JeffK;102165 Wrote:
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.
Hey Kurp...oops sorry Kurt,
Your point about fly fishing being put on a pedistal is true and has
given it a bad rap. I have friends that I fish walleye and smallies
with that won't start fly fishing cause they say their (including me) a
bunch of snobs abd stuckups. I try to defend fly fishing and they tell
me a story about the guy they ran into with a fly rod that wouldn't even
say hi when they passed by with a spinning rod. I've heard this
countless times from many people.
Unfortunately, their teaching their kids what they think about fly
fishermen and that's hurting the future of our sport.
Question: How do you keep a worm on the hook on the backcast? lol
Cdog
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