Skip the first time

[Jed]

From my experience I say skip the first time out each season, start with the second. I went out today, with flood waters just to stretch the arm. I think I had a tailing loop on every cast. Caught my line with the hook or leader about a million times. Forgot to wet my mono leader to fluro tippet knots and they slipped out "like butter". Timing was so off that I felt like a novice. I think my longest good cast would not have reached my toes if I held my rod up straight in the air.

The good thing is that it can only get better. I did have the common sense to laugh at myself, knowing that there would be better days to come.

jed

[flyangler]

Hooray for an open season and all the lessons in humility it provides!

[ohiotuber]

Thanks Jed...now I don't feel so "all alone"!!!
Mike

[Eight Thumbs]

I've been fising all winter and I still had all that stuff happen today. 8T

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You had better learn to be a happy camper. You only get one try at this campground and it's a real short camping season.

[Grubb]

That sounds like one of my trips too! lol
Kinda strange, like being out'a rythem or something...

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[Byron Zuehlsdorff]

Hey, my first this year, a couple of weeks ago, the casting was pretty poor but only improved .....as the wind picked up. I never have been very good in the wind except when I don't want to be.... Ya just never know.

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Wyo-blizzard