Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing for LARGEMOUTH BASS

This video covers the basics of fly fishing for largemouth bass, including their behavior and feeding habits, what flies are effective to catch them, what weight of fly rod you should use, and what strength of leader you should use to fly fish for them. After discussion, I show 4 recent largemouth bass catches I had while fly fishing at an urban pond in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.

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Fly Fishing Gear:
Orvis Starter Fly Rod & Reel Combo: https://amzn.to/47TkK41 (paid link)
*(Mostly trout fishing: 3-5 wt; Bass and Small Carp: 6-7 wt; Bass & Bigger Carp: 8wt)

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Foam Bug Dry Flies – https://amzn.to/3TQ5Ati (paid link)
Nymphs – https://amzn.to/3JqpbIa (paid link)

Fishing Line (I build my own leaders/tippet):
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Fluorocarbon – https://amzn.to/4pVv053 (paid link)
Fluroclear (Fluorocarbon coated) – https://amzn.to/3UHLfkF (paid link)

Fishing Nets:
Foldable Soft Mesh/Rubber Net: https://amzn.to/3Bo60eC (paid link)
Big Rubber Net – https://amzn.to/3xHKDpv (paid link)
Wooden Handle, Soft Mesh/Rubber Trout Net: https://amzn.to/3iKapSy (paid link)

Miscellaneous Fishing Gear:
-Sun Protection is a MUST! This fishing hoodie is lightweight, cool, comfortable, and I really like mine! – https://amzn.to/3PTmbXJ (paid link)
-Polarized Sun Glasses (Must Have For River/Creek Fishing!): https://amzn.to/3PXqBOU (paid link)
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This video was filmed using a GoPro Hero 11 Action Camera:
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I also use a GoPro Hero 9:
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00:00 Broken chair, Largemouth Bass, and About Kevin Rapkoch Fishing
00:50 Overview of contents of video
01:50 Feeding and Behavior of Largemouth Bass
03:58 Review of flies for Largemouth Bass
05:05 Tip: Generally, the specific fly doesn’t even matter
06:22 Weight of Fly Rod for Largemouth Bass
07:10 Leader Line Strength for Largemouth Bass
08:51 Four Recent catches
12:30 Thanks for Watching!

About this video:
Fly Fishing for Largemouth Bass.