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On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

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On 3/9/2011 10:10 AM, Giles wrote:
On Mar 9, 6:39 am, wrote:
On 3/8/2011 4:48 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:

...You couldn't teach ... *anyone* something about fly fishing.

dave...i'll have to disagree with that bit of hyperbole (i know it's
made in your ongoing war of words and ad hominems with wolfgang).
...but, he taught me something about fly fishing in wisconsin and the
upper peninsula, just as you taught me something in maine. i confess
neither of you had a very good student, but i'm ever grateful.

Well, I recall teaching you something about flies.....so numerous they
did swarm. But any fool bereft of sauna for a few days in the western
UP in June could have done that. And I also remember your first
encounter with a smallish fowl, known locally as the "hex", when it
nearly took your ear off on its errant entry into camp one evening.
But that was none of my doing. Mosquitos, at their most benign, you
have also encountered here in Curdistan. But you've seen those
before. About all I have left to show you along these lines is
blackflies and deerflies at their maleficent peaks. I harbor no doubt
that your thanks will be tepid at best.

As for fly "fishing", I distinctly remember that on the occasion when
we first fished together your efforts to get a fly on the water
succeeded vastly more often than not, and that you frequently brought
it back with a fish attached. Furthermore, you always managed to get
to the water and, more importantly, back to the beer truck, before
anyone else. I had nothing substantive to teach you.

giles

i reckon the student knows better. you've shared literature i'd never
have read otherwise, taught me how to fish a sandy-bottomed, reed-banked
brookie stream in wisconsin (odd place that...including the briars,
flies, and skeeters, but lots of willing fish thankfully), taught me how
to fish successfully in the oxyincontinent...uh... octaginate... octogon
....****, you know, that lovely spot near bruce crossing. not to forget,
the first pass lake i'd ever seen... and, i'm still working on that cast
where the fly makes a 90 degree turn at a rock on snowbird. lots more
too. as i suggested to dave, there's a universe of lessons to be
learned about fly fishing that have nothing to do with the actual
fishing or catching.

jeff

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On Mar 9, 6:28*pm, jeff wrote:
On 3/9/2011 10:10 AM, Giles wrote:





On Mar 9, 6:39 am, *wrote:
On 3/8/2011 4:48 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:

...You couldn't teach ... *anyone* something about fly fishing.

dave...i'll have to disagree with that bit of hyperbole (i know it's
made in your ongoing war of words and ad hominems with wolfgang).
...but, he taught me something about fly fishing in wisconsin and the
upper peninsula, just as you taught me something in maine. i confess
neither of you had a very good student, but i'm ever grateful.

Well, I recall teaching you something about flies.....so numerous they
did swarm. *But any fool bereft of sauna for a few days in the western
UP in June could have done that. *And I also remember your first
encounter with a smallish fowl, known locally as the "hex", when it
nearly took your ear off on its errant entry into camp one evening.
But that was none of my doing. *Mosquitos, at their most benign, you
have also encountered here in Curdistan. *But you've seen those
before. *About all I have left to show you along these lines is
blackflies and deerflies at their maleficent peaks. *I harbor no doubt
that your thanks will be tepid at best.

As for fly "fishing", I distinctly remember that on the occasion when
we first fished together your efforts to get a fly on the water
succeeded vastly more often than not, and that you frequently brought
it back with a fish attached. *Furthermore, you always managed to get
to the water and, more importantly, back to the beer truck, before
anyone else. *I had nothing substantive to teach you.

giles

i reckon the student knows better. you've shared literature i'd never
have read otherwise, taught me how to fish a sandy-bottomed, reed-banked
brookie stream in wisconsin (odd place that...including the briars,
flies, and skeeters, but lots of willing fish thankfully), taught me how
to fish successfully in the oxyincontinent...uh... octaginate... octogon
...****, you know, that lovely spot near bruce crossing. *not to forget,
the first pass lake i'd ever seen... and, i'm still working on that cast
where the fly makes a 90 degree turn at a rock on snowbird. *lots more
too. *as i suggested to dave, there's a universe of lessons to be
learned about fly fishing that have nothing to do with the actual
fishing or catching.

jeff

Hm......

