tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post115398454356488373..comments2024-02-02T02:50:07.300-08:00Comments on "The Quiet Pool": My Fly Fishing Absolutes.....mostly opinionsShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12894367520145795648noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-34737370290617727532009-01-06T17:48:00.000-08:002009-01-06T17:48:00.000-08:00I agree Matt! There is nothing more awe inspiring ...I agree Matt! There is nothing more awe inspiring than watch a huge chinook plow through a shallow riffle on his way to spawn.<BR/>I love to observe the salmon spawning ritual.Fly fishing for them is not all that much fun in my opinion. I would liken it to dragging a log from the water.<BR/>I would much rather hook a 17" trout any day than a chinook.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894367520145795648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-52211852957314717712009-01-06T15:58:00.000-08:002009-01-06T15:58:00.000-08:00Can't agree w/ the chinook comment. Bright silver ...Can't agree w/ the chinook comment. Bright silver fish crashing into the beach on huge waves, milling around in a little lagoon before heading upriver? Barely being able to stand in the pounding surf while giant fish trickle in on each wave? Hell, just watching that is awesome.4https://www.blogger.com/profile/00931066767542933363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-66037414966775862482009-01-03T19:52:00.000-08:002009-01-03T19:52:00.000-08:00This is the year Stew...get you 8 wt warmed up and...This is the year Stew...get you 8 wt warmed up and do some curls to strengthen your arms!John Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054871605134267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-5132324137861598272009-01-03T11:09:00.000-08:002009-01-03T11:09:00.000-08:00My comments:Point #1. Disagree respectfully. In th...My comments:<BR/>Point #1. Disagree respectfully. In the Midwest, Smallmouth bass are perfect for the flyrod.<BR/><BR/>#2-3. Agree<BR/>#4. Agree. Add using a floating line.<BR/>#5. Agree, but easy to start with but just as hard to perfect.<BR/>#6. Agree. Yuck!<BR/>#7. Great river<BR/>#8. Cane is wonderful stuff, but for some applications, graphite excels.<BR/>#9-10. agree<BR/>#11. With the exception of the narrow window of fresh fish in an estuary, lake, or sea, I agree.<BR/>#12-18. agree!Erik Helmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-1154931772689066992006-08-06T23:22:00.000-07:002006-08-06T23:22:00.000-07:00sounds good. once things settle down we'll get ou...sounds good. once things settle down we'll get out. just leave the cane rods at home! you know i love cane too much to risk having a big carp break one of my cane rods! i stick with a 6 or 7 wt graphite.John Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054871605134267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-1154922788009309542006-08-06T20:53:00.000-07:002006-08-06T20:53:00.000-07:00Yes I'll go with you sometime. I used to work near...Yes I'll go with you sometime. I used to work near Terminal 4 in Portland and there were thousands of carp in that slough. Always wondered what it would be like to hook one of those big bastards and there were some that would have gone close to 20 lbs. easily.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12894367520145795648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29155086.post-1154920751390814622006-08-06T20:19:00.000-07:002006-08-06T20:19:00.000-07:00stew, you just come out carp fishing with me...i'l...stew, you just come out carp fishing with me...i'll have you converted in no time. <BR/><BR/>picture ankle deep water, tails breaking the surface and swaying like stalks of grass. an accurate, 40 ft cast that gently lays the fly within a foot of the fishes head. a strip set when you see the fish go slightly more vertical and a powerful run well into your backing!<BR/><BR/>and that was only a 10 lb fish!<BR/><BR/>anytime you are ready to try the "truly" dark side, say the word my friend!<BR/><BR/>check this out:<BR/><BR/>http://media.putfile.com/carp-on-the-flyJohn Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054871605134267048noreply@blogger.com