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    A guy took this picture while hiking the John Muir Trail. He said he doesn't know the man fly fishing but it was 7:30 in the morning and he thought it would be a good picture. He isn't a professional photographer he just likes to take pictures when he's hiking.

    I think it's going to be hard for him to ever take a better picture. This photo could be in a magazine or even framed and hung over a big stone fireplace. This photo captures the "It" of fly fishing. Solitude, peace, a quiet almost sacred calmness. Not a single thought of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Just a man competing one on one with the fish. A man can get a lot of thinking done in a place like this.

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    Shot of a lifetime right there.

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    That picture just calmed me down a whole lot. I'll keep it open in a separate tab all day, and when I get stressed, I'm just going to click on it and relax a little bit.

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    You can almost hear the bubbling of the stream while looking at the picture.

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    Even though I've never fly fished a day in my life, I'd sure as hell rather be there than where I'm at now

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    I go back and look at it every week or so. It's sort of like looking into a camp fire to me. The longer I look at it the more relaxed I get. It's so calming it's almost hypnotic.
    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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    That guy looks racist...fuck Trump!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scbulldog View Post
    That guy looks racist...fuck Trump!
    Feel better?

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    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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    Great photo
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    All I see is a dude about to have a big tailing loop in his forward cast resulting in a leader with a wind knot.


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    I was kidding. That is a great picture. Looks like it is somewhere out west. I have never fly fished but I used to see a lot of guys do it when I lived in Wyoming. Those guys would catch a monster, then set it free a minute later.
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    You hippies need to calm down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boondoggle View Post
    All I see is a dude about to have a big tailing loop in his forward cast resulting in a leader with a wind knot.


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    Quote Originally Posted by boondoggle View Post
    All I see is a dude about to have a big tailing loop in his forward cast resulting in a leader with a wind knot.


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    i was thinking the same thing but didn't want to be that guy. Thanks for being that guy

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    Quote Originally Posted by scbulldog View Post
    I was kidding. That is a great picture. Looks like it is somewhere out west. I have never fly fished but I used to see a lot of guys do it when I lived in Wyoming. Those guys would catch a monster, then set it free a minute later.
    Yeah I know, so was I.
    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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