Well all of that would take much too long to dispute on a point by
point basis, especially considering that a boy is pretty much swamped
just now, what with listening to a debate on Muslim radicalism in the
U.S., eating everything in sight, reading something or other about
native plant communities here in coulee country, watching the snow
fall, nursing indignant muscles recently subjected to unaccustomed
labor out in the woods, and puzzling over the everlastingly
inscrutable efforts of so many of our brethren directed at exposing
themselves for what they are.....like they really NEED to do that at
this late date.....ainna?

O.k. You may hitherto refer to me as Sensei

giles
who concedes that, yes, the cast around the rock thingy is a useful
little trick.. :)

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On 2011-03-09 19:08:01 -0500, jeff said:


are you near jacks river in the cohutta wilderness area?

jeff

It's a little over an hour away if *I* drive. d;o)

We are just east of the Smithgall Woods/Dukes Creek Conservation area,
which is east of Cohutta.

Dave

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"Giles" wrote in message
...
On Mar 9, 3:05 pm, "JT" wrote:
"Giles" wrote in message

...

g.
o.k., anyone who thinks this one is NOT stupider than stevie and the
doughboy and the pig combined......this is your opportunity to stand
up and be counted.

c'mon.....don't be shy.

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good
for
nothing windbag. ;)

Presumably, you mean "no good for anything." English, she is a
tricksy bitch.

Killfiles are for pussies, however I have found that ignoring 98% or what
you type here makes you almost 2% tolerable.

Go the extra 2. Let us know how it affects the 98.

g.
who, if a response appears, will (naturally) be none the wiser.

"no good for nothing"

windbag.

JT

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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:13:43 -0800, "JT"
wrote:


Killfiles are for pussies


Meow!!!! Mrowwwwrrr !

Sylvester

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flebow wrote:
"JT" wrote:
Killfiles are for pussies

Meow!!!! Mrowwwwrrr !

I gotta agree with Fred. I'm a pussy and I feel no shame in it.
My killfile allows me to read a roff free of posts from those
I have identified as not worth reading. My killfile saves me
time, annoyance and nuisance. Win, win, win.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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On Mar 10, 2:18*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
flebow wrote:
"JT" wrote:
Killfiles are for pussies

* *Meow!!!! *Mrowwwwrrr !

I gotta agree with Fred. I'm a pussy and I feel no shame in it.
My killfile allows me to read a roff free of posts from those
I have identified as not worth reading. My killfile saves me
time, annoyance and nuisance. Win, win, win.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Hm.....

On the other hand......

Pussy.

Girl.

Moron.

giles
who, to be sure, is loathe to resort to simple observation and common
sense......but there it is.
so, in the meantime, anybody here remember when the doughgirl insisted
that killfiles were for pussies? :)

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On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:



The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

giles
whose monicker accounts for somewhere around 3 to 7characters.......if
he is not mistaken,.

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On Mar 10, 5:17*pm, Giles wrote:
On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

moron

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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:21:24 -0800 (PST), "Mark H. Bowen" b

Having never had the misfortune to meet him
I know some of you do like him
Why?
Some of you cinsider him a friend
What is his f'ing problem?

Fred
Who knows know that he will get an inane and insane retort from him =
luckily he is killfiled where this kind of behavior belongs

Simply stated Fred... I consider Wolfgang to be a friend, even though we rarely get together, but nonetheless he is my friend!

