February 1st, 1999
Sparing the Rod - Part 2
By Jack Ohman
Excerpt from Fear of Fly Fishing Thanks for use permission.
Long rods Who doesn’t
want a long rod? If you live west of Minneapolis,
these things are an absolute must. A nine-and-a-half
footer will sling your weight-forward line to Omaha if
you’ve got even the slightest tailwind, but they can
also wrap eighty feet of Cortland around your neck
and dig a Muddler Minnow into your temple laughing
all the way. There are salmon rods up to 14 feet long, but
you’re casting to fish, not Buicks.
However, on Eastern streams you’ll be regarded
as somewhat of a vulgarian; you might as well show
up on the Neversink with a Snoopy Zebco and a loaf
of Wonder Bread. In the Midwest, you’ll be regarded
as a pretentious exhibitionist with money to throw in
the stream. A straw cowby hat complements the
long rod and telegraphs the signal to fellow fishermen that
you’re from A Big Western State and you catch Big
Western Fish.(Next time - Short Rods)
~ Jack Ohman
You Might Be A Fly Fisherman If…|
River Home, Part 1
River Home, Part 2 |
Creative Counting
Best By Test|
E Pluribus Unum
All About Entomology|
Fly Tying Types
Brook Trout
Going crazy; the World’s Smartest Fishing Dog (#1)
Crazy Man|
My Jacket |
“OYES OYES” |
Fresh Look at Catch & Release
A Fly Fisher’s Ten Commandments
Waders
Local Fishing
“How To Swipe A Trout”
Chicken Fish’n
Bryce Crowing on Chicken Fishing
Darnit, Santa and Rudolph
When Bad Rods Happen to Good People
Flyfishing for Squirrels
Sparing the Rod, Part 1
Originally published February 1st, 1999 on Fly Anglers Online by Jack Ohman.