Brian Wise

Very Cool!! Been hooking some decent fish in that tailout, glad to see someone else get the love too!

See Above.... Kind of funny....but I have a video camera that is considered to be a "point and shoot" in the video world that I have dropped people's jaws when they asked what I used and how much I paid for it. A camera is only as good as the person behind it......

I liked mine a lot until I get a "point and shoot" style video camera and, and then my new DSLR -- now I pretty much use mine for underwater and for buddies that want to shoot some video while we are floating as it is really, really easy to do so. GoPro's are GREAT for what they are meant to be used for and for the most part they aren't exactly meant for fly fishing where you want to get "pretty" video. They are great for getting footage from a boat because of the super wide angle though. I am glad someone said something about the file sizes. I have had a TON of emails over the last few years about people having problems with the video playback and editing of their GoPro footage.....most have either had to buy a new computer or they simply shoot video on the GoPro for the fun of it because their computer just can't pull off the Hi-Def playback/editing. So MAKE SURE you have a newer computer and a video editing software that can handle the file type and size of the GoPro. You will really need a minimum of 4gb of ram and a huge external hard drive to hold all of your footage so it doesn't fill your computers hard drive. I have 2 external hard drives with well over 1tb of footage I am sitting on right now. I 'do' tend to spend a ton of time on the water so that means I have more chances to shoot video.....which means I have a TON of footage, so if you are just going to grab some footage here and there it may be a little different. For what it's worth, I will probably be doing a couple of classes on video at the Southern Council Conclave this October in Mtn Home.

The answer to all problems with split-shot......tungsten putty. Well, it is the answer to 'most' problems.

:lol: LOVE the orange flyline thing!! I completely get it, I have some quirks too...trust me. The jigging thing like I said above...total quirk. I know for a fact that guys catch big browns on a jigging fly----but I can't make it happen. It may have something to do with drift boating jigging flies and that making it funky.....but now I am grasping at straws to give myself a reason that I can't explain. I will stand behind you on the 200r thing too. Although from a different angle.....I can't get the dang things to HOLD fish after they hook them. That hook gap is stupid in my eyes and lends itself to breaking your heart on the fish of your life.

Bite killer?? WHAAT?!?! I could see if you were pounding a bunch of stockers where you were throwing articulated flies to try to catch numbers of fish that a flashy body could slow the bite down on the wrong conditions........but a flashy body is a flashy body if it is estaz or angel hair. I will be the first to stand up and say that the Angel Hair would make a sexier fly in 'my eyes' but a fish isn't going to point and say "that fly has Estaz, and that fly has Angel Hair"......do you think? Having said that though. I am not a guy that is looking to catch any kind of numbers of fish on streamers, I won't fish to a pod of stocker brown trout on the NFOW with an articulated streamer. I will be pounding banks looking to roll 1 fish....2 if I am crazy lucky and I assure you that the fish we are catching when we do it like this would eat a Snickers bar if it landed in their territory.

Underwater shots are coming back.....I all but have to be up to my neck in water to get them and the winter kind of put that on hold for a little while Angel Hair in a dubbing loop would be an awesome replacement. Actually, if you did an Angel Hair loop on the back hook and Estaz on the front you would get an even better taper and probably better movement out of the fly. In all seriousness, I am not a big fan of this fly for trout. I typically don't like a "jigging" fly for anything but smallmouth and dink rainbows but I totally see a big brown eating this if you hit him in the face with it.

The latest in the Galloup series of videos....the Barely Legal. Hope you guys enjoy. I had a little extra time with this one so I showed the articulation process a little slower than usual. Recipe: Rear Hook Hook: Any 3xl streamer hook Tail: Marabou Underbody: Estaz Lights UV Wing: Marabou Wing: Marabou Under-Wing: Marabou --- Front Hook: Same as the rear hook finished off with a Fish Skull

Uh, yeah....that was a 4/0 popper that we were using in the North Woods for Musky and there was barely enough bend of the hook to even wrap mono around it--it was almost flush with my skin. It was a good one. I had ripped (ripped may be a bit harsh) a lot of trout sized hooks up to size 2 out of people, and myself but that 4/0 was a totally different thing and we were not sure it would even work. Popped out and I didn't even feel it. Here is the video:

Once the temps get up the lower river is pretty crazy......I floated the upper end both Saturday and Sunday and saw a total of 2 kayaks. By the way, the jetboat guy was one of the conservation agents on his day off, and a really good friend of mine. We had dinner with them that night and he told me about your "issue" Did you use the loop and pull method of removal? Been there man, that sucks.

Nice!! Fishing was stoooooopid today!!

I just got this voicemail........AWESOME!!!! You guys were thinking STRIPER weren't you?? Justin, were the whites caught below the Forks?

I just got this voicemail........AWESOME!!!! You guys were thinking STRIPER weren't you?? Justin, were the whites caught below the Forks?

That is awesome.

Seriously, seriously appreciate the kind words guys. Thank you very much.

That would be a remixed Leann Rimes, Ness. I know....who would remix Leann Rimes?

Thanks so much guys, seriously appreciate the kind words. EXACTLY! Will be covering that fly in the tying videos....it is the first on the list after the Galloup flies are done.

Donkey Kong it is on like!! I have some new line coming from RIO for the 8wt and I think it needs to get dirty in the Bryant to break it in.......will be in touch SOON! WOW, thanks! I was really excited about this one.....funny thing though, I was nervous about how it would be accepted (and I don't get nervous--weird) Seriously glad you guys liked it.

My boy is a freak....he is the same way with basketball and baseball. Pretty much one of those people the rest of us secretly despise. The man, was smiling down that day. Crazy mojo, crazy....

Yup. Justin was on the oars when I caught that one........it was my first fish of the year.

Hey guys, The Winter video is up. Pretty proud of this one if I do say so myself....got some new video equipment....tried some new editing stuff.....caught some KILLER browns over the winter----complete win. You know it is going to be a good year when the first fish you catch is a 22" brown that ate a streamer that your son basically designed....all while Justin at Sunburst is rowing you.

Hey guys, Just wanted to let you know that my winter video on the North Fork of the White is up. I got some new video equipment and had a blast with it!

Editing the "Winter 2012" video now so I will probably put the Barely Legal out after that. Good news is the Winter video should be uploaded sometime this weekend or early next week....hopefully

Great looking streamers Andrew!