Okay, I just can't resist. Been following this thread
since it got started. I love arguments, not the kind
my wife and I have, that is, but a well reasoned and
articulated exposition of a particular stand on an
issue. This has been tons of fun so far. Just one of
the things that makes this list so great.
-John
Oregon
--- "april c. burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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)
> >
> >
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