re: Short Tripletail Video

Yeah. I don't find that they're super picky as to fly selection. The most important advice I can give you is to throw something weightless - fly fishing or with a baitcaster. They're kind of a lazy fish, so it's important to keep the bait/fly in the strike zone as long as possible. You can also see in the video that they're really stupid when it comes to leaders, so you can drag it right across their faces most of the time. I wouldn't go out of your way to line them, but they're not like other fish. Hanging a fly on the trap line is pretty much the worst thing you can do, so if the only way you can get them to see the fly is to drag it over them, then just do that and see what happens.

Another piece of advice I can share is to set the hook quickly. They're really sensitive to taste, and fishing them with any artificial bait is tough, because they'll spit it out really quickly. As soon as you see the fish eat, set the hook. You may set too early sometimes, but they're pretty stupid fish and they'll often just go down and come right back up, or eat multiple times.