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Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Tim J. wrote:

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:

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 didn't say they were, ...


Right, but you glommed on to a conversation between me and Willi
and Willi called my fly fishing vocabulary "strange."


No I didn't find your vocabulary particularly strange when applied to
fly fishing. I think fly fishing can be done with respect for the
resource, not so sure about "properly" and I have trouble with seeing it
as "honorable." But that aside, what I find strange is that you apply
those words to the way YOU do it.

"I try to honor the fish by catching them properly, with respect, and
releasing them them same way. For me, catching them properly means
getting them on the reel."

Personally, I don't care how you fish as long as it's legal but saying
that a method of fishing that puts additional stress on a fish (in some
circumstances) has "honor", is "proper" and is treating the fish with
"respect" is VERY strange to me.



I wrote this before I saw the below post from you:

I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.


Glad you agree.

Willi

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Willi wrote:
snip
I wrote this before I saw the below post from you:

I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Glad you agree.

That's almost clever, have you been taking Wolfgang lessons ? ;-)

But no, we don't agree at all. Read rw's response, he made your
argument for you and he made it more lucidly.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Willi wrote:
snip
I wrote this before I saw the below post from you:

I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Glad you agree.

That's almost clever, have you been taking Wolfgang lessons ? ;-)

But no, we don't agree at all. Read rw's response, he made your
argument for you and he made it more lucidly.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message om...

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

Jon.

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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message om...

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

Jon.

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On 26 Aug 2004 09:24:43 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message om...

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

I think 40's trying to channel T-Bone and isn't clever enough to realize his
cable service has been cut off.
--
Charlie...

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On 26 Aug 2004 09:24:43 -0700, (Jonathan Cook) wrote:

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message om...

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

I think 40's trying to channel T-Bone and isn't clever enough to realize his
cable service has been cut off.
--
Charlie...

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Jonathan Cook wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

I was thinking the same thing. The whole C&R "ethic", or as the
Halfordian Golfer would say, "treating trout like golf balls,"
is the subtext of this particular argument.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Jonathan Cook wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:

It's one thing to honor fish in the abstract, as a fly fisherman
I'm talking about honoring fish as prey, which is somewhat strange
I suppose in that I don't actually plan to eat them, just fool
them with fur and feathers.

Moe Skeeter's hittin' about 3000 RPM in his virtual grave....

I was thinking the same thing. The whole C&R "ethic", or as the
Halfordian Golfer would say, "treating trout like golf balls,"
is the subtext of this particular argument.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Charlie Choc wrote:

I think 40's trying to channel T-Bone ...

**** you, Choc.

--
Ken Fortenberry