Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

[Tom Davenport]

It is an interesting theory, but I have never tried to present a fly with a pound of butter.  Carry around too many pounds of butter and you might have a hard time finding your fly! Tom On Mar 1, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote: " If your rod weighs six ounces, your reel nine, and your line another ounce or two, it means that you are holding a pound of weight in your casting hand - much of the time at arm's length - all the time you fish. Try carrying a pound of butter around that way for four or five hours." Ted Trueblood ( from Zern's book) --  ******************************************************************* 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 ******************************************************************** "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] *******************************************************************     Tom Davenport Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd Webshots Albums:  http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav