Fishing Advice
I heard that U.S. fishing magazines, starting January 1, will no longer accept photographs for publication that show female anglers wearing skimpy bathing suits when holding up their fish. It’s about time, right?
And, it’s time to stop trying to pull your flies loose once they’re caught in the Vee of a big lily pad. As Florida Crackers say, “It will not come aloose.” Break your line or make your way to the fly, cut it free, retie and move on. Ditto for hanging lures in nylon dock lines or stuck in wooden pilings. Time for a change. I lost a $7 Mirrolure one night this past summer when the dock owner, who was sitting quietly enjoying a drink and a cigar, watched me hang my nine-hook plug in the 3/4” nylon line attached to his megafoot yacht. He said, very firmly, “Leave it! I’ll get it in the morning.”
And, it’s time to stop trying to pull your flies loose once they’re caught in the Vee of a big lily pad. As Florida Crackers say, “It will not come aloose.” Break your line or make your way to the fly, cut it free, retie and move on. Ditto for hanging lures in nylon dock lines or stuck in wooden pilings. Time for a change. I lost a $7 Mirrolure one night this past summer when the dock owner, who was sitting quietly enjoying a drink and a cigar, watched me hang my nine-hook plug in the 3/4” nylon line attached to his megafoot yacht. He said, very firmly, “Leave it! I’ll get it in the morning.”