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Old December 2nd, 2007, 08:44 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly,rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying
Larry L
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"Willi" wrote


You've said that many times in the past but I don't think it's true. Your
score maybe isn't about numbers, maybe it's getting that "tough" fish or
seeing the take or ..... The "score" does play a part or it wouldn't be
fishing. People just keep that "score" in different ways.



That, sir, is very true. I am competitive about fishing in many ways.
For instance, I get great pleasure in catching a fish that another angler
has given up on ... .... far greater pleasure than I would have
if that other gent hadn't left defeated.

And, I often mention my "not keeping score" partly because I'm aware of just
how often I'd be a loser in such a game ... better to belittle the game
than be defeated at it. G

Privately, I try hard to maintain a fairly accurate self apprasial and note
the irony in much of what I say here. But like most of us, I usually keep
my honest self appraisal to myself and pretend the irony doesn't exist G

"Reality" is that, measured by fish caught, I'm usually in the top group of
anglers on the waters I fish, when I'm there fishing. And, yes, I do notice
that. I also notice that there is usually a guy or two "out fishing" me at
my prefered haunts, and I hate them G.




Crap, now I gotta come up with an entirely new ROFFian persona ... :-(





You've been tying for a long time, your flies catch fish for you probably
better than what you could buy in the store. To me this makes you a good
tyer.


In most cases, yes. However, many of my personal efforts to "create new
patterns" fail, too, and I'm too "conservative" ( I've come to define this
as 'mindlessly refusing to accept the facts that would lead to intelligent,
needed, change' ;-) to admit it sometimes.


Larry L
( Who is now going to UOP, where his son is performing this afternoon
....bassoon and bass clarinet )