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Tips from the Pros
Sage Advice
“Fish won’t move anymore for your flies than the hole will move for your golf ball. Hit the spots!”
- Chris Hall
“They gotta eat sometime.”
- Mitch Melichar
“If your mending technique resembles the mechanics of throwing a Frisbee you are doing something seriously wrong.”
- Phil Anagnost
“Never tempt fate at 3:00 AM by trying to bet against the empty fuel warning light. Its much easier just to pull and get gas now than it is to deal with the pain and anguish of finding a ride to get gas while standing in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the night, while its snowing.”
- Shooter
“Be sure to clock your client’s 40-yard dash time before embarking on a trip because you never know when you might need him to mountain goat to the highway and then sprint down river to catch your boat.”
- Mitch Vogt
“Fortunately, the fashion trend of wearing stocking foot waders with no boots while ordering coffee at Starbucks has not caught on.”
- Chris Hall
“The toxic sludge pond below Henderson’s Mill is not a beautiful sight.”
- Clint Rossell
“Did you hire a guide to help you catch fish or give a nature tour? If you’d watch your fly instead of staring at the trees you would’ve just caught that fish that ate your fly.”
- Phil Anagnost
“When life serves you lemons… make Gin & Tonics.”
- Trapper Rudd
“Poles are for skiing.”
- Chris Hall
“Paddles are for canoeing.”
- Mitch Vogt
“Rule #1 – Keep your fingers out of your body.
Rule #2 – Don’t pick your nose after chopping jalepanos – see Rule #1.”- Courtney Wiedel
“There’s no such thing as a defective hopper pattern for a dry-dropper set up. If it continues sink it means your nymph is being eaten.”
- Mitch Melichar
“Even though you might be lucky enough to find random material to build replacement parts for your drift boat, it is never recommended to test your river ingenuity and engineering skills. Prepare yourself by checking the pin that secures your oar locks to your boat.”
- Chris Hall