Fly Fishing
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It looks like no one but you is willing to admit they enjoy a "secular" activity
Man I HATE the word "secular"...know`m sayin?
I LOVE fishing...but can`t stand the little black flies...its a sad state of affairs lol
If you have never heard the old Canadian folk song "The Black Fly"- by Wade Hemsworth...go listen to it on Youtube...it will give you a (bloody) taste of what fishing in Canada is like ! :shade:
Man I HATE the word "secular"...know`m sayin?
I LOVE fishing...but can`t stand the little black flies...its a sad state of affairs lol
If you have never heard the old Canadian folk song "The Black Fly"- by Wade Hemsworth...go listen to it on Youtube...it will give you a (bloody) taste of what fishing in Canada is like ! :shade:
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Something smells fishy in here ---- dead fish ->
I can`t believe the Canucks on board let this thread decompose...
I mean Canadians...fishing and hunting...HELLO! :shock:
They can even tell a whale of a fish tale, and no one can demand they post a pic to prove it, because Chad does`nt allow photo`s...
Its perfect! Like a scene straight out of Grumpy Old Men when they they caught Catfish Hunter!
I remembered this thread because I was thinking a good feed of trout would be a treat...mnnn...I think one of my good Canadian neighbors should take the bait ..and go catch me some :embarasse
I can`t believe the Canucks on board let this thread decompose...
I mean Canadians...fishing and hunting...HELLO! :shock:
They can even tell a whale of a fish tale, and no one can demand they post a pic to prove it, because Chad does`nt allow photo`s...
Its perfect! Like a scene straight out of Grumpy Old Men when they they caught Catfish Hunter!
I remembered this thread because I was thinking a good feed of trout would be a treat...mnnn...I think one of my good Canadian neighbors should take the bait ..and go catch me some :embarasse
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Oh hey now...
That there was a 'bear of bugger' that story, EH?
Don't cha see now how that there fish... well he starts a smelling things up around these parts and you'll have all sorts wee critters flyin' and a crawlin' round here doin' God knows what and up to no good EH?
Robin, :groupwave::groupwave::groupwave::groupwave:
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Here's another way how not to catch fish
I wish I had a good fishing story but alas, the only one that sticks in my mind is my last one. And it ain't pretty. :embarasse
The last time I went, not only did I come home with no fish, but I also returned without the fishing rod and nice wrist watch that I started the trip with; I watched them disappear into the rapids shortly after I dove in to rescue my partner, who was swept off his feet as he tried to cross a deep, fast-flowing part of the river. "Those rapids look pretty tame", he had just finished saying.
About my watch : it had a velcro strap, one that quickly got soggy and loose on my wrist from the relentless battering of the rapids. I watched it - in seemingly slow motion - pull away from my body and surf downstream. Simultaneously, my friend - who wasn't a good swimmer - in his panic let go of my fishing rod.
His was onshore.
This all occurred approximately 10 minutes into our fishing trip. Stellar start. :surrender:
The thing is, if I had let go of my partner with the one arm I was holding him with, and let him fend for himself, I would have had a good chance with my 2 hands, of keeping my watch from coming off; but I had a split-second decision to make - "him or the watch?". I still think I made the right one, and I rarely remind him of that.
After we had composed ourselves back on shore we attempted to do some actual fishing, but my friend, for some inexplicable reason, couldn't help skipping rocks on the water where I was trying to fish, as well as slapping his hands on the water surface to "stun the fish" for me. Not to mention, figuring since he was wet anyway, he decided he should do some swimming while I fished - basically where I was fishing.
So anyway, we didn't catch anything that day.
But, as we didn't want to look like the amateur fishermen of the year when we got home (no chance of that!), here's how the whole debacle ended up transpiring :
We ended up finding 2 long-dead fish in a nearby mud puddle, cleaned them up and (proudly?) posed for pics with them, with the plan of claiming to our wives that we did the "catch and release" thing, to explain why we came home empty-handed.
