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[ . . . ] "Since his graduation from Princeton summa cum laude in 1983, Walter Kirn ‘83 has studied at Oxford University, worked as an editor at Spy magazine in New York City, published an acclaimed collection of stories, My Hard Bargain, and a novel, She Needed Me, and freelanced for various publications. Six years ago, he left Manhattan for Montana, attracted by the silence and the barking dogs that keep one from going ‘too deep into the verbal jungle.’ He became New York magazine’s book critic and continues to write regularly for several New York-based national publications from Montana, where he lives with his wife, Maggie-the daughter of actress Margot Kidder and writer Tom McGuane-and their 10-month-old baby, Maisie . . . .

[ . . . ] This isn’t real, is it? Are you sure one of the _New York Magazine_ competition writers didn’t do this? E. Penrose

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This is rich. In the May 31, 1999 issue of Time Magazine, featuring a Special Report: How to Spot a Troubled Kid, Walter Kirn, author of the article "Inside Ritalin" wrote a piece titled: "The Danger of Suppressing Sadness – What if Holden Caulfield had been taking Prozac?" Holden Caufield, as I’m sure you remember, was the dropout hero of J.D. Salinger’s "The Catcher in the Rye." In that article, Kirn states: " . . . . I know from my own experience with clinical depression (contracted as an adult and treated with a combination of therapy and drugs) that such diseases are real and formidable, impossible to wish away . . . ." Pshaw. Tom

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I purchased the December issue of GQ today, which because of the really hot pictures of Charlize Theron on the cover and elsewhere in the magazine, wasn’t a total waste of $3.00. The article, "Inside Ritalin," by Walter Kirn is a complete work of fiction, in my opinion, both as it related to Kirn’s ADD status – ". . . . the symptoms first appeared in junior high school . . . ." – and his experience with Ritalin – " . . . . there I am, as jazzed as any speed freak who’s just put his girlfriend in the hospital after an all-night quarrel in a motel room . . . . ," unless he was taking 800 mg. a day. Kirn is a book critic and fiction writer.  His 1999

novel "Thumbsucker" is a – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – cynical coming of age story.  "When young Justin Cobb is finally cured of his thumbsucking habit, his obsessions change to less benign ones that include sex, drugs, fly-fishing, Mormonism, and Ritalin. This comic novel is set vividly in the world of the 1980s." From the Princeton "In Review" November 3, 1999 http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW99-00/04- 1103/1103irtx.html "Interview with Walter Kirn ‘83 "Since his graduation from Princeton summa cum laude in 1983, Walter Kirn ‘83 has studied at Oxford University, worked as an editor at Spy magazine in New York City, published an acclaimed collection of stories, My Hard Bargain, and a novel, She Needed Me, and freelanced for various publications. Six years ago, he left Manhattan for Montana, attracted by the silence and the barking dogs that keep one from going ‘too deep into the verbal jungle.’ He became New York magazine’s book critic and continues to write regularly for several New York-based national publications from Montana, where he lives with his wife, Maggie-the daughter of actress Margot Kidder and writer Tom McGuane- and their 10-month-old baby, Maisie . . . . "Q: Do you feel torn between fiction and nonfiction? "A: My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer. At some point I made a conscious decision not to teach-yet-and so the alternative was quote unquote grub street, which I think is an honorable tradition much maligned by the lofty academics of the 20th century. I write for four magazines-Vanity Fair, GQ, Time, and New York-and for each one I try to exercise a different faculty. . . . Being a critic wasn’t an aspiration of mine, but it was something I could do from Montana, where I moved six years ago . . . . "Q: Tell us about your family. "A: I grew up in a tiny Minnesota town of 500 people called Marine-on-St.-Croix. My father actually went to Princeton, Class of 1960, and was a patent attorney at 3M in Minnesota. My mother, like the mother in Thumbsucker, was a registered nurse. In its vital statistics, the family in the book very much resembles my own. But I get tired of explaining: A writer’s like the magpie, he picks everything shiny and brings it back to his nest . . . It’s mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine-it’s not transcribe." "Mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine" fairly describes Kirn’s purportedly autobiographical "Inside Ritalin." Watch out for "literary types" and save your $3.00 for something

useful. Tell us more about those pictures…. — Mark Probert Make sure your vote counts–DO NOT vote from the Banana Republic of Florida!

