Larry,
First of all thank you for what you do and how you "do" your show. I love it. You open a lot of doors that.......well, most people don't realize are there. You shed light on a number of different fishing opportunities and tactics.
With that said...
I watched a show you did a few years back, and you where fishing in Chili or Argentina (don't recall exactly). You where fishing trout in deep water with smaller Rapala baits. I almost want to say you had tried flies as well. No matter. Well, on Jan. 20th of -07, I fished (fly fishing) the Smith River in southern Virginia, and with not a lot of participation from the fish on taking traditional flies, I took some of the same techniques from that show and put them to work. I was WINDY and COLD. I took larger streamer patterns and added a split shot (about a 1/32 oz.) about 18" above the fly to get the baits down in to slow moving deep runs. The set up, combined with a 8'6" 5/6 wt. rod, served up one of my best days on the water in a while. I landed 19 or 20 rainbows, two around 12 to 14" and the rest from 16 to 21". No not Big fish, but above average for the area. Not to mention a great way to start the year.
I have also used a few other "rigs" you have shown on your toothy fish hunts. I have been using them to fish for Bowfin. So far I have caught 18 fish that are within a lb. of the state record, and lost one that my buddy and I guessed would weigh around 30 to 35 lbs. The current world record is just under 22lbs. So guess where I be come spring....
Anyway, again I just wanted to say thank you.
tight lines