Can a fly rod really hold the secret of life?

[Stagger_Lee]

Nice long read ...

Can a fly rod really hold the secret of life? In the central Montana mountains, a paralyzed man and his wife are proving the answer just might be yes.




///Edit - Sorry for the double post geebee .. mods can merk it

 

[geebee]

http://www.paflyfish.com/forums/open-forums/paflyfish-general-forum/great-article-on-espn-about-fly-fishing-and-fly-rod-building/2,31466.html

>;OP

 

[sandfly]

Can a fly rod really hold the secret of life?

No, only a dog really knows the secret of Life

 

[PennKev]

Fly rod = mcguffin

 

[sundertrout]

Yes it can... Tom Morgan glass

 

[bikerfish]

sundertrout wrote:
Yes it can... Tom Morgan glass

yep.

while I'm biased by glass, a good rod is a good rod, and true art is true art.
everyone that has ever cast a fly, would do themselves a favor by learning who Tom Morgan is, and about his contributions to the flyfishing world.

 

[greenghost]

PennKev wrote:
Fly rod = mcguffin

Indeed so.

The fly rod could be a golf club, tennis racquet, baseball bat, a curling broom, whatever...

It's really the person holding the thing.

 

[Chaz]

sandfly wrote:

Can a fly rod really hold the secret of life?

No, only a dog really knows the secret of Life

Yeah have your master wait on you hand and foot, dogs know the secret of life.

I believe it is life itself.

 

[Shock]

I am not a musician but I think that a fly rod is more like a musical instrument than just another piece of sports equipment.

As I have fished and my casting has changed/improved, so have my preferences and appreciation of what a great rod is to me.

On the other hand, given a choice between one of Tom's bamboo rods and a month of all expense paid fishing somewhere, I'd opt to go fishing.

Experiences are more valuable than things.

Shock