RBF Pro STaff: February 2011

Friday, February 25, 2011

Baetis Summit - March 26th 2011

How time flies! Haven't even gotten to the happenings of the Christmas Gathering and how JohnW caught a creel full of dumb trout on sucker spawn and how the Chief created another ungodly cocktail drink and how Bowhunter served up some tasty deep-fried striped bass and how GregG ate all the smoked steelhead and we need to make plans for the Baetis Summit.

There are no signs of Spring here in Northern Centre County, still cold and snowing days. Would be nice to feel some sunshine on my face, cast to a rising trout, hear the tales of a fellow RBF Pro Staffer and possibly gather at the new Otto's in the evening for some fine food and drink.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Chief Has Surgery

After suffering through a year of foot pain with conservative treatments for Morton's Neuroma, the Chief has surgery to rid himself of a nerve gone bad in his left foot. Morton's Neuroma is fibrous tissue formation around nerve tissue on the ball of the foot between the toes. Painful sumbitch. He could only manage a couple hours of fishin and didn't even bother muzzleloader hunting. After undergoing open heart surgery, the Chief thought that this outpatient surgical event would be a snap. He was dead wrong. Painful sumbitch. Foot still thumping after four days. Relief finally came fortuitiously while fly tying. Seems the combination of narcotics and head cement works wonders. The Chief will find out Thursday when he can slip on the waders.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Davy Knot

USA Youth Fly Fishing Team Member Dan Marino taught the Chief this simple, yet effective knot a couple years ago. Once you master this knot, you will never use another.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Prestigious Chief's Award

Only awarded three times in the past, the Prestigious Chief's Award, has been awarded to our very own, Midger. Past winners were Woodrow F. Call, Teddy Roosevelt and Bowhunter. Midger completed the Triple Trophy, competed admirably in the America Cup, won a Silver Medal in the Clarion River Classic II and landed Red Tail at the Big Woods Summit.

Friday, February 4, 2011

My Daughter Can Out-Fish Your Honor Student

The QUOTABLE FISHERMAN

I once tried breeding chickens to obtain an olive dun hackle. While in the feed store buying mash for my flock, I engaged in conversation with a rather annoying woman. I suspected she was a flatlander. She began asking question after question about how I was raising these rather ungodly birds. You see, some were bright green in color. Then came the most annoying question of all. “How many times a year do you skin those chickens?” I calmly replied, “Just once, ma’am; any more than that they get meaner than hell.”

RatherBFishin
Caddis and a Beadhead (2007)

The RBF Pro Staff

The RBF Pro Staff is an elite cast of fly fishing characters with unique and varied talents. The RBF Pro Staff was assembled by RatherBFishin aka Chief during the Big Woods Summit of 2006 along the banks of the First Fork of the Sinnamahoning after witnessing or otherwise learning of various ungodly fishing accomplishments.

The RBF Pro Staff became famous for its ungodly posts on a forum hosted by a local fly shop.

Members of the RBF Pro Staff can catch fish in a sewer. The RBF Pro Staff enjoys both food and drink.

We open doors for women. That applies to all women, regardless of looks. There are no ugly women, some are just prettier than others.

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