i love spincasting topwater lures for bass...it's every bit as exciting
and fun as flyfishing for trout imo. i have tried the flyfishing for
bass thing... in the places i fish, it is always frustrating and that
detracts from the fun for me. forget the crowd... find the sporting
niche in bass fishing that suits your fishing. i've never found a fly
rod to be the sole or most important factor in my enjoyment of the sport
of tricking a fish to take a topwater lure. i usually take flyfishing
gear along when bass fishing, but it's not my preferred tackle in that
venue.

jeff

Steve wrote:

I love fly fishing and live in an outstanding area for bass fishing. I
moved here from Utah and learned to fly fish in Montana. I was raised
spin and plugcasting in upstate NY. I am really struggling keep my
focus on fly fishing because of lack of other anglers in my area. I am
also having trouble learning to tie and use these huge flies and casting
with the wind has been a whole new experiance. Any suggestions any
other spring creek tranfers. Everyone tells me to just return to
baitcasting and fall in with the crowd, but it just isn't the same
excitement anymore.