Post by creekhunter on Aug 21, 2007 3:26:32 GMT -6
Here’s a few ways to tell:
If you have at least one fly rod in your car at all times....
If you admit to having one rod in the car, but you actually have three in there, because you never know which one you might need....
If you have two or more fishing magazines in the bathroom....
If you’ve ever told someone a good spot to go fishing, with out actually divulging YOUR spot....
If you check out every body of water that might possibly hold trout, even if it means holding up traffic on the highway....
If you get the shakes because you haven’t fished for six days....
If you’ve ever been caught in a generation, because you just knew a fish you’ve named “big Daddy” was ready to strike....
If you’ve ever set a hook in your sleep, and woke yourself up doing it.... my favorite
If you’ve ever combed dubbing off the family dog....
If you’ve ever combed dubbing off someone else’s dog....
If you’ve ever slowed down to see if there was anything usable on a road kill....
If you get defensive when your non-fishing friends ask how many rods/reels/flies/vests/etc. you really need....
If you get vague when your significant other asks how long you’re planning to fish on any given day....
If you go get your own coffee at the fly shop....
If you have your own chair at the fly shop....
If your vehicle smells like damp waders at any given time....
If you’ve ever tried to verbally coax a trout to take your fly....
If walking by the trout tank at an aquarium makes you groan audibly....
If you have more than one special fishing shirt....
If you’ve ever missed a family reunion, wedding, school play, party, or any other function because the fish were rising and you just couldn’t leave....
If you’ve ever been annoyed at a non-trout for taking your fly because it took up extra time to land it and get your fly back....
If you’ve ever trashed the knees of your waders, crawling up to a pool to get in the one cast you’re gonna get there....
If Sage isn’t a spice, Winston isn’t a cigarette, Orvis isn‘t a pet shampoo, St Croix isn’t a saint, Scott isn’t an F. Fitzgerald, Payne doesn’t hurt, Wulff doesn’t howl, Ross isn’t a Betsy, Pate doesn‘t go on crackers, a two piece isn’t a swimsuit, a three piece isn’t a business suit, a 4, a 5, a 6, a 7, an 8 or a 9 aren’t g*lf clubs, and Lefty is not a pitcher....
And finally, if you’re reading this and saying, “Oh Yeah? What’s wrong that? “.....
You Just Might have it
If you have at least one fly rod in your car at all times....
If you admit to having one rod in the car, but you actually have three in there, because you never know which one you might need....
If you have two or more fishing magazines in the bathroom....
If you’ve ever told someone a good spot to go fishing, with out actually divulging YOUR spot....
If you check out every body of water that might possibly hold trout, even if it means holding up traffic on the highway....
If you get the shakes because you haven’t fished for six days....
If you’ve ever been caught in a generation, because you just knew a fish you’ve named “big Daddy” was ready to strike....
If you’ve ever set a hook in your sleep, and woke yourself up doing it.... my favorite
If you’ve ever combed dubbing off the family dog....
If you’ve ever combed dubbing off someone else’s dog....
If you’ve ever slowed down to see if there was anything usable on a road kill....
If you get defensive when your non-fishing friends ask how many rods/reels/flies/vests/etc. you really need....
If you get vague when your significant other asks how long you’re planning to fish on any given day....
If you go get your own coffee at the fly shop....
If you have your own chair at the fly shop....
If your vehicle smells like damp waders at any given time....
If you’ve ever tried to verbally coax a trout to take your fly....
If walking by the trout tank at an aquarium makes you groan audibly....
If you have more than one special fishing shirt....
If you’ve ever missed a family reunion, wedding, school play, party, or any other function because the fish were rising and you just couldn’t leave....
If you’ve ever been annoyed at a non-trout for taking your fly because it took up extra time to land it and get your fly back....
If you’ve ever trashed the knees of your waders, crawling up to a pool to get in the one cast you’re gonna get there....
If Sage isn’t a spice, Winston isn’t a cigarette, Orvis isn‘t a pet shampoo, St Croix isn’t a saint, Scott isn’t an F. Fitzgerald, Payne doesn’t hurt, Wulff doesn’t howl, Ross isn’t a Betsy, Pate doesn‘t go on crackers, a two piece isn’t a swimsuit, a three piece isn’t a business suit, a 4, a 5, a 6, a 7, an 8 or a 9 aren’t g*lf clubs, and Lefty is not a pitcher....
And finally, if you’re reading this and saying, “Oh Yeah? What’s wrong that? “.....
You Just Might have it