you gotta understand dt, he has a bad back and needs to soak it. the glass contains back meds, and the stogie, well, he won it.

as for scripture, i may be a total idiot if i don't stick my nose into it. they say that with age comes wisdom..i disagree. wisdom comes from above. i learned the hard way.

btw, and though most know it, i am all thumbs when it comes to the fly rod, but have been spinning my magic for decades with the other. all good to me me.

come to the one fly. nice time. seriously.

i cannot dispute a single thing that you said. nothing. except for the coverup. sentence by sentence, you have hit the nail on the head. when it all comes down to it, it is as you said. fishing. i love it all. dano is a dedicated dry guy, but he is downright witty. his bro is a nymph guy and it is like titans clashing. bings does it all, with all tackle and backs it up with results. he has the passions of a young man when it comes down to fishing.

as for the camraderie, i think it may be more good associations. some of us meet here daily or weekly, kid a bit, talk a bit and go on our way. but we have been doing it so long that the kinship builds.

once again, sentence by sentence, you mirror my sentiments exactly. good job.

SevenMileShowcase, I haven't fished with flies in two years. I borrowed one of my uncle's fly rods for the day and fished below East Branch Dam. I had wanted to fish there prior but that section is wired. Beautiful section of stream by the way. I caught a couple and missed a few other strikes. It was fun but that's the last time I fly fished.

Yes I do like to fish Kinzua. There are bruisers in there like you said but Kinzua doesn't give up its bounty easily. I've made the long drive more often than not with nothing to show for it. Even when you are lucky enough to hook one there is no guarantee that you'll land it. It's not like hooking one in a stream.

It's not the only place that I fish though. I fished the Clarion River, Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning, Kinzua Creek, Kettle Creek and Redbank as well earlier this year when we still had some water to fish in. There are other streams that I like to fish as well but just didn't get to this year.

Lol. I'm not sure what he could do with it to make it any worse!

ORIGINAL: D-nymph

ORIGINAL: Esox_Hunter

ORIGINAL: topdog99

to be a fly snob-poser...

1. get a thousand dollar camera.
2. join the "drake"
3. start smoking the stinkiest cigar you can find..
4. be sure to pack at least 3 bottles of over priced skunky micro brews for pictures later in the day..
5. go to a native stream and pretend you belong there and at the same time drive hooks through the natives mouths...
6. take pics of the 5 inch native for 15 minutes while planning your internet "TR"..
7. take pics of your beer bottles..
8. take pics of your cigar..
9. yake pics of your dinner food.

and now...
10. post your TR on the drake and hope someone wants to be like you...

seriously... its weak
just sayin'

just my opinion..

no offense

hope this helps

This is the funniest thing I have read on here in a long time.  Even better that it is true

That says a heck of alot more about where this site is and has been for a few years than it does the Drake, amigo.

The Drake (a.k.a the Suk) totally sucks ever since Slammo blew up the place with his Ghey Bandito thread... many of the "purists" ran away and started their own sandbox to play in.

p.s. you forgot item 9a - take a picture of the outside temp displayed on your car's thermometer to show other how much of a bad-azz you are....

5. go to a native stream and pretend you belong there and at the same time drive hooks through the natives mouths...
6. take pics of the 5 inch native for 15 minutes while planning your internet "TR"..

Oops...this wild fish is over the limit size...does that mean I lose my snob card?

ORIGINAL: doubletaper

you're safe cold. there is no picture of a fly rod, thus not knowing how you caught it, or a micro brew! 

Same fish:



I just want to make sure I understand the rules of snobbery.

The combination of the micro brew with the fly is a good start D-nymph. That sure is a funny looking trout though. Keep honing your craft. Some day you may get there.

ORIGINAL: RhnstnCowboy

Trash Fish

Yea, no kidding. The locals there want them all killed, they hate them. Not that I could do any damage to the invasive population by fishing four days without the most effective tool for the job.

Maine?

Yeah, I know. My cousin and his friends kill any fish they catch in ME and NH that isn't a trout.

ORIGINAL: mohawksyd

Oops...this wild fish is over the limit size...does that mean I lose my snob card?

WAIT!! There's a CARD?! Must be a probationary period or something then...because mine hasn't shown up yet.

Duh! You have to show your card if you want the discount on the cigars and microbrew. Did you miss the orientation meeting? I'm an ignorant bait dunker and even I knew that.

RC, alot of people do that, but it's never going to help anything. There is so much water and so many bass/pike, it's pointless, IMO.

I agree. As you know, I'm all about native species. The thing that really gets me is when people up there treat brown trout or rainbows with kid gloves, but throw a smallmouth in the campfire... A couple of summers ago, I caught a 4lb smallmouth on Umbagog. My cousin took the fish and threw it in the campfire. Earlier that day he screamed at me for not releasing a rainbow as gently as he would have liked.

ORIGINAL: RhnstnCowboy
I agree. As you know, I'm all about native species. The thing that really gets me is when people up there treat brown trout or rainbows with kid gloves, but throw a smallmouth in the campfire... A couple of summers ago, I caught a 4lb smallmouth on Umbagog. My cousin took the fish and threw it in the campfire. Earlier that day he screamed at me for not releasing a rainbow as gently as he would have liked.

Yea, right, because Rainbow trout are native to NH. Really, at this point, with the deforestation on their rivers, the temps warmer than they were historically, many of them are more suited to Smallmouth habitat than to landlock salmon and brookies. Which is partially why the bass thrive like they do. Try to save the Rapid system, but Southern Maine is bass habitat now.

Cold, it's a small brewery, Baxter Brewing, in Lewiston. I doubt it makes it's way to NY. But who knows. 7% ABV and tasty. You will find microbrews in cans in upstate NY. If they aren't out in plain view, it may be to keep the bait fishers away. Show your snob card, do that handshake, and the clerk will hook you up.

Try to save the Rapid system, but Southern Maine is bass habitat now.

Agreed. The Rapid is a great piece of water. I hate to see the Salmon and Brookies run out, but it was bound to happen when they dammed it up. The water warmed, they stocked the hell out of some of the tribs and now you have what you have. Luckily, the bass don't seem to get up past the first falls...

Cold, it's a small brewery, Baxter Brewing, in Lewiston. I doubt it makes it's way to NY. But who knows. 7% ABV and tasty. You will find microbrews in cans in upstate NY. If they aren't out in plain view, it may be to keep the bait fishers away. Show your snob card, do that handshake, and the clerk will hook you up.

Got it.

Sometimes you gotta wait forever in the bottle shop for all the mouth-breathers, knucle-draggers, muck-rakers, and other non-fly fishing types to leave before the shopkeeper can show you the really good stuff.