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I read Vanity Fair regularly, and have never noticed thisWalter Kim……am I missing something?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I purchased the December issue of GQ today, which because of the really hot pictures of Charlize Theron on the cover and elsewhere in the magazine, wasn’t a total waste of $3.00. The article, "Inside Ritalin," by Walter Kirn is a complete work of fiction, in my opinion, both as it related to Kirn’s ADD status – ". . . . the symptoms first appeared in junior high school . . . ." – and his experience with Ritalin – " . . . . there I am, as jazzed as any speed freak who’s just put his girlfriend in the hospital after an all-night quarrel in a motel room . . . . ," unless he was taking 800 mg. a day. Kirn is a book critic and fiction writer.  His 1999 novel "Thumbsucker" is a cynical coming of age story.  "When young Justin Cobb is finally cured of his thumbsucking habit, his obsessions change to less benign ones that include sex, drugs, fly-fishing, Mormonism, and Ritalin. This comic novel is set vividly in the world of the 1980s." From the Princeton "In Review" November 3, 1999 http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW99-00/04- 1103/1103irtx.html "Interview with Walter Kirn ‘83 "Since his graduation from Princeton summa cum laude in 1983, Walter Kirn ‘83 has studied at Oxford University, worked as an editor at Spy magazine in New York City, published an acclaimed collection of stories, My Hard Bargain, and a novel, She Needed Me, and freelanced for various publications. Six years ago, he left Manhattan for Montana, attracted by the silence and the barking dogs that keep one from going ‘too deep into the verbal jungle.’ He became New York magazine’s book critic and continues to write regularly for several New York-based national publications from Montana, where he lives with his wife, Maggie-the daughter of actress Margot Kidder and writer Tom McGuane- and their 10-month-old baby, Maisie . . . . "Q: Do you feel torn between fiction and nonfiction? "A: My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer. At some point I made a conscious decision not to teach-yet-and so the alternative was quote unquote grub street, which I think is an honorable tradition much maligned by the lofty academics of the 20th century. I write for four magazines-Vanity Fair, GQ, Time, and New York-and for each one I try to exercise a different faculty. . . . Being a critic wasn’t an aspiration of mine, but it was something I could do from Montana, where I moved six years ago . . . . "Q: Tell us about your family. "A: I grew up in a tiny Minnesota town of 500 people called Marine-on-St.-Croix. My father actually went to Princeton, Class of 1960, and was a patent attorney at 3M in Minnesota. My mother, like the mother in Thumbsucker, was a registered nurse. In its vital statistics, the family in the book very much resembles my own. But I get tired of explaining: A writer’s like the magpie, he picks everything shiny and brings it back to his nest . . . It’s mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine-it’s not transcribe." "Mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine" fairly describes Kirn’s purportedly autobiographical "Inside Ritalin." Watch out for "literary types" and save your $3.00 for something useful. Tell us more about those pictures…. — Mark Probert Make sure your vote counts–DO NOT vote from the Banana Republic of Florida!

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~~~ Words escape me.  Rent "The Devil’s Advocate" for a good gander, and don’t break the rewind button on your VCR remote. _____

Kim……am I missing something?" ~~~ He’s not not cup of espresso.  I did a google.com search on "Walter KIRN" and came up with a lot of stuff he’s written in "New York Magazine" and "Time", each of which have on-line versions, but I had never heard of him before. "Vanity Fair" is not on-line, as far as I can tell.   This doesn’t really answer your question, though. Cheers, Tom

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Magazine_ competition writers didn’t do this?" ~~~ It’s real in the same sense that the writings of Hunter S. Thompson are real. Cheers, Tom

