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Walter & Group...
[GH] Just got back. I was away for a month fishing the striped bass run at Nantucket and then Long Island, N.Y.
Great fishing with Peter Minnick of our Group !
I've included some pictures of striped bass gorging themselves on bay anchovies on the surface in the Ocean off Montauk Point. Peter took these and ran the skiff at the same time.
Some days were so rough that it wasn't possible to take decent pictures.... though we caught fish anyway.
I Used a #9 fly rod and WF 10F line with anchovy flies and small deceivers. A few taken by my brother, Dave, deeper using intermediate sink lines and Clousers.
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[GH] Congratulations go to TONY LOADER and DAVE LEGER for passing the MCI exam. Two fine new Masters !
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As fly casting instructors, we join the World of teachers. None of us will ever become wealthy as we teach.
I thought this message from Jim Bass was worth sending :-
Hi Gang. This is not something I have done before and I more than likely never do a gain. We are striving to be teachers and the note below explains what a teacher is. It Talks about kids but it is about students young or old. Read the complete peace and strive to make what a teacher should.
Good fishing to Gordy who is on the stripers I hope!
Best to all Jim
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What Do Teachers Make?
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time, when their parents can't make them sit for 5, without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table) I make kids wonder. I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.
I make them read, read, read. I make them show all their work in math.
They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English, while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America .
Finally, I make them understand that, if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life. (Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.) Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention, because they are ignorant.
You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make, Mr. CEO?
His jaw dropped, he went silent. THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER, EVERY CEO, EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW. Even all your personal teachers like mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, coaches and your spiritual leaders/teachers. A profound answer!!!
Jim
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