Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2004 In: being a member of the best site on the net Out: the fact that its run by a bass fisherman In:living in michigan and having all these wonderful hatches to fish Out:because of all the rain the hatches now are fishable in your driveway In:Learning to tie your first trout fly and then catching your first trout Out:the damn thing was only 6" long In:not careing and still being happy about catching it! In:joining in on fly swaps Out:forgeting about the swap till the night before the due date In:finding rare materials for tying on ebay for a cheap price Out:when you recieve it you realize its actully hair from a house cat In:going on a group outing with guys from the forum Out:realizing once you get there that your vest is back in canada Doh! In:sitting on the motel porch watching smalliehunter run down the street chasing cars yelling steelhead baby! Out:looking over and noticing hes only on his first beer and wondering what the hell hes gonna be like after a few more In: Having a nice warm summer day to fish your favorite river Out:having to dodge 312,871 canoes In:warm summer day+canoes=bikinis Out:staring to long at the bikini in the front of the canoes that you dont notice her 250# boyfriend in the back giving you a dirty look Feel free to add to the list Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2004 In - Fishing during lunch at work. Out - Falling in. In - Taking vacation days to fish. Out - Running out of vacation days and the home is still in need of major repairs. In - Brand new fly. Out - Breaking it off on a tree the first cast. In - Driving 2hrs or more to fish a great stream. Out - Not catching anything. In - Going fishing. Out - ..... Is none Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 6, 2004 QUOTE (mcfly @ Jun 6 2004, 06:25 PM) In - Fishing during lunch at work. Out - Falling in. Been there, done that! It truly served to confirm to the whole office that I am indeed nuts. Oh well! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 6, 2004 In: Sexy Senior fly fishers from Florida. Out: Toothless thirtysomethings from Michigan. Toothless Smiley----> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2004 In: getting a copy of the complete angler by Izaak walton for your 33 B-day Out: being around when Walton wrote the book Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 6, 2004 QUOTE In:sitting on the motel porch watching smalliehunter run down the street chasing cars yelling steelhead baby! Out:looking over and noticing hes only on his first beer and wondering what the hell hes gonna be like after a few more In: Secretly making fun of steeldrifter for standing at one hole of water for 3 days Out: Realizing that he caught more fish than you and you covered miles of stream in the same amount of time In: Seeing Hubbard's face when he pulled some brown stained underwear out of his waders Out: Having to ride in the truck with him after he put them on his antenae and flew it like a flag In: Sitting at the bar with J.Johnson and Hubbard and coming up with the lyrics to "Pujey Baby". Out: Having to hear J.Johnson sing it after my buzz started wearing off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 7, 2004 In- catching steelhead one after another in front of SmallieHunter out- Having SmallieHunter try and net my fish. In-Good friends from the internet that are not mass murders Out-Not living close enough to fish together more often In-Finding my long lost brother in Canada Out-Getting past customs In- The Oak Orchard trip this fall Out- Its to far away ! In-wings at the Avoina Tavern and Theresas Deli Sandwiches Out-Waking up to 6 inches of snow in April and having to drive home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujic 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2004 IN - Having such good friends, which lend you flies when you forget your vest in another country. OUT - Having to hear about it for the next year. IN - Driving 6 hours to fish PA. OUT - Having J.Johnson drive you to the stream, ending up in NY state (Just kidding we know you got "turned around") LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 7, 2004 QUOTE OUT - Having to hear about it for the next year. You think your gonna get away with only hearing about this for a year? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 7, 2004 In: Getting all psyched about your fishing trip to your favorite steelhead stream Out: finding out you shoulda been here yesterday In: Well worn vests that are like an old friend Out: that same vest that gets fish slime on it and sits in a hot truck for days In: Spending time at the bench getting that perfect fly tied and the excitement that grows Out: making a slip at the end and the whole fly unravels. (occasional halfhitch helps here lol). Similar to above, but In: Tying a well tied Full dressed salmon fly that took you two hours to tie Out: snapping that same fly in a snag just after it hits the water for the first time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dabalone 0 Report post Posted June 8, 2004 In: Getting back to the truck after a long hot day fishing knowing there is a cold beer in the ice chest. Out: As you approach the truck you hear, "Hey man we gotta go get some more beer" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 9, 2004 In: Tying a really nice fly that the fish are just bustin Out: Havin the first fish that actually takes it, screw it up. In: Going to the best known bass fishing lake in the country Out: Catching a couple of dinks! In: Taking your fly rod out to fish the first willow fly hatch of the year Out: While you get to the spot, the lite breeze turns into 25-30 mile per hour gusts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CLUTCHfan 0 Report post Posted June 11, 2004 In: Teaching a friend how to trout fish, and then to fly-fish. Out: Having him out-fish you the last three times out, and then busting your chops about it. In: Meeting an old timer out on the stream and he tells you some of his best kept secrets. Out: Only being able to understand one in four words he says. In: Getting an in-depth view of wildlife up close. Out: Getting attacked by a goose, defending her unseen nest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
