FLYCRAFT BLOG
(Video) Motoring in Your Flycraft & Incredible Fall Bass Fishing
With air and water temps cooling, fall can be a great time to chase bass. If you live in trout country, it can be a nice way to leave the trout alone while they are spawning and pursue a different species. If you live in the Southwest to Southeast, fall topwater bass fishing may be just what you've been waiting!
The Flycraft may not have sparkles on it or a 200 hp outboard, but once you put the Honda 2.3 hp on this 103 lb boat it becomes an incredible bass boat!
(Timestamp: 10:05 showcases Flycraft's motoring capabilities.)
VIDEO: The Professor | Fly fishing mountain lakes and streams with George Daniel
In this film, Flycraft heads up north to Montana with George Daniel aiming to find some trout on the still waters as well as floating down the Madison river.
Watch the video below to get tips on euro nymphing from the professor himself.
VIDEO: Baja Boys | Epic fly fishing adventure in Mexico with Flycraft
The boys from Flycraft head south of the border for a week long fly fishing adventure in Baja. We fish for Snook in the mangroves and Roosters out in the surf.
Check it out:
VIDEO: Fly fishing Pro George Daniel Reviews the Flycraft Stealth 2.0
Fly fishing pro, George Daniel, out of Pennsylvania has been fishing out of Flycraft boats for years. He has put each one of our boats to the test not only on his home waters in PA, but all over the country. Last spring he got the newest boat in our lineup, the Stealth 2.0 and it quickly became his go to.
More about George:
George Daniel is a naturally curious fly fisher-he loves traveling with his family and learning from the best anglers in the country. He has been a competitor and captain for FF Team USA as well as a coach for the US Youth Fly Fishing Team. He authored the best selling book, Dynamic Nymphing and his second book, Strip Set (a streamer book) was be released in September 2015.
He guides near him come in central PA and travels the country with his wife conducting seminars on all aspects of trout fishing. When not guiding, George is the Professor of Fly Fishing at Penn State. Few have spent as much time mastering the techniques of fly fishing and even fewer have dedicated so much time to leaching others about it.
Video Transcript:
One of the things I like about the Stealth 2.0 is the self bailing floor. In the past, it was of my biggest concerns, especially if I'm transporting the boat on top of my vehicle during a rainstorm, it's just getting that additional, extra weight.
So first and foremost, from a transportation standpoint, it's always nice to have a self bailing floor.
And then, more importantly, when you're in the water, I don't have to worry about the bilge pump and the boat is just as functional and move just as well as the original Stealth.
But now you have the self baling floor with a little more width to give you some stability.
So I love the 2.0, it's a definite upgrade from the former.
CHECK OUT THE STEALTH 2.0 HERE >>
VIDEO: Fly Fishing low flow streams with hoppers
How the Flycraft Anchor System Works
Video Transcription:
Hey this is Kevin with Flycraft, Today we’re taking a look at the anchor system we use on our boats. The anchor system is the same across all our models.
Starting at the front, on the right hand side next to the rowers seat is the anchor cam. These are used to lock the anchor rope in place.
The anchor rope runs forward and over a pulley as it enters the frame. The anchor system is internally routed for a clean tangle free design.
It runs to the back of the craft where there is another pulley and the two to one system.
The two to one system does a couple things. First it gives you a completely centered anchor point so that your craft stays in line with the current. Second it gives you a 2 to 1 mechanical advantage when raising and lowering the anchor. This makes raising a 20 pound anchor feel like a 10 pound anchor.
When the anchor system is in the 2 to 1 mode you have about 20 feet of depth to drop your anchor.
If more depth is needed like when fishing on still water, you can disconnect the anchor rope from the eyelet on the left side and use the system as a 1 to 1 giving you roughly 40 feet of anchor depth. We tie the rope to the eyelet with a standard bowline knot.
The anchor is attached with a sealed bearing pulley and a carabiner. If you purchased your anchor from us We use a pyramid shaped metal encased lead anchor which has the best stopping power to weight ratio as well as prevents any lead from getting into the river.
Our anchor system is also compatible with the Flycraft Stealth motor package as well.
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to our team at CS@flycraftusa.com
Or at 801-810-4022
Get the lowdown on the new Stealth 2.0 Inflatable Drift Boat Lean Bar
The new Flycraft lean bar for the the Stealth 2.0 has been a big hit with Flycraft owners. So I thought I'd take a minute to explain why it's such a game changer for fishing from a Stealth.
Just watch the video below:
Video Transcript:
Hey, this is Brandon with Flycraft and I just wanted to give you a little bit more info on the new front lean bar for our original Stealth and Stealth 2.0 models.
