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The Jackson Hole One Fly may be the most widely known fishing competitors in America. Its property is basic: you get one fly to utilize for a whole day, to capture as numerous trout as you can. If you lose that fly, you’re done.
The One Fly began 38 years back, and it’s still going strong. Strong enough, in reality, that Dac Collins headed out to fish it this year, and he blogged about his experience for Outdoor Life. Collins’ writing is great, however the story he informs is what’s most fascinating. There’s a lot more that enters into a competition like the One Fly, and he skillfully explains the discomfort and disappointment of fishing with a lot on the line. One bad hook set, one encounter a root ball, and your day might be toast.
After hooking and missing out on a fish in a little joint, Collins composes, “And at this moment, a skilled One Fly veteran would have taken a minute to patiently examine the fly and the leader for any nicks or frays. Aggressive have rough mouths, and given that 4X is on the lighter side, it’s constantly sensible, if you wish to keep your fly, to triple-check your leader and retie your knots.
” However no. Not this excited bastard. Feeling slighted by a pea-brained fish, I pull my cap down over my forehead and take one action back before casting once again. It’s the very same precise drift and the trout consumes in the very same area, increasing with a splash as it draws down the fly. I raise on the Midget. The hookset feels pure and oh-so-sweet, and after that the tippet breaks and my fly leaves, still secured to the trout’s upper lip. The bamboo rod turns lifeless in my hand as I stand knee-deep in cold water and embarassment.”
You can check out the whole story here.
