Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press May Page 13 Watka Jhon takes Steps social worker Metis history gone fishing with superstition fishermen love to spin reel tales about strange habits of buddies by Craig Mclnnis the modern Fisherman his boat loaded Down with sonar screens and other state theart gadgetry is far too sophisticated to put any Stock in right after if theres an elusive Tunker lurking in those deep a Quick data scan on the portable computer will provide a scientific strategy for reeling the wily Behemoth into your who needs lady Luck when youve got technology on your Side there out there in droves this opening weekend of the 1985 sea son dispassionate men of Sci armed with Graphite invisible line and a whole Battery of Hitech gear that takes the guessing out of Goin it has evolved into an intellectual and if you believe you take to the bait quicker than a hungry underneath a thin veneer of Rea most fishermen Are borderline prepared to worship false gods and anything else that might help them haul in the daily James of is the epitome of the Modem a Veteran sportsman whose expert knowledge has earned him world titles in eight fishing ask him about superstition and he furrows his brow and sniffs disdainfully i just dont believe in that wears hat the very thought of resort ing to nonscientific fishing aids frankly disgusts so what if he never picks up his Fly Rod without first donning his floppy camouflage coloured hat i dont like going out without the he Only after intense the look on his face is sheepish As he musters a lame i going out with out the hat would be like going out without Miller bought the hat 20 years ago in and has set virtually All his world records while standing underneath getting the modern Fisherman to admit his slavish Devotion to superstition is no mean most will willingly recount tales about the strange habits of their fishing but when it comes to admitting their own a Blank look crosses their face me Miller is no gleefully spinning yarns about the idiosyncratic excesses of his like the Well known Winnipeg architect he shall go nameless for reasons of professional Credi Bili who reportedly never goes any where without his Lucky they look like the kind Jed Clampett of Beverly Hillbillies Fame used to laughs Mill incident recalled the trousers lived up to their Advance Billing during an incident a few years Miller picks up the Story he was wearing those pants when his Canoe turned belly he was carried along by a ferocious current which eventually cast with some considerable upon a Large Rock right in the Middle of the somewhat stunned in a he proceeded to take off his to dry pm in the i As he pulled the legs out of his boots two Grayling and three great Brook Trout slipped out and flipped and flopped All around him before they Slid Back into the a True Story Miller just George a sports representative for the fisheries Branch of the natural resources depart another trousers seems a Friend of his has been wearing the same pair of fishing pants for which in itself is perhaps not that except that he has never washed he wipes his Hunting knife on wipes his hands on them after meals in the theres All kinds of things on those says his favorite saying is i have to Wear them because if 1 Ever get lost in the i can just boil the pants up and its bound to make a pretty Good Winnipeg Ger Norm a professional fishing teacher who lectures at sportsman shows in the and confesses to a superstitious habit that understandably drives his wife the Day before i go i sleep with my Rod and reel beside he and whenever he buys a new Rod and he leaves it in the bed room for about a week before using but that says compared to the superstitious beliefs of Atlantic coast Treyve got to be the he the appearance of a cat on a fishing vessel is viewed As a particularly bad near Mccreight and some friends rented the services of a 30foot Schooner and its a wizened faced ancient the old Captain took them out about two Miles from Shore to do some Mackerel All of a this cat walks out of the the old Sailor saw the cat and just Tore Back to he pulled the boat right out of the water because he was afraid it was going to he gave us our Money Back and refused to go out again that Fred who Sells fishing supplies at the pay less outlet on Marion says a stampeding Herd of fishing crazies descends on the store this time of search ing for Lucky some of them have driven Here from As far away As you can pick them out by the wild look in their eyes As they desperately scan the shelves for the ultimate you get Guys coming in wanting very certain types of like weird know purple and says Good Luck charms but Neale like swears to Harbor no superstitions himself admits he has friends who Are downright Daft when it comes to Good Luck one fellow he knows wont go near water if he int wearing his Lucky Toenail clippers around his he uses the clippers to Cut the spare pieces of fishing line after the Hook has been one we were heading out recalls were 30 Miles out of town and he discovers he Doest have his Damn i said Ive got dont worry about but do you think hed go on without them no we had to turn around and get Neale says some of the strangest requests come from women who believe the secret to successful an gling is color coordinated equip this one lady comes into the store and starts looking around it looks like Black is in this year with she have you got anything in Green Ive got some Green fishing id like it to they dont care what it As Long As its coordinate of if youve got the Money to throw fishing can be an expensive game imagine Prince Charles casting for Salmon along the Banks of the River test in Southern decked out in sporty Harris Tweed togs and packing a lunch fit for a i used to fish alongside him Back in England when he was Youn recalls he was a very Good Salmon no Slouch says he hauled just As Many fish from the water As his princely but there was one area where Miller just he had better sandwiches than i says flashing a you caviar and what and hed Wash it All Down with a bottle of i just stuck to i figured it do me More night courts Diamond treated for cancer Diamond los Angeles a Veteran actress comedy writer Selma Dia who plays the hard bitten court in no tvs night is in critical condition at Cedar Sinai medical Centre suffer ing from lung the Outlook is not said Hospital spokesman Ron i guess basically it would be a ques Tion of he said she is receiving Medica Tion and friends Are staying Diamond has no known in the situation scheduled to enter its third season this plays Selma the heard court Matron in the cast of five she almost always has a cigarette stuck in her Mouth in the to its a running said Bill director of publicity for Selma a heavy that was included into the i happened to see her during the filming of the last script of the and she had stopped smoking that Day because she said she had a bad Kiley that was about a month to six weeks it took a couple of weeks after that before she found out How sick she she completed the last show unaware that she was that Diamond has appeared in several including All of my favorite and its a mad born in she grew up in and set her sights on an entertainment career after she was chosen for a leading role in an elementary school she wrote for the Abc radio inv Gram the big show starring Talullah then turned to television and wrote for the Milton Befle Caesars the Perry Como show and the adventures of Ozzie and theatre credits include Bye Barefoot in the Park and dont drink the she also produced a comedy record Selma talks and talks and talks and talks and the nos jobs for world films hyped in big Way at Cannes by Rick Lyman Knight Ridder newspapers prance excuse would you please sit Down we cant begin until everyone has been seat Kingsley is Here and will answer All of your be were about to with grumbling the photographers and television Crews scatter to whatever seats Are left in the Carlton motels ele Gant the Media encounter has not even and already the room looks like the aftermath of a wedding press aides flutter through the crowd attempting to establish a sense of but at the Cannes film which began on wednesday and stretches until May order is an alien along one Side of the Plush a Buffet has been a Distant rumble in the hallway signals the approach of the guests of who burst into the room through a Side Ben Kings looking Tan and strides forcefully into the Glare of the television to monitors set up in various locations Flicker to life and the crowd is treated to a taped interview with Kingsley about the movie in question a drama co starring Nastassja Kinski As a new York career girl whom persian Gulf potentate Prince Selim Kingsley kidnaps for his film unavailable the in is not available to be rather than hold a news conference whose questions would focus on previous work by the the studio has devised the prerecorded presentation to ensure that harem gets its there is a Little Selim in All of Kingsley says on the television while the real live article nods and smiles and the waiters pop a few More this is Cannes style Gar wildly the first order of business at Cannes is to watch for the worlds the screenings Are to become informed about the work of other countries and to judge the merits of the years festival for the they Aid in figuring out which dozen or so among the hundreds of films shown will attract the most customers in their Corner of the the Kingsley Buffet is Only one of a dozen that occurred in the opening Days of this years besides those sumptuous events in hotels along Cannes crowded there Are Beach parties in the eve Ning weather intimate affairs at Villas in the Hills of the official news conferences that follow the initial screening of each of the festivals 20 competitive those in charge of handing out credentials to the worlds press Esti mate that More than journalists from 115 countries Are on hand to cover the it they the largest gathering of journalists for any event other than the olympic this hype is aimed at two distinct groups those who buy the and those distributors and theatre Chain owners Reading reports of the festival Back decide whats hot and whats it runs the Gamut from sumptuous meals to provocative displays by nude Star lets along the More Eddie Mekka Carmine from us tent 4 ;