sandy wrote:
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Why are the concepts of odor and wiggling, lure-like flies
so totally off limits in polite fly fishing society?

It is harder to fool a fish with fur and feathers than
with scent and lures. That's the essence of it. On a
continuum with bleach and TNT on one end and fur and
feathers on the other we all choose just how badly we
want to catch a fish.

--
Ken Fortenberry