My fishing partner's dad grew up in Montana. When we fished the Beaverhead with him this year he told us the old saying in MT is something like "Drinking and fishing don't mix... beer doesn't count." I've subscribed to this thinking for quite some time - but only when there is no serious wading to be done!
-tight lines- Jim Speaker -----Original Message----- From: Sean Ransom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fishing medications? My usual is Makers Mark in the flask and if I am fishing with Wes whatever beer he is kind enough to let me drink. -sean On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:55:42 Kent Lufkin wrote: >>Next time, I will remind him to bring extra clothes and a bottle of good >>scotch. ;) > >James' remark reminds me of another relevant question for the group: >how many subscribers like to partake of a little nip 'to keep away >the cold' when they fish? > >What is your medication of choice? (Liquor, that is - if you're into >something else, you probably best keep that to yourself ;-) > >I used to bring along a little flask of whatever brown liquor >happened to be handy before I left - bourbon, rum, Yukon Jack, or >even a single malt scotch. A couple times though, I got a really bad >headache after a few snorts. I finally came to the conclusion that >I'd rather be fishing without a headache than with one. Now I wait >until I get back. > >Kent Lufkin > > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
