738 | Jim Teeny on Sinking Fly Lines - Spotting Fish, Teeny Nymph, Legendary Catches
Wet Fly Swing Fly Fishing Podcast
Dave Stewart
4.7 • 530 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 65 minutes
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#738 Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/738
Presented By: Grand Teton Fly Fishing, Four Wheel Campers,
Do you fish with sinking fly lines? You can likely thank our podcast guest for the fly line you use today.
Jim Teeny is back on the show to dive into the legacy of Teeny Fly Lines. Hear the story behind his revolutionary sinking lines and the game-changing techniques that shook up the fly fishing world (some even a little controversial), from his "I spot 'em, I got 'em" approach to throwing rocks at fish.
We'll also get into his top steelhead tips, the crazy story behind his last-cast permit with Bruce Chard, and what it was like battling a 250-pound tarpon for four hours.
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/738
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| 0:00.0 | One of the first sinking lines to really up the game was created by Jim Tini back in the 1980s. |
| 0:08.2 | Jim's techniques were revolutionary in the fly fishing space and sometimes even controversial. |
| 0:13.8 | From my spot on my goddum to throwing rocks at fish. |
| 0:16.6 | There is no question that Jim's legacy still last today. |
| 0:20.5 | And we've got Jim back on the podcast to share some more stories and provide the best tips on fly fishing all around the world. |
| 0:26.1 | So you have more quality time on your waters this year. |
| 0:29.5 | This is the wet fly swing podcast where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, |
| 0:33.3 | how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip and what you can do to get back to the fish species we all love. |
| 0:39.4 | Hey, I'm Dave, host of the Webfly Swing podcast. |
| 0:42.3 | I've been fly fishing since I was a little kid. |
| 0:44.7 | I grew up around the little fly shop, which we talk about today and created one of the largest fly fishing podcasts in this country. |
| 0:51.4 | Jim Tini of the Tini Nymph, the Teeny Line Company. The founder is a big influence |
| 0:57.0 | in here today to talk sinking lines, talk about some stories. We're going to find out how he |
| 1:01.6 | hunts Steelhead. We're going to hear about this crazy permit story that came from Bruce Chard, |
| 1:05.9 | an amazing last chance permit on the fly. We're going to find out about this 250 pound tarpin that was caught by Jim. |
| 1:14.5 | Billy Pate, Lefty Cray, so much more. |
| 1:17.3 | Jim's a wealth of knowledge. |
| 1:18.5 | This is going to be an awesome one. |
| 1:19.6 | Plus, you're going to hear a few emotional stories as well, |
| 1:22.5 | about one about his father's death in 1979. |
| 1:25.7 | Back when I was four years old, I remember it. |
| 1:28.1 | I remember hearing the stories. |
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