The truth almost immediately came out, though, (eventually we would have told them anyway), when my partner buckled under some innocent questioning from his wife.
So yeah, I had everything - the fishing vest, the hat (with hooks in them), the loaded tackle box, all the bait I could think of bringing, and a cooler full of ice; all this, for fake pictures of dead fish we found in a mud puddle.
In contrast to my amazing adventure, one of those fishermen across-stream from us probably went home that day and exclaimed, "look honey, not only did I catch a cooler-full of fish - they were practically leaping on my hook - but - BONUS! - I also found a nice fishing rod, a cool watch, AND I shot some video of 2 doofuses pulling dead fish out of a puddle and posing with them!
Priceless! .....and FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THERE'S MASTERCARD ®
I wish I had a good fishing story but alas, the only one that sticks in my mind is my last one. And it ain't pretty. :embarasse
The last time I went, not only did I come home with no fish, but I also returned without the fishing rod and nice wrist watch that I started the trip with; I watched them disappear into the rapids shortly after I dove in to rescue my partner, who was swept off his feet as he tried to cross a deep, fast-flowing part of the river. "Those rapids look pretty tame", he had just finished saying.
About my watch : it had a velcro strap, one that quickly got soggy and loose on my wrist from the relentless battering of the rapids. I watched it - in seemingly slow motion - pull away from my body and surf downstream. Simultaneously, my friend - who wasn't a good swimmer - in his panic let go of my fishing rod.
His was onshore.
This all occurred approximately 10 minutes into our fishing trip. Stellar start. :surrender:
The thing is, if I had let go of my partner with the one arm I was holding him with, and let him fend for himself, I would have had a good chance with my 2 hands, of keeping my watch from coming off; but I had a split-second decision to make - "him or the watch?". I still think I made the right one, and I rarely remind him of that.
After we had composed ourselves back on shore we attempted to do some actual fishing, but my friend, for some inexplicable reason, couldn't help skipping rocks on the water where I was trying to fish, as well as slapping his hands on the water surface to "stun the fish" for me. Not to mention, figuring since he was wet anyway, he decided he should do some swimming while I fished - basically where I was fishing.
So anyway, we didn't catch anything that day.
But, as we didn't want to look like the amateur fishermen of the year when we got home (no chance of that!), here's how the whole debacle ended up transpiring :
We ended up finding 2 long-dead fish in a nearby mud puddle, cleaned them up and (proudly?) posed for pics with them, with the plan of claiming to our wives that we did the "catch and release" thing, to explain why we came home empty-handed.
The truth almost immediately came out, though, (eventually we would have told them anyway), when my partner buckled under some innocent questioning from his wife.
So yeah, I had everything - the fishing vest, the hat (with hooks in them), the loaded tackle box, all the bait I could think of bringing, and a cooler full of ice; all this, for fake pictures of dead fish we found in a mud puddle.
In contrast to my amazing adventure, one of those fishermen across-stream from us probably went home that day and exclaimed, "look honey, not only did I catch a cooler-full of fish - they were practically leaping on my hook - but - BONUS! - I also found a nice fishing rod, a cool watch, AND I shot some video of 2 doofuses pulling dead fish out of a puddle and posing with them!
Priceless! .....and FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THERE'S MASTERCARD ®
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I know, it is very sad, but I guess someone had to do it! (Takes the pressure off of everyone else!)
LOL, has anyone ever got arrested for "disturbance of the fish"?
Posting this got me thinking........ what if - slight chance that it may be - someone really did take video footage of us? I better check Youtube. If you no longer see me on TJ it's because I moved far, far away....... :embarasse
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I know where you could go how about the Gingrich moon base,those guys seem pretty out of touch.
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I had to Google that to make sure you didn't make that up!! Wow, that is pretty far out (pun unintentional). But I was thinking more along the lines of going to, say, Antarctica.........
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You are called Peace Seeker, but I will now call you "Disturber of Fish"
- Mat 16:18 - Coconuts Bible
