On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:54:29 -0600, "Russell D." wrote:
Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:54:00 -0700, wrote:
solve my problem by sending me some money. want my address?
I'm a charitable man, but I wouldn't give money to anyone who bought a
cheap fly rod and then complained because it didn't have a fighting
butt. Buy a good rod - and yes you can afford it, otherwise you
wouldn't be flyfishing.
My good freakin' heck, Dave. You say some weird, no taste, elitist crap
here but this one takes the cake. I can't afford to buy one of your
"good rods" so I guess I don't fly fish. So what was it I was doing a
couple of weeks ago when I held in my hand a gorgeous, high altitude, 18
inch cutthroat trout? All I had with me was a Cabala's Korean made POS
that had a POS Okuma reel and a POS Cortland 333 line and POS homemade
leader with a 5x tippet and a POS 89 cent foam beetle. The whole setup
set me back less than $200. How I ever accomplished this without a fancy
shmancy (translate--way over priced) "good rod" must be amazing. Your
nauseating arrogance has reached the point of insufferable. Get a life
and get over it.
Russell
Wow. Reminds me of that song: You got me, under your skin....or is
that I've got you under my skin.... d;o)
I started fishing a looooong time ago with a five buck Sears bamboo
rod and a cheap reel. I still have some inexpensive rods and reels
that work well, even a glass Cortland rod that I use for bass and
bluegill (it was my mom's) That is not the problem. I could shiv a
git what you or anyone else uses, but if you buy it and you're not
satisfied with it, don't complain about it. I was under the
impression that Janusmusic had already bought the rod and now wanted
to modify it. Uh, that is not the way to go on a cheap OR an
expensive rod. Look before you leap; know what you are buying.
He has cleared up that, and I have told him to buy the rod he wants
and not to worry about a fighting butt.
My grandsons use KPOS rods and cheap Orvis reels, and they do well.
Over the years I have recommended inexpensive rods/reels. So, please,
don't come down on me just because I favor Winston rods. Hell, I got
a lawyer friend in NC who will absolutely fish with nothing but a T &
T. I let him use a Winston of mine when he broke his rod on the
stream at a Penns Clave, and he thought it was a piece of ****, but he
was grateful.
Cortland 333? I remember when that first came out. Revolutionized
the fly fishing business. And it is not a POS, nor are home made
leaders, nor is a foam beetle ya bought for $0.89. I've fished with
flies a helluva lot cheaper.