Scissor Bills

[Guest]

I have known this term all my life. It was taught to me by my dad. I'm not sure how widespread this term is. I figured this would be agood place to find out. There is no exact definition, but I'll do my best. A scissor bill is one of those guys who considers himself a pro outdoorsman. He has a new 4 door truck every year. He has the biggest gun and one for every day of the week. He has every piece of electronic equipment known to man. He walks ten feet to his deerstand. Fishes guided trips out of the US every other month. He sees the cluster of houses on the lake and sets up in the middle. He is one starting his auger 6 inches from your house while your sleeping in your cozy permanent. He is one who actually gets to go peacock bassfishing in the amazon, He is the one who snags your line while trolling to close, He is the one watching with binoculars to see how you're doing, He's the one with the longest Ranger with the 225 hp ripping wake into the lake at 60 mph way too close to you, his carhart clothing is stiff and clean, His generator is giving you a head ache, He is the one following you to your deer stand, And he has that new hat is creased in the middle because its a new one every year.

I want to hear if there are any other terms for these guys.

[waterwolff]

lucky

[SportFishin']

My Friends & I Like to call these guys the "Cabela Boys" cause when you see these guys they look like they have dropped right out of the catalog.

Till next time & Always Fishin' Ugly!
SportFishin'

P.S. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Cabelas! Just a nickname for these guys mentioned above.

[Surface Tension]

Is it OK to say Douse-Bags here?

[nunzio]

We call them the "Mines-betters".
The bad thing about Minesbetters is that they aren't limited to just fishing or hunting. They could even be your family or neighbors. BEWARE the Minesbetters.
-nunzio

[Tully]

I call them clairivoyant. Because in order for me to do all that stuff I would have to win the lottery. If I ever do win Peacock bass fishing just happens to be on my list too.
I can't say on here what we really call them.(I think I am just jealous)
Tully

[blkfrg]

We call them Bing Crosby after what Der Bingle looked like on all those old American Sportsman shows. The Cabela Boy is a good one.

[Guest]

yeak I'll admit to some jealousy but a scissor bill is basically the guy that has all the new high tech stuff, but would never know what to do if he didn't have it. they rely on other sportman to point them in the right direction with out doing any scouting or figuring on their own. So I guess I'm part scissor bill for owning a vexilar, because i would be **** near lost with out it. Its OK to be jealous of them, but if you owned all that fancy equipment you would still be able to perform quite well without it all, right?

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[Jig stick]

I call them -L. L. Cabela-

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[MNice]

WOW, I might almost be one!?! 2001 truck,(replaced 91 blazer with 170,000 miles), vexilar fl8slt, OLD fishouse (see want ads), beretta 390 (LOVE it).

BUT, I am always respectful of others. I hunt a lot of public land and I will not even stop if there's another truck there, unless it is to shoot the breeze.

Bottome line is, you should never genralize people. Not everybody that looks like they are from a catalog is a jerk, and not everybody that drives an old beat up pickup with a black lab is a nice guy.

[Guest]

It's not as much having all the nice stuff, but more having all the nice equipment and lacking the know-how to use it. It could also be having nice equipment and only using it once a year. Or the first hour or two of deer season.

I agree with MNice. Some days I may look like a scissor bill with nice equipment, but I'm also happy sitting on a pail freezing my *** off or fishing from a 12' dingy because it fits the purpose better. I would lable a scissor bill based on his/her demeanor. A good sportsman is never a scissor bill in my book.

I like to work hard so I can play hard. You need the right tool for the job and in my book some times that tool needs a lot of horsepower or a lot of gunpowder.

[Surface Tension]

Your right what he or she wears or drives means nothing to me. I was refering to the inconciderate side of the hunter or fishermen.

[Steve Foss]

I call them rich, and hope that, if I win the Powerball, I don't become like them. They're the guys you love to see leave skunked. Guys when, if they get stuck, you actually have to think about it for a few seconds before you bend your back to push them out.

But how do you get the term "scissor bill" out of that?

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[Duffman]

Eddie.... is that you? Eddie Bauer that is.