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I purchased the December issue of GQ today, which because of the really hot pictures of Charlize Theron on the cover and elsewhere in the magazine, wasn’t a total waste of $3.00. The article, "Inside Ritalin," by Walter Kirn is a complete work of fiction, in my opinion, both as it related to Kirn’s ADD status – ". . . . the symptoms first appeared in junior high school . . . ." – and his experience with Ritalin – " . . . . there I am, as jazzed as any speed freak who’s just put his girlfriend in the hospital after an all-night quarrel in a motel room . . . . ," unless he was taking 800 mg. a day. Kirn is a book critic and fiction writer.  His 1999 novel "Thumbsucker" is a cynical coming of age story.  "When young Justin Cobb is finally cured of his thumbsucking habit, his obsessions change to less benign ones that include sex, drugs, fly-fishing, Mormonism, and Ritalin. This comic novel is set vividly in the world of the 1980s." From the Princeton "In Review" November 3, 1999 http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW99-00/04-1103/1103irtx.html "Interview with Walter Kirn ‘83 "Since his graduation from Princeton summa cum laude in 1983, Walter Kirn ‘83 has studied at Oxford University, worked as an editor at Spy magazine in New York City, published an acclaimed collection of stories, My Hard Bargain, and a novel, She Needed Me, and freelanced for various publications. Six years ago, he left Manhattan for Montana, attracted by the silence and the barking dogs that keep one from going ‘too deep into the verbal jungle.’ He became New York magazine’s book critic and continues to write regularly for several New York-based national publications from Montana, where he lives with his wife, Maggie-the daughter of actress Margot Kidder and writer Tom McGuane-and their 10-month-old baby, Maisie . . . . "Q: Do you feel torn between fiction and nonfiction? "A: My primary ambition is to be a fiction writer. At some point I made a conscious decision not to teach-yet-and so the alternative was quote unquote grub street, which I think is an honorable tradition much maligned by the lofty academics of the 20th century. I write for four magazines-Vanity Fair, GQ, Time, and New York-and for each one I try to exercise a different faculty. . . . Being a critic wasn’t an aspiration of mine, but it was something I could do from Montana, where I moved six years ago . . . . "Q: Tell us about your family. "A: I grew up in a tiny Minnesota town of 500 people called Marine-on-St.-Croix. My father actually went to Princeton, Class of 1960, and was a patent attorney at 3M in Minnesota. My mother, like the mother in Thumbsucker, was a registered nurse. In its vital statistics, the family in the book very much resembles my own. But I get tired of explaining: A writer’s like the magpie, he picks everything shiny and brings it back to his nest . . . It’s mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine-it’s not transcribe." "Mix and match, exaggerate, distort, delete, imagine" fairly describes Kirn’s purportedly autobiographical "Inside Ritalin." Watch out for "literary types" and save your $3.00 for something useful. Cheers, Tom

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I think 2001 is the year for The Mountain Home 2001 Fly Fishing Conclave.  Even us Western Boys will show up for that one.  Consider me the first to sign up.   — Mr.G http://www.gink.com/

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I think 2001 is the year for The Mountain Home 2001 Fly Fishing Conclave.  Even us Western Boys will show up for that one.  Consider me the first to sign up.

Sorry George: You can have those artificial stocked browns, albeit BIG stocked browns…I’ll stay in Mo and fish for some big assed rainbows related to those california monsters which are bred and raised in the river. Wayne

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Karl Kortmeier, owner of Athens Fly Fishing, recently built one. He might have some advice for you. His shop number is 706-369-1797. Steve

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[snip] ’scuse my ignorance, but what is a driftboat? Are you being a smart-ass?

Er, why should Bob, or anyone in a PADDLING newsgroup, know about a specialized kind of ROWBOAT?  Especially since Bob has a Mindspring address, which is in the Southeast where oar rigs are rare because those sweeps represent a serious hazard to paddlers on our small, crowded Appalachian rivers. — Richard Hopley, concise and to the point, as always. OC-1; Rockville, Maryland, USA, BBM; (301) 330-8265 Monocacy Canoe Club, Blue Ridge Voyageurs, Canoe Cruisers’ Ass’n, Greater Baltimore CC, Coastal Canoeists, Rhode Island Canoe/Kayak Ass’n, Carolina CC, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Ass’n, ACA, and AWA Note 1: To send me eMail, remove ".NoSpam" from my address Note 2: Sometimes I just forget to type that smiley-face emoticon. Note 3: Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock’n'Roll.

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Another option at a cheaper price would be to contact Tom Counseller in Cedar Grove, IN.  He makes fiberglass dories(same as a drift boat, I think) and I have taken several of them down the Grand Canyon.  He made many of the boats you see on the New River.  I don’t know his prices exactly, but I can guarantee you could get a boat and trailer for less than $5000 from him.  Let me know if you would like the phone number. Dave Bassage – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – snip Bob. a drift boat is a rowing dory (lots of rocker, high sides with a raised bow and stern) designed originally to trout and salmon fish the fast water rivers out west. snip some more SYOTR Larry Thanks Larry. I’m calling Hiwassee Outfitters Monday. I’ve got the number. I tried to buy one of their used boats a couple of years ago. Their business was thriving at the time and they weren’t interested. Recently there was a flurry of fishing guides in that area with driftboats. The time may be right. I really would prefer a hardside boat to an inflatable. If all else fails, I may order a kit from Tatman Boats in Oregon. Thanks again.  Steve

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I am looking to purchase a driftboat. I live in Georgia and would consider driving 500 miles max to get one.  If you know of any for sale in this area please advise. Thanks.  Steve

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I am looking to purchase a driftboat. I live in Georgia and would consider driving 500 miles max to get one.  If you know of any for sale in this area please advise. Thanks.  Steve

’scuse my ignorance, but what is a driftboat? To reply by email, remove "mapson"from my edress.

