tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post2054424755267752952..comments2023-09-10T20:26:51.864-06:00Comments on The River Damsel: Oh, No You Don't!!...Sunday Tippets, Damsel StyleTHE RIVER DAMSELhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-83798960532619397832012-02-21T22:00:26.376-07:002012-02-21T22:00:26.376-07:00Sanders ~ The waders are being glued and patched a...Sanders ~ The waders are being glued and patched at the fly shop, the back-up reel was fixed, and the knee is healing. I'm just going to chalk it up to another RD adventure and look forward to the next! (And hopefully have a better outcome! Ha) Thanks, bud...glad to know I have good company in the bruises dept.) : )THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-2730890177622211442012-02-21T20:16:55.644-07:002012-02-21T20:16:55.644-07:00Bruised knees and egos...sounds like a typical day...Bruised knees and egos...sounds like a typical day on the water for me...ha!<br /><br />sometimes it just isn't meant to be. One day a trout has you 150 yards downstream, the next he's resting comfortably in the bottom of your net. Glad you came out of it alright, could have been worse. <br /><br />until next time :-)Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700676412329394331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-61239307905205028742012-02-20T22:37:45.325-07:002012-02-20T22:37:45.325-07:00Oh, Clif! Believe me, I wouldn't tell this sto...Oh, Clif! Believe me, I wouldn't tell this story to anyone but friends!! And second of all, I can't write...so, this must have happened! Haha. Seriously, I wasn't going to post it. But, by posting it, my soul is cleansed now from any further bad luck with this err...reel? Or my bad balance. I'm going to miss your blog... Good luck to you and hope that you stop by every once in awhile! : )THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-30473066643553083982012-02-20T21:58:36.600-07:002012-02-20T21:58:36.600-07:00We're all friends here RD, if you trip and fal...We're all friends here RD, if you trip and fall there is no need to come up with some sort of outlandish story about a trout so big it pulled you over. :)Clifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037398348183474163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-70476550285350622812012-02-20T13:34:29.763-07:002012-02-20T13:34:29.763-07:00Nick - I was swinging a soft hackle...partridge wi...Nick - I was swinging a soft hackle...partridge with a red zebra midge size 20. CRAZY! Yeah<br />..epic is right.THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-28717405175107095022012-02-20T12:17:29.014-07:002012-02-20T12:17:29.014-07:00I think that sounds like a truly epic battle! Gene...I think that sounds like a truly epic battle! Generally people say they caught a big fish and it put up a great fight, but how many of them can actually say the fish fought so hard that it made them bleed?!<br /><br />I think you have set the new standard for what it takes to call it an epic battle. <br /><br />What was the fly of choice on that big brown beast??BrookfieldAnglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990751656565622220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-83700207606288912012-02-20T07:11:13.258-07:002012-02-20T07:11:13.258-07:00D Nash - I appreciate that. No need for knee guar...D Nash - I appreciate that. No need for knee guards? Ok... I will just hang out in the pools waiting for my dry fly to be eaten! No...that's not me. Maybe a little more fishing from the bank though! : )THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-55317611766110945352012-02-20T07:04:05.555-07:002012-02-20T07:04:05.555-07:00Bill - Yes, there will be a reprieve...but, let...Bill - Yes, there will be a reprieve...but, let's wait for at least another week...shall we? ; )<br /><br />Matt - Balance in any kind of water is tricky, hence I got some new studs for my boots! And they have been awesome. But, nothing was going to help this time with the moss underneath and that fish pulling like a freight train!THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-21354499596993436872012-02-20T06:48:23.152-07:002012-02-20T06:48:23.152-07:00Kevin - I am just hoping that this cool patch is t...Kevin - I am just hoping that this cool patch is the only one I get for awhile! Lol.<br /><br />Mel - Maybe it's time that I start being a little more picky! But, when I see the river, something just comes over me! No more risks...I promise!THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-49295169661828067192012-02-20T05:05:29.939-07:002012-02-20T05:05:29.939-07:00Sorry about the waders! I've heard patagonia i...Sorry about the waders! I've heard patagonia is really good about helping fix/replace equipment if you decide to send it back. <br /><br />I played goal for the hockey team in college and I can tell you, sometime it doesn't matter how much or what kind of equipment you have on. Sometime you are going to come away bruised one way or another. it sounds like you managed the situation very well considering the circumstances. Good luck with the patching!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677468859867335079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-24236758071378307252012-02-19T21:45:33.259-07:002012-02-19T21:45:33.259-07:00Glad to hear you are OK. Icy water is a scary thi...Glad to hear you are OK. Icy water is a scary thing when balance fails. <br /><br />I thought the drag was messed up on one of my reels and then I realized I'm left handed and the drag adjustment was making it harder to reel in... (:Funcfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945814243205038922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-73147896337189338902012-02-19T21:44:09.621-07:002012-02-19T21:44:09.621-07:00RD
I'll take all the mishaps and the agony for...RD<br />I'll take all the mishaps and the agony for a chance to tie into a brown like that. Heck I might even take a broke fly rod instead of a bum drag system. You are due for a reprieve.Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-70233200689466188942012-02-19T21:34:35.363-07:002012-02-19T21:34:35.363-07:00I gotta' hand it to you, RD, your one tough fi...I gotta' hand it to you, RD, your one tough fisher gal. I learned long ago that no fish is worth serious injury or even worse. I guess I am just not the risk taker anymore! Let's hope your waders are fixable and you can spend your hard earned dollar on more fishing gear that you need, and, ouch ointment and bandaids, and....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-12340498796040564562012-02-19T21:32:47.824-07:002012-02-19T21:32:47.824-07:00Ouch! But this one you'll remember for years t...Ouch! But this one you'll remember for years to come and that patch will be like a cool scar. Glad your okay!Fly Waters Edge - Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966436902256294056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-55495915381276082382012-02-19T20:17:25.789-07:002012-02-19T20:17:25.789-07:00Owl ~ I have been pretty happy with my catches on ...Owl ~ I have been pretty happy with my catches on soft hackles as of late... Sigh... No clicker. It is a disc drag. Maybe I will hang on to it a while longer until you do a full review on the WR...then, exchange. Thanks, Owl.THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-71806999680761308972012-02-19T20:09:48.032-07:002012-02-19T20:09:48.032-07:00Howie ~ Now, let's start with the fleece. And...Howie ~ Now, let's start with the fleece. And why it is a smart thing to wear under your waders...besides warmth, they did protect me from worse injury because of the extra cushion. In fact, they even soaked up the one dab of blood. : ) The drag on this reel has only been tested for small brookies, so I thought everything was fine from the original setting. But, now that I have tried to adjust...it doesn't do anything! And, yes...I deserve that smile.THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-87177339630049513442012-02-19T18:53:34.314-07:002012-02-19T18:53:34.314-07:00Nothing to be embarrassed about! Nothing at all. T...Nothing to be embarrassed about! Nothing at all. That's something you'll never forget! Sure, it would have been better (in some ways) if you'd landed him, but just knowing you fooled him and had him on is awesome! <br /><br />On the reel - it's got a drag or just a clicker? I've seen reels with clickers that had a "drag knob" and I never have been able to figure out why?! If you're going to be taking on fish that big, I'd say hang on just a little while and I'll let you know how the drag is in the new Wind River reel. I doubt we'll get much on it tomorrow - but in the weeks ahead, I should have some bass put it through it's paces! <br /><br />Glad you are relatively ok! Sorry knees!owlhttp://www.owljones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-25150729736313138262012-02-19T17:29:02.165-07:002012-02-19T17:29:02.165-07:00Great story...sorry it turned out like it did. Kne...Great story...sorry it turned out like it did. Knees will heal, the waders should be able to be fixed. (don't forget to call Patagonia first to see if they'll do a pro repair, cheap)bruised ego will fade. Three questions. Didn't you check your drag when you got the reel? Will you ever forgive me for the smile on my face right now? And third, were you wearing your fleece?cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-44428781857772954302012-02-19T17:06:53.567-07:002012-02-19T17:06:53.567-07:00Jay ~ If these can't be fixed, I will be savin...Jay ~ If these can't be fixed, I will be saving up for some lower end Simms...I really like their reinforced knees. But, we will see what the patch system can do for me first.THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-15105843520688250272012-02-19T16:53:37.164-07:002012-02-19T16:53:37.164-07:00Steve ~ The drag knob is just a big fail...I'm...Steve ~ The drag knob is just a big fail...I'm going to the store this week to see if there is some kind of adjustment. It just can't be this loose and slip this bad. Icing overnight helped the knees. Now, for the embarrassment...haTHE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-85320277298206478332012-02-19T16:51:08.395-07:002012-02-19T16:51:08.395-07:00Spurky ~ All I can say is that I am a "comeba...Spurky ~ All I can say is that I am a "comeback kid"! Mr. Brown won this round...but, there will be another battle standing upright!THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-74207277648997920132012-02-19T16:43:54.504-07:002012-02-19T16:43:54.504-07:00Mark ~ You are absolutely right on that one! I re...Mark ~ You are absolutely right on that one! I really wish that this could have been one of those fictional stories that Howard writes up... : ) Lesson learned, I guess!THE RIVER DAMSELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08364465918230421986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-17323955398069078212012-02-19T16:23:17.998-07:002012-02-19T16:23:17.998-07:00Good story and good advice. Breathable waders shou...Good story and good advice. Breathable waders should definitely have reinforced knees and other areas of stress and wear. I would have thought Patagonia would have made a more durable product.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288928187563951613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-4022149922174615482012-02-19T16:15:25.324-07:002012-02-19T16:15:25.324-07:00Now that is a true war storyNow that is a true war storyspurky61https://www.blogger.com/profile/04107900208625532210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934936932021151476.post-21809111117490531292012-02-19T15:52:49.663-07:002012-02-19T15:52:49.663-07:00That is definately Combat Fishing, just a differen...That is definately Combat Fishing, just a different phase. Guess it wouldn't do to yell at you about safety. Just glad you're OK. <br /><br />MarkMark Kautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802544198629446327noreply@blogger.com