Anyone know whats going on,?




Not, really now, to be anti NJ ... just the subject line reminded me of

a story I got a kick out of


Last year ( maybe two ago, they all blend at my age ) a group of guys were
in ... um, an unnamed fly shop ... absolutely swaggering and pounding their
chests proclaiming to all that could hear ( most didn't want to, but
couldn't avoid it as they were loud ) that THEY were from New Jersey, had
just arrived, and were shortly going to go out and 'kick ass' on the famous,
Henry's Fork trout. You see, as they proclaimed it, those poor fish simply
didn't stand a chance against New Jersey's finest fly fishermen!!


They left the shop and ... um, better not use names ... 'someone famous'
commented on what complete, arrogant, assholes their were and went on to
hope they never touched a fish.


That evening they were to be found fishing for the baby fish around the
boardwalk near the logjam .... and failing to catch even those innocent
youngsters G There was considerable mumbling and grumbling as 6 inch
fish after 6 inch fish proved too much for these braggards ... never
happened to more deserving folk :-) Ah, my question to one of them
about how he had done that day, didn't draw strutting and boasts ... it
went ignored G


As a dog trainer and fisherman ... I offer a tip ... NEVER brag on a dog
that's still alive ( dead ones can't prove you wrong ) .... and never brag
about your catch until it's caught ..... better yet, as my training mentor
taught me, "Let other people do you bragging for you. They will, if you
deserve it."