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Grendel -> What I learned (10/5/2008 1:00:02 PM)
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I have met and fished with many great personalities over the years. A good number of these folks have moved on and do not participate in the "discussion" anymore. I am thinking I have reached that point as well. However, before doing so, I just wanted to relate a few things I have learned over the years via fishing, discussing, or by being a voyeur.
I learned that:
1. There is never a need to fish combat (crowded) conditions.
2. Most have no clue as to what proper catch and release is all about. Rope means certain death, some of these catch and release techniques I have witnessed amounts to slow death.
3. There are many great people involved in these discussions.
4. There are some I would not ask to babysit my pet rock for the weekend (the ones I actually met in person).
5. There is a significant number of well meaning folks out there. However, there is still a ton of mis-information regarding the steelhead industry. Time will sort that out. I will continue to do my best out there to give reliable information to those who do not know better.
6. If the person you are fishing next to is a bother, perhaps you should move.
7. Steelhead are not natural to the tribs. So there is no need to place illogical regulations on them
8. If more people would spend less time worrying about others (who legally keeps fish and for what reason, who is using a cell phone and for how long and for what purpose), and more time concentrating on themselves and enjoying their leisure time, this world might be a better place.
9. It is better to be the least among the best than to be the best among the least.
10. It is ok to tip fly with meat. I read that true purists don't fish for stocked trout. So much for purity.
I am guilty of violating #8 more times than not. Hence, my decision to "exit the field." I need to spend more time working on myself.
See you folks at the Fall Banquet. Until then, Slainte Mhath! I leave you with this:
No more Lies - Iron Maiden
(Harris)
There's a darkened sky before me
There's no time to prepare
Salvage a last horizon
But no regrets from me
Maybe I'll be back some other day
To live again just who can say
In what shape or form that I might be
Just another chance for me
A hurried time no disgrace
Instead of racing to conclusion
And wishing all my life away
No-one can stop me now
Time is up it couldn't last
But there's more things I'd like to do
I'm coming back to try again
Someday maybe I'll wait till then
No more lies...
They're all sitting at my table
Talking tall and drinking wine
Their time is up just like me
But they just don't know it yet
So just a word of warning
When you're in your deepest dreams
There's nothing you can hide from
I've got my eye on you
The clock is fast, the hour is near
Eventful past is everclear
My life is set, the time is here
I think I'm coming home
No more lies...
A hurried time, no disgrace
Instead of racing to conclusions
And wishing all your life away
No-one can stop me now
Time is up it couldn't last
But there's more things I have to do
I'm coming back to try again
Don't tell me that this is the end
No more lies...
Doc
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