Good fishing and footage of Little River. You cracked me up with almost every fish being described as "...a little wild..." rainbow, or "...a little wild..." brown, the phrase that never quits! And the mechanical counter, oh my various and sundry gods, and the score keeping! Too funny, just friggin' relax, there, hero! Yikes!

Ben broke his T&T from smacking it with a bead getting a fly out of a tree beads and split shot hitting rod tips usually don’t end well for any rod, and I fish a 6-4lb leader with 4x sighter pretty much everywhere all the time!

@@creekninjasfishing9036 thanks, what brand leader do you use that’s stretching? Are you running nylon or mono? Try nylon it has less stretch ..

I use maxima, I tend to lean towards having stretch which is why I fish such a thin leader, I fish a lot of 7-9x tippet and the stretch of the leader acts as a shock absorber to protect from break offs

Any leader that small is going to stretch unless you were using flouro or something but having a super thin leader adding that stretch is perfect for the style I typically fish, and it helps a lot when fighting bigger trout in the 3-10 pound range on light tippet

The first pull out you come to

In the river

​@@steveyates1136😂😂😂😂

It isn’t it’s just a rubber material used for fly tying no scent or taste to the fish

A 3.5mm bead size 14 France fly, if you’ve never used one before it’s definitely worth checking out that pattern

@@creekninjasfishing9036 Cool, is that also sometimes referred to as a Frenchie?

It’s slightly different, a frenchie is a pheasant tail with a bright dubbing collar, a France fly uses stretch tubing for the body and often a natural grey or tan dubbing collar

That question never gets answered so give it up😅

Now that's a silly question! 😅

😅 he gives hints. Think about where they're at in the intro.

Don't ask that question...😅

😅

About equal. Live in Tennessee, fished both sides many many times. Really depends on the river. As far as wild trout, especially brooks, I would say the Tennessee side is more populated. Not to mention there's far more places to fish on the Tennessee side than there is North Carolina.

​@@eh1918I'm glad you think so!😅

Many more wild Brook in TN .Not necessarily in Smoky Mountain Park. Definitely quite a few in in Cherokee National Forest in Southeastern TN.

NO!!! The towel will strip their protective coating way more than your hand. If you wet your hands before handling and have them out of the water as short as possible they are just fine. proper handling (without a towel) is key to fish survival

He ain't tellin😅

Tell that to the other 10000 people a year that post videos on Facebook Instagram TikTok and KZfaq from the gsmnp. This were filmed with an iPhone nothin any different than some random person posting a video driving on the parkway.

As of Oct 2022 any posting of videos on KZfaq etc... Is in violation of Federal law. Look it up.

@@stevegregg5354 Generally, permits are not required for: Visitors using cameras and/or recording devices for their own personal use as well as professional or amateur photographers who are shooting in areas open to the public and who require no special services from park personnel. Coverage of breaking news by bona-fide newscrews. News coverage is subject to restrictions and conditions necessary to protect park resources, public health and safety and to prevent impairment or derogation of park resources, values, or purposes. 1-2 people, camera and tripod only or in this case a phone that was in my chest pack and only used when pulled out, is 0$ no permit required. Do some more research before you start making to many assumptions.

@@stevegregg5354 furthermore. I don’t make money off of KZfaq because my channel isn’t monetized. If that were the case I would need a permit, but because I’m not making money off these videos or anything it’s no different than a tourist taking a picture or video and posting it to their social media.