I wonder if he drove a Model T Dean --- "Dr. Doug Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GREAT quote! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jimmy D. Moore > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Flyfishing World ; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 7:56 AM > Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY > > > Alfred W. Miller, known to all as Sparse Grey > Hackle, and known for the fine H.L. Leonard and > Garrison split bamboo fly rods he fished, was not a > fan of modern fly rod technology. Sparse, one fellow > member joked recently at the Angler's Club, when are > you going to fish fiberglass? The old man took a > thoughtful swallow of straight Laphroaig, a special > pot-still whiskey so strong it numbs the tongue. > I'll fish fiberglass, Sparse muttered behind his > steel rimmed spectacles, the morning after some > concertmaster plays a concerto at Carnegie Hall on a > plastic violin! > > - Ernest G. Schwiebert, "Trout" - 1975 > > > > -- > Jimmy D. Moore - Author,Outdoor Writer,TOWA, > TF&G,VP-GRTU > Owner/Webmaster - Worldwide Flyfishing Info. > http://www.BIGTROUTMAN.homestead.com/MainPage.html > > www.sportingtales.com This is the website of > Sporting Tales > magazine - No "how-to OR "where-to"! Just the > "Why-to", > with outstanding campfire type stories about hunting > and fishing. > > > > >
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