Here's a few "one liners" I recently read from a fisherman's wall plaque and my first thoughts after reading them. * There is no such thing a too much equipment. OK I admit it,..I'm a hoarder of fishing gear. You never know when you'll need that third 8 weight fly rod...it's the back up to the back up. * When in doubt, exaggerate. I don't exaggerate I add a little flavor to a story. * If it feels good, it's fishing. ...
No one has ever seen fish inspect a fly with a magnifying glass to see whether its head was finished with half hitches or whipped, or use calipers to check a tail's length. Using less than perfect flies is like driving a new car with a dent in one fender. They don't look as nice, but they still get the job done." - Author Unknown My first fly caught Steelhead was fooled on what was supposed to look like a traditional Steelhead Nightmare pattern. I still have that exact same ...
"A fisherman skillfully knotted his green and white "killer hoochy" to a Leader, measured it, looped the opposite end at precisely the right length, clipped it to a flasher, then tossed everything over the side to see how it looked in the water. It looked fine as it sank from sight, for none of it was tied to his main line." - Author Unknown. Funny stuff for sure. I know we have all been on the wrong side of mental blocks, while ...
Updated 02-15-2010 at 09:09 AM by RickB
A few years back I recieved a desk calander complete with a collection of quotes and little passages pertaining to sport fishing that were penned by some well known and not so well known personalities through out history. I thought it would be kind of cool to share some of these with you over the next while. So here's the first quote I'll share with you. " You will find angling to be like the virtue of humility, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of other blessings ...
Updated 02-10-2010 at 10:30 PM by RickB
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