People don't look or listen when spelling names. My last name is Kurt
and you wouldn't believe the trouble I have getting people to spell it
right. Four letters shouldn't be that hard.

Cdog,
Fishing with a worm and fly gear is fine with me - just not in a FFO or
Artificials only section! In the days of my youth there was more
variety in fishing techniques and the guys that could drift an
unweighted worm or salmon egg through a riffle with fly tackle were
pretty deadly. Before WWII spinning tackle wasn't available and subtle
light tackle techniques were done with fly tackle. The guys that
learned in that era did the craziest things with bait and lures using
fly tackle. With spinning tackle these days those old techniques are
sadly mostly gone.

Now for the controversial part - what is fly fishing raises so much
fuss because we have placed fly fishing on such a pedestal. It is
viewed as the highest calling for a fisherman to be pursued only by
those with the purest of souls and the highest of skills. Therefore,
attacks on your definition of fly fishing reflects on you personally -
your motives, skills, and commitment. I grew up in a world when it was
just a way to fish that was the most effective when the fish were rising
or the water was low and clear. The fly rod and floating line was also
part of your bag of tricks to present spinners, worms, flatfish, or
salmon eggs with, where legal of course.


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