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I am looking to purchase a driftboat. I live in Georgia and would consider driving 500 miles max to get one.  If you know of any for sale in this area please advise. Thanks.  Steve ’scuse my ignorance, but what is a driftboat?

Are you being a smart-ass?   Cheers, Roger

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I am looking to purchase a driftboat. I live in Georgia and would consider driving 500 miles max Thanks.  Steve ’scuse my ignorance, but what is a driftboat?

Bob. a drift boat is a rowing dory (lots of rocker, high sides with a raised bow and stern) designed originally to trout and salmon fish the fast water rivers out west. They are also used to run big water rivers like the New and the Grand Canyon. They are becoming increasingly popular as fishing platforms in the Southeast US tailwater fisheries. Steve, the Trout guides around the Hiwassee River in Tennessee (USA) are using Drifters these days. Try Hiwassee Outfitter (sorry, no phone #), they have them for the guide service. Are you looking for a fishing boat or something to run whitewater. Take a look at inflatable "drifters" such as the Aire Super Puma or NRS Slalom. Considerably cheaper and you don’t have to trailer them. Last time I looked at a Drift Boat they were going for about $5000!!! SYOTR Larry

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snip Bob. a drift boat is a rowing dory (lots of rocker, high sides with a raised bow and stern) designed originally to trout and salmon fish the fast water rivers out west. snip some more SYOTR Larry

Thanks Larry. I’m calling Hiwassee Outfitters Monday. I’ve got the number. I tried to buy one of their used boats a couple of years ago. Their business was thriving at the time and they weren’t interested. Recently there was a flurry of fishing guides in that area with driftboats. The time may be right. I really would prefer a hardside boat to an inflatable. If all else fails, I may order a kit from Tatman Boats in Oregon. Thanks again.  Steve

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Will be at camp Moosehead Lake, Maine second week September.  Want to do some casting/spinning fishing for trout, salmon,  teage what should I take, in way of lures, what weight line, etc.  Any suggestions where to fish on Mt Kineo side lake?    

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writes: Will be at camp Moosehead Lake, Maine second week September.  Want to do some casting/spinning fishing for trout, salmon,  teage what should I take, in way of lures, what weight line, etc.  Any suggestions where to fish on Mt Kineo side lake?    

Stop off at the Maine Guide Fly Shop in Greenville before heading to Rockwood. Danny will set you up with what you need for spin fishing or lake trolling. Bill — Bill Fling                     Tel. (315) 298-3044 SALMON RIVER ANGLERS LODGE     FAX  (315) 298-2619 P.O. Box 353                   Rt. 13, Rome Road Pulaski, NY 13142-0353   ‘SALMON RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO SPORTFISHING REPORTS’             ‘http://www.salmon-river.com’

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Has anyone fished Moosehead Lake (Maine) for Bass?  I am thinking about going up there in August.  Thanks

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Wow, this takes me back…haven’t fished Moosehead since the early 70s…didn’t know bass were there! Try spinners fished deep near the islands and points. ACP

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I planted creeping phlox 3 yrs. ago and for the first two yrs it did great its not looking that great anymore any suggestions on what to do? Should I fertilize it cut it back pull it out and replant I never realy touched what I have I just let it grow and its real thick but it looks like a lot of it is dying.

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I planted creeping phlox 3 yrs. ago and for the first two yrs it did great its not looking that great anymore any suggestions on what to do? Should I fertilize it cut it back pull it out and replant I never realy touched what I have I just let it grow and its real thick but it looks like a lot of it is dying.

