"Wolfgang" wrote in
:

who, espying a likely looking spot on one memorable opening day, began
to cast before he remembered that he had neglected to strip line or
leader off the reel, let alone string any of it through the guides.




Ah yes. I've not gone quite that far ... tied a fly on to an unthreaded
line and leader ... even somehow managed to flick a cast that had only had
half the the blood knot tied ... cast sailed off the leader butt, landed
ever so gently and sank with all hands. A similar thing has happened in
the other direction as well ... at least I found that rig.


Steve (the unexpected appearance of one's quarry will do that ;-)