9/24/09 Fox River

[Ken G]

Is there room for a fly rod on Mill Creek? I fished the section at Randall Rd a few weeks ago and it was very tight. Are you fishing it near the joining with the Fox? I don't mind dinks...I changed my name from JOhn Trayser to GreatfulDad this week. Not working right now and need some new water...

If you have a short light rod, that would work. You're making pretty short casts anyway. I uses a 7.5 foot 3 weight for the creeks. Know how to roll cast. Les Arends Forest Preserve. Sounds like you know where that is.

Bonefish hunh. I can learn whatever needs to be learned to help you run that if it ever gets resolved in your favor. Hell, I've done everything from janitor to manager. Pick what you need.

Now where the hell is Andros. Google will help.

Ahh, who cares. Bonefish don't live in Antarctica.

[GreatfulDad]

Ken-

I was telling my sweet wife of your generosity in sharing your success in the places you fish and she asked if I'd like to get you into some new Simms waders for free...you could be a product tester, you see. All we need is your actual inseam(crotch to floor, not just pant size length) Your largest girth(waist, chest or hips) and normal shoe size. It would be my pleasure to make this happen as a thank you for your kindness...it is rare these days.

You can visit my website at: www.greatfuldad.com to see what I think about kindness and click on video message.

Let me know if this interests you...

Thanks again,

John Trayser

[MattC]

Wow, that is very cool of you.

[Ken G]

John,
I have a feeling, when we get a chance to be on the water, we are going to have some interesting conversations.
I do my best thinking and talking there.
Extremely interesting website that I am going to have to spend more time perusing.
The things I read echo how I think, right down to the unconditional love with 4 kids around. And my parents didn't have a pot to piss in back then. Only we never knew it. Lot's to talk about.

As for the Simms, are you kidding me? Ok.
I will burn them out in one season.
I'm assuming your wife works for Simms. Does she need an assistant?
According to the Simms size chart I'm an LS, same as the Cabela's waders I get, a large stout.
43 inch chest, short legs 31-32 and size 10 boots.
The only other Simms products I've bought were boots. They aren't dead yet and going on 4 years. But I gave them to my daughter so they aren't seeing as much action. I usually burn boots out in one season.

You know you don't have to do this. I'll give you the spots anyway. That's what I do. I want people to discover and enjoy the things I find. I didn't have stuff like this when I was a kid growing up in Chicago. I had alleys and empty lots.

Don't forget, I can learn to guide for bonefish.

[Ken G]

Hell John, sent your site to my daughter. She's studying psychology at U of I. Wants to work with kids.
You're mission statement is going to creep her out. Same things I've been telling her since birth. Both my daughters. Right down to being talked to by teachers about my younger one. She was disruptive in class because she was always helping the others to understand what was going on. And she wouldn't let the teacher stop her.

Okay, I have to take the time to look and listen to your site more. Which I don't have much of lately.

Thanks again.