On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:16:30 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
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On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:32:25 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
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On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:07:47 -0800, "Tom Nakashima"
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SNIP

Glad you had a good time. Did ya feel all stimulated, targeted, and
ready, willing, and able to buy? G

Not at all did I feel stimulated, targeted or willing to buy, I already
know
the intention of the vendors at these shows, I don't even eat there. I
just
went to see the "Man".
-tom


Hmmm...a touchy subject, but I wish people wouldn't consider guys like
Lefty Kreh the "Man." Not because of him or anything about him - he's a
decent enough guy with a great deal of fishing and casting experience,
but casting and fishing aren't such to produce "superstars," albeit the
fans can certainly do so. And to their detriment, IMO.

The term "Man" is just an expression, just like you using "R"

No, it isn't...at all...well, unless he changes his name and starts
posting to ROFF using "M" as a sign-off...

Lefty is indeed like you said "knows a great deal of fishing and casting
experience" and explains his principals and techniques very well. I
actually learned quite a bit in his presentation.


Reaching the top tier of many sports is objectively and simply out of
the range of all but a relatively few people. They simply aren't
physically equipped, and cannot become physically equipped, by means
fair or foul, to reach it, regardless of choices they might make. But
skills and "tricks" such as practiced upon, developed, and learned by
Kreh are well within the reach of most people, should they make the
choice to practice and develop them. Becoming an excellent, even "top
tier" caster is well within the physical reach of a good many people,
and becoming a good fisher all the more so.

TC,
R

I'm not sure Left Kreh is at the top of his tier anymore at age 81,

Let's just say that he might not be as good as he once was, but he's as
good once as he ever was...and here's the cool thing - you can be,
too...

just by
nature that skills start to decline with age as I'm sure you already know.
As I mentioned earlier, he now has rotator cuff (from casting). He is
however still very sharp, and a great communicator.
I have been spending some time at the Golden Gate Casting Club. One thing I
noticed is there are many darn good casters out there, most unknown.

Much as is one B. "Lefty" Kreh to the great majority of folks in the US,
not to mention those on this planet...well, at least until his version
of "Oops, I Did It Again" goes into heavy rotation on MTV...

I also
noticed Fly-fishing is not limited on physical features of having to be
muscular or regardless of gender as in other sports, and with a little
patients and practice, anyone can put what they have learned to use on the
water.

Now there's an idea, while sounding, well, familiar, that has some real
merit...I just can't having a sense of deja vu, though...

Oh, btw: I notice you don't use your real name when posting, R who? can I
call you "The Man"?

Can you? I guess you can, as you have already indicated that you are
entirely capable of doing so. MAY you? No, you may not...it's "MISTER
The Man"...or "Baba Ganoush"...I like eggplant, so I guess I can live
with that...and if you desire, you may shorten it to simply
"Baba"...actually, that gives me an idea...if Ras Tafari can be HIM, you
can just call me "HIM"...

TC,
Baba, HIM, R (which, in the instant context, I guess would be
"reigning"...)