Passion As An Entity In Fly Fishing

Fly fishing - What Makes Fly Fishing Special

2007-12-29T12:30:00.000-08:00

Fly fishing - What Makes Fly Fishing Special

Flyfishing For Sailfish/Unorthodox Method

2007-11-09T17:34:00.000-08:00

Fly Fishing For Sailfish/Unorthodox Method
Posted Nov-09-07 17:26:07 PST
We were down in Key West a while back during a real cold spell. It seemed all the fish turned off. We could read them deep and stacked-up! How to catch them on a fly? We happened to have a downrigger on board so I hooked a blue and silver Streamer on, let it down 20 ft. and guess what?? We started to catch Sailfish from 16 " long up to 50 lbs. What a surprise and a delightful day! I'm curious to know if anyone else has had a similar experience. Please comment if you have. Thanks, Capt. Bob

Passion As An Entity In Fishing

2007-11-05T15:04:00.001-08:00

Passion As An Entity In Fly Fishing
Monday, November 5, 2007

Passion As An Entity In Fly Fishing
Good evening-----It's a beautiful evening to come back to port after 11 days longlining. The older I get, the more I sympathize with the fish! Anyway, through the years when people found out what I did for a living (fish), most would say something like, "What a great hobby! You must have alot of patience"! I rarely answered these inquiry/statements, but nonetheless they bothered me. Have I devoted my life to pursuing a hobby??? I don't think so! I am a serious man. I've built successful businesses, made millions, lost millions, so I'm not one to devote my creative powers to a "hobby". The most honest way to characterize my relationship to fishing is to call it my passion. Of couse, not the same kind of passion as loving someone. But, pretty close.I am so grateful for the gift of fishing. I don't know about you, but even when I'm not fishing, I am fishing! Thanks for listening. Sincerely, Capt. Bob

Passion As An Entity In Fly Fishing

2007-11-05T14:50:00.000-08:00

Good evening-----It's a beautiful evening to come back to port after 11 days longlining. The older I get, the more I sympathize with the fish! Anyway, through the years when people found out what I did for a living (fish), most would say something like, "What a great hobby! You must have alot of patience"! I rarely answered these inquiry/statements, but nonetheless they bothered me. Have I devoted my life to pursuing a hobby??? I don't think so! I am a serious man. I've built successful businesses, made millions, lost millions, so I'm not one to devote my creative powers to a "hobby". The most honest way to characterize my relationship to fishing is to call it my passion. Of couse, not the same kind of passion as loving someone. But, pretty close.
I am so grateful for the gift of fishing. I don't know about you, but even when I'm not fishing, I am fishing! Thanks for listening. Sincerely, Capt. Bob