Wavey1988 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2012 Hahaha Riff, I'm a lot like you. 6 foot and about the same weight, long hair, beard, lots of piercings and some ink. And one of the old tackle shops I used to go in, the person behind the counter damn near panicked when they saw me xD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Goats 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2012 Fly fishing friends don't let friends fish carp. Â Shortsighted reply. Do fly fishing friends let fly fishing friends fly fish for Redfish? Â Fishing for carp on the flats of Lake St. Clair offers a freshwater version akin to the pursuit of their saltwater cousins. I fished 30-35 days this summer for carp on the flats and never had a single day when I saw another fisherman, bait drowning or old crusty fly fisherman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyFishin'Jam 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2012 Goats is pretty spot on, flyfishing for carp can be challenging but a hell of a lot of fun when one decides to eat your fly. Like some sort of slow motion salmon battle. Â Also great is that early in the season when bass and trout is all closed i can target a lump sized fish with a fly rod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2012 I really have to say that this has been some very interesting reading. I have to agree with the notion that most of us "fly fisherman" are normal and decent people but there are exceptions. I don't know that many anglers around here that uses a fly rod, but have been scoffed and laughed at by a couple that does. I have also been treated rather poorly by the bait fisherman once they seen me carring a fly rod. I have a little in common with Riff/Paul in that I am a little over 6 feet tall and weigh in at about 225 and have a face with a crooked nose and evidence that I have went a round or two over the years. The first time that I went to a local fly shop the fellow took one look at me and would not let me out of his sight. After numerous visits and a lot of money spent, I have earned their trust and have free range of the place. I don't blame or judge them for their actions just the same as I don't blame the bait fishermen for being rude. As piker20 stated, fly fishing is still looked upon by most as a sport of the wealthy and noble (thats not his words, just the jest of what he wrote) and most wealthy and noble don't intermingle with the peasants. The next generation of fly fishers is emerging with their piercings and ink and different way of dress, so the general public is getting exposed to something other than what the books and movies depict as a fly fisherman and so seem to accept the difference easier. As stated before, there is no wrong or right way, just what works for you. And by the way Riff, I didn't mean to imply that you had a crooked nose or that your face had seen way too many boxing gloves and motorcycle crashes...Take Care, Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2012 no boxing gloves here Tony but many backroom brawls a few pool cues upside the head and a couple gunshots and stabbings no biggie none had anything to do with fishing just was in the right spot at the wrong time or maybe said the wrong thing to the right woman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Yeah, I have had some of those backroom brawls also, but only one encounter with a knife to my side. I'm not as well liked on here as you Riff and didn't want to admit what a hell raiser that I used to be. As far as the ink that you mentioned having...I don't have any because I don't trust anyone good enough to let them have at my arm. I have drawn pictures of tats that I might like, but the artists that I have known always seem to change it to their liking. Its not their arm and I don't like people changing my art work, so.... oh, yeah, "maybe said the wrong thing to the right woman" that was a good one.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 well you know husbands can be a bit overbearing I know I am now as for ink I been doing tats for 20 years and do most of my own Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 I have only done one on a fellow. I will stick to the painting and drawing because if I goof up then I can repaint or erase. Im not scared of a good scrap, but if I screw up a 400 pound bikers arm them I wouldn't blame him for wanting to break me in half. If I ever get north I would like to look you up and possibly get that long overdue piece of ink. I have partied with Pagans and dined with congressmen, so I try to keep an open mind about everything (except native brookies and barbed hooks!). I know a little about those husbands too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Need to be careful with the tats. A guy in my work just 2weeks ago following assault. Had arm with real crap tat whole length of forearm. Looked like kid had done it at school with ink and compass. Turns out he thought it was crap too, when he told the 'artist' he got a kicking and wound up in work! So crap tat and stitches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 A few years back when I was a guest at the local regional hotel with bars on the windows, I watched a guy get a jail-house tat and thought he was going to loose his arm. They made the ink with ashes and something else and used a filed to a point paper clip for a needle. I have a strong stomach but the mans arm was nasty looking after about a week. I don't know what ever happened to him because he was taken out of the pod. I just realized with all my rambling that we have gotten completely off the original subject. That could be a good thing instead of argueing over whos a snob and who isn't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 the ink is made from ashes and toothpaste the infection was more then likely due to the "needle" guitar strings are better if your in the confines of unavailable tattoo needles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 I thought this guys was a cell tat first look but he actually paid for it which made it funnier. At least he laughed with us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
netabrookie 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks for telling me about the tooth paste because that has bugged me for years now. I have heard of using guitar strings but they were hard to come by in the regional jail. One fellow had made a gun using a motor from a cd player and some other things and done exceptional work. He done a full sleeve with coy and waves and it was awesome, unlike the tat I mentioned before that was done by a Mexican fellow on a red neck. I had a good little business going because Paul, the tattoo artist, was too busy to draw a lot of the designs so I would draw a lot of designs and he would just transfer them. Hey, I just realized the tattoo artists name was Paul and your name is Paul....You didn't get locked up in Virginia did you? just kidding, this Paul was a weasle looking fellow that looked like he would break if you touched him.. We looked like an episode of Hogan's Heros sometimes, trying to get the tattoo gun out of the pod in the laundry and sometimes in the trash only to have to recover it and then try to get it back in the pod. It never did get found in a shake down. Its amazing what people will spend their money on Piker20. At least he laughed about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites