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Fishing To Be Added As Winter Olympic Event In 2010

The Winter Olympics....Once again the fishingwaters.Talk about the agony of
world has been ignored.As I sit watching adefeat....2)Boat Slalom. Never mind the luge,
spine tingling, heart thumping, alwaysbobsled, or skeleton(which at first glance
tension packed Olympic Curling eventappear to require the two major athletic
competition, I can't help but wonder why askills of courage and alcohol), try standing
fishing event has never been represented inup in a drift boat while running a classIV
the Olympics.What are they trying to say?Arerapid with a 40 pound salmon stripping line
they saying that there is no athletic prowessoff of your reel, hell bent for return to the
involved when trying to flick a #12 Adams toocean. Yes, athletes in ten layers of
a 20 inch ring created by the kiss of an 18clothing including the mandatory flannel
inch Rainbow trout!Is the firing of a highouter jacket, will try to stay afoot while
powered rifle after skiing around on a pair"the driver" navigates the boulder choked
of wooden planks any more demanding thanchannel of a stream. Not only are the
fording a riffle packed stream and tossing acontestants timed in this event, but style
chunk of powerbait deftly into thepoints are given for the degree of difficulty
"honeyhole" pocket containing an 8 inchthe athlete shows while doing "gunnel grabs",
stocker?I see no difference.But then I'm an"spins", and the ever popular "aerials".
idiot.Or am I? Let's at least take a look atThrow in a number of slalom gates, and you
some future options for the winter Olympics,have the making of an event made for
that can finally give the fisherman his duetelevision. Fall in or lose your salmon, and
when it comes to skill and athleticism....1)it's sorry Charlie--see you in four
What event shows stamina and grit more thanyears."OOOHHH, tough break Vern--Elwood has
ice fishing? I propose a winter Olympic eventbeen training all his life for this moment,
that is comprised of ice fishing. In thisand to see it all go overboard in one instant
event, contestants will be timed on theiris heartbreaking...."3) No offense to our
ability to saw a hole in 8 to 10 inches of aCanadian friends north of the border, but
frozen lake surface, run in sneakers across--CURLING!!! CURLING!! A combination of
the frozen ice to a designated staging areabowling on ice and a group of shop keepers
where they will grab up a rod, and stool, andtrying to keep the storefront spiffy.Gawd,
sprint back across the ice to the open hole,the winters must be awful up there.Outside of
bait up, and sit for hours in a fiercethe obvious "sex appeal"of the Olympic
northern wind. The athlete then willCurling
hopefully, eventually catch a fish, pull his
fish from the ice hole, drop it in a bucket,events, the only thing more thrilling would
and sprint again across the ice, into a 1975be to watch Dick Cheney go quail hunting.But,
Ford pick- up truck, drive across the finishgiven that there is a place on the podium for
line to the cheers, flag waving,and cow bellchiseled curling athletes, I'm sure we could
jingling of his fellow countrymen.Morefind a spot for the skilled athleticism of
challenges? Perhaps a couple of fellas namethe  Winter  Fly  Tying  Team  !
Swen and Ole can sit across from the
contestant and constantly be throwing aThis event would obviously be dominated by
verbal barrage of "You Betcha's" and "Don'tthe American squad, which has trained year
ya know's" at the athlete, as he or sheround in a meat locker in Detroit. Size #28
agonizingly attempts to coax a fish out ofmidge after miserable size #28 midge, the
the water.Talk about grit!!Of course theAmericans have relentlessly been training, by
Norwegian contingent might not have a problemtying these little buggers to 8x tippet--in a
with this and be at a decided advantage.HOWmeat locker kept at 14 degrees below
do you say "you betcha" in Norwegianzero.That's minus 26 celsius for our European
anyway?We will all watch as the hole startscompetitors.There at the Olympic Fly Tying
to skim over with ice,and the athletearena, in frigid weather, teams of fly tiers
frantically chips away at the hole to keep itwill take to the vice, and tie up various
ice free.All the while precious time clicksflys. We will watch pained expressions and
away as the fish only nibbles at thecomplete intense concentration as athletes
bait.They can even hold this event indoors attry to get their fingers to work in the icy
the Olympic Hockey or Figure Skating venues.cold. We will hold our breath as they try to
It might even make the hockey games moreget the hackle and dubbing just right.
interesting with a few holes in the ice, andPrecious time will tick away as they blow on
figure skating?PLEASE... a double axle into atheir hands, and we watch split screen images
gaping hole in the ice will add moreof just where the Olympic hopefuls lost time
excitement than Tonya Harding and Nancyalong the way.Of course,in this two day
Kerrigan living in the same trailer park. Orevent, athletes will be judged on speed,
they can leave a few frozen fish on the icestyle,difficulty, and the ability to catch
to help add to the Olympic ambiance.Theand release fish.So, here's to the athletes
events could also easily be held as a "twoof the XX th Olympiad, and I will see you
man" competition with one athlete fishing,fishing rod in hand, in Vancouver in
while the other builds an ice shack.If the2010.A.J.  Klott
extreme thrill of the Downhill is your cup a
tea, imagine if they hold the event on thinAuthor, writer of fishing humor,and "fly
melting ice. The now famous runs of Franztack" peddler. A.J. writes about the
Klammer and Hermann Maier will pale inpeople,characters and modern day events that
comparison to the crackling of ice beneathsurround the fishing world. His first book is
the ice fisherman's stool as he scrambles fordue out in December of 2005.
shore before disappearing into the frigid



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