09-06-2012, 01:02 PM
[quote Flyfishinglover]Hey tube dude I think you gota clear out all of those kitties from your stomach and go after some perch, trout, or bluegills. You and your white bass & kitties. Its like your going to get married with utah lake or have already married to utah lake. There are more then 4 lakes in utah if you noticed [laugh]. You should go and explore some new places.
If you got the hiking power still go hiking to an amazing place and fly fish if you do fly fish.
Nice job on the fat kitties [cool][/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Your comments make me
...and remember. As you are now, I once was...all energy, enthusiasm and often misguided and reckless expression. That's not a bad thing. It will help you accumulate your supply of prerequisite life experiences that much faster...if you live through the process.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As my old friend Dirty Harry says..."A man should know his limitations." I know mine. I now fish for enjoyment...not endurance. I go where I do because I have the greatest expectations of having a good fishing day without having it turning into a survival experience. Been there and done that too many times. My "stupid ticket" should have been punched a lot of times and I am properly grateful to still be around to keep fishing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For what it's worth, I have hiked (and fished) the full length of California's Sierras. I have also fished a good part of the Uintas and the Wind Rivers. Also fished throughout the high country of Idaho and Montana. I know what it is to carry a heavy backpack for several days at a time and to fish remote mountain ponds that have not seen another human being for...for a long time. Wonderful experiences but forever relegated to my past.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]During my working career my job assignments and my income took me all over the country and allowed me to fish in all but a handful of states. I have caught virtually every species of fresh water gamefish in the USA...and many of them on flies. And since I have also fished all of the coast lines around the country my fishing resume also includes many of the saltwater species. I have also fished across the borders of the USA...both north and south...fresh water and salt.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All that is not just bragging. It is presented as a foundation for my current fishing world. I live in Utah as a concession to my family. TubeBabe was born here and we have a large extended family in Utah. Of course the fishing ain't bad so that makes it better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have caught many fish over a hundred pounds in my life...some several times that. But I can still get my enjoys from catching perch, bluegill and white bass...and of course, catfish. I ain't no fishing snob and definitely not a purist. I still like catching trout but there is no novelty. They are the fish I grew up with...as a kid in Idaho...but they do not "light my fire". I always enjoy them but seldom target them specifically.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The trip to Utah Lake was not about me or what I wanted. It was a trip put together to make an old lady (my wife) happy. She has also probably caught more fish of more species than you will ever hope to. But she also has downshifted a lot. And she loves her kitties. So when she was offered her choice of where to go and what to fish for it was Utah Lake...the Knolls...and catfish. Done.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I enjoy your posts. I see a lot of my former self in your young ambitious trips. Keep up the good work and never let anybody get to you with criticism of your favorite fish, waters or techniques. We all have our own outlooks and we are each entitled to do things our own way for our own reasons. That is the only way we will progress through the various stages we all seem to go through. Then, someday, you might just know yourself well enough to know exactly who you are and what you want to do...and why.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And hopefully you won't have to put up with a bunch of harassment from some young pup who still has a lot to learn. [/#0000ff]
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If you got the hiking power still go hiking to an amazing place and fly fish if you do fly fish.
Nice job on the fat kitties [cool][/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Your comments make me
...and remember. As you are now, I once was...all energy, enthusiasm and often misguided and reckless expression. That's not a bad thing. It will help you accumulate your supply of prerequisite life experiences that much faster...if you live through the process.[/#0000ff][#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]As my old friend Dirty Harry says..."A man should know his limitations." I know mine. I now fish for enjoyment...not endurance. I go where I do because I have the greatest expectations of having a good fishing day without having it turning into a survival experience. Been there and done that too many times. My "stupid ticket" should have been punched a lot of times and I am properly grateful to still be around to keep fishing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For what it's worth, I have hiked (and fished) the full length of California's Sierras. I have also fished a good part of the Uintas and the Wind Rivers. Also fished throughout the high country of Idaho and Montana. I know what it is to carry a heavy backpack for several days at a time and to fish remote mountain ponds that have not seen another human being for...for a long time. Wonderful experiences but forever relegated to my past.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]During my working career my job assignments and my income took me all over the country and allowed me to fish in all but a handful of states. I have caught virtually every species of fresh water gamefish in the USA...and many of them on flies. And since I have also fished all of the coast lines around the country my fishing resume also includes many of the saltwater species. I have also fished across the borders of the USA...both north and south...fresh water and salt.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All that is not just bragging. It is presented as a foundation for my current fishing world. I live in Utah as a concession to my family. TubeBabe was born here and we have a large extended family in Utah. Of course the fishing ain't bad so that makes it better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have caught many fish over a hundred pounds in my life...some several times that. But I can still get my enjoys from catching perch, bluegill and white bass...and of course, catfish. I ain't no fishing snob and definitely not a purist. I still like catching trout but there is no novelty. They are the fish I grew up with...as a kid in Idaho...but they do not "light my fire". I always enjoy them but seldom target them specifically.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]The trip to Utah Lake was not about me or what I wanted. It was a trip put together to make an old lady (my wife) happy. She has also probably caught more fish of more species than you will ever hope to. But she also has downshifted a lot. And she loves her kitties. So when she was offered her choice of where to go and what to fish for it was Utah Lake...the Knolls...and catfish. Done.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I enjoy your posts. I see a lot of my former self in your young ambitious trips. Keep up the good work and never let anybody get to you with criticism of your favorite fish, waters or techniques. We all have our own outlooks and we are each entitled to do things our own way for our own reasons. That is the only way we will progress through the various stages we all seem to go through. Then, someday, you might just know yourself well enough to know exactly who you are and what you want to do...and why.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And hopefully you won't have to put up with a bunch of harassment from some young pup who still has a lot to learn. [/#0000ff]
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