Bigassbass Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I haven't ever tried to emulate anyone but I've taken advice and lessons from a few. Bill Dance taught me how to slow roll spinner baits, and one day at a pond I caught easy 20-25 3-5lb bass slow rolling. I like Dance and Hank Parker don't want to be like either of them but ole Bill is a funny guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRocket Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 17 hours ago, thediscochef said: I have a face with hair on it Spectacular!! I sure do wish I could grow mine as robustly a yours. 14 hours ago, Crow Horse said: Not fishing personalities, but when I hit the water, I try to follow in the footsteps of Iron Eyes Cody and Stalking Wolf. Iron Eyes Cody was the crying Indian in the Keep America Beautiful campaign in the 60's or 70's. Stalking Wolf was one of the last Apache (Lipan) scouts and a shaman. Every time out I police the area leaving it cleaner than when I arrived. I also leave a tobacco offering with a feather near the launch site as an offering of gratitude & thanks. I do the same when I first get on the water with tobacco offerings to the 4 directions. In addition to gratitude, in silent prayer I only ask for safe passage and that any fish I catch can be released unharmed. On the water, I try to listen to the wind and wildlife. They'll tell you things. In every way possible I try to become part of nature and not apart from it. It's as if I'm entering the holiest of holy. I recognize that most folks would consider my way part of the lunatic fringe, but it's my way. I hold these two men in high regard and walking in their footsteps resonates true. I love this and think it's great! Pardon me for my ignorance, but is there an origin story to leaving the tobacco and a feather? Is it a general offering or one specifically for fishing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Horse Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Tobacco is considered by Native tribes as a universal gift. It can be an offering of respect, guidance, protection, and gratitude. It can be presented in several ways, smoked, prayer ties, or a simple pinch. My primary intention of the tobacco is to give thanks for allowing me to be part of the natural world that is so magical. The feather has been gifted to me and I pass that gift along to higher powers. Occasionally I'll burn a smudge stick (sage) while on the water to purify and restore balance. The offerings are general and not specific to fishing. Success on the water is strictly left solely up to me although I'll gladly accept any assistance if I am worthy. Gliding On Mist.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User ol'crickety Posted January 28 Author Super User Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, RRocket said: Spectacular!! I sure do wish I could grow mine as robustly a yours. Please don't draw too much attention to @thediscochef's crimson storm of a beard. He is an undercover Viking warrior scoping places to plunder and pillage. @Crow Horse: Love the video, Crow. When I was a kid, I bicycled thousands of miles and backpacked thousands of miles too. Then I discovered paddling and I said good-bye to roads and mountains. A detail I love about paddling are the vortices created by a paddle. I also love those increasingly rare moments where I muster the energy to lift my bow out of the water, when I am the engine and I bend that boat like Beckham. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRocket Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 55 minutes ago, Crow Horse said: Tobacco is considered by Native tribes as a universal gift. It can be an offering of respect, guidance, protection, and gratitude. It can be presented in several ways, smoked, prayer ties, or a simple pinch. My primary intention of the tobacco is to give thanks for allowing me to be part of the natural world that is so magical. The feather has been gifted to me and I pass that gift along to higher powers. Occasionally I'll burn a smudge stick (sage) while on the water to purify and restore balance. The offerings are general and not specific to fishing. Success on the water is strictly left solely up to me although I'll gladly accept any assistance if I am worthy. Gliding On Mist.... Thanks for the detailed explainer. Much appreciated and great video! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Horse Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I feel the need to apologize for my cursory description of Stalking Wolf. Reader's Digest Version - "Stalking Wolf was raised free of the reservations in the mountains of northern Mexico. Born in the 1870's during a time of great warfare and violence, he was part of a band of Lipan Apache that never surrendered. He was taught the traditional ways of his people and became a shaman and a scout. When he was twenty a vision sent him away from his people, and for the next sixty-three years he wandered, seeking teachers and learning the old ways of many native peoples, and others who lived close to the earth. Stalking Wolf traveled the length and breadth of the Americas, following the Creators call. He never held a job, drove a car, paid taxes, or participated in modern society. When he was eighty-three years old, he encountered a small boy gathering fossils in a stream bed. He recognized that boy as the person with whom he would spend his final years, and to whom he would teach all that he knew. That boy was Tom Brown, Jr. Tom became the recipient of not only all that Stalking Wolf had learned during his travels, but the distillation of hundreds of years of Apache culture as well. These are the teachings that Tom passes on at his famous Tracking, Nature, and Wilderness Survival School. " If interested, this portion of video starting at 7:42 is Tom recounting 2 learning experiences, one taught by Grandfather and one by an old fisherman. It paints a very accurate picture of who Stalking Wolf is...... Grandfather & The Fisherman, Tom Brown Jr. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Mobasser Posted January 31 Super User Share Posted January 31 I emulate my dad. He was, and always will be my hero 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSanford33 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/27/2024 at 9:03 AM, ol'crickety said: Did you read what Leonard Cohen wrote about your linked performance by Sid Vicious? As someone who lived in Montreal for a while and loves punk music, hearing Leonard Cohen show appreciation for Sid Vicious makes my heart smile. As far as emulating anyone, I focus on myself. There’s plenty there to keep me busy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 2 Global Moderator Share Posted February 2 I don't think I really emulate anyone. I've always marched to the beat of my own drums and done things my own way. I have people I look up to and appreciate, but I've always been me. If I was going at it from a fishing perspective of who I think I'm most similar to, probably a little bit of Denny Brauer and George Cochran. I like Denny's style. He loves fishing a jig, so do I. He likes to swing for the fences and isn't afraid to strike out in the process. I was lucky enough to meet him once when I worked at Cabela's and really enjoyed talking to him. George, his quote "You can always find some fish shallow", has always stuck with me and I go out to prove that right every day I go fishing. He liked getting up in the mud and creeks where he had to raise the trolling motor up and trim the outboard, basically trying to get away from the crowds. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User ol'crickety Posted February 2 Author Super User Share Posted February 2 Good post, @Bluebasser86. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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