On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:32:46 -0800 (PST), Mike
wrote:

Yeah sure, only use the line number printed on your rod, only use
peacock herl like the "experts" tell you, don´t fart in church........

If you don´t conform you are more or less beyond the pale.

Different strokes for different folks. You think that if we do not
conform to YOUR advice we are a bunch of lost souls. Not true. The
Benchside Ref Manual is THE authority for just about anything to do
with tying. You should buy one. There IS a right and a wrong way of
tying in herl. The newbie should learn the correct way. If he wants
to experiment, fine, but he should learn the basics, the orthadox
methods first.

Dave