02-13-2003, 11:30 PM
[cool] Good luck on that weekend project. By the way, will you be fishing dry flies or subsurface for that whale? I can only imagine what kinda tippet you will need to handle it.
Ya know, it occured to me that there is something else to be said for BCU measurement. There is no metric conversion. And, that's good, because after you have drained enough cans to measure that biggun, the math starts to get a bit fuzzy.
If you ever find yourself short of vital elements to accurately measure a prize catch, you can print out and carry the following fisherman's ruler with you. This was designed by the same guy who talks about "dog years" when referring to our best friend. It takes into account that the average non-angler has no understanding of the true ratio of fish inches to excitement factor...or that all fish either shrink drastically between being caught and being shown to fishing buddies. Either that or they magically increase in size between being released and the subsequent telling of the tale...to whoever you can corner long enough. Yep...this fishing ruler is the great equalizer.
Did I mention my fishing scales? My neighbor's newborn baby daughter weighed 25 pounds on them. Couldn't believe how much she had gained since that 7 pounds she weighed before they brought her home from the hospital.
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Ya know, it occured to me that there is something else to be said for BCU measurement. There is no metric conversion. And, that's good, because after you have drained enough cans to measure that biggun, the math starts to get a bit fuzzy.
If you ever find yourself short of vital elements to accurately measure a prize catch, you can print out and carry the following fisherman's ruler with you. This was designed by the same guy who talks about "dog years" when referring to our best friend. It takes into account that the average non-angler has no understanding of the true ratio of fish inches to excitement factor...or that all fish either shrink drastically between being caught and being shown to fishing buddies. Either that or they magically increase in size between being released and the subsequent telling of the tale...to whoever you can corner long enough. Yep...this fishing ruler is the great equalizer.
Did I mention my fishing scales? My neighbor's newborn baby daughter weighed 25 pounds on them. Couldn't believe how much she had gained since that 7 pounds she weighed before they brought her home from the hospital.
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