What do fly fishers like?

"NiceTo FlyFishers" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I'm in the process of creating a website whose purpose is to help
people do nice things for each other.

Many times, you want to do something for someone, but all you know
about them is that they are interested in a particular hobby or
activity that you don't know much about.

I'm collecting information about as many different hobbies as I can.
So...two questions.

Actually, though I have no spousal unit, nor a *partner,* just a part-time
canine unit, I think your website is a pretty good idea. Like Sandy said
though,

"Buying equipment for fly fishermen is a little like buying clothes
(especially for women), where only the recipient really knows what they
want."

What is really needed for the flyfisher with spousal unit/*partner* is the
go ahead to buy what he or she needs/wants, without a bunch of fuss. If you
could somehow incorporate into your website a "YES BOX" with amounts that
are ok for the flyfisher to spend, now that would be a real coup!

However, short of the above suggestion, most avid flyfishers either know
what they want/need, or they know where to go to get what they want/need and
simply post their request on the refrigerator door for approval.
Unfortunately, for those flyfishers with spousal units/*partners,* the
approval is the hardest part to achieve--or so I've been told, not having
the requisite spousal unit/*partner.*

Thanks for the thought though!

Op --oh yeah, if you are truly getting into flyfishin' yourself, stick
around here for great info on anything related to flyfishin', politics,
social movements, religious debates, loving discussion, hateful replies,
antagonistic and protagonistic arguments, bear protection, the definitive
word on C&R or C& K....--

Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:

What is really needed for the flyfisher with spousal unit/*partner* is the
go ahead to buy what he or she needs/wants, without a bunch of fuss. If you
could somehow incorporate into your website a "YES BOX" with amounts that
are ok for the flyfisher to spend, now that would be a real coup!


This problem actually applies to all hobbies. If you don't practice the
same hobby yourself, it's really difficult to pick well. Even if you
do, it's pretty tricky. That is actually what this site is about.
Providing a list of good bets that the receipient will really enjoy,
rather than just wasting money on another "I Heart Fishing" paperweight
or a "Fly fishing kit" that contains nothing you want or need.

Permission is indeed the ultimate form of spousal sponsorship. I am
currently building a way for someone to use the site to create and
print a customized Permission Certificate. This will be available from
all the pages.

Eventually, there will also be a registry where you can list everything
you want from wherever you want it and your sponsor can choose to get
it for you or to mark it "Approved" so you know you can go and get it.

However, short of the above suggestion, most avid flyfishers either know
what they want/need, or they know where to go to get what they want/need and
simply post their request on the refrigerator door for approval.
Unfortunately, for those flyfishers with spousal units/*partners,* the
approval is the hardest part to achieve--or so I've been told, not having
the requisite spousal unit/*partner.*


If you did, you'd know that hobbyists make a big thing about getting
their latest acquisition past their wife, but most of us are willing
spousal sponsors and enjoy seeing you all excited about your new bits
of feathers and fur, or whatever you've got now.


Thanks for the thought though!

Op --oh yeah, if you are truly getting into flyfishin' yourself, stick
around here for great info on anything related to flyfishin', politics,
social movements, religious debates, loving discussion, hateful replies,
antagonistic and protagonistic arguments, bear protection, the definitive
word on C&R or C& K....--

Sounds like a newsgroup to me. What are C&R and C&K?

NiceTo FlyFishers wrote:
Mr. Opus McDopus wrote:


Op --oh yeah, if you are truly getting into flyfishin' yourself, stick
around here for great info on anything related to flyfishin', politics,
social movements, religious debates, loving discussion, hateful replies,
antagonistic and protagonistic arguments, bear protection, the definitive
word on C&R or C& K....--

Sounds like a newsgroup to me. What are C&R and C&K?

C&R=Catch and release

C&K=Catch and keep.

FlyCaughtInTree wrote:

C&K=Catch and keep.

Catch and kill. We're not taking them home as pets. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

In article , rw56
says...
FlyCaughtInTree wrote:

C&K=Catch and keep.

Catch and kill. We're not taking them home as pets. :-)

Speak for yourself, I've brought quite a few fish home as pets
over the years.

Never put bluegills in an aquarium, they are almost as dirty as
goldfish.

Joe wrote:
In article , rw56
says...

FlyCaughtInTree wrote:

C&K=Catch and keep.

Catch and kill. We're not taking them home as pets. :-)


Speak for yourself, I've brought quite a few fish home as pets
over the years.

You catch fish, on a hook, and take them homes as pets? That's
disgusting. It's like wounding a deer, shoving it into your trunk,
taking it home, and nursing it back to health. Bizarre.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:53:38 -0600, rw
wrote:

Joe wrote:
In article , rw56
says...

FlyCaughtInTree wrote:

C&K=Catch and keep.

Catch and kill. We're not taking them home as pets. :-)


Speak for yourself, I've brought quite a few fish home as pets
over the years.

You catch fish, on a hook, and take them homes as pets? That's
disgusting. It's like wounding a deer, shoving it into your trunk,
taking it home, and nursing it back to health. Bizarre.

It's also illegal in many states...