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![]() Ken Fortenberry wrote: I try to honor the fish, which would generally mean bonking them on the head and eating their flesh while thanking the fish spirit for sustenance. In terms of catch and release, I try to honor the fish by catching them properly, with respect, and releasing them them same way. For me, catching them properly means getting them on the reel. YMMV. That all sounds very cute. "properly" another strange word. I'm not sure how putting the fish on the reel if it results in taking longer to land it fits in with "honor the fish" and treating them "with respect." Sounds to me that it's just somehow more satisfying to YOU or somehow fits in with some image you have of YOURSELF. (Which is fine with me but calling it "proper" and "honorable" ???????) Willi |
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Willi wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote: I try to honor the fish, which would generally mean bonking them on the head and eating their flesh while thanking the fish spirit for sustenance. In terms of catch and release, I try to honor the fish by catching them properly, with respect, and releasing them them same way. For me, catching them properly means getting them on the reel. YMMV. That all sounds very cute. "properly" another strange word. I'm not sure how putting the fish on the reel if it results in taking longer to land it fits in with "honor the fish" and treating them "with respect." Sounds to me that it's just somehow more satisfying to YOU or somehow fits in with some image you have of YOURSELF. (Which is fine with me but calling it "proper" and "honorable" ???????) I like to do things right, and for me getting the fish, no matter how small, on the reel is right, meet, proper and honorable. I don't ever have much slack line out of the reel. That's one of the things you learn as you get better at this fly fishing thing, so the difference between pulling in the line by hand and taking up the slack to play the fish "right" is negligible. Respecting the fish by honoring the sport of fly fishing, or strange fetish of an elitist snob. Call it whatever you want. That's how I do things and if you want to disparage my motives, well that's just roff, isn't it ? -- Ken Fortenberry |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote... Willi wrote: Ken Fortenberry wrote: I try to honor the fish, which would generally mean bonking them on the head and eating their flesh while thanking the fish spirit for sustenance. In terms of catch and release, I try to honor the fish by catching them properly, with respect, and releasing them them same way. For me, catching them properly means getting them on the reel. YMMV. That all sounds very cute. "properly" another strange word. I'm not sure how putting the fish on the reel if it results in taking longer to land it fits in with "honor the fish" and treating them "with respect." Sounds to me that it's just somehow more satisfying to YOU or somehow fits in with some image you have of YOURSELF. (Which is fine with me but calling it "proper" and "honorable" ???????) I like to do things right, and for me getting the fish, no matter how small, on the reel is right, meet, proper and honorable. I don't ever have much slack line out of the reel. That's one of the things you learn as you get better at this fly fishing thing, so the difference between pulling in the line by hand and taking up the slack to play the fish "right" is negligible. Respecting the fish by honoring the sport of fly fishing, You lost me on that one. . . or strange fetish of an elitist snob. Call it whatever you want. That's how I do things and if you want to disparage my motives, well that's just roff, isn't it ? Okay, you got me back. That last sentence alone pegs the irony meter. ;-) -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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Tim J. wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote... Respecting the fish by honoring the sport of fly fishing, You lost me on that one. . . For me fly fishing is a very important part of who I am and how I make sense of the world around me. Norman Maclean had it right when he said there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing. For me, words like honorable, properly and respect are not "strange" words to associate with fly fishing. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message ... Tim J. wrote: "Ken Fortenberry" wrote... Respecting the fish by honoring the sport of fly fishing, You lost me on that one. . . For me fly fishing is a very important part of who I am and how I make sense of the world around me. Thus demonstrating that you should find a less intellectually demanding avocation. Norman Maclean had it right when he said there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing. Exactly......um.....except he never said that. For me, words like honorable, properly and respect are not "strange" words to associate with fly fishing. I don't think anyone here would have any trouble associating words like honorable, properly or respect with fly fishing. It's you insistence that they apply somehow to YOU, whether through fly fishing or anything else, that taints them. Wolfgang |
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Wolfgang wrote:
... I don't think anyone here ... See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak for anyone here other than yourself ? Are you such a Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults here without the support of a circle jerk ? Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message m... Wolfgang wrote: ... I don't think anyone here ... See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak for anyone here other than yourself ? Because: A: Many have already expressed themselves quite clearly in stating their contempt for you. No one can go wrong in referring to that contempt or the fact that you have earned it. B: Many others have clearly demonstrated that, like you, they are incapable of expressing themselves in a comprehensible fashion. Nevertheless, they too deserve to be heard, or at least represented. C: Human are social animals. While watching others slap you around is immensely satisfying, one can hardly be blamed for taking the opportunity to twist your nose one's self occasionally. D: Why not? Are you such a Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults here without the support of a circle jerk ? Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome. Fascinating that you've gotten to the point where you can't keep masturbation off your mind whenever you think of me. So, the obvious question is....do Mark, Jennifer, Jeff, and Wayno and I show up collectively, one at a time, or in various other combinations in your fantasies? I think it would be an interesting exercise for you to write a few of them up some time and post them to ROFF. God knows you could use the practice. And, speaking of which....... If the following sentence looks a bit familiar, that's a good sign. If you aspire to be a writer some day, it would help immensely if you were to become a competent reader first. Interested in knowing what Maclean said in the opening of "A River Runs Through It"? Wolfgang yes, we all know the fool is dying to know but hasn't got the good sense to ask. ![]() |
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![]() "Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message m... Wolfgang wrote: ... I don't think anyone here ... See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak for anyone here other than yourself ? Because: A: Many have already expressed themselves quite clearly in stating their contempt for you. No one can go wrong in referring to that contempt or the fact that you have earned it. B: Many others have clearly demonstrated that, like you, they are incapable of expressing themselves in a comprehensible fashion. Nevertheless, they too deserve to be heard, or at least represented. C: Human are social animals. While watching others slap you around is immensely satisfying, one can hardly be blamed for taking the opportunity to twist your nose one's self occasionally. D: Why not? Are you such a Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults here without the support of a circle jerk ? Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome. Fascinating that you've gotten to the point where you can't keep masturbation off your mind whenever you think of me. So, the obvious question is....do Mark, Jennifer, Jeff, and Wayno and I show up collectively, one at a time, or in various other combinations in your fantasies? I think it would be an interesting exercise for you to write a few of them up some time and post them to ROFF. God knows you could use the practice. And, speaking of which....... If the following sentence looks a bit familiar, that's a good sign. If you aspire to be a writer some day, it would help immensely if you were to become a competent reader first. Interested in knowing what Maclean said in the opening of "A River Runs Through It"? Wolfgang yes, we all know the fool is dying to know but hasn't got the good sense to ask. ![]() |
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![]() Ken Fortenberry wrote: Wolfgang wrote: ... I don't think anyone here ... See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak for anyone here other than yourself ? Are you such a Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults here without the support of a circle jerk ? Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome. I guess I'm a member of his circle jerk group on this one. Willi |
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Wolfgang wrote:
... I don't think anyone here ... See, there you go again. Why would you presume to speak for anyone here other than yourself ? Are you such a Usenet psychopath that you cannot post your nasty insults here without the support of a circle jerk ? Here's news for you Wolfie, even though you have a large audience, you're masturbating all by your little lonesome. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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