The sound...of... _________

[jdmidwest]

Absolutely nothing but natural background noise. I deal with the public at work and have to listen to BS from customers all day. When I fish, I don't want to hear "Fish on", or "Heh this guys catchin them on black". Bubbling steams and a fish slurp, woodies whistling or a turkey gobble, deer snort or coyote howl are all good. I am annoyed by the squak of a heron, dam fish wasting bird, they are getting too thick again, need to bring back DDT. Don't even go there with a cell phone unless the wife's in labor or you are fishing by yourself and use one to call out if you get in trouble. Then keep the conversation low enough that no one else can hear what you are saying, because, really we don't care about your phone conversations. On a really good day, in the middle of nowhere, stretch out on a log and just listen to the natural world. Save the radio for the trip back home.

[Danoinark]

You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant...

"and they all moved away from me on the bench there"

[Growler]

"Bob Away My Blues" by The Marshall Tucker Band. Another great campfire song. Good all-around fishing song.

G

[Danoinark]

Don't even go there with a cell phone unless the wife's in labor or you are fishing by yourself and use one to call out if you get in trouble.

I once had the occassion to eaves drop on a guy using his cell phone making stock deals while he was fishing. I wonder if he hasn't died of a MI by now....Dano

[LostMyWife]

On New Years Day I saw a guy fishing the rebar hole while talking on the phone. It was horrible to watch him trying to land a fish while still trying to talk. I was hoping the thing would fall in the water but it never did.

Would is be bad stream etiquette to start throwing rocks at this point

We saw that guy as well. He spent forever on the phone. Itr was very distracting. What made it worse was that he was catching a lot of fish.

So I was wondering. If you guys could pick a soundtrack to run while you were trout fishing the white (or anyplace in general I guess) what artists or songs would HAVE to be on it?

Now, no flaming anyone based on musicial tastes, goodness knows I'd get strange looks.

Mikey

I don't listen to music when I fish, but I have found that a little John Denver, Rocky Mountain High, when I golf, slows down my swing and allows me to play without thinking. I shot my best round ever, a 79, with this song "stuck in my head"

[Terry Beeson]

...woodies whistling or a turkey gobble, deer snort or coyote howl...

Now if you hear a deer gobble, a turkey snort, a woody howl, and a coyote whistle, maybe you should check just how large that flask is in your back pocket...

[hank franklin]

The radio station out of Houston (1250 AM?) that plays old country sounds great around a campfire at night. I also like to get WSM out of Nashville for the Grand Ole Opry. That stuff fits right in on a gravel bar. But like I said, you gotta play it low, so the sounds of the night are still dominant. During the day, forget it. Radio is packed away at the bottom of the bag.

[Terry Beeson]

"The Grand Ol' Opry.... Let 'er go boys!!!"

Well... just ain't the same without Grant Turner let alone Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff... Let alone the fact that they broadcast from dang near Hendersonville and not the Ryman downtown...

Of course, you can still catch a show now and then at the Ryman and then go across the street (canti-corner) and catch a Predetor's game... (Hockey in Nashville... sheesh...) But you probably will see Vince Gill there... one of their biggest fans.

[Steve Smith]

Now if you hear a deer gobble, a turkey snort, a woody howl, and a coyote whistle, maybe you should check just how large that flask is in your back pocket...

Terry; I’m beginning to figure out your giant squid story. How big is your flask?

[Terry Beeson]

Hmmmm... good question... I'm not sure. I've never gotten it completely full yet... May have to start buying bigger bottles...

Of course, I COULD start putting coffee creamer in it like Leonard does...