Which of these do you think are the smartest?
Trout |
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Salmon |
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Carp |
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Pike |
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Catfish |
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27.0%
Total votes: 189
Which of these do you think are the smartest?
Trout |
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Salmon |
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Carp |
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Pike |
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Catfish |
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Total votes: 189
Do you use a stripping basket?
Always -- They're great! |
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Usually -- I prefer to use them. |
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Ocasionally -- Only when I have to. |
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Never -- I don't like them. |
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I prefer stripping women (or men). |
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Total votes: 103
Who would make the most interesting fishing companion?
Isaac Walton |
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Mahatma Ghandi |
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Winston Churchill |
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Ernest Hemingway |
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Anna Nicole Smith |
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Total votes: 108
Flyfishing conclaves (group outings) are popular these days. Do you consider them:
A good thing: It's a nice way to meet people. |
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A mixed blessing - Kind of fun but not serious fishing. |
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A bad thing - Flyfishing is not a group sport. |
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Don't care: But I'll go if women and liquor are provided. |
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Total votes: 126
Which best describes your activity during the winter season?
I go ice fishing. |
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I feverishly tie flies and prepare tackle for next season. |
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I plan and take trips to warmer climates. |
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I sit on the couch drinking beer and eating Dinty Moore beef stew out of the can. |
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Total votes: 149
Compared to freshwater, the most difficult part of saltwater flyfishing is?
Locating fish/reading the water |
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Wariness/fighting qualities of the fish |
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Understanding effects of tides/moon/wind |
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Understanding feeding habits/bait movement |
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The environment (surf/currents/wind/rocks) |
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Total votes: 142
What information are you least likely to believe when another angler tells it to you?
The size of fish caught |
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The number of fish caught |
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Where they caught a fish |
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What fly or lure they were using |
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I never believe anything another angler tells me. They all lie like rugs. |
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Total votes: 130
How often do you to lie to your spouse, work associates, etc. to gain fishing time?
Hardly ever...lying isn't my style. |
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Hardly ever...but only because I don't have to. |
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Occasionally, if it'll prevent an argument. |
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Kinda often. Fishing time is important. |
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Dear honey or boss: Once again my car has broken down... |
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Total votes: 146
Fishing aside, the closest I hope to come to heaven on earth is:
4 hours with a good book |
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8 hours of uninterrupted sleep |
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Dinner with a ravishing woman (or man) |
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Discovering the perfect leader formula |
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The Red Sox winning the World Series |
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Total votes: 181
While all may be significant, which of the following would you say is the greatest threat to your fa
Poaching/Lack of Enforcement |
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Overfishing (legal) |
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Pollution/Destruction of Habitat |
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Lack of Access |
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Overregulation |
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Total votes: 75
My waders could best be nicknamed:
Old Ironsides |
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The Weiny Roaster |
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Dribbles |
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Mr. Stinky |
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald |
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Total votes: 100
While it is many things, to me flyfishing's greatest appeal is its:
Challenge |
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Artistry |
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Sanctuary |
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Connection to the past |
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Connection to the natural world |
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Total votes: 208
If I could be anywhere right now I'd be:
Fishing a hatch on my favorite stream |
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Wading a tropical flat |
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Curled up in bed with a good book |
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Casting flies into a stormy surf |
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Under a big pile of Playboy Bunnies |
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Total votes: 320
If my spouse/significant other were a fish, he or she would be a :
Angelfish |
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Trout |
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Largemouth Bass |
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Lamprey Eel |
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Barracuda |
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Total votes: 149
What sort of articles most interest you on this site or would you like to see more of?
Saltwater fly tying |
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Freshwater fly tying |
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How-To articles on tactics and tackle |
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Fishing reports or articles on fishing destinations |
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Stories, informative or otherwise |
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Total votes: 119
When I take someone flyfishing for the first time, I'm mostly...
...excited for them |
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...hoping they don't get a hook in their eye. |
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...hoping they don't get a hook in MY eye. |
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...pretending I know what I'm talking about. |
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...wondering, "If this turns him into a fisherman, is that a good thing or a bad thing?" |
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Total votes: 147
If I could take one thing with me into the next life it would be...
Wisdom. |
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My fly rod. |
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A full head of hair. |
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Jessica Alba. |
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A Sicilian sub from Milano's. |
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Total votes: 142
If I could only choose one, in 2007 I'd most like to...
Improve my casting |
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Travel some place I've never been |
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Devise an ingenious way to combine flyfishing with sex |
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Catch something really, really big |
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Quit my job and hang up a gone fishing sign |
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Total votes: 200
If a judge sentenced me to take Paris Hilton fly fishing I would...
Do my best to teach her |
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Make sure she falls in |
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Violate her parole |
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Bring a camera |
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Take the jail time instead |
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Total votes: 254
What's your greatest reservation when it comes to hiring a fishing guide or charter captain?
Provided I can afford it, I don't really have reservations about hiring a guide. You just have to do |
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The cost. Fair or not, it's just too expensive. |
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Distrust: too many of these guys aren't qualified or willling to work hard. |
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The scrutiny: I feel like I'm paying the guy $800 a day to roll his eyes at my casting. |
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Pride: I feel like it's a cop out, like conceding I can't find my own fish. |
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Total votes: 85
Complete this personal ad: Angler seeking fish for good times (and possibly more!) I enjoy flirting, lazy Sunday mornings, long walks on the beach, and shirts with rear ventilation flaps. Seeking...
...a buxom beauty with the curves it takes to put a bend in my rod. Face unimportant. |
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...a jockette: someone who's who's lean, toned, and fast. Lets make waves together. |
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...a romantic who enjoys candlelit dinners, fine wine, and being smothered in bernaise sauce. |
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...someone who accepts me for who I am. A sense of humor is important. Be my love muffin. |
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Total votes: 74
44.6%
10.8%
28.4%