As with anything, you get what you pay for. One guy might pinch pennies for a year before getting a nice quad parka, but that guy will use it for everything; hunting,fishing,camping and ice fishing. Where as the well off would think nothing of buying that same parka for using only on the duck opener. Don't judge a book by the cover, but you are welcome to snicker behind anybodies back. LOL

[Guest]

I grew up hunting deer and elk in Montana (nostalgic sigh).

We saw these kinda guys in the mountains trying to shoot elk every year. Notice I didn't say they were elk hunting. They wouldn't know how to hunt if they were starving, since hunting actually involves finding the game, stalking the game, field dressing the game, and finding your way back to camp. These guys just sat all day at the edge of a clearing that their guide placed them on and hoped to shoot an elk if one wandered into the clearing.

They usually wear brand new one piece hunter orange cold weather suit which makes 'em look like they just escaped from the state prison. The most common time to see one of these guys was when we were headed back to camp at the end of the day. He'd be walking along the trail trying to get back to his guide's camp cause he wouldn't wait at the edge of the meadow for the guide to come get him after legal shooting time had passed. Of course he'd be asking everyone on the trail two questions.

Which direction back to Big Bucks Guide Service's camp?
and
How much farther is the walk back to Big Bucks Guide Service's camp?

Of course they were usually huffing and puffing like they were about to have a heart attack before they had walked even half way back to their guide's camp.

Don't get me wrong, nothin' wrong with using a guide service. If ya don't have your own horses / mules to pack your gear in and out, a guide is the way to go. BUT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE MAN, at least invest the time and effort that it takes to get in shape BEFORE ya go out trampin' around in the mountains. And if ya don't know how to use a map and compass or GPS, then have the sense to wait for your guide to come get ya at the end of the day. If you're sittin' where he left ya' earlier, a good guide can come right back to ya' in the dark after shootin' time has expired. But if your wanderin' home after sundown and get lost, you'll be durn LUCKY if ANYONE EVER finds ya'.

Anyhoo, This was in the days before the hip crowd started using our derogatory term to refer to guys who they thought were awsome.

Ya for decades before it was desirable to be called DUDE, we were using that name as a label for OL SCISSOR BILLS.

[WallEYES]

In did not even see who started this thread, but must have been a rookie. I am no expert, but as far as clothes goes, it's simple purchase the best you can that you can afford, being miserable in the blind, boat, or up 10,000 feet on some mountain in Idaho/ Colorado does not mean tne best, but pretty **** close! Being uncomfortable in coming to a short fall the field means a waste of time and makes your life time hunt or fishin come tonan end if not dry and comforable
expedition to a shortfall or earily exit.

[Kidd]

I have a friend who worked his fanny off to become a doctor. He, along with 2 other doctor friends and I took a 4-day trip to Whitefish bay on LOW. Not only were they dressed to the nines with all the best gear, but they were also 3 of the best fishermen I have had the pleasure of fishing with. By the way, all 3 of them grew up in the inter-city without that silver spoon. The point of this post is; success is more often achieved than granted. If you've worked hard and are able to afford the best, why not buy it?

[Uncle Bill]

Funny thing is I grew up hearing my dad mumble under his breath that this guy or that is a "Sissor Bill". They were always the ones at the bar talkin up what a great hunter/fisher/trapper/ect. they were, but you would never see them in the field or on a lake.

[Guest]

Who you callin a rookie? For those of you who think i am strictly speaking about hard working sportsman and people who have lots of money, That is not at all what We're talking about here. please refer to flying fish's post on page one, its made very clear.
Rookie?, humph!

[DARK30]

I have to admit...If I were able, I could be mistaken for a scissor bill (but) I would make sure everybody on board my boat got to catch a Marlin too!

For now, I'll just make the best with what I got and never stop dreaming of new toys!

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[DARK30]

I have to admit...If I were able, I could be mistaken for a scissor bill (but) I would make sure everybody on board my boat got to catch a Marlin too!

For now, I'll just make the best with what I got and never stop dreaming of new toys!

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cast,cast,cast,cast......