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On Apr 17, 10:35 am, "Wolfgang" wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Kitty got yer tongue.....dicklet? :)

Wolfgang

A hush falls over the increasingly befuddled and nervous crowd. What's
happening? Has the legendary fount of sophisticated wit dried up at last?
Is the marquis of mirth moribund? Shall the sultan of slapstick be silent
forevermore?

Oh my!

Oh dear!

Wolfgang
who is not in the least discommoded. who can wait.

Troll.

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"Halfordian Golfer" wrote in message
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On Apr 17, 10:35 am, "Wolfgang" wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote in message

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wrote in message
.. .
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Kitty got yer tongue.....dicklet? :)

Wolfgang

A hush falls over the increasingly befuddled and nervous crowd. What's
happening? Has the legendary fount of sophisticated wit dried up at
last?
Is the marquis of mirth moribund? Shall the sultan of slapstick be
silent
forevermore?

Oh my!

Oh dear!

Wolfgang
who is not in the least discommoded. who can wait.

Troll.

ouch.

Wolfgang

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wrote


Are you serious?! First things first - I don't care what anyone else
responds, I'm dead serious, I mean exactly what I ask and I'm honestly
asking:


"Gone fishing" is, for me, a loose way to describe a lifestyle. It is
built around time enjoying natural things and places I love, the fishing is
just an excuse, really.

I have only average interest in "fishing" but I have a deep passion for
"gone fishing."


BUT,
... for your math calculations,
I now spend some time each of 100 to 150 days each year trying to
catch fish with fly tackle. I've done this for about the last 6 years
since I semi-retired. No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for
the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.

I've fly fished, exclusively, since 1971 and probably well more than
'average' that whole 35+ years, since I've traveled and camped near trout
streams much of that time, even though I was "on business."
( I first discovered and fished Silver Creek, Flat Creek, Fall River, the
Williamson, the Rogue, and many others while "on business" )


I'm trying to increase the number of days/ year I'm "gone fishing" via an
annual patagonia trip ... guess I'm not bored :-)





I'm still waiting to, totally, "get beyond wind knots" ....
good luck G

- I'd be a pro who could do it in my sleep




"totally" ... it's there in the middle of my sentence where you can just
skip by it G

Find me a fly fisher that is "totally" beyond wind knots, I'd like to meet
him/her
... I've met a lot and I ain't met that one yet.


Oh,
And,
Ah,
Your average post would seem to confirm that "doing it in your sleep" thing
you mention :-)

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:58:31 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


wrote


Are you serious?! First things first - I don't care what anyone else
responds, I'm dead serious, I mean exactly what I ask and I'm honestly
asking:


"Gone fishing" is, for me, a loose way to describe a lifestyle. It is
built around time enjoying natural things and places I love, the fishing is
just an excuse, really.

I have only average interest in "fishing" but I have a deep passion for
"gone fishing."


BUT,
.. for your math calculations,
I now spend some time each of 100 to 150 days each year trying to
catch fish with fly tackle. I've done this for about the last 6 years
since I semi-retired. No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for
the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.

Ah.

I've fly fished, exclusively, since 1971

To each their own, but that would bore me...again, obviously, YMMV...

I'm still waiting to, totally, "get beyond wind knots" ....
good luck G

- I'd be a pro who could do it in my sleep


"totally" ... it's there in the middle of my sentence where you can just
skip by it G

Please don't "creatively edit" and expect a reasonable reply. I didn't
comment directly about pros and wind knots and/or lack thereof. You
seem to disparage your abilities fairly often, and it surprised me that
someone who fished that much would not be more adept at it. OTOH, as
you've explained, you don't take it quite as seriously as the first post
to which I replied seemed to indicate. And thanks for the (fairly)
straightforward answer.

Find me a fly fisher that is "totally" beyond wind knots, I'd like to meet
him/her
... I've met a lot and I ain't met that one yet.


Oh,
And,
Ah,
Your average post would seem to confirm that "doing it in your sleep" thing
you mention :-)

Well, like I said, you do it long enough, it becomes about like that...

