On Oct 19, 9:17*am, Scott Seidman wrote:
notbob wrote :

I was watching a spin fisherman from my window and initially pooh-poohed
him,

I think a good spin fisherman will outfish a good fly fisherman most of the
time, and certainly have a better chance under a wider variety of
conditions.

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Scott
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But Ive run into few "good" spin fishermen. When fish are taking
streamers, and where because of distance or topography a fly fisher
cannot reach the productive water, then the spin fisher always has the
advantage. But Id guess that on more than half the waters I fish a
spinning rod would be useless due to size of the stream, wariness of
the fish, impossibility of casting an appropriate fish food.

I think another factor less said is that fly fishing is more athletic,
both in the casting and the wading more often required. Spinning has
made fishing a hell of a lot more accessible to more people. It just
requires less physical skill. And it is effective enough and provides
enough release for nervous energy in a semi-attentive state. Finally
these folks buy licences and thereby spread the costs of management.
They do tend to leave crap all over the river, but all in all we could
be more tolerant of them because each one is a potential convert.
Why some of my best friends are . . . . Well actually not.
Dave

Dave