LaPala Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. - Thomas A. Edison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key. -Alan Bennett Okay, 4 spinners, 2 dozen minnows, a non-resident fishing permit, 7 gallons of gas... That comes to $148.50 - the saleman at the Tomahawk bait shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count draculure Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Murphy's law often applies to lure construction, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladesandbaits Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Edison " Dont buy anything that eats while you sleep" My Dad (God Rest His Sole) Regards, Blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 "Don't worry about her big bum mate- They all finish up like that eventually" - Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Not specific to luremakers but it made me smile anyway. "My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker." philB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -Alan Kay Every once in a while a lure gets in the way of my making kindling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 There is NO Shortcuts ,if someone says there´s one dont go for it because it will lead you astray author me myself and i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 "Don't stray too far Chris, you'll fall off the edge" Mrs Columbus 1492. A good short cut will eventually become a well trodden path. common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekMonster Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. ALBERT EINSTIEN If you build it, they will come From the movie "Field of Dreams" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Solid Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 "Bass don't have hands and use utensils,If you feel anything,set the hook." Aboard Hughsey's Boat,Guide trip circa 1998. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishPork Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Yanking a lure from a tree and yelling not enough warning for your buddy in tha back of the boat!!!!!Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishPork Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hero to zero with one slip of the gator clip! Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikeMastaRapp Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Devcon tastes nothing like Paste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabskie Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Like my Pop always said,,,If your arguing with an Ass**** Make sure he isn't doing the same thing. R.I.P. Pop dabskie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee jigger Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nobody plans to fail,people just fail to plan......... Thomas Paine.......I think. Hey honey,remember when i said i didnt need anymore supplies,well something that i absolutely need just went on sale. Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Design is a compromise between fantasy and reality. Personal experience. Dabskie, your Pop was a wise man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "I look into... my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: 'Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long." Allison Moir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "If I'm not going to catch anything, then I 'd rather not catch anything on flies" Bob Lawless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 When striving for fishing success you can only do your best it's just that sometimes your best is just not good enough. Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwendt1978 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 If your not improving, you're coasting, and the only way to coast is downhill" Not a clue who wrote it, but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookUp Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 You know you're a Rod-Builder when... ... Rod-building becomes a metaphor for life. ... Rod-building becomes the staff of life. ... Rod-building becomes your bread & butter. ... You can remember a rod blank's model number & specs, but not your baby doll's birthday. ... You're thinking about weaving a bumper sticker that says: "Work is for people who don't know how to build fishing rods." ... Now you get paid for what you used to do for free. (If you are a professional, you already know you are a Rod-Builder !) ... You're looking forward to retirement so you have more time for rod-building. ... You spend more time on rod-building than on what you're supposed to be doing. You read the interview with Dale Clemens more then 2 times You consider moving within driving distance to Mudhole You have way more thread than your wife You check rodbuilding.org more than 5 times a day You have a picture of every rod you've made but not of everyone in the family! You get up a 3am (without an alarm clock) to see if the highbuild is still tacky You think A large dia butt is OK You have a spine finder and know how to use it. You buy contact cement in bulk You know you're a rodbuilder when your wife starts inquiring as to "What type of guides are you going to use on this rod...single foots or doubles?" or she can adequately explain the differen between different styles of blanks without ever having picked up one of them....scary. Every piece of clothing and every flat surface in the house has some sort of glue residue on it. You have more razor blades than a powder cocaine addict. You actually like going to Walmart, just to get to the craft section. You have more PVC pipe than a plumber. You know your a rodbuilder, when you realize you have gotten epoxy in your hair !! LOL You'd rather build than fish. (Not there, yet.) You no longer mind going to the fabric stores with your wife, then you disappear in the thread section, You hang around in craft/hobby stores just to see what you can find for your next project. You buy your wife a sewing machine for Christmas along with an order for a dozen rod bags. ...your son is only 2 years old, and you've already built him 2 fly rods When you take a day off from work to stay home and build rods. You buy a new BBQ mop brush just because it has a really cool wood handle that would be perfect for an ultralight. You've ever been in the grocery store and stared at a package of ox tails thinking "they look a lot like cork rings.. I wonder if I could...." The ladies at the sewing shop no longer give you a second look when you show up with some blanks in hand, grab some thread and walk outside to see how they look in the sun. The first thing you do with your newly delivered Outdoor Life or Field & Stream is skim through it looking for a good fish pic for a weave pattern. You've bought more jewelry for rods than you have for the wife. You begin to find the fumes of permagloss rather pleasing and comforting. You run out of Pledge and only then realize that you never once used it on furniture. You've ever sliced up an EVA grip to make new washers for the leaky sink faucet rather than waste time running to Sears. (works great) Your butt hurts after two hours of sitting through a Hugh Grant movie, yet you find that weaving for 12 straight hours in the same chair is very therapeutic.You seriously consider stealing your friends' baby's crib because the slats have some nice figure and would make great reel seat inserts.When every pair of jeans you own has epoxy on them. When you go to work and the bottom of your boots are covered with tape and thread. When the wife complains because the vacuum cleaner breaks due to thread caught up in the "twisty thing". When theres a rubber butt cap rolling around on the floor of the truck. When you Plan Vacations so you are Near a Supplier When you stop and grab rods out of the trash on the curb When your Living room looks like a Tackle shop You might be a rodbuilder...if you buy rubbing alcohol from your local drug store...by the CASE ! You might be a rodbuilder... If you shop for alcohol...on Ebay.......you are out to dinner at a nice restaurant and order based on the quality of the cork, not the wine itself. Your a rod builder if you can't sleep at night due to the colours and patterns running around your head. Your 3 year old has a spiral wrapped snoopy rod Your tomatoe stakes have a taper to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Great read. So, your a rod builder then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
