Hey Brad I had Halibut last night for dinner ( on the grill with teriyaki sauce) MMMMM Chris I'm sorry to say that my vote says foul hook not legal.
Jim Burbank "Troutman" ----- Original Message ----- From: bradley robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] My first legal Halibut....maybe > Well sir you caught the stringer that contained a > fish the fish did not strike your fly your flie stuck > into the stringer not legalay cauhgt but boy does > halibut sure taste good as an opurtunist i probably > would be eating halibut now > brad the bushwacker--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Hello all. It is not often that we as a community > > are given an opportunity > > such as the one which I am about to present. No - > > this is not a > > solicitation in any way for funds, gear, goods, or > > what-have-you....what I > > am offering to this group is the chance to help > > define a small section of > > the Book of Fishing Ethics (a mythical publication > > contained primarily in > > the mind of the fisherman.) > > > > The question of the day pertains to the Philosophy > > surrounding the question > > of "When is a fish caught?" This, as with most > > philosophical questions, > > might seem at first like an incredible waste of > > mental energy....but I > > encourage you to dust off your Flyshop-Logo-Embossed > > Thinking Caps, fire up > > those synapses and prepare to opine. > > > > > -----------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER----------- -- > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > What you are about to read is entirely true. After > > having been duly > > reprimanded by Master DonObiwan Ordes (a.k.a DonObi > > Wannabe, a.k.a. DonObi > > Wantoomany) for my, shall we say, inaccuracy in > > Piscatorial Enumeration, I > > don't want to have people thinking that I am > > exaggerating...we are talking > > about ONE fish here...I think. > > > > > > Last night I was fishing the Salty Pacific by the > > pier in Santa Barbara, Ca > > (future home of yours truly...Santa Barbara, that > > is...not the pier). After > > quite a long period of not catching anything (while > > watching my friend > > repeatedly hook up) I began to become quite > > desolate. Cast after > > cast....nothing. Then (and the Wheel of Fishing > > Karma spins and stops > > on......I'm not sure).....hook up. To something > > with weight. That doesn't > > move. It just sits there. "Crap...just a hang-up," > > says this > > future-philosopher. Then the hang-up moves a bit. > > "Oh boy, not a hang-up." > > I start to reel in....feels like I'm pulling in a > > piece of lively kelp. > > "Bummer....lively kelp," says I. My buddy had come > > over to see what kind of > > hog I was pulling up...then quickly lost interest > > after the "life" slowly > > ebbed from the "kelp" which I had so artfully > > tricked into taking my fly. > > As I pulled my catch to the last five or so feet of > > water...my fly breaks > > the surface...and it is snagged on a long piece of > > green nylon. "Aw > > crap...a piece of green nylon snagged on a piece of > > Ex-Lively Kelp," thought > > I. And then.... > > My Green Nylon Kelp Fish decided that it didn't like > > the beach...and took > > off... > > Now - upon bringing this heretofore unknown creature > > back to the beach I > > noticed that it was actually a halibut of the Quite > > Large persuasion > > attached to a green nylon stringer. Apparently some > > sad soul had caught a > > nice halibut, decided to put it on a stringer...and > > promptly lost it back to > > the welcoming arms of the ocean. Said halibut was > > landed and, to the tune > > of much laughing, my friend and I started to > > philosophize (which consisted > > mainly of a lot of head scratching. > > > > Here's the question: > > Did I catch my first legal halibut? > > > > Points to keep in mind: > > -I did land this fish > > -I did cast the fly...played the fish...landed it > > without any assistance > > -the fly was not in the fish's mouth...or even > > TOUCHING the fish at any > > place on its body...it was attached to the STRINGER > > > > So - If a fish is landed but only because of a snag > > on something left behind > > from another fisherman...is it really caught? > > Another point for consideration...if the person who > > had initially caught the > > fish was a C&W guy (or gal)...and if the only reason > > that I caught this fish > > was because they had ORIGINALLY caught it....do I > > lose any Purist Points > > (please see the recent comment as a JOKE!!!)....am I > > to be classified as a > > C&W Fisherman-by-proxy (twitch....shudder....)? > > > > So - for those of you who have been kind enough to > > stay through the whole > > story...now is the time for you to cast your vote. > > Did I catch a legal halibut? Yes or no. Or > > maybe.... > > Justify your answer...remember that we are defining > > the philosophical > > standpoint for posterity. > > > > Everyone has an equal vote...I'll let people know > > what the final outcome is > > (a note to our esteemed delegates from the great > > state of Florida....we're > > only voting ONCE per person....). > > > > Cheers, > > Chris (a.k.a Chrishopper) > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >
