Roger Stouff
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Thanks for the reply, David!
I have been reading quite a bit about it. In fact, my reading swayed me away from the Canon G11 I was about to purchase to take the place of my bulky DSLR. It’s an interesting development if, like me, one is interested in compact but capable.
Best
RCentral Louisiana, about 3 1/2 hours from home, a very, very rare jewel in a state of bayous and swamps:
Thanks for all the replies!
I looked hard at the S90, but decided against it because I want a viewfinder and hot shoe for those rare occasions when either might come in useful. I do like the assignable ring on the S90 though!
And while I mentioned I wanted to get away from lugging around my DSLR, I do like the slight grip shape of the G, and the bit more size and heft. I use an Olympus 1050SW when I’m fishing because it’s water and shock proof, thought image quality isn’t good as I would like, and my old D100 Nikon when hiking and such, but it’s just too much to carry.Cool beans, man. You were in good hands with the Catchmeister! Glen is quite the fisherman, and a hoot to hang with, too.
Wish I coulda come down to visit with you two, but was all tied up this weekend doing some stream fishing in the opposite direction, for naught, too. You guys did much better.
Come on back now one day, hear?Lots more good info here:
http://www.laflyfish.comJohn
While I agree with nearly everything said above — and Zach and I have had these conversations in the past — just a few notes I’d like to pass along.I’ve never been published in a major magazine. Gray’s accepted one piece from me, 3 years ago, and hasn’t published it yet, it’s still in the “can.” They accepted another a year or so ago, but then declined it because I had made the stupid mistake of submitting them something I had previously published online, not realizing that was the same as pre-published in print to them.
I’m doing the first person, introspective stuff too. There is, however, something to be said for publishing in non-paying venues, and for self-publishing.
I started “Far & Away,” an e-zine, along with two other gentlemen, just for that reason: An outlet to publish our own work and give the same opportunity to others. We’re non paying, but the market just isn’t there for the type of writing we do…which is odd, because so many people seem to enjoy them.
Also, there’s something to be said for self-publishing books. I’ve done this with two, and while all I did was make a little more money than what it cost me to print them, I have the satisfaction of putting my words into print and receiving the great feedback from those who have read them. Self-publishing means you have to do all the publicity work, the publisher doesn’t do it for you, and that’s tough if you hold down a job and have a family…but even if you do none of that, the rewards can be good.
Just my thoughts. Good luck with your writing. Persistence does pay off!
Roger Stouff
LouisianaJohn
Send me an email, publisher@farandawayonline.com
Thanks!
RHey, Bill
I use them, but don’t make them.
They come made of Unithread, which you usually have to dress with Mucilin or some other floatant to keep it up. They also come in mono, which is what I use down in the hot south.
The leaders are made with a certain rating at the end, and you use a loop-to-loop to connect appropriate tippet. For instance, a 12-8-6 (I might have the numbers a little off, don’t have one in front of me) is the number of strands, say of 1lb. test, from the butt tapered down to about 6 strands or 6 pound total test at the loop, and a 6 lb or lighter tippet is appropriate.
That’s about all I think I understand technical-wise, but I love using them.
Best,
Roger Stouff
LouisianaWe just put on our third issue. The March edition can be found at http://www.farandawayonline.com
Thanks so much for everyone’s interest and support!Darrin,
The thanks is from me. I sure appreciate your kind words about “Thin Places.” I think all of us find such places if we truly go far and away often enough, and far enough.
Most appreciated,
RThanks, Drifter. Means a lot to us!
As I said, we’re starting off small, and we need more varied input, but we’ve already received more submissions this month than last, including some trout fishing stories. Gary, Larry and I, by our locations, are warmwater and saltwater fishermen (though Larry’s fishing in Arkansas as we speak, the lucky dog!), so we sure needed some cold water inputs. Hopefully the hunters will start chiming in soon, along with some paddlers and packers.
Again, appreciate the feedback.
Awesome thread, personal glimpses into folks of our blood.
Here, a place called Grande Avoille Cove, near the delta of the Atchafalaya River basin system.
It was the central religious place of my people for 8,000 years (I’m a member of a tribal nation on a reservation in south Lousyana) and I grew up here with my dad in a little wooden bateau he built. I still have the boat, and the cove.
Those boats are exquisite. Are they vintage, new, or self-built? I’ve done a bit of boat building down here in south La., and while I know nothing about drift boats, they are beautiful craft.
R,
Chick factor………………… oh hell, I am very married and if I’m lucky I’ll stay that way!Hee-hee, I’m engaged, and I agree!
I think the problem in general with human beings and in particular, in this instance, with fly fisherman, is sometimes we forget we’re not all the same height, weight, have the same eye and hair and skin color, build, shoe size, some like Coke, some like Pepsi, whatever.
If we were all cookie-cutter fishermen, there’s only be one rod company, one reel maker, etc.
Problem is when we start saying such-and-such is better than/inferior to such-and-such-other, without taking into account our personal differences. What’s heavy to one fisherman might not be to another. A rod that”s too stiff for me might be too soft for you. How we expect us to all be the same about fly rods, given all our differences about everything else, always mystifies me.
Just my .02, worthless in any court in the land. 🙂
