"Alfred W. Miller, known as Sparse Grey Hackle, and known for the fine
H.L. leonard and Garrison split bamboo 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'vfbll 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
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP.
Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan
and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the
ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."
Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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