It's All In The Name

I've recently been thinking about naming the kayak. Ancient nautical lore dictates that an unnamed water craft, whether powered by oar, sail or motor is unlucky if not named and we all know I don't need any part of that. I've also heard that you're supposed to give a boat a girls name, but I think we're going to steer clear of that. They name hurricanes after women....

....so this is where you, the reader, comes in.

I'm looking for a name fitting for this boat....something humorous, something short. There's not a lot of stern to adorn with a name.

Here are the factors to consider -

It's lime green

I'm a fat bald guy

I dig the outdoors and fly fishing/fly tying

I don't wear your typical Orvis gear/pastel sun shirt and pleated Dockers. I'm more of a skull with flames shooting out the eye sockets long sleeve or Miami Ink shirt.

So here's the deal....either leave a comment or follow me on Twitter and tweet this "I'm going to name @ABadbackcast 's kayak __________" We'll vote on the winner weekdays on Twitter. Final day of voting with be 4/9/2010

One winner will get a nice Bill Jackson's fly box full of hand tied by yours truly flies and some other miscellaneous swag....

Rob Ties Flies

Ok....it doesn't sound as cool as "Borski Ties Flies".

One thing that folks tell me when i'm tying flies....

"You should sell them."

Of course i'm always flattered by this, but i don't think that will be happening any time soon.....

Here are a few reasons:

* i don't think the beautiful, artistic craftsmanship required to make great flies is quite there yet . i think i'm on the right track, but the nice, layered , tight wraps that are on flies that i've bought is still hit or miss and sometimes, thread or material gets into the hook eye.....i've improved a bit in this area, and even if i look at the first fly that i tied, i've learned a lot in a short period of time.

* i haven't developed an innovative pattern yet. Of course i've put my own spin on deceivers and clousers and other patterns, but i'm sure they've already been done. i'm really not looking to turn the world upside down with some sort of awesome design either.

*i enjoy tying flies. The last thing that i want is to dislike it due to being under pressure to fill orders. Beside, who would buy them?

I quite like making flies for me and Mama.....but i highly doubt that i'll be filling fly boxes globally any time soon.