Guest Report post Posted January 29, 2004 I tried to find the original thread here on this, but I guess it's been pushed into cyber-space by now. However, there's gonna be a few of you who have earned the right to say "I told you so!" http://www.flyfisherman.com/mca/tarponfraud/index.html How VERY embarrassing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishboy 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2004 I remember on the flyfisherman forum there were guys saying "impossible" the minute that the story hit. After just a couple days, they were proven right. What really fried me was how many people congratulated him and asked how he did it, and he answered everyone very thoroughly, no matter the detail of the question. I ranted enough on this when the story broke, so I'll save the space. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 30, 2004 Thanks for posting that...I remember that I was polite and said I didn't beleive it but it was possible.. the words"that it was possible" was me being polite. I didn't beleive it for a second. Naturally if the old man in Heminways book could do it..but that was fiction and I suppose somewhere at sometime some did do it. There are con men everywhere and fishing records are easy for them to get into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 30, 2004 That guy should be hung up on meat hook by his genitals & beat with his own fly rod! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 30, 2004 told you so, told you so, told you so!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingbones76 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2004 Jim, I second that motion.....but how about strapping cut bait to his genitles and letting the tarpon go to town?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dble Haul 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2004 ....and all to impress a woman! I just can't see that. Now if I wanted to impress BDH, maybe.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 30, 2004 having never fished for any saltwater species, even I knew something was amiss. Maybe it was the old cop instincts, but the story just didn't make a lot of sense. In the initial article, he was way too concerned with the description of the boat and his pilots skills than he was telling about actually setting a new record...it just sounded rehearsed...and when I was "active" I learned quickly that rehearsed meant "lie"....again, I say, "TOLD YOU SO, TOLD YOU SO, TOLD YOU SO!!!" couldn't resist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2004 what a tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites