02-07-2014, 08:56 PM
See that wonderful attitude shining again?
You know me and you know my history with fly fishing and tying. You also know I have a insane amount (time and money) invested in fly tying specifically. I'm on several fly tying and fishing pro staffs (actually ones not just some friend or some startup companies) as well as a Rainy's Innovator with several patterns.
Here is a little story that sums it all up.
I spend a November day at Yuba in my boat throwing 7-9'' swim baits last year. It was a slow day but we ground it out all day anyway and get a few smaller fish. I pulled off at the end of the day with the only other boat really fishing (three guys fly fishing). They quickly struck up a conversation asking how we did etc from the other side of the lot. The small talk went something like this….
Fly Guys: How was fishing?
Me: It was rough today but got a few small ones and lost a nice one.
FG: Cool, just throwing gear?
Me: Yes. How'd you guys do?
FG. We got a couple strikes and a few follows.
Me: Yeah it was slow today I'm happy we got some action.
FG: Yeah It's a lot easier throwing gear for them. (I'd like to add I highly doubt he's thrown legit esox lures with heavy rods etc because anyone who has doesn't refer to it as EASY)
Me: Ha not for me. I'd do better fly fishing for them since the gear is new to me. What kinda flies were you guys fishing?
FG: Not sure you'd know what it is.
Me: Yeah try me I might surprise you…
FG: Yeah do you know what a El Chupacacra from Rainy's is?
ME: Absolutely… It's my pattern.
FG: Oh thats you. You're Nick.
Me: Yes thats me and walked over to shake hands.
I'd also like to add how they perked up and were munch more interested. I was no longer the guy on the other side of the fence "throwing gear" and taking the "easy" road to catching fish and they wanted to talk bs.
That sums up A LOT of fly anglers attitudes. I know I've lived it deeply I know. I also know how deep it runs in niches and subsets of fly fishing. You caught that steelhead on a egg/nymph it doesn't count. That brown was spawning so I doesn't count. You nymphet during a hatch are you stupid, oh and it doesn't count. Nice berry cutthroat, oh you caught it ice fishing when they are starving with bait so it doesn't count, it's all the same! It's ALL BS!
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You know me and you know my history with fly fishing and tying. You also know I have a insane amount (time and money) invested in fly tying specifically. I'm on several fly tying and fishing pro staffs (actually ones not just some friend or some startup companies) as well as a Rainy's Innovator with several patterns.
Here is a little story that sums it all up.
I spend a November day at Yuba in my boat throwing 7-9'' swim baits last year. It was a slow day but we ground it out all day anyway and get a few smaller fish. I pulled off at the end of the day with the only other boat really fishing (three guys fly fishing). They quickly struck up a conversation asking how we did etc from the other side of the lot. The small talk went something like this….
Fly Guys: How was fishing?
Me: It was rough today but got a few small ones and lost a nice one.
FG: Cool, just throwing gear?
Me: Yes. How'd you guys do?
FG. We got a couple strikes and a few follows.
Me: Yeah it was slow today I'm happy we got some action.
FG: Yeah It's a lot easier throwing gear for them. (I'd like to add I highly doubt he's thrown legit esox lures with heavy rods etc because anyone who has doesn't refer to it as EASY)
Me: Ha not for me. I'd do better fly fishing for them since the gear is new to me. What kinda flies were you guys fishing?
FG: Not sure you'd know what it is.
Me: Yeah try me I might surprise you…
FG: Yeah do you know what a El Chupacacra from Rainy's is?
ME: Absolutely… It's my pattern.
FG: Oh thats you. You're Nick.
Me: Yes thats me and walked over to shake hands.
I'd also like to add how they perked up and were munch more interested. I was no longer the guy on the other side of the fence "throwing gear" and taking the "easy" road to catching fish and they wanted to talk bs.
That sums up A LOT of fly anglers attitudes. I know I've lived it deeply I know. I also know how deep it runs in niches and subsets of fly fishing. You caught that steelhead on a egg/nymph it doesn't count. That brown was spawning so I doesn't count. You nymphet during a hatch are you stupid, oh and it doesn't count. Nice berry cutthroat, oh you caught it ice fishing when they are starving with bait so it doesn't count, it's all the same! It's ALL BS!
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