I have only had mine one year, so take it with a grain of salt, but I READ that sometimes you have to trim off the dead looking parts, mulch it well in winter, not let it stay too wet, and occasssionally divide it.  Anything there sound useful? — Signed,    Kellie My Karma Ran Over My Dogma.  It was a catastrophe! Now my dogma’s dead and my karma’s out of alignment. Get in "Knee Deep"!     The Internet Pond Society      http://w3.one.net/~rzutt/newsletter.html

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Funny that you brought this up.  I too planted creeping phlox about 3-4 years ago.  I recieved a bounty of pink flowers and an evergreen spread.  It years that passes, at this time of year, large areas start dying out.  To date I have done nothing.  I have similar beds of phlox planted elsewhere and also soffer some die-out.  Just a perusal of my garden this morning made me want to cry.  Over half of the Phlox is turning brown and turning to dust (while a few weeks ago it was still green).   What should I do?  At present I shall continue to due nothing.  What is the problem … soil conditions, nematode infestation, blight … age of the culture.  I am tempted to go in and ‘thin’ it out. TTrue in RTP "Seek simplicity … then distrust it" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I planted creeping phlox 3 yrs. ago and for the first two yrs it did great its not looking that great anymore any suggestions on what to do? Should I fertilize it cut it back pull it out and replant I never realy touched what I have I just let it grow and its real thick but it looks like a lot of it is dying.

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Can’t say for sure what the phlox problem is, but I’d suspect it could be die out due to poor drainage. This year has been particularly bad. Phlox subulata like well-drained conditions- folks often grow them in rock gardens and on slopes. The foliage seems to do best when allowed to scramble over rocks.  

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  I’ve grown Phlox Sublata for years on the south facing slope of a well drained rock garden and have also suffered an unusually severe die-back this season (mostly last fall and early winter).  However, this isn’t the first time and it strongly depends on phlox color and/or foliage characteristics.  I have a blue that rarely shows any die-back but after blooming it has the least impressive foliage.  The new Candy Stripe regularly blooms then flops for me and I have a bright pink-red that has barely clung to life for years.   My plan is to rebuild the rock garden with lots of compost, sand, and manure additives to my basic clay.  That’s worked before and lasts for many years.  By all means pull out the deader sections after flowering. Often you’ll find the ends of mostly brown branches have rooted near the ends and will start new and healthy plants.  If you’ve got long mostly dead branches with green growth at the ends, you might be able to encourage rooting by pinninge one or more of these branches to the a nicely prepared bit of soil with a piece of bent wire and covering it with a little soil. — Lloyd Fortney http://www.phy.duke.edu/~fortney/ has links to my garden, flower, flyfishing, and travel JPEG images as well as teaching, research, and stuff like that

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I’ve read that Phlox should be divided every 3(?) years to keep it from dying out.  The parent plant should be removed and you can replant it. Otherwise it can choke itself.  I’m not sure if this applies to all varieties, but at least some you should also cut back in winter. J.

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I’M NOT SURE MY LAST MESSAGE WAS SENT PROPERLY.  I’M NEW TO THIS INFERNAL CONTRAPTION THEY CALL A COMPUTER!   I AM GOING TO PANAMA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NEED ADVICE ON TACKLE AND LOCATIONS FOR SALT WATER FLY FISHING.  I KNOW THAT THE MOUTHS OF THE RIVERS HAVE TARPON AND GATUN LAKE HAS PEACOCK BASS.  ANY ADVICE WOULD BE WELCOME.

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: I’M NOT SURE MY LAST MESSAGE WAS SENT PROPERLY.  I’M NEW TO THIS INFERNAL : CONTRAPTION THEY CALL A COMPUTER!   : I AM GOING TO PANAMA FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NEED ADVICE ON TACKLE AND : LOCATIONS FOR SALT WATER FLY FISHING.  I KNOW THAT THE MOUTHS OF THE : RIVERS HAVE TARPON AND GATUN LAKE HAS PEACOCK BASS.  ANY ADVICE WOULD BE : WELCOME. I was born there, but I don’t remember much since I moved away when I was young. I would be interested to here how you did when you get back. Someday I hope to return. BTW, typing in all caps is hard on the eyes and difficult to read. It is also considered shouting in the computer world. I just wanted to let you know before somebody gets on your case.  ;-) Good Luck! Jon Porter

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<snip : I’d like to toss another wrinkle into your condsideration. I use a small : kayak called an Aquatera Caspia. It cost $440, weighs 30lbs, is 10 ft long : and will hold an adult with waders on comfortably. The seat folds and will : also hold a cooler and tackle bags. It floats in 6 " of water and is it : extremly stable. The downside is storing and hauling. This boat is not a <snip They are also on the web at http://www.kayaker.com/ complete with dealer search ability. I’ve never tried a Caspia, but we have fished from our Keowee II at times. P.S. I’m not an employee of Aquaterra, however, i do own 2 of thier boats.      (and am very happy with them. — Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page:  http://www.ripco.com/~jwn/

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What is the best pontoon boat out there?  What are some nice features. I’m thinking about buying and would appreciate some input.  If you thanx!

