no he didnt... he was extremely secretive about his fishing... he wouldnt even help me out with how to get to his spots... his response was always (figure it out yourself, i did).... and i did... he also would never come to the Green with me, or any where that had ANYONE near by... he would however tell my what to use, then, said figure it out, you will, i did....

my dad was also extremely sensitive about his rods and gear... he wouldnt let me take the Sages anywhere, ever... not because i was bad with my gear, but because they were his, not mine... and i respected that... towards the end of him being here however, he would kick me one of the Fenwicks when something happend to my stuff...but they were still his, and he made me remember that....

when i first started fishing for Cutts when i was under 10, i stole one of his flies he tied, actually, i stole about 10 of them... i thought i was being like him... but actually, it pissed him off... for one, i stole from him, and didnt ask... and second, dragging a Royal Coachman around with no weight on it in a paddle boat on a spinning rod ISNT fly fishing lol.... but i still kept doing it... then i brought home the 28 incher, and he bought me that Cortland GSH 1000 i said i had...

he took me to a spot that i regularly fished on a river near my cabin, and i couldnt cast, so he showed me how to roll cast... i caught a 2 pound rainbow that day, will never forget it....

he used to take me to 2 bit on the Sky alot too, but he would be casting all over the place, all the way across the river like it was nothing, catching fish, and here i am not being able to figure it out... rod quality? maybe... lack of skill? most deffinately...

so i gave up....

and didnt touch a fly rod for close to 15 years.... casting the Sage is hands down easier than casting the Cortland, could be due to the action tho, i have no clue of how fly rods operate in that aspect....

i just dont see the point of letting rods and stuff of that caliber sitting in the closet doing nothing for god knows how long... they were built to be used...

using his gear, his flies, and trying to do what he did and failing gets quite disturbing and hurts me...

just typing that last line, i had to stop and wipe my eyes, thats how much it hurts me.... noone knows anything about me, anything that ive dealt with, anything thats been taken from me....

so yes, it bothers me... if thats bad, sue me, i will message my name and address to send the papers....

people need to look past the phuckin way i type, and see the bigger picture of why im even on these forums.... because if my dad was still here, i wouldnt be...