Jimmy -Do you ever troll for fish through the ice? A lot of fun but it can cost a small fortune in chain saw chains making the slot! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 7:49 PM Subject: [VFB] Hangin' Hardware and Crossover - Jimmy Speaks!
> Alright guys, 40 or so of you put your 2 cents worth in on the subject. > One even wrote a poem about it ;~)) Not me this time! But since the > question has come up, I feel compelled to give my "red neck" answer. I'm > a fly fisherman and when I have my fly rod in hand, I use traditional > flies, be they dry, wet or bass or bluegill bugs. > > I'm a member of the dreaded "chunking and winding" fraternity and as > such, I use my Bantam 10X and Bantam 100 bass reels and bass rods. Along > with them, I use deep diving, shallow, suspending and floating baits. I > use spinner baits. I use buzz baits, but I don't use flies on my big > bass rigs. I'm also a member of the "spin fishing" fraternity and use an > "open faced" spinning reel to toss tiny, heaven forbid, Rapalas, tiny > worms, etc. > > What I'm getting around to in my rambling way is to say this: > > When I fly fish - I use only traditiona flies, no flies dressed up to > look like bass lures > When I chunk & Wind - I use artificial lures designed especially for the > C & W gang > When I spin fish, I use artificial lures designed specifically for my > spinning outfit. > > I don't cross over, but if you go fishing with me in my 60 mph bass > boat, you'll see examples of all three of the above ways to fish laying > on the deck of my boat. If the bass are not hitting my buzzbait, I'll > lay down my C&W rig and try my spin outfit, if that doesn't work, then I > always have my fully rigged fly rod with a muddler or clouser ready. > Course I don't fish those tiny NM streams in my bass boat, so when I'm > trout fishing, I use only my traditional trout stuff. > > I've told all of you before. I ain't no PURIST ! > > By the way, Byard. Thanks for putting a little "levity" back into the > list tonight. I was beginning to think the VFB List was another list > trying to disguise itself in VFB clothing ;~)) I've been ROTFLMAO > TOO! > > Back under my rock - Move over Keith > > Jimmy > ******************************************************************* > > John Martinez wrote: > > > Chris- > > > > This is funny. I like it. Now I'm ROTFLMAO! >
