12-14-2006, 10:40 PM
Thanks Dryrod.
Most of the time I can not find where I lost the fly at or it way above my fishing pole's length. I thought about making a device then I decided I probably would end up breaking the tip of my fly rod trying to retrieve a two dollar fly. Decided that If I could not get it by climbing, jumping, or flicking it off then I was not going to get it.
The foolish thing is I will not risk my fishing pole but I will risk my arm or leg trying to climb for the fly.
I am just as likely to retrieve some elses fly out of the bushes or trees as I am to get my own. There has been a few times I have retreived someone elses fly while going for my own. but in the proccess, a boomerang branch has flung my fly off into never never land or broken my tippet so I can't find out where my fly is at.
The last time that happened I retrieved someone elses midge dry flies along with tippet and a complete leader and part of a cortland loop connector but ended up breaking my fly off of my tippet. I last saw my fly arching through the air into another tree. Almost fell backwards off the bank and tree when twisting my body to watch my fly sail away. the dumb things we do.
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Most of the time I can not find where I lost the fly at or it way above my fishing pole's length. I thought about making a device then I decided I probably would end up breaking the tip of my fly rod trying to retrieve a two dollar fly. Decided that If I could not get it by climbing, jumping, or flicking it off then I was not going to get it.
The foolish thing is I will not risk my fishing pole but I will risk my arm or leg trying to climb for the fly.
I am just as likely to retrieve some elses fly out of the bushes or trees as I am to get my own. There has been a few times I have retreived someone elses fly while going for my own. but in the proccess, a boomerang branch has flung my fly off into never never land or broken my tippet so I can't find out where my fly is at.
The last time that happened I retrieved someone elses midge dry flies along with tippet and a complete leader and part of a cortland loop connector but ended up breaking my fly off of my tippet. I last saw my fly arching through the air into another tree. Almost fell backwards off the bank and tree when twisting my body to watch my fly sail away. the dumb things we do.
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