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To true.

Ill stay put here. Fishing 10 minutes from door to 1st cast on a great section of river, really nice selection of golf, 2 hrs to world class skiing. Add 1 hour to the Highwood, a just a bit more to the 'stone. As to nasty city, I just don't see it, but my comparison is Houston and NO, so I'm a bit jaded.

VicePeasant, Had the same problem myself. Spoke with and watched some of the gurus here and now I try to quickly but slightly lift the rod while at the same time quickly stripping (more like popping) in a bit of line. But you HAVE to do this as soon as you see anything. Don't wait for it to go under. If it twitches, hit it. If a fish is there, hook is set. If not, drift continues, a little closer to you than it was before. If it comes into slack water, recast (or at least I do). If not, just let it continue. Edit: I put this in while Max was answering. He is one of the guru's I was referring to. A quick, funny story: I learned to fly fish mostly nymphing. Last year when I made my first dry fly trip to the Livingstone, I was having a hell of a time keeping fish on. I would hook them, but loose them pretty quickly. I may have broken off once. I was getting extremely frustrated because I was missing a LOT of fish. Anyway, Max was there guiding one of my work clients. We meet up with him much later in the day. He caught a ton, the client caught a ton, my friend caught a ton, I caught like 6 (which I know isn't that bad, but I missed at least three or four times that many). Anyway, Max says "let me see what you are doing" There was probably a meng or a dude in there somewhere, I forget. So Max puts himself on top of a cliff and starts directing me to fish. It's about 6 in the evening and they are not really cooperating. After 15 or 20 drifts and 3 fly changes, one finally comes up and takes. After a couple of seconds (God Save the Queen) Max says "now" just as I am already setting the hook. I get a solid hookup and the cuttie comes right to surface, and then he is off. Max climbs down the hill and says "I know what the problem is. Your timing was good, but did you see the way he came right back to surface after you set the hook? Yeah, he didn't want to do that. You may want to stop it with the saltwater hookset." As it turns out, that was easier said than done as I have 40 yrs of saltwater hookset in me. But it's getting better!

A young cajun man wants to marry young Michele Boudreaux. He informs his father who states: My son, you caint be marryin Michele Boudreaux. Why you say dat father? Don't be askin no questions, you listen to your father. But father, I love Michele Boudreaux. If you say I caint marry her, we'll elope. Ok son, here why. Please don't tell your mother, but you caint marry her cuz she your sister. A couple of weeks later, the mother asks: My son, why come I aint seen young Michele Boudreaux around here fo' the last awhile? Momma, we broke up. By why sha? You love Michele Boudreaux. Momma, please don't ask me no mo' questions no. I caint say why I aint marryin her. Boy, don' think you too big fo' me to whup yo' ass. You tell me why now ya! Momma, please don't tell daddy, but he say Michele Boudreaux is his daughter. I aint marryin my sister no! Momma laughs and says: My son, you go right ahead an' marry young Michele Boudreaux. Yo daddy aint yo father.

Ditto.

Wish I had read this yesterday. I have certain people I fish with who seem to affect my cootrdination. Troutlover is one. Him and I were out this morning and had to walk across some glare ice. I was trying to be careful, but still did the feet up in the air, flat on my back slow motion fall. Fortunately nothing hurt but my pride. As everyone is saying, be careful. It is very, very slick today.

Churchill.

Auction is over 4000 hits. Most I've ever seen. The Flames post has been running for WEEKS by the way and has way less. I know of a bunch of people who have contributed to the streamwatch program, including my company with some matching funds. I have no idea what political party is the best for the water I fish, nor do I really understand a lot of the issues. So I may not view the threads on them as often. But I have found when something needs to be done, many members of this group tend to do it. What else do you want?

Welcome to heaven my friend.

Gary, One day we will meet on the river, and I will pay you back for this. Started watching (it may take awhile). Got to the Jesus vs. Horus part. Started some internet research (ever tried to find unbiased opinion on the net before? Jeeesh). Anyway, found this and thought it interesting. A comparison between Kennedy and Lincoln: 1. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were elected to Congress in '46 (1846 in Lincoln's case, 1946 in Kennedy's). Both became President in '60. 2. Both had lazy eye muscles which would cause one eye to wander. 3. Both had been skippers on boats (Lincoln on the Mississippi river boat 'Talisman' and Kennedy on the PT-109) 4. Both were the second sons in their families. Each lost a sister to death before becoming President. Both married 24-year-old brunettes who had been previously engaged to other men, and who spoke French fluently. 5. Both had a child die while living in the White House. 6. Both were related to U.S. Senators, U.S. Attorney Generals who graduated from Harvard, and ambassadors to the Court of St. James. 7. Both were acquaintances of a man named Adlai E. Stevenson who ran for either Vice-President or President, a doctor named Charles Taft and a man named William Graham. 8. Both were advised not to go to the place where they died. 9. Both Lincoln's theater box and Kennedy's car were altered for their benefit (Lincoln's theater box had a partition removed to accomodate his party, Kennedy's car had a raised rear seat) 10. Both were slain on a Friday before a major Holiday (Lincoln on the Friday before Easter, Kennedy on the Friday before Thanksgiving). Both were shot while sitting next to their wives and in the presence of another couple. Of the other couple, the man was also wounded by the assassin, but neither wife was wounded. 11. Both were shot from behind and in the head. Both of their wives cradled their husband's heads after they were shot. 12. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln from inside a theater, and fled to a warehouse. Lee Harvey Oswald shot Kennedy from inside a warehouse and fled to a theater. 13. Lincoln was shot while inside the Ford theater, in box 7. Kennedy was shot while inside a Ford automobile, in car 7 in the motorcade. 14. Both were pronounced dead in places with the initials P.H. (Lincoln in the Peterson House, and Kennedy in Parkland Hospital) 15. Both of their assassins escaped, and were killed before going to trial. 16. Both of their assassins were privates in the military. Each was detained after the shooting by a policeman named Baker. Both were eventually killed by a Colt revolver. 17. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were succeeded by southern ex-senators named Johnson who were born in '08. Both Johnsons were in their mid-fifties when they took the office and both suffered from urethral stones (the only presidents to have them). Both Johnsons could have run for re-election in '68, but chose not to. The conclusion was: JFK was a fictional character based on Abraham Lincoln. Except for the fact that he wasn't. Those who are/have watched this video know why I researched this. To them I say: I know it doesn't prove anything, but sure is interesting.

