Well,,,,,,,,,, boys, let me tell you about this morning: I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed to do and went trout fishing like I said I was going to do. My sole purpose...

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed to do and went trout fishing like I said I was going to do. My sole purpose was to catch a decent trout, take a picture of it and post it on here for you guys to see. Now you have to realize, that the only thing I do with my phone is to plug it in to charge it and to unplug it when it is charged. I can make a call, and maybe if I get a call I can answer it, sometimes. Usually not before it quits ringing but sometimes I can call back. My sweetheart gave me a quick lesson on how to take a picture. Ya, ya, got it. Simple enough. So I tool down to my "Honey Hole", someone is already there but, where he is parked I think he went upstream. My "Honey Hole" is downstream, o.k. good no one is there. I sneak into the water, and on my first cast, fish on, and a decent one. O.K., I'm knee-deep, in the middle of a stream, trying to get my phone out of my waders, with a decent trout on, trying to turn the phone on. It's a smart trac-fone, so it needs a pin number to get it on, o.k. I put the pin in, "incorrect pin", try again, "incorrect pin". This goes on for about 5 minutes. You have to realize that I'm standing knee-deep in water and mud, with a damn phone in one hand and a fly rod with a trout on, in the other hand. I get the phone on and the camera icon comes up, and I punched the icon, and nothing happens, I punch it about a doz. times and the phone goes off. Oh God, here I go again. After another 10 minutes, I get the phone on the, camera icon on, punch the icon and I'm looking at an imagine of myself on the phone. She didn't tell me what to do if this happens. I turned the phone around, that wasn't the answer. The trout was exhausted by this time so I grabbed the tippet to pick the trout up and take the fly out and the tippet breaks, the trout swims off with the fly hanging out of its lip. Tie a fly on, make 3 or 4 more casts and bing, fish on, even a better one. So, I go through the same damn BS again, and again, and again. I quit! Catching a trout was not a problem, they were 10 yds in front of me, but to take a picture was a problem. I climbed out of the stream, took the phone out, turned it on, put the pin in, punched the phone icon, looked at myself and took a picture. Good I will put this on my avatar. I came home and my wife put the picture in the gallery, I pluged the cord into the phone and the computer, Ran the instructions off on how to put your avatar on, and it didn't work! Now it's BEER time.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

I will gladly trade you my smart phone expertise for your ability to catch a fish. I would definitely come out on top of that deal. So, no pictures huh?

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

flyguy wrote:

I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed to do and went trout fishing like I said I was going to do. My sole purpose was to catch a decent trout, take a picture of it and post it on here for you guys to see. Now you have to realize, that the only thing I do with my phone is to plug it in to charge it and to unplug it when it is charged. I can make a call, and maybe if I get a call I can answer it, sometimes. Usually not before it quits ringing but sometimes I can call back. My sweetheart gave me a quick lesson on how to take a picture. Ya, ya, got it. Simple enough. So I tool down to my "Honey Hole", someone is already there but, where he is parked I think he went upstream. My "Honey Hole" is downstream, o.k. good no one is there. I sneak into the water, and on my first cast, fish on, and a decent one. O.K., I'm knee-deep, in the middle of a stream, trying to get my phone out of my waders, with a decent trout on, trying to turn the phone on. It's a smart trac-fone, so it needs a pin number to get it on, o.k. I put the pin in, "incorrect pin", try again, "incorrect pin". This goes on for about 5 minutes. You have to realize that I'm standing knee-deep in water and mud, with a damn phone in one hand and a fly rod with a trout on, in the other hand. I get the phone on and the camera icon comes up, and I punched the icon, and nothing happens, I punch it about a doz. times and the phone goes off. Oh God, here I go again. After another 10 minutes, I get the phone on the, camera icon on, punch the icon and I'm looking at an imagine of myself on the phone. She didn't tell me what to do if this happens. I turned the phone around, that wasn't the answer. The trout was exhausted by this time so I grabbed the tippet to pick the trout up and take the fly out and the tippet breaks, the trout swims off with the fly hanging out of its lip. Tie a fly on, make 3 or 4 more casts and bing, fish on, even a better one. So, I go through the same damn BS again, and again, and again. I quit! Catching a trout was not a problem, they were 10 yds in front of me, but to take a picture was a problem. I climbed out of the stream, took the phone out, turned it on, put the pin in, punched the phone icon, looked at myself and took a picture. Good I will put this on my avatar. I came home and my wife put the picture in the gallery, I pluged the cord into the phone and the computer, Ran the instructions off on how to put your avatar on, and it didn't work! Now it's BEER time.

I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed ... (show quote)

Hey FG. I also have a smart trac phone. If you just push the button on the right side of the PH twice the camera comes on. Mine is a Samsung Galaxy. I heard that it is suppose to be that way on other PHs also. Check yours and see if it works that way too. That way you don't have to put in your pin # to get the camera to come on. Let me know if it works.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

flyguy wrote:

I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed to do and went trout fishing like I said I was going to do. My sole purpose was to catch a decent trout, take a picture of it and post it on here for you guys to see. Now you have to realize, that the only thing I do with my phone is to plug it in to charge it and to unplug it when it is charged. I can make a call, and maybe if I get a call I can answer it, sometimes. Usually not before it quits ringing but sometimes I can call back. My sweetheart gave me a quick lesson on how to take a picture. Ya, ya, got it. Simple enough. So I tool down to my "Honey Hole", someone is already there but, where he is parked I think he went upstream. My "Honey Hole" is downstream, o.k. good no one is there. I sneak into the water, and on my first cast, fish on, and a decent one. O.K., I'm knee-deep, in the middle of a stream, trying to get my phone out of my waders, with a decent trout on, trying to turn the phone on. It's a smart trac-fone, so it needs a pin number to get it on, o.k. I put the pin in, "incorrect pin", try again, "incorrect pin". This goes on for about 5 minutes. You have to realize that I'm standing knee-deep in water and mud, with a damn phone in one hand and a fly rod with a trout on, in the other hand. I get the phone on and the camera icon comes up, and I punched the icon, and nothing happens, I punch it about a doz. times and the phone goes off. Oh God, here I go again. After another 10 minutes, I get the phone on the, camera icon on, punch the icon and I'm looking at an imagine of myself on the phone. She didn't tell me what to do if this happens. I turned the phone around, that wasn't the answer. The trout was exhausted by this time so I grabbed the tippet to pick the trout up and take the fly out and the tippet breaks, the trout swims off with the fly hanging out of its lip. Tie a fly on, make 3 or 4 more casts and bing, fish on, even a better one. So, I go through the same damn BS again, and again, and again. I quit! Catching a trout was not a problem, they were 10 yds in front of me, but to take a picture was a problem. I climbed out of the stream, took the phone out, turned it on, put the pin in, punched the phone icon, looked at myself and took a picture. Good I will put this on my avatar. I came home and my wife put the picture in the gallery, I pluged the cord into the phone and the computer, Ran the instructions off on how to put your avatar on, and it didn't work! Now it's BEER time.

I got up early, got some stuff done that I needed ... (show quote)

You need a gopro and just stick it on your hat or vest.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Spiritof27 wrote:

I will gladly trade you my smart phone expertise for your ability to catch a fish. I would definitely come out on top of that deal. So, no pictures huh?

That would be a good trade for all of us.

Bdubya06 Loc: Salem OR

Enjoyed the story fly! My vision of you struggling and trying for us beats any photos anyway! Thanks for trying. You'll get there if you want to! The important thing is to enjoy the fishing!

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

At least you didn't drop the phone in the water. I've done that twice

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

I sure would have liked to be sitting on the bank watching sounds like a good day for catching.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Flytier wrote:

At least you didn't drop the phone in the water. I've done that twice

That's what I thought he was goin to say for sure. Did you try hittin the button twice yet FG?

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

Flytier wrote:

At least you didn't drop the phone in the water. I've done that twice

Yep, if I was telling that story, I would’ve dropped the phone in the water reached for it slipped, flopped face first, had no phone, no fish, no picture, no rod, no dignity. Sounds like you did very well from my perspective.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

stuco wrote:

Yep, if I was telling that story, I would’ve dropped the phone in the water reached for it slipped, flopped face first, had no phone, no fish, no picture, no rod, no dignity. Sounds like you did very well from my perspective.

AMEN. Sounds like what would have happened to me also.

FrenchieQ Loc: Manchester TWP., Ocean County, NJ

GoPro's ain't the easiest things to use either!

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

FrenchieQ wrote:

GoPro's ain't the easiest things to use either!

Ok

Egghead

Spiritof27 wrote:

I will gladly trade you my smart phone expertise for your ability to catch a fish. I would definitely come out on top of that deal. So, no pictures huh?

Spirit, I didn't see a fish ? Did you. Nope just another fish story.🤔

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

[quote=saw1]Hey FG. I also have a smart trac phone. If you just push the button on the right side of the PH twice the camera comes on. Mine is a Samsung Galaxy. I heard that it is suppose to be that way on other PHs also. Check yours and see if it works that way too. That way you don't have to put in your pin # to get the camera to come on. Let me know if it works.[/q

We both have a Samsung Galaxys, I think, mine is a year old and my sweethearts is 3 years old and when I hit the on button the second time they go off. The problem was trying to do everything with only two hands while standing in a foot of mud and a foot of water. I think I could have done everything 25 years ago, along with smoking a Winston and drinking a Miller Lite but I have lost some coordination lately. It might be from quitting smoking. I know it's not from cutting back on the Miller Lite. I will get up early tomorrow morning and see if I get something posted. Well,,,,,,,,, maybe I won't get up early, there is a 100% chance of rain. But, I will see if I can put an avatar up and maybe some fish of the past. Have a good evening.