I just came back from a great vacation in the Florida Keys. It took a few days after that fabulous fishing to get the urge to visit my homewaters, but today
I decided to give it a go. I started to get ready to fish when I came to the realization that my fishing vest was not in the car where it usually is. I drove
back to the house to see if I had taken it out when I was preparing for bonefishing, but had the creeping sense of dread that it was gone. After thoroughly
searching my house and both cars I admitted that I will probably never see it again. That Vest has been on my back for the last fifteen years finally replacing
the one my Dad had given me when I was sixteen. I am almost positive I left it in my car when I went on my trip and someone must have taken it. I could
probably have dealt better with a stereo or fishing rod or some other item being stolen, but it is harder with something as personal as a fishing vest. All the
flies that had been given to me by friends, that I have tied, or that I have bought gone. Probably at least 30 dozen flies, leaders, tippets, floatant, my
brook trout pin, brodin net, and years of good memories stolen from me. If anyone hears anything I would appreciate you drop me a line and I hope the bastard
that took it breaks his ankle next time he steps out of the creek.
Bill
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Posts: 336 07/02/2009 16:37 Maker of Quads |
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Posts: 1156 07/02/2009 16:43 Deeply Shallow |
Bill,
Sorry to hear that. Hope your wrong and it turns up.On the upside if there is one don't buy a new one...I'll send you down a Simms G3 vest you can borrow for as long as you need it. That is if you can stand that orange color. |
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jbenenson |
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Posts: 7 07/02/2009 17:16 |
Since I'm 65 I often forget where I put things. These days I label everything with Stuffbak (www.stuffbak.com) labels. They contain a code (unique to
that item) and Stuffbak's 800 number if somebody has the goodness of heart to return the missing item. In this case it is a real loss with which we can
all sympathize, but if there is a next time there should be some sort of identification on whatever item is missing. Please don't hope for a broken ankle;
I torqued my leg climbing out of the South Platte in 2007 and it's still not right. I hope that the thief gets whatever bad karma s/he deserves.
BTW, I have no personal involvement with Stuffbak beyond using their product. |
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Posts: 581 07/03/2009 08:59 |
It's interesting, isn't it, how the "stuff" that we use to fish (and shoot) becomes so very very personal. I know your feeling; I had the
same feeling when my dog died. You've lost a friend.
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Posts: 521 07/05/2009 11:35 |
I know it's sad and heart breaking to lose something that has so many memories, not to mention goodies, attached to it. I have never been very well
organized as to putting things away "properly". I tend to forget where I put things too. My youngest son tells me I ought to put things where they
"belong"....the problem is when I do, I just forget where it is they "belong", and I'm back to square one. I'm the guy who could
lose a fluorescent orange bull elephant in a 12' x 15' room. Some of us just can't win.
Bill Anderson, Sarsota, Fl. "Bamboo is the Benchmark in flyrods". |
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Posts: 1598 07/05/2009 14:55 |
Sorry to hear that your vest is gone Bill.
Although I don't have any fly fishing gear that has such emotional value, I can understand the grief of losing an item which has a certain sentimental or even economical value. Both ways, not a good feeling... |
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Posts: 315 07/07/2009 08:20 |
I too am sory for your loss. I can relate. Ever since I was a kid my dad has carried a small case pocket knife. That pocket knife has cut up enough string and
twine to twist a rope to the moon. It has carved too many neckerchief slides to count, shaved enough wood chips to power the sun for a month and acted as an
eating utensil more times than I care to think about. It has gutted too many rabbits, not enough pheasants about the right nimber of squirrels and not a single
duck. I can not remember a single time in the last forty or even 50 years that dad left the house without that knife, he carried it camping and he carried it
to weddings and funerals. I figured I would have to pry it out of his fingers in the casket to get it from him.
I always knew that of all the things my father would pass to me that knife would be the most important. Last month when he visited me here in Boston he told me he had lost it, just could not find it anywhere. I don't think he knows how much that devastated me. Most of the really good times my dad and I spent together when I was a kid involved that little pen knife in some small and insignificant way, digging out splinters, trimming fishing lines or just finishing up after a day in the woods. It felt as if I had been robbed of something invaluable. I know that it is the memories and not the object that is important, but we attach memories to things and when we see or feel those small things the forgotten memories flood back, uninvited, more intensly than we like to admit. |
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Posts: 234 07/07/2009 11:27 |
I have always heard that if you go to a fly shop and pick out 20 flies and tell the person at the counter that you got 19 flies then that 20th fly is going to
be the one that pierces you in the head on the back cast. I sure don't want to be on the water with the guy that stole your flies. Don't worry, He
will get his and you can get a new vest with all sorts of new flies and gadgets.
I once lost a rod when my boat turned over. That was my favorite rod. I have been trying to replace that rod for 4 years now. I still can't find one that will cast like that one did. But I sure am having fun trying. I have an extra vest, if you need it, just send me your address. Aaron |
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Posts: 68 07/07/2009 12:19 |
if you want I'll tie up a dozen flies to help you get started on restocking a new fly box. I'd just need an address
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Posts: 1378 07/07/2009 14:52 |
That sucks, Bill. I have an old Orvis vest I don't use you can have if you want.
I'll bet a bear smelled the PowerBait in the lower-right pocket and broke in and took it. I guess you were in FL when I called to see if you wanted to fish FSB. |
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BillT |
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Posts: 337 07/07/2009 19:11 Maker of Quads |
I wanted to thank everyone for their offers of vests and flies here and to my inbox it has really made me appreciate the people on this forum even more than I
had before. My intention on this post was to vent frustration not to ask for help, but I am happy that so many have offered their flies and such to me it is
really heartening. I still have not located the vest so I am guessing it was stolen. My wife told me the neighbor up the street had some stuff from his truck
taken as well so I'm guessing some kids were drinking and decided to have some fun. I guess I am being returned the favor of having had too much to drink
and knocking a couple trash cans over when I was a kid (some would say I still am). I guess even in Boiling Springs you can't leave your car doors
unlocked. You would think that they would have concentrated on items of more intrinsic value, and that is why I'm guessing some of Milwaukee's finest
was involved.
Thanks everyone! Bill http://www.taylorods.com |
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