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you know you're a fly fisherman when....

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#1 ·
You have holes in your waders but you go anyways

You zap-a-gap flies to your fingers

You have worn flies for earings (unintentionally)

You have been in trouble for spending more time with the fish than your wife/girlfriend

you refuse to buy THE ring because it would cut into your fishing budget


.....Keep it going.....
 
#4 ·
when you find flies in percarious places like in the Bathroom and wonder how the heck that got there! :eek:

when all of your reading material in the Bathroom consists of Fly fishing magazines and books about fly fishing.

when you decide to use the money you were going to use for the power bill for Gas money to get to the river you want to go to.

when you decide to buy tippet line instead of eating lunch.
 
#7 ·
When your number of fly boxes rivals the number of shoe pairs your wife/girl friend have!

When your fly rod collection looks like a bass master's rod locker!

When you and your buddy's conversations are dominated by the nuances of a recent hatch, the tying details of a new fly pattern, how to construct a specialized sink tip, leader recipes, etc rather than how fishing was.

Tight lines
Curt
 
#10 ·
When you find flys on the carpet at home and breathe a sigh of relief your cat didn't eat it.:eek:
When you use fur from said cat and her sidekick dog Duke to substitute Hares
mask to tie nymphs with.:rofl:
When you simply must have the Rolls Royce of rod and reels but you drive 8 miles to save .03 cents a gallon on gas.
Fishhead Too
 
#12 ·
Instead of counting sheep or whatever to fall asleep at night, you imagine yourself standing in your favorite river and let the rythem of the cast rock you to sleep. (just be careful, your wife may not understand when you suddenly set the hook as you are drifting off to sleep and the big one slams your dry fly...)
 
#13 ·
...when you don't consider a trip with the spouse a "getaway" unless you have a place to fly fish. ex.: "Maui? 'Cuz the guys from WFF are gonna be there..."
...you have a complete fly rig in every vehicle you own "because you just never know..."
...you don't consider purchasing a new vehicle for the wife because what she wants wouldn't suit fishing
 
#14 ·
....when you check this board every 10 mins while at work to get a feel for what's happening in the ffishing community.
 
#17 ·
Dan said:
When ... your net worth is defined by your bamboo rod collection.
Here's another guy's collection that's gotta be worth as much as my house.

K

I always knew I had a really serious problem. I just never realized I was in such good company .......Here's the collection alphabetically...
Rolf Baginski 7 1/2', 2 pc, 5wt
M.F. Calviello 6 1/2', 2pc, 3wt BiPower This one arrived w/ a broken tip I haven't hat time to fix yet
Chubb 9', 3pc, 4wt circa 1890 restored by Steve Blake
D. Degere 6 1/2', 2pc, 2wt "Special"
D.Degere 7'7", 2pc, 5/6wt "Points North" Nitrogen cured
Divine 8', 3pc, 5wt early rod restored by Steve Blake
Dickerson 8013 dated 1947
Dickerson 8014 dated 1949 made for Margrethe Snyder
Dickerson 861711 dated 1936 made for Leland F. Carter
Edwards Quad #43 8', 5wt restored by Sam Carlson
Gillum 9',3pc, 7wt Light Salmon
Granger Registered 7', 2pc, 4wt got this from Bocash
Granger Special 7 1/2', 3pc, 5wt
Heddon #8, 7 1/2', 3pc, 5wt
Irgens Quad 7 1/2', 2pc, 5wt
Leonard 38
Leonard Catskill 39-5
Leonard 10', 3pc, 5wt circa WWI
L & C Regent 7 1/2' 5wt
Montague 7 1/2', 5wt
Ralph Moon 6 1/2', 2pc, 3/4wt "Firehole"
Ralph Moon 7 1/2', 2pc, 5/6 wt "Firehole"
Payne 101
Payne 200L
Payne 201
Payne 7'9" Parabolic
Phillipson Peerless 7', 2pc, 4wt
Phillipson Premium 7 1/2', 2pc, 5wt
Phillipson Pacemaker 8', 3pc, 5wt
Summers 275 7 1/2',4wt
FE Thomas Special 7 1/2', 3pc, 4wt
FE Thomas Browntone 10', 3pc Salmon "Miramichi Rod And Gun Club"
T&T Caenis 7', 2pc, 2wt
George Varney 8', 3pc, 5wt
Paul Young Para15
 
#20 ·
...the only body piercing you've ever experienced occurred while attempting to spey cast:D

...you hate waking up early, except when going fishing. Then you wake up 2 hrs. before it's time to go...and without an alarm

...there's more fish pictures hanging in your office than shots of family members:confused:

...one of your primary coping strategies for dealing with the day-to-day grind is to day dream about your next outing

...you tell your wife stories about guys you don't even know except through a ff website
 
#21 ·
...when you hold longer, more affectionately, and more often your fly rod than your spouse.

...when you can follow a trail through your house to your tying table by the sparkle and glow of small pieces of 'krystal flash' in the carpet.
 
#22 ·
When Jungle cock for xmas is a good thing.

When watching the TV just does not feel right unless the vise and some feathers are on the coffee table.

When you met up in person with strange men and women you met up on line without making sure you meet in a public place first.
 
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