River fishing rant

[Mtn.man]

1/2stick O dynomite, or a magneto both work well.

[TFOGGER]

1/2stick O dynomite, or a magneto both work well.

My honorary Native American name is "Fishes with Dynamite"...

[SSChameleon]

I've done fly fishing and spinning and caught a lot of fish doing both. I prefer spinning, I'll be doing some this weekend at a lake and in the river.

Last June I pulled this brown out of a river using a spinning rig.

[jhood001]

I only flyfish when I'm not hungry for fresh fish.

[hatidua]

I only flyfish when I'm not hungry for fresh fish.

you rarely see guys with fly-fishing rods land really good sized fish.

It's the Indian, not the arrow...

I dislike the elitist element within fly fishing as much as anyone (potentially more so) but try to give a bit of consideration to the fact that in most situations, whether a person gets "fresh fish", or a big fish (or not) is an indication of the fisherman, not the type of tackle being used.

The conventional guys think the spinning crowd are using the wrong equipment just like the spinning folks think fly rods are for play and not serious fishing tools. It's all rather unfortunate that which wrench a person chooses from the toolbox is seen as a detraction from that persons ability by those that chose a different tool.

It doesn't matter if it's lake/pond/river/fresh water/saltwater, the discussion should be about the person, not the tool. If a fisherman is good at fishing, he or she will do well regardless of what body of water is being fished and regardless of what kind of equipment they choose to use. Similarly, if a person can't catch a fish with one tool, they'll most likely do poorly with another type of equipment.

I own spinning gear and don't have trouble using it. I've been known to drag in a fish or two while harnessed to a 50W as well. I toss a fly rod from time to time and have never gone home hungry because I only had a fly rod along.

A few fish on fly when I forgot to bring the spinning rods:



I guess I'll have to load up some photos of fish caught on spinning & conventional reels one of these days

[joeyshoe]

ok, that last one was SICK!!!!

[rondog]

I've done fly fishing and spinning and caught a lot of fish doing both. I prefer spinning, I'll be doing some this weekend at a lake and in the river.

Last June I pulled this brown out of a river using a spinning rig.

Jesus! That's a trout?!?! Looks like a freakin' salmon to me.

And this is the way to fish, if you wanna fill the freezer.....