On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:42:17 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

daytripper typed:
Nope. I ain't gonna say it - wouldn't be prudent - not even with a
straight-line opener like that one, Tim ;-)

It was unethical bait - just for you.

/daytripper (who swore he'd stay well away from this cluster ****....)

You did pretty damned well, up until now. BTW, I was thinking about my
best fishing memory of last year. It happened that day we were above
Rt.9 and I "created" a hatch for those two nice rainbows. I know you
probably caught more fish that I that day, but I can't say with any
confidence you had more satisfaction.

I had to parse that last sentence a couple of times :-)

It's a cool thing to be included with someone's good memories. I've been
blessed to have been with quite a few folks who had a memorable day on the
water. Anyway, you were due ;-)

But if you want unethical - and on-topic, to boot:

Late this fall I was at that spot you caught the two 'bows, rigging up for my
first cast of the afternoon, while watching a guy fishing downstream from the
wing dams toward me. As he got closer I overheard him talking to someone
pacing him down the road way, and it sounded like they'd both been skunked.

I had already taken a good look at the water and spotted one of your 18"
cruisers, and he was still planted in the same spot. As the two guys got close
I made a couple of soft practice casts straight up stream, then right when the
two guys were about a cast away, turned and dropped that fly four feet in
front of Mr. Rainbow, right in his feeding lane.

Got that heart poundin' feeling right up in my ears, watching, waiting...
....waiting...then saw the take and did a line-hand set so quick I surprised
myself. Up comes the rod, in goes a fine bend, and I turned around and said to
the guys: "First cast of the afternoon!" with a ****-eating grin.

It was wired all the way, but it was still classic.
Those two poor *******s never knew what hit them on their way out ;-)

/daytripper