ADDICTED TO FLY FISHING...

It starts with the massive pile of fly tying shit...

More crap about me my readers do not know. In a previous life I was a flyfishing guide, and I do not mind saying that I was pretty good at it, I'd say between playing baseball in my youth, and fly fishing guide, these are far and away the two things I did best in my life, next to pissing people off about nothing. Seriously dudes, my client list included the following, and this is no shit, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney and his wife Mia of Canada, Baseballer Mike Schmidt, Golfers Lee Weiskopf and Jack Nicklaus, Prince Dearenberg of Belgium, and on and on and on...was Andy Mill's personal guide on Sportsman's Journal which was an OLN program, made the cover of the Orvisd catalog and blah blah blah more. That is all in the past now, it lasted just over 20 years. I think I've fished maybe 15 times the past three seasons as I just needed to stay out of the way of the fish for a while. But now I'm back, and I'm gonna start fuckin up some fish again. In the early spring, ya tie em small and very sparse, remember that fly fishers, it's VERY important. Then find a spot mid day when the fish start looking up, and wala, you will crush their lips right off their faces with the proper delivery and pattern. Tomorrow the resurrection begins. The Clash of the Titans is on. I will show no mercy, it's nice to be an old guy with a dictionary of fly fishing knowledge that has been put on the shelf for a while.....time for mucho grande pescado.

Then you pick your choice of attack

Tie small and sparse in the early spring time

Pick your materials wisely for the chore at hand

And end up with a CRUSHER.

COLORADO GOVERNOR RITTER BREAKS RIBS AND SEPERATES SHOULDER TRAINING FOR CULT CROSS 2010

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter went out and pummeled himself on his bike yesterday morning training secretly for the upcoming Cult Cross 2010 race in Eagle, Colorado. Not only did he seperate his shoulder but he busted up six ribs, that's right, six. This tells me the Gvoernor is just about right where he needs to be for the Truth or Dare Birdge crossings on April 3rd.

Review his injuries HERE

SKI TELLURIDE

At least until this big pile of snow melts and you can then ride Telluride.

CANADA EH....

I kind of hate to say this at the risk of sounding unpatriotic, but I'm almost a little bit glad Canada was able to take the gold on their home ice today. I was VERY tired of comparisons to the 1980 miracle team. NOT EVEN CLOSE. I watched that 1980 game on a black and white TV while I was a senior at Florida State University with my roommates who were all from New Jersey and hockey junkies, one of which played at Rutgers the prior year. The 2010 game was a bunch of NHL pro players from Canada and the USA basically playing an allstar game. 1980 will never compare to anything ever again in sports future or history, period. Put it to rest. The 1980 upset of the Russian Hockey Machine by a bunch of punk ass college kids is what it is and should never be mentioned or compared to anything you will see today unless Jamaica were to field a team and beat the Canadians 7-0, that MIGHT compare. Good on ya Canada, your pros played better than our pros, especially in overtime.

Besides, what the hell were you thinking letting Crosby skate to the net ALONE in overtime? He should have gotten hit so hard he would have been peaking through his ear hole.....

THE NEW INDUSTRY NINE ROAD WHEELS, YOU'LL WANT EM.

Bike Rumor Review

THE BEST FOUR INCHES A MAN HAS EVER KNOWN

I'm pretty sure I've been accused of over estimating four inches in my life many times by many people. Today, Vail's ski people reported four inches of new snow, which actually gives me hope for my own evaluations and measurments because it was the best four inches I've ever skied...

The first drop in, Ouzo Glade, four inches my arse.

Dropping into Raspy Face, untouched, pure sickness on skis.

Vail and Beaver Creek have been getting hammered the past few weeks. Get here soon....

Then I get home and the USA scores six goals in 10 minutes against the Fins. The only bad part of the day was when I almost crashed my car reaching between the seat and the console for the McDonald's french fry I dropped down there while driving I-70. I almost got that sucker contorting my fingers in that tight space and then realized I actually grabbed the french fry I dropped down there three weeks ago as it was hard and had hair and carpet goobers stuck to it, I hate when that happens.

O.J. SIMPSON REPORTEDLY RELEASED FROM PRISON

In a bizarre twist, O.J. Simpson reportedly was released from prison when a suspect in the Nicole Simpson case came to the forefront. Police are not sure how the hell Shamu got out of the tank and put "that glove" on, but the fish is being held in a large enclosed pool for further questioning after previously being seen playing golf with the former NFL star at a course very close to Sea World some time ago. We knew OJ was innocent. This is Shamu's fourth murder rap, three of which we know about already.

Shamu was reportedly tired of doing "stupid fucking tricks" for people (in paticular the big "crowd tail splash move") to get fed some old, soggy, stinky sardines and decided to do something about it. The fish reportedly is keeping clammed up about the Simpson accusations however. How come there are no pictures of Oprah anywhere in a bathing suit swimming with dolphins? Ever wonder that?
Let's go ski!

MANTRA, NEED I SAY ANOTHER WORD

The Volkl Mantra Rossi S3

The Birds of Prey Downhill course at Beaver Creek of in the distance. There has been alot of "free" Beaver Creek marketing during these Olympics as they continue to talk about the crashes and the victories at what many consider to be the most difficult Downhill Course on the World Cup circuit next to the Hannenkamp. To the far right is the top of the DH course at the Beav, now covered with bump and pow, and the host of the 1999 World Downhill Championships.Today as a demo day at the Beav for me. Christy Sports hooked me with a couple of pairs of skis. The Rossi S3 is billed as an all rounder, rocker, dualtip, jib you name it ski. I skied the 177 and it's a pretty fun ride for sure, could have been mounted a half centimeter forward for me, I'd like this ski alot if I was 17 years old and into the park scene, it does everything pretty well, eve carves hardpack if you get on it sweet, but just would not be my first pick, HOWEVER, the Volkl Mantra which I skied in a 184cm ski is the SHITBOMB. I could ski this ski everyhwere for the rest of my days. I skied it everywhere, pow in the trees, crud, bumps, groomed and hardpack. THIS SKI IS SICK. The ultimate crudbusting pow rippin bump cruising carving ski, anywhere. I wannem.

Here's an annoying vij for ya.