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After getting to catch up with a lot of people at the show and talking to some new ones on saturday, My dad and I were talking about the different types of fisherman at the show. I figured this would be a good topic to get people to add on some categories on top of the ones my dad I came up with
1) The colorado ski bum fly fishing bro
----met a few of these types, usually steelhead guys, but also trout guys who have that kind of modern "fly fishing is an extreme sport" /simms catalogue kind of swag to them. Usually, they love talking about being cutting edge, something along the lines of " oh yea brah, we were throwing huge double bunnies in that back channel brah which no one ever does and we were just crushinnnn fish". In the same token, these guys usually are above average anglers and can be good to go to for info
2)the granola eating hiker with a flyrod in his pack
----->these are the people who just love everything outdoors, aren't necessarily super into flyfishing ,but like to pick apart a small stream as part of the daily agenda while putting in some miles in the woods. Typically, they could care less if the stream is filed with 4 inch trout, they just like the way trout look and the places they are found
3) The delusional fly fishing celebrity
-------> everyone met a few of these at the show. The guys who only hangout with fisherman/or fish 300 days a year and because they've published a book or two and have a recognizable name in a sport 99.9% of the population knows nothing about, that somehow makes them famous. Beyond being weird, usually these guys are the least fun to talk to as they tend to be 1-uppers and getting a word in is almost impossible. To these people, the somerset flyfishing show was the academy awards, except there was no T.V. coverage, and no one besides us gave a shit.
4) The psycho
---->my dad loves this one. You can spot them by the way get out of the car. They have that power walk to the stream, tie on flies in less than 10 seconds to maximize hookups per hr, and stare out onto the water looking for a rise with the same level of intensity a mother would stare through a crowd at the mall to find her lost child. Basically, Jim Harbaugh with a flyrod
5) The guy who loves fly-fishing but his wife has his balls in a jar
----->there are always those dudes that last season hooked their first big fish, had their annual 3-4 days on the water and pledge to make this season different as they really "Get into it". They actually want to, but that quickly turns into " I just dont have the time" come june when summer activities get going and the summer fun begins. Seriously though, who the hell would marry someone that allows them to only do something 3-4 days a year that they want to do? Even if you have kids, those little bastards can show a little appreciation and let you do what you want to do a minimum of 10 days a year. Set the standard early boys or forever be subjected to the bullshit described in #5
I have more, but I'll stop here to see what contributions we can get from the crowd
1) The colorado ski bum fly fishing bro
----met a few of these types, usually steelhead guys, but also trout guys who have that kind of modern "fly fishing is an extreme sport" /simms catalogue kind of swag to them. Usually, they love talking about being cutting edge, something along the lines of " oh yea brah, we were throwing huge double bunnies in that back channel brah which no one ever does and we were just crushinnnn fish". In the same token, these guys usually are above average anglers and can be good to go to for info
2)the granola eating hiker with a flyrod in his pack
----->these are the people who just love everything outdoors, aren't necessarily super into flyfishing ,but like to pick apart a small stream as part of the daily agenda while putting in some miles in the woods. Typically, they could care less if the stream is filed with 4 inch trout, they just like the way trout look and the places they are found
3) The delusional fly fishing celebrity
-------> everyone met a few of these at the show. The guys who only hangout with fisherman/or fish 300 days a year and because they've published a book or two and have a recognizable name in a sport 99.9% of the population knows nothing about, that somehow makes them famous. Beyond being weird, usually these guys are the least fun to talk to as they tend to be 1-uppers and getting a word in is almost impossible. To these people, the somerset flyfishing show was the academy awards, except there was no T.V. coverage, and no one besides us gave a shit.
4) The psycho
---->my dad loves this one. You can spot them by the way get out of the car. They have that power walk to the stream, tie on flies in less than 10 seconds to maximize hookups per hr, and stare out onto the water looking for a rise with the same level of intensity a mother would stare through a crowd at the mall to find her lost child. Basically, Jim Harbaugh with a flyrod
5) The guy who loves fly-fishing but his wife has his balls in a jar
----->there are always those dudes that last season hooked their first big fish, had their annual 3-4 days on the water and pledge to make this season different as they really "Get into it". They actually want to, but that quickly turns into " I just dont have the time" come june when summer activities get going and the summer fun begins. Seriously though, who the hell would marry someone that allows them to only do something 3-4 days a year that they want to do? Even if you have kids, those little bastards can show a little appreciation and let you do what you want to do a minimum of 10 days a year. Set the standard early boys or forever be subjected to the bullshit described in #5
I have more, but I'll stop here to see what contributions we can get from the crowd
As for the # 5 guys (balls in a jar), I think you're being too generous with "3 or 4 times a year". In my experience with these guys, it's more like once or twice at best:crap:
