How many fly rods?
 

"Larry" wrote in message
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"Tom Nakashima" wrote


Ok, let me get this straight....you'll carry an extra camera, extra
shades, extra hat, hammered a fly-rod back into useable shape (aluminum
or steel? cause I would hate to see someone take a hammer to graphite),
extra pair of boots, extra waders with extra condoms in the pocket
(optional), and extra clothing incase you fall in the drink, hike seven
miles to your location, hike seven miles out, but not bring an extra
fly-rod?
I think I just woke up.
-tom



NO, not at all Tom, I was trying to carry the "backup" idea to the point
of being clearly absurd to make the point that you can NOT be prepared
for every possible thing that might go wrong ... so why not just accept
some risk of equipment failure as a part of the game, and relax

I don't carry ANY of the 'extras' I listed the only 'backup' I do
carry is more flies than any five fishermen really need G, tippet, and a
spare way to magnify things ( I lose my cheater glasses with some
regularity and have a spare pair of clip-ons in the back of the vest )


Yes I know, I was being equally absurd in my comment to make the point even
more clear...my gosh Larry, Ken has extra Chill Pills? Wal-Mart perhaps?
-tom

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"Larry" wrote in message
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wrote

I am taking a 5 day trip next
week to fly fish in Montana and will be in Jackson WY for two weeks
this summer where I plan to do some fly fishing.


You don't need a second rod. If you break the Sage, Jackson has several
places where you can buy a replacement when you DO need one. My guess is
that, with your expressed desire to spend, you will be in them all on your
visit anyway G It's not exactly like your trips are to a wilderness
area.

Regardless of what anyone thinks or sayz, I'm carrying two rods in this
weekend, when Mr. Miller and I camp for two days in the bowels of Upper
Creek gorge!

Op

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I've fished for 5 years, own 3 rods
This is just so sad.

Thanks Wayne, I'm still chuckling 5 minutes later.
Frank Reid

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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
. com...
Tom Nakashima wrote:

One of my friends was out alone with his trusty 9' 2pc 4wt. rod. On his
first cast he landed a 1.5 pounder (nice bow), about 20 minutes later he
hooked into what seemed to be larger than the 1st, but lost it when he
reached for his net behind him. What a day he was having, as he hooked
into his 3rd within the hour, a monster which broke the rod at the butt
when he tried to lift it when the fish got into cover. Tried to pull the
fish in by hand and snapped the tippet line. ****ed that he didn't have a
spare rod, he drove 7 miles back into town, waited after a few customers,
got another rod lent to him by the owner after hearing the story.
Hurried back to the fishing hole and saw three others fishing the very
same spot. Got nothing the rest of the day.
Now he always carries a back-up rod and so do I.

I don't carry a backup rod and I will hike 7 miles to fish
a decent spot. Your friend sounds hyper and hurried and
that's the antithesis of fly fishing to my mind.

--
Ken Fortenberry

haa.. flyrods aren't really my problem. I seem to have this repeated issue
of getting so concerned with my snips, pliers, tippet material, floatant,
line slick, boots... then hike on in to find the perfect spot and realize my
flies are back in the truck!
twice so far this spring!


--
flies from $5.60 per DOZEN!
Rods/Reels and Gear
www.fly-fishing-flies.com

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I wonder how he was able to do it.

How many fly rods?
 

"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote

I camp for two days in the bowels of Upper
Creek gorge!

Op


The "bowels of Upper Creek gorge" certainly sounds a lot more like a place
that dictates precautionary measures to guard against catastrophic equipment
failure than "Ten Million Tourists a Year ( 11 million of them fly
fishers )" Jackson. Wy.

How many fly rods?
 

How many fly rods?
 

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:27:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Tom Nakashima wrote:

One of my friends was out alone with his trusty 9' 2pc 4wt. rod. On his
first cast he landed a 1.5 pounder (nice bow), about 20 minutes later he
hooked into what seemed to be larger than the 1st, but lost it when he
reached for his net behind him. What a day he was having, as he hooked into
his 3rd within the hour, a monster which broke the rod at the butt when he
tried to lift it when the fish got into cover. Tried to pull the fish in by
hand and snapped the tippet line. ****ed that he didn't have a spare rod,
he drove 7 miles back into town, waited after a few customers, got another
rod lent to him by the owner after hearing the story. Hurried back to the
fishing hole and saw three others fishing the very same spot. Got nothing
the rest of the day.
Now he always carries a back-up rod and so do I.

I don't carry a backup rod and I will hike 7 miles to fish
a decent spot. Your friend sounds hyper and hurried and
that's the antithesis of fly fishing to my mind.

