You Might Be A Saltwater Angler If . . . - Lighter Side

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June 25th, 2001

You Might Be A Saltwater Angler If . . . (Excerpts from the Anglers Hut Chat Room)

By DEceiver and QRRFISH1

  • If jellyfish illuminate the your fishing water . . .you might be a
    saltrodder.

    • If you look at bamboo as a substance to spool a carpet on . . .you might be a
      saltrodder.

      • If you see a 4 wt. line as a shooting line for your 8 wt . . .you might be a
        saltrodder.

        • If you look at dubbing as what was left of your fly after a bluefish was
          landed . . . you might be a saltrodder.

          • If there is no Latin term for any of your flies . . . you might be a saltrodder.

            • If you see loud patterned tropical shirts as a tourist flag . . .you might be a
              saltrodder.

              • If a ripple is what your fly causes when it hits the water . . . you might be a
                saltrodder.

                • If a hatch means a part of a boat . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                  • If your wading staff has a bang tip . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                    • If your tippet is defined in pounds instead of ‘Xs’ . . .you might be a saltrodder.

                      • If your chest waders have fang-proof shin guards . . .you might be a saltrodder.

                        • If you have to replace your backing twice a season . . .you might be a saltrodder.

                          • If you have no idea what a ‘S -cast’ is . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                            • If you’ve heard your backing go through the guides and out the tip sounding like a
                              machine gun . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                              • If you have to be revived as much as the fish after a fight . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                • If you wear ear plugs when you fish . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                  • If you buy expoxy by the tub . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                    • If you look at double haul as a basic cast . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                      • If all your hooks have /0 behind the size . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                        • If you look at a double-taper line as two shooting heads . . . you might be a
                                          saltrodder.

                                          • If you can’t go past a tupperware tub display . . . you might be a saltrodder.

                                            • If you measure your fish in pounds instead of inches . . . you might be a saltrodder.
                                              ~ Jim and Paul (Thanks guys!)

Originally published August 5, 2001 on Fly Anglers Online by Jim and Paul.