Seriously, though, I read and reply on ROFF for apparently the same
reasons you FF - entertainment. I'm not trying to prove anything,
either literally or figuratively, and nothing anyone might say on a NG
could or would really affect me all that much, so I just have fun with
all, and hope others look at the same way. If not, that's their
problem, not mine. IIRC, you tend to fish alone (or at least not in a
club, etc.) more than in groups whereas I tend to fish, hunt, sail,
boat, etc. in clubs/groups, with 10-20 or more members, and so, I'm sure
the way those tend to work spills over onto other "sports-related" stuff
like ROFF - lots of admittedly-juvenile locker room-type BS. If you
were into organized sports as a kid, even if you've not been a regular
around a hunt club campfire, on a SW fishing team, in a sailing club,
etc., then you know what I mean.

TC,
R

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Larry L wrote:
No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for
the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.



uh...not exactly...

jeff (vacations several times a year...fishes some every month of the
year...and dusk to dawn generally offers the best light...)

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jeff miller wrote:

Larry L wrote:
No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for

the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.



uh...not exactly...

jeff (vacations several times a year...fishes some every month of the
year...and dusk to dawn generally offers the best light...)


yeah, yeah...i know...dawn to dusk...but at least i'm not bitter... and
it had potential for humor.

jeff (in the dark about a whole lot more than just fishing) g

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jeff miller wrote:
Larry L wrote:
No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for
the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.



uh...not exactly...

jeff (vacations several times a year...fishes some every month of the
year...and dusk to dawn generally offers the best light...)

Doesn't that light level work best for the members of the Helen Keller
fly fishing club?

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wrote

You
seem to disparage your abilities fairly often, and it surprised me that
someone who fished that much would not be more adept at it.

I take fly fishing seriously enough to be bothered by those that take it too
seriously. I tend to underplay my abilities, preferring to come across as
incompetent than as a braggart. But facts is facts. I throw wind knots
after nearly 40 years ... it's a fact





MY approach to ROFF posting ( about myself ) consists of trying to make sure
what I say is true .... BUT, also intentionally making absolutely no effort
to tell all the truth, actually intentionally leaving gaps in the truth
told.

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:06:37 -0400, jeff miller
wrote:

jeff miller wrote:

Larry L wrote:
No, I don't fish dawn to dusk, ... that is for

the once a year ...on vacation .... guys.



uh...not exactly...

jeff (vacations several times a year...fishes some every month of the
year...and dusk to dawn generally offers the best light...)


yeah, yeah...i know...dawn to dusk...but at least i'm not bitter... and
it had potential for humor.

jeff (in the dark about a whole lot more than just fishing) g

Guess what - in many cases, dusk to dawn DOES provide the "best light"
for catching...hey, fishing can be done 24/7/365, in all sorts of
weather...

TC,
R

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:40:04 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


wrote

You
seem to disparage your abilities fairly often, and it surprised me that
someone who fished that much would not be more adept at it.

I take fly fishing seriously enough to be bothered by those that take it too
seriously. I tend to underplay my abilities, preferring to come across as
incompetent than as a braggart. But facts is facts. I throw wind knots
after nearly 40 years ... it's a fact

Well, as you might have noticed, I take very few things around here very
seriously...which is not to say I don't "care" about things (although,
to be sure, there are those things, too...) but rather, keep them in
what I feel is a proper perspective. That said, I guess I see no reason
to over- or under-play one's abilities - they are what they are. IOW,
if you simply said in a germane response, "Here's my experience...," I
don't think anyone with sense would say, "HEY! You're just bragging!"
OTOH, if you were to start berating anyone and everyone who disagreed
with you and made grand claims about worldwide reverence on all matter
piscatorial...well, I'm sure you know about who...er, what, dammit,
what, I am speaking. Put simply - IMO, don't worry about it, lest it
seem like false modesty.

MY approach to ROFF posting ( about myself ) consists of trying to make sure
what I say is true .... BUT, also intentionally making absolutely no effort
to tell all the truth, actually intentionally leaving gaps in the truth
told.

My approach is that I post whatever might pop into my head, and if
readers can't determine what's pure shtick and what isn't, well...and if
some are convinced of things that, um, well, lead to amusement, I'd be a
real spoilsport to try to convince someone of the error of something
that they seem absolutely intent on believing...

Cheers from good ol' Beefeater Hall,
The Sultan of Sausage,
R
PS - Settlesworth says "halloo..."