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Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:56:18 GMT

Sorry, forgot the author. The quote below is from Tom Brennan's book. of same name. Book of amusing stories on life in Alaska.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:46 GMT

" 'Over the years,' he once wrote,'great minds have brooded about whether fishermen were crazier than golfers.' There is much to be said for both sides.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:40 GMT

"It was awfully cold that December morning and speeding down the lake at sixty miles an hour made me even colder. I was glad we didn't have to fish at that

Re: Reeling left-handed

Jack Lehman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:59 GMT

Jimmy I reel left-handed as the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for me. But probably the biggest reason is that I always fished spinning gear, not

Reeling left-handed

Jimmy D. Moore — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:04 GMT

I'm right-handed and I've always reeled right handed after changing the rod from right hand to left I know that in the time it takes to change the rod from

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:31 GMT

"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." Annonymous **************** ><((((((((º>

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:02 GMT

"The one great ingredient in successful fly-fishing is patience. The man whose fly is always on the water has the best chance. There is always a chance of a

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:27:54 GMT

"Immediately you become aware of a fish, drop the point of the rod, let go of any loose line in your hand, pull off more line from the reel, step forward - In

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:27:01 GMT

One of you mentioned eels the other day and I came across this quote about them. Had no idea that eels would rise to flies. "...there are carriers and

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:24 GMT

"If we carry purism to a logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat them

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:06:56 GMT

Buck and I fished a couple of miles of Sand Crick together that day, reminiscing every step of the way over our adventures as kids along the same crick. We

QFTD - XTRA

Jimmy D. Moore — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:27 GMT

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish. Steven Wright -- **************** ><((((((((º>

QUOTE FOR THE DAY - our occupations, hobbies, etc.

Jimmy D. Moore — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:26 GMT

We did this once years ago, and it was interesting to see the wide spectrum of occupations and hobbies. Now that we have several new folks on the list it

Greetings from JIMMY D - MOON HOLLER MISFITS BOOK

Jimmy D. Moore — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:57 GMT

HI GANG: RE: Jimmy's Book, "Moon Holler Misfits." For those of you who bought my book, a few years back, I have a small favor to ask of you. I would

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Jimmy D. Moore — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:56 GMT

"When you are next complaining about the selectivity of trout, bear the thought in mind: were it not for this fortunate trait, how long would our stream