Trout priest?

While running down Frank's lead on a Bellinger reel (see, it's started
already, Frank...), I ran across a $100 "trout priest". Now, I'm not
exactly sure what a trout priest is, but I have my suspicions. One thing I
know for sure about it. In CA, it would get you a felony weapons charge and
a night in the slammer if found during a routine traffic stop. And I like
the last line in the ad:

"Nice for display! Remember; Catch and Release."

http://www.herndonrods.com/Sale_and_Closeout_Items.htm

Who says fly fishermen don't have a sense of humor?

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notbob wrote:
While running down Frank's lead on a Bellinger reel (see, it's started
already, Frank...), I ran across a $100 "trout priest".

$100? You're ****ting me. Use a short, stout stick.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

While running down Frank's lead on a Bellinger reel (see, it's started
already, Frank...), I ran across a $100 "trout priest". *Now, I'm not
exactly sure what a trout priest is, but I have my suspicions. *One thing I
know for sure about it. *In CA, it would get you a felony weapons charge and
a night in the slammer if found during a routine traffic stop. *And I like
the last line in the ad:

"Nice for display! Remember; Catch and Release."

http://www.herndonrods.com/Sale_and_Closeout_Items.htm

Who says fly fishermen don't have a sense of humor?

See, all's you gotta do is show someone a picture of the abyss, point
him in the right direction and curiosity takes over.
BWAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Another one's gone. (by the way, Home Depot
sells those red lights).
Frank Reid

On Mar 7, 12:11 am, notbob wrote:

already, Frank...), I ran across a $100 "trout priest". Now, I'm not
exactly sure what a trout priest is, but I have my suspicions. One thing I
know for sure about it. In CA, it would get you a felony weapons charge and
a night in the slammer if found during a routine traffic stop.

It's a British term. It's for exactly what you suspect: quickly
dispatching a trout that you intend for the table. Probably more
humane than letting it die slowly out of water, or stuck on a
stringer.

But $100???? with split cane???

And yes, the c&r line is ironic.

On Mar 7, 12:11 am, notbob wrote:


"Nice for display! Remember; Catch and Release."

Who says fly fishermen don't have a sense of humor?


Thinking about it some more, it's no different than buying a wicker
creel; you'd never use it, but there's a nostalgia thing about it (at
least if you're a Brit.)

And I do know strictly C&R fishermen who own a wicker creel just to
say they own one.

In article
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redietz wrote:

It's a British term.

(Horrified shudders)

It's an Irish term - although it's now common throughout Britain.

First used by Newland in 'The Erne' 1851. In 1900 William Senior noted
that:

'The baton, or short cudgel, used to perform the last offices for
captured fish is still called the "priest", the name lingering,
perhaps, more in Ireland than in England or Scotland.'
(Pike and Perch)

The implication that the name was dying out was wrong. It is indeed the
standard term throughout the British Isles.

I wouldn't spend $100 dollars for one, but I do own a couple of
beautifully turned, lead-filled pieces of wood for salmon. As redietz
suggests, spending a lot on a priest is like spending a lot on a reel.
It's not necessary, but some people like to do it. (I often fish bamboo
with a silk line on a Hardy Perfect. But I don't need to.)

Lazarus

In article valid,
Lazarus Cooke writes
It's an Irish term - although it's now common throughout Britain.

First used by Newland in 'The Erne' 1851. In 1900 William Senior noted
that:

'The baton, or short cudgel, used to perform the last offices for
captured fish is still called the "priest", the name lingering,
perhaps, more in Ireland than in England or Scotland.'
(Pike and Perch)

The implication that the name was dying out was wrong. It is indeed the
standard term throughout the British Isles.

It is a small truncheon used to administer the "Last Rites" to your
trout. just like a priest does.

BTW Wayno has a genuine Welsh priest - I hope he has used it to good
effect.
--
Bill Grey

I never saw much use for a priest until my first trip to Alaska. If you
don't clobber a King or Silver salmon it will manage to flop back into the
water, no matter how far you drag it up the bank. Whenever you landed a
keeper you'd holler, "trunk monkey up", and whoever was closest to the
priest would grab it and do the dirty work. (Alaskan priest = 1" pipe filled
with lead, about 12" long)