05-16-2003, 02:03 AM
[cool]Don't exactly know what you said, JR, but you said it nicely. I have been complimented, I think. Thanks.
I guarantee you that I ain't no monk. Maybe a monk-KEY. Nah. I did live more than enough of my life in the cold country. My old body appreciates warmer climates. Only problem is, these sand trout in Arizona ain't nearly as purty as the ones in the high country cricks and ponds. As I have heard it said on TV fishing programs..."trout don't live in ugly places".
I was going to pose the question to you. Have you ever fished with a spin stick with the handle forward? It took some getting used to, but when you are fighting a fish, you have the feel and balance of using a fly rod, but the drag and monofilament of a spinning system. It's great for short flips in the surf and around docks and pilings. You get a big slab perch or corbina on a well balanced rig and it is too much fun. I used to like those rigs for tossing multi-fly rigs for big jacksmelt. They can bend your stick.
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I guarantee you that I ain't no monk. Maybe a monk-KEY. Nah. I did live more than enough of my life in the cold country. My old body appreciates warmer climates. Only problem is, these sand trout in Arizona ain't nearly as purty as the ones in the high country cricks and ponds. As I have heard it said on TV fishing programs..."trout don't live in ugly places".
I was going to pose the question to you. Have you ever fished with a spin stick with the handle forward? It took some getting used to, but when you are fighting a fish, you have the feel and balance of using a fly rod, but the drag and monofilament of a spinning system. It's great for short flips in the surf and around docks and pilings. You get a big slab perch or corbina on a well balanced rig and it is too much fun. I used to like those rigs for tossing multi-fly rigs for big jacksmelt. They can bend your stick.
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