Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Tim J. wrote:

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...

Respecting the fish by honoring the sport of fly fishing,


You lost me on that one. . .


For me fly fishing is a very important part of who I am and
how I make sense of the world around me. Norman Maclean had
it right when he said there is no clear line between religion
and fly fishing. For me, words like honorable, properly and
respect are not "strange" words to associate with fly fishing.

I loathe this style of quasi-mystical navel-gazing elitist bull****.
This is from someone who claims that the essence of flyfishing is
casting -- with a T&T rod, of course. :-) Flyfishing is a blood sport.
It can be done well (which requires years of practice, aside from a few
rare naturals), it can be done poorly, or, as is the case with most of
us, it can be done with hopeful and striving mediocrity. It has
absolutely nothing in common with religion.

Ken has a right to his point of view, and I have a right to say it's a
pile of self righteous crap.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Wolfgang wrote:
...
I don't think anyone here ...

See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak
for anyone here other than yourself ? Are you such a
Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults
here without the support of a circle jerk ?

Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large
audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Wolfgang wrote:
...
I don't think anyone here ...

See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak
for anyone here other than yourself ? Are you such a
Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults
here without the support of a circle jerk ?

Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large
audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Bob wrote:
Hi,

New at this, and would like to see a discussion on
the subject of "playing a fish" when flyfishing for trout.

For "typical" sized New England trout, e.g. rainbows and brookies,
do you folks literally just haul them in (certainly no problem in
overpowering them even with very thin tippet sizes), or do you
like to "play" them some, and tire them a bit, before landing them.

Which is better for the fish' chance of surviving ?

Do you wait until you have a real large sized trout on before "playing him"
off the reel, some ? How large ?

Very interested in the techniques for this used by others.

Thanks,
B.
A typical new England trout, you pretty much winch onto the bank. An 8
to ten inch trout can be dangled from a 5X tippet without breaking it.
that is the average trout i got when i lived there.

Pete Collin

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Bob wrote:
Hi,

New at this, and would like to see a discussion on
the subject of "playing a fish" when flyfishing for trout.

For "typical" sized New England trout, e.g. rainbows and brookies,
do you folks literally just haul them in (certainly no problem in
overpowering them even with very thin tippet sizes), or do you
like to "play" them some, and tire them a bit, before landing them.

Which is better for the fish' chance of surviving ?

Do you wait until you have a real large sized trout on before "playing him"
off the reel, some ? How large ?

Very interested in the techniques for this used by others.

Thanks,
B.
A typical new England trout, you pretty much winch onto the bank. An 8
to ten inch trout can be dangled from a 5X tippet without breaking it.
that is the average trout i got when i lived there.

Pete Collin

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
Wolfgang wrote:
...
I don't think anyone here ...

See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak
for anyone here other than yourself ?

Because:
A: Many have already expressed themselves quite clearly in stating their
contempt for you. No one can go wrong in referring to that contempt or the
fact that you have earned it.

B: Many others have clearly demonstrated that, like you, they are incapable
of expressing themselves in a comprehensible fashion. Nevertheless, they
too deserve to be heard, or at least represented.

C: Human are social animals. While watching others slap you around is
immensely satisfying, one can hardly be blamed for taking the opportunity to
twist your nose one's self occasionally.

D: Why not?

Are you such a
Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults
here without the support of a circle jerk ?

Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large
audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome.

Fascinating that you've gotten to the point where you can't keep
masturbation off your mind whenever you think of me. So, the obvious
question is....do Mark, Jennifer, Jeff, and Wayno and I show up
collectively, one at a time, or in various other combinations in your
fantasies? I think it would be an interesting exercise for you to write a
few of them up some time and post them to ROFF. God knows you could use the
practice. And, speaking of which.......

If the following sentence looks a bit familiar, that's a good sign.

If you aspire to be a writer some day, it would help immensely if you were
to become a competent reader first.

Interested in knowing what Maclean said in the opening of "A River Runs
Through It"?

Wolfgang
yes, we all know the fool is dying to know but hasn't got the good sense to
ask. :)

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
Wolfgang wrote:
...
I don't think anyone here ...

See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak
for anyone here other than yourself ?

Because:
A: Many have already expressed themselves quite clearly in stating their
contempt for you. No one can go wrong in referring to that contempt or the
fact that you have earned it.

B: Many others have clearly demonstrated that, like you, they are incapable
of expressing themselves in a comprehensible fashion. Nevertheless, they
too deserve to be heard, or at least represented.

C: Human are social animals. While watching others slap you around is
immensely satisfying, one can hardly be blamed for taking the opportunity to
twist your nose one's self occasionally.

D: Why not?

Are you such a
Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults
here without the support of a circle jerk ?

Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large
audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome.

Fascinating that you've gotten to the point where you can't keep
masturbation off your mind whenever you think of me. So, the obvious
question is....do Mark, Jennifer, Jeff, and Wayno and I show up
collectively, one at a time, or in various other combinations in your
fantasies? I think it would be an interesting exercise for you to write a
few of them up some time and post them to ROFF. God knows you could use the
practice. And, speaking of which.......

If the following sentence looks a bit familiar, that's a good sign.

If you aspire to be a writer some day, it would help immensely if you were
to become a competent reader first.

Interested in knowing what Maclean said in the opening of "A River Runs
Through It"?

Wolfgang
yes, we all know the fool is dying to know but hasn't got the good sense to
ask. :)

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Wolfgang wrote:
snip
yes, we all know ...

There you go again.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, but jacking off in
public, that's just sick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

Wolfgang wrote:
snip
yes, we all know ...

There you go again.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, but jacking off in
public, that's just sick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Playing A Fish Quest. ?
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...
Wolfgang wrote:
snip
yes, we all know ...

There you go again.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, but jacking off in
public, that's just sick.

O.k., ya got me on the ropes.......now how ya gonna finish it?

Wolfgang
see? is the boy easy to steer or what? watch this. hey kennie! wanna
know what maclean said in "a river runs through it"? i double dog dare
you not to ask! :)