This works for the front seat of our boat, kind of like a classic drift boat style design. What's really nice about it is that there's a pin mechanism, so you can easily raise and lower this. It goes down. The pin is on a tether, so you don't need to worry about losing it and has a little push button. The main times I do this is when I'm netting a fish or if I'm getting in and out of the boat on this side, it's nice to lay it flat. But yeah, sometimes on occasion, I might drop it flat for when I want to fish. Just pull it back up and stick the pin in and it's as easy as that.
So like I said, this is available for both the original Stealth and the Stealth 2.0 models. It can also be added after the fact. So if you buy the Stealth 2.0 Pro Package, it actually comes standard with this. If you buy the Fish Package, it doesn't, but you can always use the classic reverse lean bar system, or add the lean bar down the road. And yes, it does work with your existing Stealth frames as well and we have assembly videos, which is pretty basic on how to do that.
We're really excited about this. It's a very clean design, basically just like the rest of our boat. We designed it with line management in mind. We don't have cup holders attached to it, to tangle on things like that. We attach our cup holders, other places where they're out of the way and it works really well for both standing and facing forward, but just like in a drift boat or the ones that you see on our Stealth X or Guides that have the molded locks, these are also bent to support your leg, if you're turned one way versus the other.
The added stability that you'll gain from these lean bars is really helpful while fishing and these maneuverable boats that we have, we're constantly navigating through boulder gardens. When someone is rowing and you're getting thrown off balance from side to side, being able to stand facing forward or sideways, is super helpful, especially when you're trying to hit moving targets as you're going down the bank, throwing drive fly streamers, that type of thing.
We think you're really going to enjoy this and if you haven't already check out some of the other videos on our YouTube channel, where this is in action. Thanks.
How to load a Flycraft on a Subaru - a one or two person inflatable drift boat
We get a lot of questions about using the Flycraft Stealth 2.0 as a one person fishing craft.
It's is as much a one person inflatable fishing boat as a 2 person boat, but now when you’re fishing alone you’re in a boat that you can stand up and fish from, anchor, and transport easily.
Here's a one person method for loading the Flycraft Stealth 2.0 onto an SUV...
The Stealth 2.0 Fishing Boat was created to be the perfect solution for fisherman and RVers alike, by fixing the frustrations of other fishing boats.
You can now float virtually anywhere with this one-man or two-man inflatable fishing boat, giving you unprecedented access to pristine waters, and helping you avoid crowded, over-fished areas.
Now you can explore side channels and narrow passageways of your favorite lakes and rivers, where the monsters swim.
VIDEO: Season Opener | Flycraft Presents: Lines & Logs | Early season fly fishing on new water
Sometimes we go out and we get a little lost somewhere in the western U.S. This is what happens when you're really excited to start fishing and it's still the early season, run off water.
On this trip we had Brandon, our sales manger and Clay, our shipping manager in the new Stealth 2.0.
Brad, our ops manager, Pete, our customer service rep and Kevin, the guy behind the camera, are in the 3-man Guide boat.
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VIDEO: Wild Wyoming | Tales From The Craft EP - 03 | Flycraft fly fishing furlough for friends
In this episode of Tales From The Craft, we take a much more casual trip out to some very fishy waters. This is nothing but a bunch of friends wasting time out on the water instead of working.
Clay gets a little tipsy and Brandon gets a little mouthy. We find some real big birds and whole bunch of white fish.
Dustin breaks some sacred rules of the river and Ben almost catches a fish. Peter turns everything he touches into gold and Kevin actually picks up a rod.
Featuring:
Brandon Collett | Sales Manager
Peter Lillehaug AKA: The Independent Variable | Customer Service
Clay Geisel | Shipping Manager
Dustin Grant | Flycraft friend
and second time fishing Kevin Landgren | Guy behind the camera
Ben Scribner | Founder
Boats in the film: Stealth X | https://www.flycraftusa.com/pages/ste...
Guide | https://www.flycraftusa.com/pages/inf...
Announcing the newest boat in Flycraft's line up: The Stealth 2.0
Transcription:
Hey, Brandon here with Flycraft and I'm excited to announce the newest boat in our line up, the Stealth 2.0.
At 11 1/2 feet long, this boat is very similar to our classic two man Stealth, but it's five inches wider, a total of 51 inches, which makes it more stable.
It's also self bailing, has bigger tube size, more rocker, and an option for a front lean bar.
World Record Catfish Caught out of a Flycraft!
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This past year Ben Christensen blew us away by catching a world record blue catfish out of his Flycraft in Texas, on a 4 weight fly rod no less!
Using an olive creek damsel fly tied to a size 10 Gamakatsu hook and 12-pound Rio Bass tippet, Ben secured an International Game Fish Association world-record.
The fish measured 40" long and 31 lbs! See below article link for more details.