Jim
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Occupation | retired |
| Location | Loveland, Colorado |
| Introduction | Dad gave me a Conolon HCH fly rod when I was 11. He said, "Do it like I do. Keep the rod between 11 and 1 o'clock, and hold a news paper under your arm when you practice." He added, "Twenty percent of the fisherman catch eighty percent of the fish." I have been self-teaching and trying to reach the twenty percent ever since. I built my first fly rod seven years ago thinking I could get more rod for the money doing it myself. I continue to suffer the same motivation. There is a Ford 8N restored tractor in the barn along with a 67 Airstream trailer and 54Chevy pickup. Is there any surprise that I would build a fly rod from a vintage rod blank? |
| Interests | Fly Fishing, rod building, woodworking, vintage airstream restoration and use, 54 Chevy restoration, writing, cooking, reading, learning |
| Favorite movies | The Man Who Would Be King, and others that I can't remember. |
| Favorite music | Johnny Cash "Ghost Riders In The Sky", Gershwin "Rhapsody In Blue" until United commercialized it. |
| Favorite books | Follett "The Pillars of The Earth", Van Doren "The History of Knowledge" |