10-21-2010, 08:44 PM
"Who are you?"
[cool][#0000ff]Just a crotchety old dude who has had the good fortune to have lived in, worked in or traveled to a lot of places with water and fish. I have been passionate about fishing in all forms since I was old enough to hold a pole and put a worm on a hook. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have not only spent all the time I could on the water, but I have invested heavily in my personal education...books, videos, internet research, etc. I don't quite have a pornographic memory but I do all right for someone my age. It helps to develop a mental database that you can rely on to help solve fishing problems and figure out the daily patterns. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]My natural curiosity, a bit of creativity and some developed skills have enabled me to learn how to tie flies, make lots of different kinds of lures, build rods...and how to use them to catch fish on more trips than not. I know and appreciate the difference between art and science...and try to use both to my advantage.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I am properly grateful for all of the kindness and assistance I have received from others along the way. These days I try to "pay it forward" whenever I can by helping others climb the learning curve a bit faster than I did.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I ain't nobody special but I enjoy being me.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Just a crotchety old dude who has had the good fortune to have lived in, worked in or traveled to a lot of places with water and fish. I have been passionate about fishing in all forms since I was old enough to hold a pole and put a worm on a hook. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have not only spent all the time I could on the water, but I have invested heavily in my personal education...books, videos, internet research, etc. I don't quite have a pornographic memory but I do all right for someone my age. It helps to develop a mental database that you can rely on to help solve fishing problems and figure out the daily patterns. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]My natural curiosity, a bit of creativity and some developed skills have enabled me to learn how to tie flies, make lots of different kinds of lures, build rods...and how to use them to catch fish on more trips than not. I know and appreciate the difference between art and science...and try to use both to my advantage.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I am properly grateful for all of the kindness and assistance I have received from others along the way. These days I try to "pay it forward" whenever I can by helping others climb the learning curve a bit faster than I did.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I ain't nobody special but I enjoy being me.[/#0000ff]
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