why we do it

photo credit by chris hutchison

fishing his new cane rod on a stream in colorado

love it

169% badass is why

wow

I first saw this in the spring watching some big mountain skiing

watch it

full screen

be blown away

under the cloak of anonymnity

looking again at hoodies I suppose

you can go totally anonymous w/ a hoodie

watch cap large dark shades

you look like anyone

or no one

all of which makes me think some one is hiding when they have they hood up
it ain't even cold here...

it almost brings into mind the criminal element

how do you describe that guy above?

he's wearing a slobberbone hat

(I'd turn that around were I up to no good)

no eye color hair color beard?  can't tell

he had a mustache and shades

the only distinction I guess you could make

is that I'm obviously not an african american

beyond that it's a crap shoot

dude looked like a terrorist mang

state of the craftsmanshit address - spring '12

I suppose it's that time again

the shoppe closes its doors

w/ the job board cleared for the season

and two new rods on the list...unsure of everything else at this time

just know that there will be something to do when the doors reopen...

meanwhile there's this...

a pflueger goodyear awaits refinishing

fortunately beyond the grip it can be done mostly indoors

thee good...

new planing forms - though I've yet to plane a full rod on them

I have planed out a putter shaft on them

looking forward to building a rod on them

stylin' smith polarized shades behind...

spring fishing?   - I've been to the ferry a few times

that's about it

all my camera shit - cameras are tools hereabouts not toys

I need all that shit

hell I need more...

there is no bad believe it or not

I anticipate a long hot and boring summer

anyways...that fly tying project described below?
too ambitious- I'll settle for one or two patterns per chapter...
that'll be plenty plus I'll hone my chops again
it is time to get serious about tying flies again

as a matter of fact, "it's something of a small cannon."

indeed...
"Thanks Mikey, this rod really kicked some serious ass on a windy as hell stretch of Co water, and really tied the trip together."

that's a granger 7030
and a repeat photo...

because it's badass

169%

ganked this badass shot from the website that doesn't exist

first of three poore girl rods

photo by befuddled angler matt poore

thanks mang

a fly tying project

this book...

well don't try clicking the link it won't work

I'm gonna tie up several of every fly shown in the book

first four I can knock out in no time

quill gordon check pt check grhe check

baetis nimp

anyways it'll be some pretty good practice 

resulting in a very nice set of flies

plus it'll prolly take me all year to finish

(assuming I do)

I've long admired harrop as a fly designer

and I had read and given away his earlier book trout hunter

I find reading the above pictured book neary insufferable

though there are a metric shitload of lovely flies

this morning in the garden and...

what is this?

a lemon cucumber is what it is

the tomatos are turning!

yesterday we celebrated mother's day w/ lunch at keegans

a pretty motley crew with a couple of glaring exceptions

being my lovely wife and of course my mom

I love ya mom

we should prolly identify...

left side front to back

dave and phylis penny's parents

cate or sparky

austin 

brianna

right side front to back

brother ej and penny

aaron and sister jody

anita and myself

mom at the head of the table

rigging up

a look inside

my midge boxes

don't be tricked there are plenty of teeny weeny dries in there as well

y'all remember the f-150?

just because we like it...hell we love it

two more out the door

these two are on their way out too...

rod on the brighter pink sock - driggs river special

the other cattanach 7ft 4wt

the poore girl rods are finished...

bittersweet blues

truly tis a bittersweet moment

after all the time we've spent together

to put you into the hands of your destiny

you always worry

will it be good enough?

it nearly always is...

sir d

finally...it's back - twelve dollar tuesdaze (and thursdaze)

the question remains...

do I play or maintain my self imposed for the sake of my golf swing hiatus

more old school shades

sheesh these things look kinda ridiculous

huge lens/frames

cateye!

looks like I'm a child of the 70s or 80s or something

bottom line is that these are the finest skiing glasses ever made

my hog riding buddy jesse sez the same for mootorcycling

seems those great big lenses are coming back if fashion eh?

not enough that I'll be regularly sporting these

vuarnet pouilloux