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On 06 Dec 2003 21:08:20 GMT, ojunk (George Adams)
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But it's great for those of us who haven't the time or the patience or
the talent or, in my case, much interest, in tying their own flies.
If I had to tie my own flies in order to fly fish, I'd hand over my
KPOS rods to my boss and my one buddy who fly fishes and go right back
to spinning gear. Or even plug casting. I won't say I'd go to bait
fishing or trolling, but it'd be about the same for me as those
would. (not a slam at bait fishers, btw, I just don't like to do it.
(and, yes, I do know how to put on a worm or a minnow and have done
it.))
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rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing.
Often taunted by trout.
Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely
on it.

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I bait fish quite often, amd I like a bit of spinning and plugging, or even
jigging, now and again.( Or to be more precise, I did up until a while ago).
I do not consider fly-fishimg to be the "Holy Grail" it is merely another
extremely enjoyable means of fishing, which I enjoy in all its forms.

Anybody can tie flies which will catch fish. The main prerequisite, is not
to believe any of the ( in the meantime extremely widespread and vociferous)
gurus, who would have you think differently. Or indeed not think at all.

There is no reason why you should not buy them either, but preferably not
from some faceless conglomerate of manufacturers who neither know nor care
what they are, or what they represent, and merely see them as a means of
making money.

As for KPOS rods or similar. Any one of these rods, including the worst
possible one you could find, is a thousand times better than the ones I, and
many others, started fishing with, and occasionally still do.

Then as now, the fish could not care less. A good angler will catch fish
whatever he uses, and he probably wont care much either. It is nice to have
top quality expensive gear, but it is certainly not necessary.

"to thine own self be true"
Hamlet.

TL
MC