summer in the works. Just takes a lot of time but keep in eye out for it.

Haha yeah the heart starts pounding when you hook a big one like that. So much can go wrong! Glad you enjoyed the video. Tight lines.

Got lucky with that brown but have to be sometimes.

Awesome thanks for sharing that amazing story and history. I believe they actually tried to exterminate the browns in lake Rotorua for that very reason but didn't succeed. I've only ever eaten one brown and I can't remeber what it tasted like. I only eat rainbows from Lake Taupo now all others taste like mud to me. Thanks again for the fascinating info. Tight lines

*fools! I always preferred to eat browns growing up. You could always count on browns to have rich orange flesh where as the rainbows were hit and miss.

@@horidahoriharrison1628 I'll try another one sometime on your account. I must say I can't really remember the first one I ate.

Yeah the insta360 was great but multiple reasons. 1. Lots of extra work as all the footage needs to be keyframed and exported. Can't use it as it is. 2. Lenses damage easily and need lens covers that also scratch easily and cost 30 per set and don't last long aslo fog up. 3. Quality isn't that great. The new X4 fixed all of that but now it has an overheating problem with long recordings which I need to check if it is a real problem before I consider getting one.

Ah true. That does sound like a hassle compared to the simplicity of the gopro. Not sure if worth it but the content WAS good. Anyway, your last few vids are great too. Have a sweet weekend

@@nzadventurer I've got an alternative plan coming using my second GoPro. Someone sent me a video with an over the shoulder setup which gives the same POV as I did with the 360 cam. In general a double GoPro setup is the easiest. But the new X4 has me very interested. I am researching the overheating problem. If it isn't as bad as some suggest I may still go that route in the long term. It does give me a lot of options.

Awesome thanks and tight lines.

Haha thanks mate, having a lucky streak with the browns. Hope it keeps going.

Thanks Neil, it certainly worked out very well this time. Hope you have been well.

@@CrazyAboutFlyFishing Not so flash health wise Johan, 3 months of chemo left and hope its on and up from that point

@NeilgRichardson all the best. I trust it will be on and up for you. Tight lines

Thank you 😊