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Flyfishing is Dead Sexy
I'm into stripping. No, not that type of stripping... I'm talking about pulling streamers in the fall. And ripping line tight on a heavy fish after the take. One of the most over-used expressions in flyfishing is "get 'em on the reel." Reel, schmeel. I mean, one reason that flyfishing is abundantly more entertaining and challenging than winding up on fish with conventional tackle is that personal, non-mechanized energy between the angler and the fish, once the hookup actually happens. It's a game of balance and inches, give and take... direct contact with the quarry. As my friend Tom Whitley (one of the very best fly guides in the West) once eloquently explained: "As with any 'relationship,' minus the give and take, that relationship with a hooked trout on a fly rod is going to end... quickly."
Maybe that's why fly anglers are better lovers, spouses, friends, and partners than most people. We understand the "give and take." And talk about passion... not only have we mastered the art of temptation... we know how to manage a relationship once it commences. Granted, all relationships don't turn out to be "grip and grin" moments... but I'm saying the conscience of the fly angler--male or female--predisposes us to be... well, dead sexy.
Wouldn't you agree?
Deeter
Being a fly fisherman my self I couldn't agree more.
Posted by: DylanH | October 12, 2008 at 08:28 PM
No doubt.
Posted by: Mike | October 12, 2008 at 08:49 PM
Amen to that Deeter. I just like saying...."Dead Sexy" too!
Posted by: Alabama flygirl | October 12, 2008 at 09:56 PM
I think fly anglers are arrogant, self-righteous sobs. There's nothing sexy about that.
Posted by: billy | October 12, 2008 at 10:02 PM
I don't know what a "sob" is, Billy. Maybe you can put the toothpick down (at least when you type) and explain it to me.
Posted by: KD | October 12, 2008 at 10:36 PM
So you're saying you didn't catch any fishing today?
Posted by: Evan V | October 12, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Your right. I'm a self righteous SOB and Snob and wouldn't have it any other way and neither would the chicks I date.
(They're just not into Keystone,lawn chairs, trailer courts- sorry)
Posted by: Self Righteous SOB/Snob | October 12, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Hey, I love Keystone! :)
Posted by: Fat Guy Alex | October 13, 2008 at 03:59 AM
Deeter,
For the last time, I'm not going out with you.
Posted by: jcarlin | October 13, 2008 at 09:50 AM
KDD where do you come up with this! I got a reel laugh out of your notion! Brilliant! I will try this theory out on my quarry(not indiana limestone, the other kind) when I get home...
Posted by: Jon Shope | October 13, 2008 at 03:31 PM
Yes, those who flyfish are inherently sexier than anyone who practices any other, degraded form of fishing.
Its the artist thing. You know how even if a guy is butt-ugly, but he plays the drums, guitar and piano, and sings really well, the girls all go for him? Same thing. Fly fishermen have mastered an art, and that art in itself is more than enough to make them "Da Bomb" and win them the praises of the opposite sex.
So, yes Billy, we flyfishermen are self-righteous snobs, and we have every right to be. Fly fishing is an art form, because it is an active method of bringing fish to hand. Bait fishing is a degradation of an art, because it is a passive way to bring fish to hand.
Read "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean, and you'll understand what I mean when I say that flyfishing is the highest form of fishing known to man.
Besides, flyfishermen are more successful...and not just at love.
Posted by: ethan | October 14, 2008 at 09:49 PM
Rock on Ethan.
And Jon Shope... (my college roommate and friend, to shine a little light for the rest of you)... dude, we've been working this angle for 25 years! So I finally put it in words... "where do I come up with it?" Jeez, I came up with it, drinking PBRs with you in Ann Arbor!
Okay, we were hockey gods also, but the fishing thing is what made us "dead sexy"... apparently worked for both of us, eh?
Posted by: KD | October 14, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Deeter did you get that E-mail I sent you?
Ben seems to never see them or something so i get no response from him.
Posted by: Alex Pernice the fly rod winner | October 14, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Never mind got an E-mail from you.
Posted by: Alex Pernice the fly rod winner | October 14, 2008 at 10:41 PM
I may have to stop reading this web site... I'm actually contemplating getting a fly rod. The sad part is I'm already so damn sexy the women won't even stand a chance.
Can you even fly fish in tight quarters? Most of the streams here are twenty feet wide and lined with steep banks and trees. The fish here have never seen a Wooly Bugger so I'm thinking home run on every cast!
Posted by: Dr. Ralph | October 16, 2008 at 01:24 PM
dr. ralph,
some of my favorite fishing I do is what a friend and i like to call "micro-creeking" Granted it's a little tougher, but very doable. buy a short soft (like 6 or 5 feet) rod and get ready to do a ton of roll casting. it's not glamorous casting, but it sure is a lot of fun.
Posted by: tim romano | October 16, 2008 at 01:28 PM
Small stream flyfishing might be the sexiest of all. And don't worry, Doc, once your car smells like ripe waders, you start blabbering uncontrollably about hexagenia hatches, and decide the ultimate vacation is in the middle of an Indian reservation in the middle of winter... the "women thing" kinda sorts itself out.
Posted by: KD | October 16, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Doc - that is the best kind of fishing... to elaborate about Deeter's last post - You know you have found the right chick when they tell you the vehicle stinks of fishing stuff and they continue to ride with you... I guess my wife just tolerates the features of my truck stuffed with fly fish stuff.
Posted by: Anthony | October 16, 2008 at 10:03 PM