Trendy shmendy

JR wrote:


A luxury tax is JUST what we need to battle the ogre of runaway
trendiness: regs on 50% of trout/steelhead/salmon water (including
50% of
the big destination waters) limiting the total *retail* value of
visible
paraphernalia (rod, reel, line, waders, boots, vest, clothing--forget
flies, tools, etc.) to US$ 1,000. We start with the SJ and the
Madison.



Boy what have you been smoking? The trend the past few years have been
for the reverse snob thing, first it was the KPOS, now it's Kreh
endorsed TFO and others, cheap breathable waders, anodized large arbor
disk drag reels for under $100. We now have fly fishing for the
unwashed masses!

Ifin ya want to cut down the crowding make the price point to get in
higher, there, as we all "know" anyone who fishes a cheap rod and reel,
and wears cheap waders is just one step up from a bait casting worm
chucker and probably throw their bud light cans in the stream just to
watch them float. Hell they probably even use loop to loop connections
and spend all day in the Kiddie Hole!

Therefore to achieve your goal, there must be cheap tax, your stuff's
gotta cost over a grand otherwise you have to go chase those trashy
smallmouths in some god forsaken muddy river in eastern NC.

Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.
Your friendly whore...

Wayne



Wayne

In .com wrknight@
swbell.net wrote:
Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.

Many (well, at least one...:-) would agree...

Friendly whore in training... :-)

Todd

In .com wrknight@
swbell.net wrote:
Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.

Many (well, at least one...:-) would agree...

Friendly whore in training... :-)

Todd

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Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.

HEAR ! HEAR !! What he said.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Todd Enders wrote:

In .com wrknight@
swbell.net wrote:
Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.

Many (well, at least one...:-) would agree...

Friendly whore in training... :-)

Todd
More than one.

Todd Enders wrote:

In .com wrknight@
swbell.net wrote:
Life's too short to fish crappy rods and drink cheap scotch.

Many (well, at least one...:-) would agree...

Friendly whore in training... :-)

Todd
More than one.

Charlie Choc wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:51:57 -0700, JR wrote:

A luxury tax is JUST what we need to battle the ogre of runaway
trendiness: regs on 50% of trout/steelhead/salmon water (including 50% of
the big destination waters) limiting the total *retail* value of visible
paraphernalia (rod, reel, line, waders, boots, vest, clothing--forget
flies, tools, etc.) to US$ 1,000. We start with the SJ and the Madison.


Most of the people I saw on the SJ (excluding the ones fishing with
guides) would probably come in under $150, total, including flies. g

youch. now I feel like a po'boy. Most days on the stream I've got the rod my
great uncle made for me, the flies I tied myself, and the vest my wife
sewed for me. Even with materials spent, jeans, shirt and sneaks I'd be
hard pressed at 50 bucks. On a cold, wet day, hip waders and a jacket under
the vest, 75 would be pushing it.

Those guys need to fish more little native streams.

Tight lines to ya.
Mike

Charlie Choc wrote:

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:51:57 -0700, JR wrote:

A luxury tax is JUST what we need to battle the ogre of runaway
trendiness: regs on 50% of trout/steelhead/salmon water (including 50% of
the big destination waters) limiting the total *retail* value of visible
paraphernalia (rod, reel, line, waders, boots, vest, clothing--forget
flies, tools, etc.) to US$ 1,000. We start with the SJ and the Madison.


Most of the people I saw on the SJ (excluding the ones fishing with
guides) would probably come in under $150, total, including flies. g

youch. now I feel like a po'boy. Most days on the stream I've got the rod my
great uncle made for me, the flies I tied myself, and the vest my wife
sewed for me. Even with materials spent, jeans, shirt and sneaks I'd be
hard pressed at 50 bucks. On a cold, wet day, hip waders and a jacket under
the vest, 75 would be pushing it.

Those guys need to fish more little native streams.

Tight lines to ya.
Mike

Lot's of the folks Charlie saw are there for the big fish only - the only
time they use a flyrod is at the San Juan. Their casting is pretty telltale
(I'm no Jason Borger) but their hooksets tell you for sure....

Cheap gear for sure. Cheap, bad gear, not cheap, good gear like I use (G).
I think I've mentioned the shirtless guys in neoprenes before.

bruce h

wrote:


Therefore to achieve your goal, there must be cheap tax, your stuff's
gotta cost over a grand otherwise you have to go chase those trashy
*smallmouths* in some god forsaken muddy river in eastern NC.

um...those would be *largemouths*...and, don't be sending any of those
less-than-effete folk into the realm.

btw...i trust wally has returned the book. thanks so much for the rare
gift. it was a pleasure to hold and to read, even though the bubble-boy
suit and gloves made page turning a bit tough. g

jeff