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[nosey]

Tell them it's medicinal, works for me 

[CohoJake]

Tell them it's medicinal, works for me 

Ah, yes.  I'll never forget the first time I smelled marijuana at 7:00 am.  At least it makes the fellow anglers relaxed and easygoing.   

[Floater]

Quit smoking? It's a useless habit.

Some say the same about fishing i dont smoke btw.

[wizard]

the amount of butts that get tossed on the ground in any given area is astounding, they are everywhere. In that sense alone it is very intrusive.
smokers, quit throwing your butts everywhere, especially in the water, no one wants to see dirty cigarette butts floating down the river past them or littering the banks, have some respect, pack them out with you, dispose of properly... 

[Flytech]

Some say the same about fishing i dont smoke btw.

Some would, but fishing can result in yummy table fare. Smoking results in COPD, Cancer, smelling like crap, empty wallet, etc.


Wait the empty wallet can result from fishing too.

[Sandman]

I just hope this rule doesn't make it less of a friendly place.  The article I posted said one big reason for this rule was the fire hazard - I just hope everyone can see that there really isn't a fire hazard on the dike or the river bank.

Really, how there is not a hazard?  You don't think a carelessly tossed cigarette could spark a grassfire along the canal say, near KWB, scorching the bank from the dike to the river? There are a lot of places where smoking is hazardous along the river.  The only places where the hazard would be minimal is the large rocky bars where river course changes have left river bed exposed and plants have not yet reclaimed it.  The number of grass and bark mulch fires have quadrupled from what they were last year (from 45 last year to over 134 this year).  There are just too many careless smokers out there.  My own father smoked while he fished, but my father also carried a small ash can to dispose of his butts.  Unfortunately, the majority of smokers are not so conscientious.  Careless smoking has caused millions of dollars of damage in this province every year, it provides absolutely no benefit to anyone, including the user, causes harm to the user and anyone around them, cost taxpayers millions in increased medical and sanitation costs, and yet people still complain when a ban is imposed. This is a voluntary compliance ban, and is meant to educate smokers of the risks as much as it is to reduce the hazard itself.  The fact that it is being discussed on public forums would please the city officials that drafted it.

[Floater]

Some would, but fishing can result in yummy table fare. Smoking results in COPD, Cancer, smelling like crap, empty wallet, etc.


Wait the empty wallet can result from fishing too.

And smelling like roe lol.

[Flytech]

And smelling like roe lol.

I personally don't touch the stuff.

[Floater]

I personally don't touch the stuff.

How about bait for ocean springs?

[Noahs Arc]

He lets his guide do it for him

[Flytech]

How about bait for ocean springs?

Like Noah said, our guide baited the hooks most of the hooks on my last trip to Alaska. But herring isn't an issue at all.


But that's not why I don't touch the stuff, I catch just fine on flys, spoons, or spinners. I like to keep fishing instead of wasting time adding fresh roe all the time.

[Nitroholic]

But that's not why I don't touch the stuff, I catch just fine on flys, spoons, or spinners. I like to keep fishing instead of wasting time adding fresh roe all the time.

It's hilarious how full of yourself you are

[Flytech]

It's hilarious how full of yourself you are

I explained why I don't touch the stuff.

Looking at your post history it seems you're full of me too Brendon, just waiting to poke jabs where you can. Don't post often except to troll.

[milo]

I think Ill celebrate by going outside right now and lighting up a cigar, opening a beer, and farting loud enough for my neighbor to hear

Let me know where you will be so I can join you. I will bring my own Cubans.
I will not give up my cigars on the flow as it is very much part of the fishing experience for me. Common sense and respect for others go a long way. I have been told by many non-smokers that they actually like getting a whiff from my cigars. 

[redder]

We are so off topic with this thread it is a lol fest.

I asked a fish if it minds the smoke and I got no response.


The common thing I see is this: non-smokers don't smoke and smokers do. Both groups have bad qualities, both can be careless, both could be rude, both litter, seems we should just find ways of dealing with things we do not like in another format. Why is it that if you don't like something "it" has to go away.  I myself if I encounter something I do not like I go elsewhere, no problem.

I can go on but this is a fight not worth fighting, from either side.


I do not post this to target any person, I am bias and prone to making mistakes.
I am not your leader, so take what you wish from what I said.