Hey, John. I tho't it was fun. had a blast reading all the replies. Don't remember anyone getting really upset. There was "HUMOR" in all the posts. Well, maybe not Byards, LOL YOU DONE GOOD, BUDDY !!! Your thread sure beat the hell out of some of the extremely long lasting threads we've had in the last couple of weeks.
What have you got in mind for an Encore? JIMMY D ************************************************************************ John Martinez wrote: > Hey All- > > Since I'm the one who got this thread going, I feel > like maybe I ought to step in and clarify just what I > intended by it and especially what wasn't intended. It > certainly wasn't intended to set any one group against > another or to stir up any sort of animosity, however > mild. I had hoped-and I think I did it-to stir up some > debate and activity on the list and maybe get us all > to thinking about what the boundaries of our little > corner of the fishing world consist of. > > And yes, I'm for free speech and free fishing and free > beer but all in moderation and with good sense and > tolerance for all. =:>} > > Merry Christmas and Happy Fishing to All. > > -John > Oregon > > > > > I'm for free speech here. > > > > I have fished only with flies over the past 4 years. > > I often attach flies > > to spinning rods or can rigs (for details on can > > rigs go to my website > > (another shameless self promotion)). > > > > Crossover fishing, fishing with flies on spinning > > rigs and non-fly lures > > (whatever that means) on fly rods is an orphaned > > topic. If we ignore it, > > are we really doing ourselves any favors?? There's > > always the delete > > key. I would like to see ourselves as a group that > > encourages a little > > nudging of the envelope here in cyber space....... > > > > Can someone direct me to an image of a glue gun fly > > and directions?? I'm > > not familiar with these at all. > > > > Ed > > www.EdEngelman.com > > > > > > At 02:02 AM 12/20/01, you wrote: > > >Just for the record on this subject, I think you > > are all nuts. Fishing in > > >general is about having fun in the outdoors. Now I > > don't just fly fish, > > >nor do I just spin fish, heck, I have even used a > > worm on a fly rod! I say > > >as long as the trout and I are happy, then that is > > all that matters. I am > > >definitely not putting down purist of the fly, now > > the spin fisher, I just > > >want us all to get along and have fun chasing > > dreams of 20 lb. trout! > > > Just a Thought, > > > > > Del > > > > > > ===== > The River- > You passers-by, who share my journey, > You move and change,I move and am the same; > You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Jimmy D. Moore I FISH BECAUSE I MUST ! But, more importantly, I fish because my Dad taught me! Scout Exec. BSA,(Ret.) - Outdoor Writer, TOWA, GRTU, FFF For fly fishing info across the USA world. check out http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html By popular request, here's the URL for Sporting Tales Magazine http://sportingtales.com/main.php
