The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

Oh you poor, misguided, sad-excuse-for-a-commentator. Keeper of the light? Sorry, you're in the DARK!

You've evidentally never played hockey. It's SO much more physically demanding than baseball AND there's always the possiblility of a little pugilistic action. Were you to start skating, you'd certainly lose a few inches from your pudgy midsection!

Hmmm, which horseshit to address first? Let's go to the easiest, The Wading Staff.

I use a folding wading staff? Why? Because I don't enjoy swimming in cold water when I could be fishing.

I will agree that many unstable individuals (no, not your type, the kind that lack the ability to leap tall buildings at a single bound )rely heavily on their staffs, but so what? I only use mine in really hairy situations, like suicide wades. My staff probably saved my life and definitely kept me dry on a recent wade on the Kenai where the water was much higher and faster than I'd thought.

As to fly fishing not being a sport, you've obviously not caught so many large fish throughout the day that your arms felt like jello. Have you ever cast a 10 wt. all day long? No, I bet you're a 6 wt. man.

DDing requires no skill? Then, how come I'm better at it than when I started a few years back? Granted, I ain't a very good caster and I rely on DDing to land most of my fish on SOME waters. So? I'm still absolutely passionate about, uh, using my fly rod in ways in which thou dost not approve. Get a life!

But the main point is, who cares if FFing or golf is a sport? (Of course, golf is not!)

I like the expression that fly fishing is the most fun thing you can do standing up. Maybe it's NOT a sport, or maybe it CAN BE a sport.

Hey, just get out there and wet a line more. I bet you're going through some kind of withdrawal!