Letter to the Editor

FAOL Community Fly Anglers Online
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To the Editor, Publisher and Staff of Fly Anglers Online;
I note with interest that you put a “pithy quote” on your cover page whilst introducing my most recent article, Combat Fly Fishing. “Frank has seen “The River” too many times - someone needs to tell him he’s not Brad Pitt.”
One, “The River,” (Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson) to my knowledge, does not relate to fly fishing. The only other movie that you could be refering to is “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (and its title song “Kwai me a River”). Not having seen this movie, it must be about a good place to fish (love fishing under bridges).
Secondarily, You comment that “someone needs to tell him he’s not Brad Pitt.” Well, of course I’m not. If I had been, my wife would have killed me for fooling around with that Aniston woman. 'Sides, I’m built more like Arnold Schwarzenager. Well, not in his movie time, but more like now.
Thirdly, the name of the article is “Combat FLY Fishing,” not “Combat Fishing” as you’ve truncated it. Did you design the dust jacket for Geirach’s latest book?
Please rectify these deficiencies immediately or you’ll be hearing from my law firm, Dewey, Cheatem and Howe.
Thank You
Frank Reid
(inventor of the full Reid)

[This message has been edited by Flytyer37 (edited 27 July 2005).]

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Anyway…

I thought it was FUNNY. I think I’ve taken a dive in the same general area.

The part about floating by the drift boat was just to funny!!!

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As sargeant Hulka put it, “Lighten up, Francis”.

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Frank,

Great tale you told, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I read in your post the same style used in your story. I look forward to your next contribution.

Do you fish the Gunpowder?

Jerry

Dream the Life, Live the Dream
Laugh at yourself first and all else falls into place
Board of Directors, Valley Forge Trout Unlimited

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Great read Frank,
Thanks,After my day at work It was greatly needed…

“I’ve often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before” A.K.Best

“Wish ya great fishing”

Bill

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Frank, I don’t know which made me laugh more…
your story or this post!

Thanks.

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Great job Frank, look forward to your next “Humor in Uniform”…

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I, too, enjoyed your article and this post. However, based on the two, I see a personality trait that might explain why “a river runs THROUGH it.”

Great job, really. You are a truly talented story-teller and we need more like you!

There’s almost nothin’ wrong with the first lie, it’s the weight of all the others holdin’ it up that gets ya’! - Tim

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Thanks all. I’ve never heard the “lighten up, Francis” before. :slight_smile: In all honesty, for me, it works for every thing. I see so much pain and suffering on TV in the evenings (not the news, just the recent play of the Bal’mer Orioles), that I firmly believe we should all “lighten up.”
Send a smile at someone, take 'em fishing and “lighten up.”
Oh, by the way, yes I do fish the Gunpowder.
Frank Reid

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Flytyer37…that was good!

Jeremy.

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Pain and suufering from the O’s? You should come up here and visit for a while, the Pirates have been playing that way FOR YEARS!, ugh

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As they should. All’s right with the world. :slight_smile:
Frank Reid

[This message has been edited by Flytyer37 (edited 28 July 2005).]