Anyone that leaves ROFF does it of their own volition, regardless of Wolfgang's prescence here. That you replied caustically to someone else's post denigrating Wolfgang, say more about you than it does about Wolfgang's persona on ROFF.

my $0.02

Op

Op

There is a difference
I have never or rrarely insulted anyone or anyone's intellect in any
manner or form.
I have alos tried to make some informative posts
If you do not see the diff in posters then I am truly sorry fpr you
and his other " friends"
This group is supposed to be based on a sport for enjoyment and fun
When it becomes NOT fun to be on ROFF - I for one have quite a queue
of other things to do
This group is far from being my life

I am certaion that many others including some interesting , valuable
and thoughtful people have left for similar reasons

and if you care, I susoect not) I am close to ****canning this group
mainly because of oine jerk
If he is truly your friend them you should help him as he is truily
skewed and close to the deep end pronbably crying fopr assistance

Moron

F

BTW - You seem to be a good guy
I have absolutely NO problems w you and I regret that iit is not
reciprocal - but-
Ces't la vie...

agaoin - Who knows know that he will get an inane and insane retort
from a goat

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On 2011-03-11 14:23:05 -0500, said:

Don't leave roff, Fred. If you do, that would be a victory for
Wolfgang. Ignore his caustic remarks and have fun with him. He knows
no other way.

Besides, you are a welcome addition to this nuthouse. d;o)

And go fishing. I am heading up to Mark's area next Wednesday to fish
Wilson's Creek. Won't be able to go deep in like he and Jeff Miller
do, but I will get to see an old roffian friend, Walt Winter, at the
same time. Walt (Wally or Waldo) runs Wilson's Creek Outfitters in
Morganton, NC. Should be fun. So, go fly fishing. At the moment,
Wolfgang can't, but you and I can. d;o)

Dave

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ThnksOn Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:01:19 -0500, D. LaCourse
wrote:

On 2011-03-11 14:23:05 -0500, said:

Don't leave roff, Fred. If you do, that would be a victory for
Wolfgang. Ignore his caustic remarks and have fun with him. He knows
no other way.

Besides, you are a welcome addition to this nuthouse. d;o)

And go fishing. I am heading up to Mark's area next Wednesday to fish
Wilson's Creek. Won't be able to go deep in like he and Jeff Miller
do, but I will get to see an old roffian friend, Walt Winter, at the
same time. Walt (Wally or Waldo) runs Wilson's Creek Outfitters in
Morganton, NC. Should be fun. So, go fly fishing. At the moment,
Wolfgang can't, but you and I can. d;o)

Dave

Dave:

Thanks

Moron

Fred

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On 2011-03-11 15:20:21 -0500, said:

ThnksOn Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:01:19 -0500, D. LaCourse
wrote:

On 2011-03-11 14:23:05 -0500, said:

Don't leave roff, Fred. If you do, that would be a victory for
Wolfgang. Ignore his caustic remarks and have fun with him. He knows
no other way.

Besides, you are a welcome addition to this nuthouse. d;o)

And go fishing. I am heading up to Mark's area next Wednesday to fish
Wilson's Creek. Won't be able to go deep in like he and Jeff Miller
do, but I will get to see an old roffian friend, Walt Winter, at the
same time. Walt (Wally or Waldo) runs Wilson's Creek Outfitters in
Morganton, NC. Should be fun. So, go fly fishing. At the moment,
Wolfgang can't, but you and I can. d;o)

Dave

Dave:

Thanks

Moron

Fred

There are no morons, idiots, imbeciles, etc on roff. Most of us are
very successful. You don't get success by being a moron. d;o) It
takes brains, education, and hard work. So, Wolfgang is a liar.
Period.

Dave

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On Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:27:30 -0500, D. LaCourse
wrote:

On 2011-03-11 15:20:21 -0500, said:

ThnksOn Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:01:19 -0500, D. LaCourse
wrote:

On 2011-03-11 14:23:05 -0500, said:

Don't leave roff, Fred. If you do, that would be a victory for
Wolfgang. Ignore his caustic remarks and have fun with him. He knows
no other way.

Besides, you are a welcome addition to this nuthouse. d;o)

And go fishing. I am heading up to Mark's area next Wednesday to fish
Wilson's Creek. Won't be able to go deep in like he and Jeff Miller
do, but I will get to see an old roffian friend, Walt Winter, at the
same time. Walt (Wally or Waldo) runs Wilson's Creek Outfitters in
Morganton, NC. Should be fun. So, go fly fishing. At the moment,
Wolfgang can't, but you and I can. d;o)

Dave

Dave:

Thanks

Moron

Fred

There are no morons, idiots, imbeciles, etc on roff. Most of us are
very successful. You don't get success by being a moron. d;o) It
takes brains, education, and hard work. So, Wolfgang is a liar.
Period.

Dave

I and my wife feel extremely successful
I did OK in biz as did Joanne in anoither biz
It enabled us to buy a nice hunk of the planet out West & our
daughter and her family live right near us

You are right - ROFF has no idiots, imbeciles or morons here even
includuibg Sir Wolfgang II

Perhaps quite the opposite
There are some good and knowlegeable
fly tiyers and fishemaen
and a good eclectic mix of nuts & views

What happened to rdean - ???

But no women
It would be good to have some women here


Fred

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On Mar 10, 7:39*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 10, 5:17*pm, Giles wrote:

On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

moron

What? Nearly two days and no reply?

1. m
2. o
3. r
4. o
5. n

That's five.

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On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:29:17 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Mar 10, 7:39*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 10, 5:17*pm, Giles wrote:

On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

moron

What? Nearly two days and no reply?

1. m
2. o
3. r
4. o
5. n

That's five.

Well....you didn't include his admittedly terse yet undeniably extant
sig...which, using his most current nom de plume, would bring the minimum
textual total closer to 10.

And as long as I'm at it....the irony of this never ending banter is...he
keeps *telling* all of you nitwits that you're playing *his* game....yet, you
*keep playing*, even while you bemoan it all.

Weird, eh?

Carry on.

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On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:29:58 -0700 (PDT), "Mark H. Bowen"
wrote:


And I got nothing against you either--we simply don't know one another.

Op

Yup
If there ever is a MT Clave - maybe?



George "Kingfish' Stevens

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On Mar 12, 5:29*pm, " wrote:
On Mar 10, 7:39*pm, " wrote:





On Mar 10, 5:17*pm, Giles wrote:

On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer..
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

moron

What? Nearly two days and no reply?

Been up in the U.P. for a few days, chasing birds, visiting with old
friends, reliving past misadventures.....that sort of thing.

1. m
2. o
3. r
4. o
5. n

That's five.

Missed the signature line, huh?

You don't learn.

g.

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On Mar 16, 4:34*am, Giles wrote:
On Mar 12, 5:29*pm, " wrote:





On Mar 10, 7:39*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 10, 5:17*pm, Giles wrote:

On Mar 9, 6:15*pm, " wrote:

On Mar 9, 2:05*pm, "JT" wrote:

The jury is still out, however I do think you are a miserable, no good for
nothing windbag. ;)

Windbag??? The vast majority of his posts are five letters or fewer.
-)

Fascinating.

Please point out a single post from the offending party that was five
letters or fewer.....um......you can count to five......right?

moron

What? Nearly two days and no reply?

Been up in the U.P. for a few days, chasing birds, visiting with old
friends, reliving past misadventures.....that sort of thing.

1. m
2. o
3. r
4. o
5. n

That's five.

Missed the signature line, huh?

What a tool.

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On Mar 16, 11:25*am, " wrote:

What a tool.

A tool serves a purpose.....by definition.

Something for you to aspire to.

g.
the boy just WILL NOT! learn.

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"Bob" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Won't be able to get out for a few weeks yet, but was thinking a bit
ahead.

I may do some early fishing from a rowboat, and, frankly, have never liked
using a flyrod off the boat. Always results in rod dings no matter how
careful I am.

So, have mainly use a spinning rod and the typical spinning lures from the
boat, and the flyrods from shore.

Question: how would one rig a spinning setup to be able to cast, e.g.,
size 6 or so, flies with a spinning rod ?

A small weight a bit up from the fly, or a dropper with a weight, or ...?

Practical at all, or, forget it, and just crank out the flyrod again ?

Thanks,
Bob

Google float and fly.