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Post by highlander on May 14, 2006 10:43:47 GMT -5
A thread about Dutch reels got my interest which leads me to this wee question.
Why for a nation that has litteraly no Trout & Salmon fishing of any consequence do they have so many fine fly tiers & if the reels I have seen are anything to go by good engineeering.
Holland to me conjours up flowers, funny shoes, hats & hookers'
Guess they are a bit like us Scots, like to travel a bit.
Just wondered
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Post by Hambo on May 14, 2006 10:58:02 GMT -5
Great engineers too. The viability of the lowlands rests on their ability to keep the sea at bay.
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Post by Cothi on May 14, 2006 11:42:13 GMT -5
They do not have many natural resources of their own yet they are the finest traders of all nations. They are also very fine linguists, artists and musicians. Finally, Dutch girls - they are so nice and friendly, unlike the snooty French and uptight German frauleins. A nation to be admired if not necessarily liked - don't forget those nutmeg wars!
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Post by rrw35 on May 14, 2006 11:45:18 GMT -5
A dream job must be a window cleaner in central Amsterdam.  ;D |
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Post by Willie Gunn on May 14, 2006 12:53:29 GMT -5
I hear they make headgear as well. Caps
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Post by Gordon on May 14, 2006 13:37:19 GMT -5
For the same reason that peopel who live a long way from any good fishing always have elaborate tackle - it is a displacement activicty. Next time you go to Paris go tho the trout lakes in the Bois de Boulogne or the Bois de Vincennes and admire some of the outrageously pricey tackle being used, and the time he guys spend perfecting their casting technique. When the nearest decent trout stream is 3 to 4 hours drive away, then tackle and casting are reasonable substitute activities.
Gordon
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Post by The Otter Startler on May 14, 2006 16:41:36 GMT -5
For the same reason that peopel who live a long way from any good fishing always have elaborate tackle - it is a displacement activicty. Next time you go to Paris go tho the trout lakes in the Bois de Boulogne or the Bois de Vincennes and admire some of the outrageously pricey tackle being used, and the time he guys spend perfecting their casting technique. When the nearest decent trout stream is 3 to 4 hours drive away, then tackle and casting are reasonable substitute activities. Gordon I spend half my life away from the Wife, as I work at sea. Sadly she does not think my "technique" is much improved by my many hours of solitary practice. |
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