Decent spot.....? Oh, yeah, I remember, that, uh, that little pond
that doesn't exis.......... uh, isn't ther...... uh, is full of
weeds.... yeah, that one. Yeah, I wouldn't carry a backup rod if I
was gonna hike into that...... uh, pond. Y'know? d;o)

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Dave LaCourse wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Tom Nakashima wrote:
One of my friends was out alone with his trusty 9' 2pc 4wt. rod. On his
first cast he landed a 1.5 pounder (nice bow), about 20 minutes later he
hooked into what seemed to be larger than the 1st, but lost it when he
reached for his net behind him. What a day he was having, as he hooked into
his 3rd within the hour, a monster which broke the rod at the butt when he
tried to lift it when the fish got into cover. Tried to pull the fish in by
hand and snapped the tippet line. ****ed that he didn't have a spare rod,
he drove 7 miles back into town, waited after a few customers, got another
rod lent to him by the owner after hearing the story. Hurried back to the
fishing hole and saw three others fishing the very same spot. Got nothing
the rest of the day.
Now he always carries a back-up rod and so do I.
I don't carry a backup rod and I will hike 7 miles to fish
a decent spot. Your friend sounds hyper and hurried and
that's the antithesis of fly fishing to my mind.

Decent spot.....? Oh, yeah, I remember, that, uh, that little pond
that doesn't exis.......... uh, isn't ther...... uh, is full of
weeds.... yeah, that one. Yeah, I wouldn't carry a backup rod if I
was gonna hike into that...... uh, pond. Y'know? d;o)

I never hiked to that so-called pond for the sole purpose
of fishing. I checked it out one time in passing. It is
exactly as I described, an unfishable mass of weeds. But
I find it more than a little amusing that someone would
hike all the way up there wasting a precious day of their
Yellowstone vacation just because they're too pertinacious
to admit they've given some poor guy stupid advice.

As for hyper and hurried, that refers to a guy who catches
a nice fish, hooks two more, breaks his fly rod and has as
the foremost thing on his mind being ****ed and hurrying
back to the hole. It's all what you choose to focus on I
guess. I'd have chosen to focus on catching a nice fish in
the first place and leisurely shopping for a new fly rod in
the second. Different strokes for different folks, hereafter
given in acronym form (HEADS UP Timmmmmmaaay ! ;-), DSFDF.

--
Ken Fortenberry

How many fly rods?
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Dave LaCourse wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Tom Nakashima wrote:

One of my friends was out alone with his trusty 9' 2pc 4wt. rod. On
his first cast he landed a 1.5 pounder (nice bow), about 20 minutes
later he hooked into what seemed to be larger than the 1st, but
lost it when he reached for his net behind him. What a day he was
having, as he hooked into his 3rd within the hour, a monster which
broke the rod at the butt when he tried to lift it when the fish got
into cover. Tried to pull the fish in by hand and snapped the tippet
line. ****ed that he didn't have a spare rod, he drove 7 miles back
into town, waited after a few customers, got another rod lent to him
by the owner after hearing the story. Hurried back to the fishing
hole and saw three others fishing the very same spot. Got nothing
the rest of the day.
Now he always carries a back-up rod and so do I.

I don't carry a backup rod and I will hike 7 miles to fish
a decent spot. Your friend sounds hyper and hurried and
that's the antithesis of fly fishing to my mind.


Decent spot.....? Oh, yeah, I remember, that, uh, that little pond
that doesn't exis.......... uh, isn't ther...... uh, is full of
weeds.... yeah, that one. Yeah, I wouldn't carry a backup rod if I
was gonna hike into that...... uh, pond. Y'know? d;o)


I never hiked to that so-called pond for the sole purpose
of fishing. I checked it out one time in passing. It is
exactly as I described, an unfishable mass of weeds. But
I find it more than a little amusing that someone would
hike all the way up there wasting a precious day of their
Yellowstone vacation just because they're too pertinacious
to admit they've given some poor guy stupid advice.

As for hyper and hurried, that refers to a guy who catches
a nice fish, hooks two more, breaks his fly rod and has as
the foremost thing on his mind being ****ed and hurrying
back to the hole. It's all what you choose to focus on I
guess. I'd have chosen to focus on catching a nice fish in
the first place and leisurely shopping for a new fly rod in
the second. Different strokes for different folks, hereafter
given in acronym form (HEADS UP Timmmmmmaaay ! ;-), DSFDF.


well, next time ol yellowstone kenny happens to be in the area, perhaps
he'll call the folks at the blue ribbon fly shop stupid and pertinacious
as well. having seen fawn lake, having taken photos of fawn lake, having
seen fish rising in fawn lake, and having 3 credible witnesses accompany
me to fawn lake, the only one stupid and pertinacious on this issue is
the fool who refuses to accept the fact that fawn lake *isn't* a
so-called pond or an unfishable mass of weeds.

jeff