We are not supposed to discuss fishing on this particular forum. Edit: F26, no worries.

He did main stage on Saturday night I think. Maybe my favorite act last year. And he did some Gospel on Sunday Morning (I think we discussed Virgin Birth and Raising from the Dead) that was out of this world. (Pun intended)

A fool you are not. You asked for comment and I gave it. And I didn't think they were your personal beliefs. Sorry if it sounded personal. Didn't mean it that way. And don't think that if I disagree with something you say or post, even if you do believe it, that means I think you are a fool. Cuz I don't. I really like your Stalin and Mao pair, but couldn't we get someone a little scarier than Bush? He's not quite smart enough to really give anyone the creeps, at least I don't think so. And since I'm pretty old, if they put a chip in me at birth, it would be about half of my body weight.

To quote LynnF: Word.

Interesting. I'm not a biblical scholar myself, but from what I understand, Revelations was never meant to be literal in any way. It was John's way (and if it wasn't John, I'm sure someone will correct me) of trying to tell the very persecuted early Christians that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. All the bad people will get their due, and the faithful will inherit the earth. And all that. Edit: And it's always been the end times since Revelations was written. It just never seems to actually happen.

Hijack: Taco, I saw Marty Stuart at the Edmonton Folk Fest last year (he's the guitar player in that video). He was awesome. Now, back to the fun.

Fisher26, I did watch it all the way through. I also did not dub it a joke. I acknowledge it is possible that whoever put this together actually believes it. I, however, think they are seriously delusional. Find me anywhere in history, Illuminati or Knights Templar excluded, (I'm having a hard time staying away from the jokes) where any organization stayed secret before coming out and taking over the world. You can't use a Robert Ludlum novel. Sorry, did it again. Any time these theories come out, there always seems to be some shady, secret, all powerful group pulling puppet strings. There is no such group, and no such strings. Nobody is going to implant chips in you. No one is going to turn it off if you don't behave.

Wait a minute, I thought it was the machines who were going to create the Matrix? I never would have thought that it was the Rockerfellers. Can I be Neo? Look, I know that in light of the utter weirdness of the world that these massive conspiracy theories can seem somehow plausible, but really do you believe that: A group of very powerful men (behind a curtain! I think maybe they are Oz) have had a conspiracy for 50+ years and none of these power crazed mongers have ever spilled the beans? And they control the media? One thing I have learned is that men, or women, who truly crave power will do anything to rise to the top. Some of the ones who don't make it to the top become broken and bitter. One of the broken and bitter would have had a cathartic change of heart and wrote a tell all book exposing his or her evil ex counterparts. Another thing I have learned. There is no "they". Anywhere. The end.

No, we are not tough in the cold. The opposite in fact. But we would never call ourselves Wimps on a public forum!

Look at the Marlin one!

Fisher26, If he were from Texas, he would never call himself a wimp. Ontario is my bet. Or maybe Oklahoma.

Kayak fishing has become the in thing on the Texas coast, both in the gulf and in bay systems. They are very popular and very effective in skinny water marshes. They are all sit on top types, and some are very sweet fishing rigs. Some guys even take them into the surf for big redfish, sharks, tarpon (which would be something) etc. I'd be a bit skeptical on a river, particularly the sit on top type, but in a lake with proper pfds? Should work great I would think. Though falling in the water in Texas in the summer ain't quite the same as falling in K lakes in the summer! But I've been on one and I gotta say it was very stable.

I don't get it

Hey Rev, Apparently the kids can't speak old man! I understood you completely: Tako, Maybe we need a reverse Max to English translator, but here goes in common language: "Dude, I think you are on the wrong forum" is a reference to the fact that many of us hijack threads on this forum all the time. So don't worry about it. "Oh, and you accidentally put an H at the start of yer confession" Is a reference to a favorite activity of many young men. ("Hijack off" minus the H equals.....?) If you still don't understand, maybe Glenbow can help. He's sorta between our ages and can maybe act as an additional interpreter.

I remember that math got easier for me the more advanced it got. My degree is in Electrical Engineering, so I took every math course there is, pretty much. There were actually a couple of EE courses (a stats class and a calculus in the imaginary space, cant' remember what it was called) that were called EE courses to not have to give us math minors. The worst math grade I ever got? 10th grade Algebra. I still think it was the toughest math course I ever took!! When you think of it, calculus is just some theory followed by a bunch of Algebra!