Will be there July 11-15. Arrive on the 10th if you wanna grab a brew
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Will be there July 11-15. Arrive on the 10th if you wanna grab a brew
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So I have been catching up on this season and had a question. Why the gloves when lipping the fish? I know they have no teeth so is it to protect the fish?
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you'll see dudes with bloody hands & forearms where the poon chewed on them a bit.
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you'll see dudes with bloody hands & forearms where the poon chewed on them a bit.
I met that girl after an Astros game in about 96. Couldn't walk right for a week.
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Hey Finn, any way to PM you? You seem to know the Galveston area pretty well and wouldn't mind some advice.
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Mill's two-handed strip with the rod under his arm...never seen that before. Learn something new most episodes.
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"THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN FAST, OKAY?" I say to my angler, whose lips have curled into a half-smile. "The line is gonna burn your hand if you do it right." He continues to search my face as I explain the violent hook-set, looking at me as if he's just been made accessory to a crime. I rock back against the poling platform and drain my coffee, sweat already tacking my shirt to my back.
The tarpon bite is why I guide. Not because "I get to work outside," and not because "I love all saltwater fish equally," and certainly not for the financial stability that guiding provides. I'm not there for the pull, or the jumps, or the moment I get to grab a fish's face. I'm there for the eat.
My below-average looks made me a poor candidate for Hollywood, and a trust fund isn't in the cards, so hiring a guide for 120 days a year was out of the question. The only way for me to get front row access to the greatest split-second in flyfishing was to be on the pushpole, helping others get close enough to take their shot.
Many first-time experiences shape us throughout our lives the first kiss, the first hangover, the first time seeing Tombstone. For anglers who have never watched a tarpon garbage-can a fly, it can be a life-altering experience.
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the first time seeing Tombstone.