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I would look at the 75 Hobie Float Cat. Pricey but a fine piece of equipment. Regards. Jack

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What is the best pontoon boat out there?  What are some nice features. I’m thinking about buying and would appreciate some input.  If you

Hi Jason According to the shop owners I talk with the Buck Bronco is the best buy for the money. Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (96 catalog)

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What is the best pontoon boat out there?  What are some nice features. I’m thinking about buying and would appreciate some input.  If you thanx!

I’d like to toss another wrinkle into your condsideration. I use a small kayak called an Aquatera Caspia. It cost $440, weighs 30lbs, is 10 ft long and will hold an adult with waders on comfortably. The seat folds and will also hold a cooler and tackle bags. It floats in 6 " of water and is it extremly stable. The downside is storing and hauling. This boat is not a good white water craft as it is too wide. In class 2 plus water it would be a bitch. Best of all its a real boat and is darn near impossible to sink. You can use it on rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and creeks. I love this boat and it is about half the price of a pontoon boat. With the money you save in buying the boat you can buy a very nice Yakima car rack for $125. There is also a two person Kiwi model. It has a 5 year warranty and is made of recycled poly material. Fantastic fishin’ boat! If you like a can get the snail mail address fro you and maybe they have a dealer in your area. Company’s HQ is in North Carolina. A good paddling and Canoe store stocks these and will let you try it out.  A guide from Arkansas clued me in on this. Bags sink, get holes in them and imagine shooting a low-head dam with a rowing frame…No thanks, I’d like to see 80 some day.Mike

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Classic Sports International will hold several CME CAT.1 approved Medical-Dental-Legal seminars at great fly fishing locations this year including Peace & Plenty Bonefish Lodge,Exuma,Bahamas(May 29-June 2) Five Rivers Lodge, Montana(June 26-30) and King Salmon Lodge,Alaska

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Classic Sports International will hold several CME CAT.1 approved Medical-Dental-Legal seminars at great fly fishing locations this year including Peace & Plenty Bonefish Lodge,Exuma,Bahamas(May 29-June 2) Five Rivers Lodge, Montana(June 26-30) and King Salmon Lodge,Alaska

No Doctors or Attorneys wanted Please do not attempt to book trips with me After 20 years of outfitting I refuse to take Doc’s or Sharks Go to Montana and fish for no talent ,stupid cutthroat or Alaska,another If your looking to bilk us taxpayers for your fishing trips see above post As an American I can honestly say we are proud that you are so concerned about your continuing education that you feel WE should pay for it. Bend over America here come the Doc’s & Sharks

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Ernie’s Casting Pond (Soquel, CA) is proud to announce our new Web Site, located at <URL:http://www.ernies.com/~ernies/. We are located in Soquel, CA, about 35 miles south of San Jose, near Santa Cruz, CA. We are a full service fly shop, and welcome ideas and info from fellow ‘netters about local fly fishing news, etc. Stop on by and give us your comments on our Web site. Your comments are most welcome, and we look forward to hearing from you. -Ernie’s Casting Pond

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Hi, Ern!  Welcome to the Web.  ( I thought you were getting too old to get on the cutting edge of technology).  But you always surprise me.  See you Jim Thatcher

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I’ll be turkey hunting in the florida area next week and was wondering if anyone has any experiance fishing the cold upstream of rte 2. Ive never fished it but seen it deep in the woods and it looks tasty but I never threw a fly there. Any info would be great!! P.S. I dont mind walking

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: I’ll be turkey hunting in the florida area next week and was wondering if : anyone has any experiance fishing the cold upstream of rte 2. Ive never : fished it but seen it deep in the woods and it looks tasty but I never : threw a fly there. : Any info would be great!! : P.S. I dont mind walking The Deerfield River guidebook describes it as a highly variable flowing stream with a small population of wild brookies.  I know the state stocks it, but I’m not sure with what, and there’s always the chance that big fish from that nice pool on the deerfield that the cold empties into could have come upstream.  I don’t know if the state stocks this river anywhere upstream of the last route 2 bridge.  They may, but I’m sure most of the fishing pressure is on the lower stretches.

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