Brian Wise

Oh, geez.....seriously? Let me know!!

I was never excited about them until this Summer. I never really looked at it this way.......we have NO other fish that get as big as gar, not Musky, and for sure not Trout. Are they pretty, Lord no -- but holy crap do they fight, for the first 30 seconds.

Great write up! Anxiously awaiting video.....

After posting a thread on Gar on the Bryant I thought I would go ahead and throw the video on here too.......what a crazy-cool Summer!

I chased something a little different this Summer.....Gar. Turned out to be AWESOME!

For floating line, I use Rio's Clouser Taper and a Feather-Craft Bullwhipp Furled Leader. I was NEVER a fan of furled leaders for nymphing but started using one for big streamers about a year ago and will probably never turn back for floating line streamer fishing. For tippet, I use Maxima Ultra-Green 8 or 10 pound. For Sinktip fishing I use Rio's Density Compensated T-3 Streamer line, this has more to do with the river I fish on more than anything else the Outbound Short is better suited for bigger rivers as the sinking portion of the line is longer. Then I drop 3' or so of the Maxima 8 or 10 pound directly off of the line. I use an 8wt, but 7's will defenitely do. The rod brand itself is up to the caster.

Wait until you see it in the water.....sick. Best swap I have ever been a part of guys!

Flies received! VERY well done Gents!!

Very much a style of tying. When you think Intruders you have to think swing-style Steelhead type patterns. Gorgeous patterns, really, and VERY functional. Mostly stinger hooks or tubes.

I agree. I really like the way the Intruder style flies are tied and look....and have a really good buddy that has basically started fishing them for trout as his main "large" streamer. Thing is, over the last year and a half they may be producing 1 fish for every 4 (MAYBE) compared to "meaty" flies. Now, those numbers aren't scientific by any means but we have put some stoooopid fish in the boat with big meat over the last year and a half. Now, the jigging thing is a different story. I am not a fan of jigging flies for browns. Show me a jigging fly and I will show you a fly that rainbows LOVE to eat....hence my love for the action of the Intruder/ super light articulated flies. Intruders are easier to cast, especially if you are using light gear (6wts and stuff like that) but if you are wanting to fish big flies the way they need to be fished 7 or 8 wt's are a necessity (mostly because they are so much easier to throw sinktips with) and I haven't seen a fly that I couldn't poke out to 80' with an 8wt. Another thing about these big, meaty flies.....they "shouldn't" be super heavy, in my eyes. A super heavy fly isn't going to swim, it's going to be boring in the water. I have talked to a lot of big streamer guys lately and we all agree that, for the most part, it isn't what fly you are throwing.....pick a fly that you can watch in the water, that moves well, a fly that keeps YOUR attention and pound it as hard as you can....if it hits a big browns "area" you WILL see that fish do something, it may not eat, but you WILL see it do something -- and even 1 look or follow in a day is a win, and you have to be ok with that or you will not end up seeing THE fish do what it is going to do. Exactly. There are really VERY few patterns that are completely original anymore.

Something I have been thinking about a lot lately too. Now, I am NOT a designer and I am the first to admit it (I call myself a cover-tyer, like a cover-band covers "real bands" because they appreciate the original so much and they usually can't write their own music, I cover "real tyers" because I appreciate the real tyers out there and I can't design my own flies to save my life) but I think what has happened is that tyers have found a super solid way to produce a certain movement with doing different things on the Front hook while sticking to a pretty basic rear hook. The front hook is really the hook that will ultimately decide the action of the fly. If it is weighted with dumbell eyes you will get a jigging hook, if you don't weight the front hook you will get a swimming or darting fly, then there are happy-mediums between both with deer hair heads, wool heads, etc. The Double Deceiver is probably one of the bigger strays away from the normal marabou, schlappen, estaz, and rubber rear hooked fly. BUT it has a very specific movement and way to fish it compared to a lot of these flies. But there are other articulated flies that change it up a bit, the Articulated Double Bunny, Conrad Sculpin, Meal Ticket, Ice Pick, and a few others are pretty different.

NICE! The suction cup failed and flipped up.....I thought my rod was a goner. I stayed on top of mine, cleaning the suction cups all the time. BUT, I 'did' use it a lot, so it may have just hit it's top mileage. (It probably doesn't help that I refuse to drive the speed limit)

I had one for a while. Used it hard for about a year and REALLY liked it.....then it failed, haven't used it since. If I get an external rod holder again, it will be a magnet.

Hey guys, I upped the production value on this video compared to my previous tying videos....and for the first time I am going to say that I seriously dig this video. Hope you enjoy, Recipe: Back Hook Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #2 Tail - Marabou Hackle - Schlappen (TWO colors) Body - Ice Dub Legs - Sili-Legs Wing - Marabou Front Hook Hook - Gamakatsu B10s #2 Tail - Marabou Hackle - Schlappen (TWO Colors) Body - Ice Dub Legs - Sili-legs Wing - Marabou Gills - Laser Dub Rear head - Laser Dub Head - Fish Skull

TOAD fish! Very cool!

Dig it!

Looking forward to seeing the flies guys!

Very cool!

Wow, what is that from? Are the fibers pretty thin?

I always like the way you think.

My quest.......get an eat on video, so I will have cameras rolling while YOU fish--no pressure but my Summer video depends on you.

Speaking of flies.....I have some nylon rope here with your name on it Spencer, word.

I do have a really sick fishtank.....

I know....I do too, really. They take SO much time that I had to make the choice to either get rid of underwater shots and have more videos or keep the underwater shots and have fewer videos. I decided to go with more videos. Still struggling with it though and wish there was a happy-medium.

Hey Rodney, Mostly smaller stuff....PT's, Hares Ears, Copper Johns. Fishing is pretty hit or miss right now.