Just wanted to offer up salutations & a wave of the hand to the local tribe, have been want’n to learn to use a fly rod for years & just recently bought a used set up to cut my teeth on & have been just consumed with anything to do with fly fish’n, hope’n to polish some skills (skills might not be the best way to put it) on Blue Gills since they never turn down a fight & are just plain ol fun to catch, if I can master them thers bigger fish to fry out there.
Had a chance to be tutored by the notorious Jack Hise a few weeks ago, orn’ry cuss he is, he kept call’n me “grass hoppa” and insisted I call him “master Hise”, told me to “use the force” & to let it flow thru me, every time I made a mistake he gave me a swift swat with a old 8wt bamboo rod, by the end of the day the seat of my overalls were thread bare & the rod was reduced to the size of a broom straw, but I started catch’n on by the end of the day.
He’s stretching the truth just a bit folks! At no time did I use my 8 wt. boo as an instructual tool, it was an old graphite spinning rod!! :mrgreen:
Got to keep them young wiper snappers in line ya know!! :evil:
Welcome to the board John, you’ll meet a lot of great folks here and learn a lot about fly fishing as well. (most of them are not a cute as me but they are nice!:D.)
The guys from Tennessee are the best!
Welcome to FAOL BR. Sounds like you gonna need a leather seat patch sewn to yer overalls. I hear them good ol’ boys from Tenn are kinda nice in an ornery sort of way. Anyway, new guy brings the donuts and splits the camp wood. Jim
Glad to have you on the board! There’s a lot of great guys on here with a wealth of knowledge. If you have a question, these guys will definitely have the answer.
Welcome aboard. Don’t believe that old saw about Tennesee guys that Jack puts out. Use the Info here and you will learn quickly ! Remember new guy chops the wood, makes coffee and brings the beer ! I prefer Guiness.
Welcome aboard. Remember that Jack plays “Bad Cop” and Warren plays “Good Cop”. Forget the rubbish about chopping wood and drawing water, etc… Just catch a few fish and swap a few yarns. Hopefully we’ll get to meet up on the Duck or Elk sometime the Spring. I think Warren is hoping to flip flies on Tax Day this year.
Ed…I am not sure that statement is always correct. Sometime Warren is the bad guy and Jack is the good guy, but you can always count on both of them to help you get better at fly fishing or fly tying. Welcome aboard BR-549 and I hope to meet up sometime.
Thanks gents, on jack behalf he’s 100%, just a straight up good guy, couldnt think of a better fellow to be seen with & makes fly rodding look like poetry in motion, wish I could cast like him.
Figured to dig around in the FAQ section to get me started off, probably most of what I’m curious about has already been covered by other green horns, & am a firm believer in learn’n to do things correct the first time VS have’n to break a habit, I feel to be in very accomplished company consider’n the years of experience ya’ll have & will take your advice as gospel, I dig me some learn’n.
Boy oh boy…one day with the old Curmudgeon and he has you snowballed! I figured it would take at least 2 trips! I better get down there soon and show you how us Yankees beat the water to a froth and terrorize those Spotted Dace you boys have in Tennessee.
By the way, welcome from Ohio…the land of real flyfishermen!!
At no time did I use my 8 wt. boo as an instructual tool, it was an old graphite spinning rod!! :mrgreen:
