This is how it starts
I had a bump or two -rock - wood or fish? When your new and you don,t know or have the feel it,s difficult.. But; when you know your shoulder comes up,the rod goes back and your momentarily part of the bottom-until it moves! You wonder? and cry: FISH ON! your heart skips. Suddenly, he his there watching the action. the rod tip goes comes down and flattens-the fish shows ya what. Hope my equiptment holds, did i tie my knot rt? have i checked my line for nicks. Are my hooks sharp enougth? rocky stands next to me-watching. The fish rolls, rockies eyes role at me.. The fish is big. i bring him in to shallow water--rocky gets in front of me. the fish rushes back and forth. rocky watches. I,m yelling get away,away. not rocky,he knows what his job is. Even if i don,t. The fish is lying on the edge of the beach, the spoon and treble hook plainly visible.. Please not his lip, not his eye -please.. rocky there now,fish is quiet dorsal comes down, rockies mouth surrounds and clamps. the fish wiggles, rocky clamps a little tighter. picks the fish up-turns and and gives him to me.. i,m dying i sink to my knees and hold my my hands out--unable to breath. and accept my gift. The fish is incredibly beautiful--copperchrome cheeks going to copper/red and pink n red dots--a milky way of redsuns pink planet on a universe of darkgreen and black dots..
I,am INTerrupted.
Why are you holding that fish against your chest? I look up-a kayaker in the middle of january. Why? why indeed? i,m stunned unable to answer. Why am i holding this fish to my chest,i,m content, the fish is content. i tell the man i,m trying to decide. Do You have a camera? yes click. i roll the fish-an explosion-he,s gone. my eyes weep, my heart swells. thankyou.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Rockies 1st fish cont,d
enough about the fishing tackle.
rocky n i found a safe fishing spot. on one side of the bush i had about 30 ft to work. the translation is 10 casting spots. In this case- a deep water slot shallowed out. i caught all my fish where it started to shallow--a common spot for fish to lay. the other side of the bush was also about 10 spots to casts..
On this adventure i decided to use up my oldest spoons and spinners. i,m talking old! i wanted to bounce them off the bottom, learn the bottom, my drop rate and being the winter-- work them slowly as possible.. On rockies end, i wanted to watch his behavior...would he be a roamer or a stay homer?
rocky love,d the water. First thing he did was to stick his whole head under water and fetch me a rock.. i caught the hint of where his name comes from. He wanted to swim but was afraid. I watched him grab sticks (roots)on the bottom and get as far out on the rocks as possible.. I knew he would fall in. I waited patiently, until it happened. I watched him sink slowly, down to his shoulder,down to his head-nose and eyes starring at me. Suddenly, i saw him start moving, slowly his paws opened up-web feet-looked oregonian to me..hauled himself out. shook himself off and went rushing about full of joy. He filled me with joy.
Rocky Reacts
rocky n i found a safe fishing spot. on one side of the bush i had about 30 ft to work. the translation is 10 casting spots. In this case- a deep water slot shallowed out. i caught all my fish where it started to shallow--a common spot for fish to lay. the other side of the bush was also about 10 spots to casts..
On this adventure i decided to use up my oldest spoons and spinners. i,m talking old! i wanted to bounce them off the bottom, learn the bottom, my drop rate and being the winter-- work them slowly as possible.. On rockies end, i wanted to watch his behavior...would he be a roamer or a stay homer?
rocky love,d the water. First thing he did was to stick his whole head under water and fetch me a rock.. i caught the hint of where his name comes from. He wanted to swim but was afraid. I watched him grab sticks (roots)on the bottom and get as far out on the rocks as possible.. I knew he would fall in. I waited patiently, until it happened. I watched him sink slowly, down to his shoulder,down to his head-nose and eyes starring at me. Suddenly, i saw him start moving, slowly his paws opened up-web feet-looked oregonian to me..hauled himself out. shook himself off and went rushing about full of joy. He filled me with joy.
Rocky Reacts
MY TRIP TO TEXAS
Hey, what's going on? Let me hear some new updates!
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM, robert ramstad
well, this has been quite the trip, id like to go on vacation--but I'm doomed to go trippin !!!! i picked the wrong route, because i was afraid of the weather. however, i note it was snowing 10/12/09 in Hood River, Or. how about Spokane? i fought to keep my van running..the alternator finally quite. i pulled over in Lordsburg, Nm. The middle of nowhere..but it had a napa and an electrical shop. i had already put in a new alt in Tucson AZ. (which wasn't working)!!! the locals complained bitterly about excessive police presence. for about800 people..they have 11 local police, its the county seat,,so the sheriffs office is located there. they have the state police. finally they were surrounded by , the federals, homeland sec, border police , DEA, FBI!! There is a roadblock on I 10. ARE YOU A US CITIZEN ??? insulting! i stopped in a small town, a local pointed out the border at first i couldnt see it.. then i realized that the long red train (seemed to go on forever) was in fact the concrete barrier; much like hwy divider-but 20 ft high . he no longer crossed over.. i myself got the treatment... the town is rotting,their must be 6 motels closed.. its almost like the police et al. are chasing the last dollar---half the houses were abandoned.. for them-the only way out of Town is their thumb or a coffin...on the other hand the cartels are now killing and kidnapping on our side of the border. i left I-10 at Van Horn tx. and headed south for Del Rio, tx. on st rt 90. at Marfa, tx. i stopped to mail a letter.. actually, their were about 4 bikes ,college type, a sure sign of yuppies their we weren't any Hispanics around and the town was prospering. it was part of a hotel complex ..i asked how much for a rm---45$/nite...i had pd 26$ the nite before queen bed etc stunning!! 50 mi north?? my first wasp town..of course the local sheriff had to ck out my USS minnow.. 10 ft and floats (almost) behind my van. people don't know what to make of me? i haft to laugh my passport is a clean drivers lic and a college ed. don't forget--- tail lites, lic plate etc---any excuse will do! i left for marathon, tx. strange things started to happen--i saw a blimp in the sky. first, i thought it was free-then it disappeared later it reappeared--i was relieved. it was tethered it is only a spy drone.. WHO DO u think its collecting info on? HUH!! on both sides of the rd. a lane of gravel--one side is some kind of fiber optic cable, which requires some kind of relay/power station--funny they always come in twos.. more later...dad
remembrances--thanx tom
Hey, what's going on? Let me hear some new updates!
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM, robert ramstad
well, this has been quite the trip, id like to go on vacation--but I'm doomed to go trippin !!!! i picked the wrong route, because i was afraid of the weather. however, i note it was snowing 10/12/09 in Hood River, Or. how about Spokane? i fought to keep my van running..the alternator finally quite. i pulled over in Lordsburg, Nm. The middle of nowhere..but it had a napa and an electrical shop. i had already put in a new alt in Tucson AZ. (which wasn't working)!!! the locals complained bitterly about excessive police presence. for about800 people..they have 11 local police, its the county seat,,so the sheriffs office is located there. they have the state police. finally they were surrounded by , the federals, homeland sec, border police , DEA, FBI!! There is a roadblock on I 10. ARE YOU A US CITIZEN ??? insulting! i stopped in a small town, a local pointed out the border at first i couldnt see it.. then i realized that the long red train (seemed to go on forever) was in fact the concrete barrier; much like hwy divider-but 20 ft high . he no longer crossed over.. i myself got the treatment... the town is rotting,their must be 6 motels closed.. its almost like the police et al. are chasing the last dollar---half the houses were abandoned.. for them-the only way out of Town is their thumb or a coffin...on the other hand the cartels are now killing and kidnapping on our side of the border. i left I-10 at Van Horn tx. and headed south for Del Rio, tx. on st rt 90. at Marfa, tx. i stopped to mail a letter.. actually, their were about 4 bikes ,college type, a sure sign of yuppies their we weren't any Hispanics around and the town was prospering. it was part of a hotel complex ..i asked how much for a rm---45$/nite...i had pd 26$ the nite before queen bed etc stunning!! 