Posts by Aaron Proffitt

HA....a little. Did a little surfing but that was it....my suit wasn't designed for Nor-Cal waters . So it was an in-and-out affair.
Did buy me a new Euro gun while I was there though...to take with me to Cuba.

You ain't lieing when you say NorCal has cold water. I tested it over the weekend...HOLY CRAP !!

Well, the northern part anyway. Just got in from our trip to Bodega Bay....loved it and looking at going back. But driving in SF ? Screw that....:@....they really frown on you driving on the trolley tracks.

Welcome,Belinda....

I dunno ....I'm a game man.If it hasn't played out...it doesn't feel right.

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Aaron, you dont believe in keeping fish caught on the fly at all or just trout?

I hav always enjoyed mostly release fishing on the fly, but I always keep a little guy for dinner. Wondering if it is the target fish you dont keep or the method of catch

Judah....sometimes it's just different.Fish takes the fly=good fight and it goes back.Like when my dogs bump a covey or flock and I call " NO ! DON'T SHOOT !!". It just is....bro.At times it is,at others it's not.

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nice cinematography,, i feel like if the same ppl who made this video made it about something thats actually exciting it would be amazing <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Ya know ,Steve....it's one of those things where if you aren't addicted to it,then it just doesn't mean the same. Like golf.

I am a dyed-in-the-wool killer.Straight up. But something about catching wild trout on hand tied flies...I can't get them back in the water fast enough after they rise to take a fly and I am able to bring them in. And the mere thought of someone keeping them makes me mad enough to fight.Actually...that has happened.

I dunno.....somethings should be done a certain way.And I have no explanation of why I can't sleep the night before fishing for 10" fish.

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Nice, I will certainly have to find my old pics from climbing; god it's been a long time since I did that. I remember the first time I climbed we went all day and got to camp late in the night. Iin the morning I was peeing off a rock still half asleep and thinking how foggy it was when the sun peaked above the horizon and I realized I was on a mountain top looking over a glacial valley above the clouds. I must have sat there for like half an hour kind of awe struck. Still my favorite climbing moment. The Himalayas...simply breath taking. Mt. Fiji must have been a sick climb.

Mt. climbing is the dumbest damn thing ever done by man...makes no sense. You hate yourself while your doing it, hate the people your doing it with,can't wait for it to be over...and then start planning your next one with-in an hour on the ride home.To include some more technically difficult than the one you just came off.

F**king stupid.

Guys,I think we could get enough together to get a trip going. Wouldn't that be something.

Mt. Fuji ,bro, on the descent after climbing thru the night.

Mountains and ocean ...both inspire awe and make you feel small.

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I figured there are places like that in the US?

Unfished waters with 'bows that big....not likely.

Welcome ,Phil....

Pics from a bit higher angle...

Specifically, to Kamchatka River.....be sure to bring plenty of mouse imitations .:@

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yignZc2JtoE

There is alotta truth to ,like, all of these.

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Aaron, they are looking great. I was wondering what the forced fetch technique is?

also, for a non traditional technique, I used raw whole eggs and pingpong balls to train my dog bite control, doesnt break either after little practice.the command is "soft" cos i used 'gently' already.
perhaps it could be modified for this

Good insight,Judah...out of the box thinking.

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I think that can be fixed with a prickly dummy, or it may discourage the dog. IDK if you can change a dog's natural predisposition like that. I don't think one dog can do it all perfectly, are airdales supposed to be bird dogs? I thought they're more find and bay dogs when not catching small game.

In the 1920's when Jim Thorpe and everybody else were bringing them over , they were ( and are) touted as the 3-in-1 dog...do it all. From birds to bears . Problems is , while they can do it all very capably ;they'll never be better than the specialists . But then not everybody has the kennel space for retrievers,spaniels and hounds either. That's where an Airedale can enter into the scene.

As far as specifically being a bird dog, they are quickly gaining a following. In fact, one by the name of Kaleigh has become quite a celebrity in the Airedale world for her ability in hunt tests and field trials.

http://www.traditionalairedale.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=bird&action=display&thread=2217

Hard mouth is a big deal to some....not really deal breaker for me as most dogs practice it from time to time especially with a big, robust Canada goose or a rooster ringneck that is still alive and likes to use it's spurs.
I can reduce it by removing the frozen birds (that I like to use) with my hand and then leaving my hand in their mouth, so they associate biting down with also biting me which they want to avoid at all costs. The other method is to resort to force fetching...which I am not a big fan of.AT all .

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Dogs are looking great I wish I could see them in action.

Thanks, Dan.... plan on having them first working fur in December; but we're already flushing and retrieveing. They have a bit of 'hard mouth' , but I expected that. Not as much as expected,though.:)

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You're right...and that's how I handle it. But Mama was there and handled it her way. I was just like "Weird ...didn't even know you could make an Airedale sit in the corner." The very fact she accomplished it was my amazement.

Anyway,both are coming along well....at 8 mos. they are starting to actually look like Airedales.:)

Apparently, Alissa and Aeryn Brooke were in the midst of folding clothes . And Willie was being helpful by diving into every stack that was folded. Wouldn't jump into the unfolded stack..Hell No ! Waited until towels or whatever were stacked neatly and then ''VOOOM "! ...head first.

So she made him sit in the corner for ignoring 'No'. This was the sight that greeted me after work one night . I was told "Ignore him.He's in trouble."

But later, of course, he needed comforting and ,what can I say; I'm a sucker for killer teddy's.