Neal Osborn
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David, notice the hat? That’s what Wallabies have to do with fishing. I got that hat in Australia and it has become my “good-luck” hat. So for me, it has everything to do with fishing.
Bad news on the Helios 10wt. I broke it offshore when a gigantic, weighted cobia fly hit it on the cast
Brett, you are now the third person I know to break a Helios rod! I witnessed a buddy break a 4wt on a 20″ trout myself. I am getting a bit concerned since I have the same rod as you 😕 Luckily you have the warranty.
The cobia and snapper were putty in our hands with a massive dead baitfish on the hook.
I hear ya buddy.
I have now lost my Tibor Backcountry wide to her new sage.
Brett, it’s o.k. to buy her the best in fly fishing gear but please don’t spoil her additionally by buying her a Porsche at age 16, ha. Get her a rig with a Yak Rack so she can put up her Native Kayak. I can’t wait until we finally get together chasing some Texas Redfish, maybe she will be ready to join by then.
cops and lawyers play together
Cameron, that is classic. I would tell JS what I really do for a living but it might scare him off, ha. ::)
Welcome Aaron, great to see you finally joined the site. How’s the grill 😉 Haven’t heard from you since we fished at Callaway. Hope all is going well in NC.
Bamboo rods have become a recent interest of mine.
I didn’t know you had a bamboo rod, is that a new purchase? I am still in love with my new fiberglass fly rod and I think I will stay with the glass niche.
I am having a crazy day at work but I keep coming back to that fish picture and it brings a smile to my face.
Well guys, here’s how the day actually went – First, Zach’s cat pissed in his gear bag so all his stuff smelled very bad, he was not happy. Then we hit the water and I found out very quickly I didn’t have the slightest clue how to operate a pontoon under technical conditions. I couldn’t manage my anchor and my control was all over the place. I kept hitting trees. I had two rods rigged up and one was sticking up and out and the other was low and back. My 7wt Heliply rod with Hatch reel (and a new sink tip line aagghh) got snagged in a tree and fell in the water (luckily it was my spare setup and the rod and reel were both used, my good 8wt and saltwater reel were safe, lesson always point your rods back from you in a pontoon boat. Anyway, I lost the damn rod/reel/sink-tip and a new Zoo Cougar fly, luckily I was smart enough not to try and jump in after it. I just beached my raft on some millionaire’s land right next to a no trespassing sign and a walked around and counted to ten in a proverbial sense.
Back on the water I was still upset but already starting to see the humor in the situation (thanks to Zach’s Fat Tire beer, another lesson, try and bring some beer when floating) that I dropped anchor to calm down, but my anchor caught a stump in the water and my boat almost capsized backward. I almost lost it all so all I could do was to release my anchor completely and thus it was lost also. At that point all we could do was to float out and it took about 2 hours of rowing just to get back to the car. We just drank beer and rowed, no fish were caught that day. Well, that’s my story, truly a very bad day of fishing. Still better than a good in the office and I learned some very valuable lessons. Can’t wait to do it again, ha.
P.S. – Later that day, Zach blew one of his pontoon bladders and had to repair and his cat pissed in his bag again!!! Some days are just unlucky. I personally blame the whole thing on the cat. 😉