50 mi north?? my first wasp town..of course the local sheriff had to ck out my USS minnow.. 10 ft and floats (almost) behind my van. people don't know what to make of me? i haft to laugh my passport is a clean drivers lic and a college ed. don't forget--- tail lites, lic plate etc---any excuse will do! i left for marathon, tx. strange things started to happen--i saw a blimp in the sky. first, i thought it was free-then it disappeared later it reappeared--i was relieved. it was tethered it is only a spy drone.. WHO DO u think its collecting info on? HUH!! on both sides of the rd. a lane of gravel--one side is some kind of fiber optic cable, which requires some kind of relay/power station--funny they always come in twos.. more later...dad
remembrances--thanx tom
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Rockys First fish,
fishing is my life, my whole being is wrapped up in fishing. my friends know this.. so of course i wanted a water dog for a friend. rocky is my trainer and takes me out his? daily walk. i was becoming stronger-i was able to make it all the way to safeway (6 blocks 2 sits) and rocky n i were looking for something better. so down to the river. i hadn,t fished the river in over 10 years..my balance was poor. i had become afraid -- of my 1st love--i knew one mistake esp in january would be fatal. we started to walk the centennial trail its safe, flat and a lot of fun just to walk. we fished in riverfront park (downtown) and gradually walked the dirt path at the end of the pavement exploring and poking about. rocky n i found four paths about a mile long side the river..i found a less traveled path down a steep bank. a little further along another short steep path down to the riverside and a sandy beach.
About my fishing equipment;
I have found that the simplest set up is the best setup.. I,ve flyfished with all its strange knots, tapered leaders, weighted and unwaited line, different rod lengths and on-n-on... I have caught my share of steelhead rainbows--big bastards. but, the real challenge is setting your friend/family on fish .
fishing is my life, my whole being is wrapped up in fishing. my friends know this.. so of course i wanted a water dog for a friend. rocky is my trainer and takes me out his? daily walk. i was becoming stronger-i was able to make it all the way to safeway (6 blocks 2 sits) and rocky n i were looking for something better. so down to the river. i hadn,t fished the river in over 10 years..my balance was poor. i had become afraid -- of my 1st love--i knew one mistake esp in january would be fatal. we started to walk the centennial trail its safe, flat and a lot of fun just to walk. we fished in riverfront park (downtown) and gradually walked the dirt path at the end of the pavement exploring and poking about. rocky n i found four paths about a mile long side the river..i found a less traveled path down a steep bank. a little further along another short steep path down to the riverside and a sandy beach.
About my fishing equipment;
I have found that the simplest set up is the best setup.. I,ve flyfished with all its strange knots, tapered leaders, weighted and unwaited line, different rod lengths and on-n-on... I have caught my share of steelhead rainbows--big bastards. but, the real challenge is setting your friend/family on fish .
Monday, April 16, 2012
my commitment to rocky: i told rocky i would take him walking everyday and that he would never be in crate again. i took the crate with me so that he would not be tempted to get another. I gave it away.. i watched rocky fall off his seat in everyway possible--i could not believe he,d never ridden shotgun before. he fell on his head, he fell on his back, he fell out the drivers side door. my brain started working on the 3rd day and i started protecking him- i had not tried to make him fall--he had no idea of how to ride in a truck..i had watched rocky fall out.. surprised that he was falling ! he jumped out of the van and caught his harness on the door post. luckily i was close and helped, avoid a disaster, that was last august. i have a duty to protect my dog.. it,s now april, rocky still hates juping in or out of the front seats: but i have used the potential disaster to build trust with my rocky. if he needs to go in or out he waits for me to assist n watch his back side.
rockys 1st fish
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rocky gets in a fight
every day
rockys 1st fish
rocky alerts
rocky gets in a fight
every day
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