On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 06:27:36 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote:


"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
I made the mistake of landing a 17 pound pike once by the gills - tore my
fingers to shreds! I sure as h-ll wasn't lipping that creature...

You stuck your fingers in too far and either got caught by the gill rakers
or if waaay too far, the teeth in the back of the mouth.

Practice makes perfect, now you just have to do it a couple thousand more
times and you'll have caught up to me.

Hi all, reminds me of a funny saying I once heard a fly fishing
instructor say.

If you practice doing something wrong enough you will be able to do it
perfectly wrong every time ;-)

Don't get me wrong, I have never caught a pike before and don't have a
clue how to handel them but just thought the saying was funny.

Later, DC

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Dale Colemam