04-07-2014, 07:43 PM
TubeDude, You crack me up! We are similar creatures.
When I iced fished in Utah I put straight mono on an old 3wt reel I had and attached it to my ice rod. My compadres knew I was just messin' with them, but strangers would ask what I was doing...my response was "fly fishing". They just walked away.
The Tenkara rods amuse me as well. It reminded me of fishing in CA in the 60's and going out for Bonita and Albies. When we got into boils we switched to "Jack Poles".
Trolling for DODO's in The Sea of Cortez, I put Marlin lures on my 13 wt, stripped off about 100 feet and waited for the hit. Lot's of fun!
I put Rapalas on my 10 wt for steelhead sometimes. Don't get me started on the Spey people who will only "skate dry's".
Many fly fisherman take themselves so seriously that some friends of mine will not fish unless they can "dry fly fish only". I actually know another guy who will not fish out of a motorized boat...raft or drift boat only.
And the list goes on!
I primarily fly fish now that I live in MT but have ocean gear, bass gear and so on. A person can never have too much gear.
Anyway, thanks for the memory trip!
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When I iced fished in Utah I put straight mono on an old 3wt reel I had and attached it to my ice rod. My compadres knew I was just messin' with them, but strangers would ask what I was doing...my response was "fly fishing". They just walked away.
The Tenkara rods amuse me as well. It reminded me of fishing in CA in the 60's and going out for Bonita and Albies. When we got into boils we switched to "Jack Poles".
Trolling for DODO's in The Sea of Cortez, I put Marlin lures on my 13 wt, stripped off about 100 feet and waited for the hit. Lot's of fun!
I put Rapalas on my 10 wt for steelhead sometimes. Don't get me started on the Spey people who will only "skate dry's".
Many fly fisherman take themselves so seriously that some friends of mine will not fish unless they can "dry fly fish only". I actually know another guy who will not fish out of a motorized boat...raft or drift boat only.
And the list goes on!
I primarily fly fish now that I live in MT but have ocean gear, bass gear and so on. A person can never have too much gear.
Anyway, thanks for the memory trip!
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