River fishing rant

[Twinscrewed05gt]

Fishing snobs eh? Wow, I've seen it all now lol.

[One Shot]

I could use some fly fishing tips. Hoping to see another thread from the OP to share his Fly Fishing expertise with the rest of us..

[SA Friday]

I could use some fly fishing tips. Hoping to see another thread from the OP to share his Fly Fishing expertise with the rest of us..

start one. I'll add info.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

start one. I'll add info.

You're the Fly Fisherman Elite. Why don't you start it? It can be called "Friday's Fly Shop."

[planefixer]

I've been fly fishing as well as tying my own flies since I was 11 y.o. (1978) and I've seen just as many fly fishermen being inconsiderate, incompotent morons as I have other fishermen.It really seemed to increase in the late '80s - mid '90s when there was a large influx of yuppie newbies to the sport.The OPs argument goes both ways.The last time I fished the Deckers/Trumbull stretch of river some flyfishing newbie jerk-off hooked a fish in the pool above where I was fishing and, without even thinking twice about it, proceeded to play his fish right through the water I was fishing without even an "excuse me" or "sorry".

[02ducky]

Speaking of fishing and all that good stuff. I am going to Quincy res tomorrow with my nephew at 5am. Anybody wanna go with us? We will be using spinning gear and I have an extra pole if somebody needs it. Quincy is flys and lures only BTW

Do you have to have a habitat stamp to fish?

[00tec]

Its right tool, for the job. I'm positive some of you think driving a nail with a big rock from the back yard is a cheaper and just as good as a hammer. Just don't look at the drywall afterwards.

Most of the time there is more than one 'right tool for the job'.

You use a hammer to hang sheetrock, I'll use a clutched screwgun. I'm not gonna get angry if you dent the walls with the head of the hammer a bit.

[cstone]

Jim, please tell us all about the art of catching the elusive Coney Island white fish.

It takes a very special fisherman with nerves of steel.

[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!!!!