And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
She's fetching but all that gear looks suspiciously brand-new, never-been-wet. And why is the photo in perfect focus in the small area between her rod and her line? That's Just Weird.
Rusty Gates (RIP), a prior fly fisherman of the year, founder of Anglers of the AuSable and good friend, called all that gear fishin' hooey, and said you can never have too much fishin' hooey. You should see my fishin' vest. It's loaded up. Maybe someday I'll go minimal, but not yet.
A whole bunch of years ago my wife was catching trout in Colorado with a Zebco 202 reel and salmon eggs while wearing tennis shoes and shorts and standing in the river - the guys up the way with fly rods, nets, vests, and Eddie Bauer edition SUV caught nothing.
Where's her waders? I'd fish with her.
ReplyDeleteShe's fetching but all that gear looks suspiciously brand-new, never-been-wet. And why is the photo in perfect focus in the small area between her rod and her line? That's Just Weird.
ReplyDeleteAs a guess, she and her gear were Photoshopped onto that background.
DeleteJust a guess...
Also note the background of the net, not so obvious, and the patch of grass tween her, ahem, missing waders.
DeletePretty girl, too much gear. Everything she’d really need would fit in one pocket of that hoodie.
ReplyDeleteRusty Gates (RIP), a prior fly fisherman of the year, founder of Anglers of the AuSable and good friend, called all that gear fishin' hooey, and said you can never have too much fishin' hooey. You should see my fishin' vest. It's loaded up. Maybe someday I'll go minimal, but not yet.
DeleteA whole bunch of years ago my wife was catching trout in Colorado with a Zebco 202 reel and salmon eggs while wearing tennis shoes and shorts and standing in the river - the guys up the way with fly rods, nets, vests, and Eddie Bauer edition SUV caught nothing.
ReplyDeleteI've seen that happen too. Ain't necessarily about catchin' fish, is it?
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