Since it was a technical foul, Chris gets two free halibut. Martin Lamar
"april c. burbank" 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) > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > >
