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May 25, 2010
Romano: New Zealand Trout Bumming
By Tim Romano
Thought I'd dig deep in the archives today and pull from a crazy fishing trip that got me into this industry. About 8 years ago one of my best friends and I decided to travel to New Zealand and fish. We didn't want to go for a week or even two. We wanted to do it right, and doing it right meant saving up a ton of money and quitting our jobs. I was waiting tables and my friend Malcolm was working in a fly shop. We saved for about a year, booked some plane tickets, bought a crappy van, and were on our way.
I brought one medium format camera with one lens and a ton of film. Our journey lasted 90 days. Out of those 90 days we fished 70 of them. Fishing on 34 different rivers and traveling from the north island to the bottom of the south with some pretty fantastic adventures along the way. Upon our return I sold some of these photos to a magazine, which segued into a job. That job led to another, and many more amazing trips which I never could have imagined then.
Enjoy the slide show.
TR
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Comments (13)
Looks amazingly fun.
Great pix. Do you still get some use out of that medium format?
Memories for a lifetime. Everyone should take time for a trip like that before they settle into a job and raise a family. Then do it again and again before the body gets too worn out.
That trip looks amazing. I just don't have the scruples to throw it all to the wind on a trip like that with no means to pay the bills.
Hey TR, I enjoyed the slides. It must have been tough to decide which stills to include and not include in this show. We know what you do now for a living, but what about Malcolm?
Simply amazing. Good show TR.
TR, enjoyed the trip down memory lane. I clearly understand how that visit inspired you to travel and fish. Wish I had time to fish during my visit there, too busy marveling at the scenery.
MLH,
Yeah i'm glad I did it when I did. 24 years old. No mortgage, wife, kids, etc... I saved up, quit a crappy job and said screw it! It would be almost impossible now. I hope to do it again - somehow...
countitandone,
He was a guide for a long time, but now makes his living selling software. He and his brother have a small company here in Longmont colorado.
Hmmm... I'm 25, no mortgage, wife, kids, etc... Decent job though, and I'm not even close to being that good of a photographer. Still, it's something to consider. Thanks for the inspiration TR.
New Zealand: is really a dream but far$$$ far$$$ away...
The path we choose takes us in many directions.
love the slide shows. TR, i live in longmont. let me know if you ever want to go harrass some fish sometime.
Tim,
Speaking of photography...
What is your opinion of the Olympus 8010? I hope its good. I just purchased one last night.
I just couldn't see myself going to new zealend but, then again I've always wondered about becoming a muskie fishing bum in northern wisconsin. where I go frequently. so there's still a possibility
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love the slide shows. TR, i live in longmont. let me know if you ever want to go harrass some fish sometime.
Looks amazingly fun.
Great pix. Do you still get some use out of that medium format?
Memories for a lifetime. Everyone should take time for a trip like that before they settle into a job and raise a family. Then do it again and again before the body gets too worn out.
That trip looks amazing. I just don't have the scruples to throw it all to the wind on a trip like that with no means to pay the bills.
Hey TR, I enjoyed the slides. It must have been tough to decide which stills to include and not include in this show. We know what you do now for a living, but what about Malcolm?
Simply amazing. Good show TR.
TR, enjoyed the trip down memory lane. I clearly understand how that visit inspired you to travel and fish. Wish I had time to fish during my visit there, too busy marveling at the scenery.
MLH,
Yeah i'm glad I did it when I did. 24 years old. No mortgage, wife, kids, etc... I saved up, quit a crappy job and said screw it! It would be almost impossible now. I hope to do it again - somehow...
countitandone,
He was a guide for a long time, but now makes his living selling software. He and his brother have a small company here in Longmont colorado.
Hmmm... I'm 25, no mortgage, wife, kids, etc... Decent job though, and I'm not even close to being that good of a photographer. Still, it's something to consider. Thanks for the inspiration TR.
New Zealand: is really a dream but far$$$ far$$$ away...
The path we choose takes us in many directions.
Tim,
Speaking of photography...
What is your opinion of the Olympus 8010? I hope its good. I just purchased one last night.
I just couldn't see myself going to new zealend but, then again I've always wondered about becoming a muskie fishing bum in northern wisconsin. where I go frequently. so there's still a possibility
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