Charles Ritz Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The sporting qualities of a fish are dependent neither on its size nor its weight, but on the effort of concentration, the skill and mastery the fish demands from the fisherman”
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“The guest is always right - even if we have to throw him out.”
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“...But some of the ideas are ridiculous. Such as matching the hatch. Of course there are times when you have a fly as alike as possible to the flies on the water. But casting and accuracy and how you present your fly and how fast it gets there and how fast it swims are all more important than matching the hatch.”
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“For this form of fishing (with a wet fly), the rod is no longer a shooting machine but a receiving post, with super-sensitive antennae, capable of registering immediately the slightest reaction of the fish to the fly.”
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“Saltwater fishing is only for the strong man with a hard stomach. It's like sex after lunch.”
-- Charles Ritz
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“Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.”
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Source : Speech at Blackpool 24 May 1945, in Daily Herald 25 May 1945
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“Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.”
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Source : "Africa and Freedom". Albert Lutuli's Nobel Lecture, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1961.
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“Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.”
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