How to shake the ol' skunkeroo! [Archive] - Fly Fishing Forum  :
How to shake the ol' skunkeroo!  07-15-2001, 04:37 PM Number 1,
fish alone so there are no witnesses to marvel at your deed.
Number 2, leave the camera at home (see number 1).  Number 3,
DON'T bring that new rod/reel you've been dying to "blood" for
the first time and that you've been fishing unsuccessfully for
weeks.  Works everytime! Native buck came to hand this morning.
07-15-2001, 10:04 PM Congrats! Funny how all the little things
make or break the voodoo that is steelheading ;-)  The next
three months  07-18-2001, 07:25 PM You forgot the rest:  4. Turn
around with your line still in the water to talk to some
stranger from Arizona that wanders up behind you.  5. Cuss alot
because you just had a pull while you were talking to the
stanger from Arizona.  6. Cuss again because the fish was on all
the time and it just jumped out of the water three times and
took line into the backing while you turned around again to talk
to the stranger from A