crappiefisherman Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 I see your out of my league.I fish for the fun of it.It must be fun draggin folks around all day hopin they catch fish or shoot a turkey.All I get to do is take my family out occasionally and see how many differant species of fish we can catch in one day, watch my girls freak as a 5 foot gar swims by the boat, jump in the water and swim at the ramp, I have enjoyed this area for 43 years and ive met many and disliked few.Get off your high horse and come to the level of most good folks in here and sit a spell.Have fun.smile.If you keep that look on your face it will stick that way. [ [
SilverMallard Posted July 30, 2006 Posted July 30, 2006 Interesting. I don't think we've ever met. You have no idea what I am like. Like I said, I can't help you with the fact that someone who has accomplished a thing or two and knows a thing or two about their subject matter bothers you. The reason I'm back down to 30-60 days/year now is because I'm back to doing it for fun. And I didn't get where I got in the industry by not having spent my life hunting and fishing after school or work. That's how it always starts. I just got some lucky breaks and capitalized on them. Learned a lot along the way. Made some great friends. And spent a ton of time in the great outdoors. Frankly, no...I got tired of hauling clients and taking care of guests on hunting and fishing trips for a living. Way too much ego in hunting and fishing. Way more ego than expertise. And then there's always the "just regular old fishing guys who do it for the love of it" giving you grief out of jealousy. So, when I got to the point where I had an income without punching a clock, I quit. I'm not on a high horse. I don't even own a horse...not even a Shetland Pony. YOU started this nonsense. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
jdavis Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 This calls for a duel. We will start below outlet two at dawn. Wade fifty paces turn and cast. Crappiefisherman with a spinning rod and SilverMallard with his fly rod. I'm giving the edge to Crappiefisherman. A roostertail in the face could be ugly. Seriously guys. Lets not get worked up. My guess would be you are both on the good side of the fishing ethics issue.
gonefishin Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 MDC doesn't command a lot of respect in the fish mortality world. They also insist that spinning wing decoys don't increase duck mortality, when every other state agency and gov't study says otherwise. They're very good at a lot of things. But the are VERY "loose" when it comes to means and methods. Well, as long as we're whipping them out for comparison, my spinning rigs are Abu Garcias and Shimanos. Cost more than most of my fly rods too. But I fail to see what that has to do with anything. When I say Zebco Warriors I am referring to the typical tourist with a cheap Zebco he just bought at Wal-Mart so he could try out this trout fishing thing while he's in town. Nothing wrong with that if he learns the rules and ettiquette and pays attention to what's going on around him. If the shoe fits, fellas...if it don't, why take offense? Also, just because some knucklehead buys a fly rod doesn't mean he's anything different than that Zebco Warrior. There are plenty of idiots with fly rods too. I never said there weren't. But you just described why I don't fish trout parks or the outlets much. SilverMallard: I don't want you to take this the wrong way but, I think there are a whole lot of things you don't understand. I have no idea who, or what you are and don't really care but there is one thing I can guarentee, you do not have the ONLY correct answer to everything. Further I have been chatting on the internet since before there was a World Wide Web. I have seen 'flame warriors' on several occasions. What kind of a thrill people get out of bashing everybody and everything I fail to see. To make it more blunt, I don't believe you. I think you want nothing more than to start a flame war on this great site Phil has put up for us to enjoy and discuss issues. Further I think you are real good at searching the web and using the copy paste function on your computer. Just my 2 cents worth. I would rather be fishin'. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted July 31, 2006 Root Admin Posted July 31, 2006 I am closing this topic. For those who didn't, please go back and read the rules when you joined here. #1 respect others. That rule says it all guys. Do it or find another site.
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