IF IT CAN IT WILL!

[flee]

Does anyone else have days when nothing goes right? If so, then you'll know what I'm on about .
The other day, full of the usual excitement and anticipation I just started flicking my line across the water, when things started to go wrong. Now I'm not the best caster in the world, country, region - OK town - but what was happening that day was almost ridiculous. Apart from my usual decorating the trees, just in case Christmas comes early (well, we did have our summer in April, so you never know!) I was just about at breaking point when I hanked the overgrown grass behind me. When I went to unhook it, to my surprise it wasn't the hook that was snagged - there was a blade of grass (yes, a blade of grass) tied neatly around my fly line. That was the last straw for me - hence the subject title: 'IF IT CAN, IT WILL!'
Do tell of these type of days and make me feel like i,m not alone and it can happen to anyone or does it really just happen to me like some voodoo curse

[salmonking]

I'm sure i speak for all here,,,there are days when timing,mind set,
and having one of those days,nothing goes right,i had a nightmare on lower pavilion at the beginning of the season,single spey of the left shoulder,landing in a heap most times ,i also put a Polly leader on back to front ,and the gillie missed an eye out setting up the rod,one of those days,,,,OH and i caught bugger all,,,,anyway I'm off to catch one the nite,i think ive got the missus on the lens ;D

[zephead]

The poly leader incident had not gone unreported..................!

ZH

[salmonking]

To whom?...just goes to show we're all human
( modified for being an arse),next time i meet Mr P, I'll kindly ask him to pull the knifes out my back,in my kindest manner possible of course.
Oh an i did get one the nite

[zephead]

Whhhhhhhhoooooooooaa

Did the self same thing myself with a poly tip WHILE TACKLING UP and gassing and making everyone late and was told it must be symptomatic of posting on the SFF as a laugh so cut the persection complex and don't go chasing the ghillie about it since it was me who was getting the rip pulled out of me,by a pal.

ZH

[salmonking]

Im gonna murder him

[tynetraveller]

I would rip him a new one if I were you He told me about the guy with the poly tip on backwards last week, and he didn't even know I was a forum member..

Seriously though, he only mentioned it in passing whilst we were discussing the (in)ability of a Carron line to handle a ploy tip. I think Mr P is a great ghillie, he described his job as a dream come true, which is a fantastic and unusual attitude in a ghillie. I got the distinct impression that he is still as keen on fishing as I am, which is also good.


Cheers, Simon

[zephead]

My excuse was I thought they went best back to front on Guideline rods..............

ZH