I guess the main consideration is are we using an artificial fly or a fly
casting lure?
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From: Don Ordes
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Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures
Mel,
So why do you say that? Is it Wacki-Pedia this time? Please expound.
Curious minds want to know.
How does one go about classifying & qualifying fly-fishing and all of the
cross-over styles?
I know some game & fish guys, and they say that fly-fishing only waters is a
'can of worms' and is open to interpretation and cross-over style arguments.
Guys fish with a spinning outfit, a bubble, and an adams fly. Fly-fishing? (
No)
Guys fly-rod fish with a weighted Mr. Twister plastic grub with a hackle
wound around the grub body part. Lure-fishing? (Yes)
Guy in Yellowstone 'flyfishing only' water uses 'foam fly' impregnated with
velveta cheese. Illegal bait-fishing? (Yes)
I can fish my hair mice with a spinning outfit or a fly rod.
If I'm in Yellowstone on 'flyfishing only' water, I better be using a fly rod.
'Can of Worms?' You bet. Game & Fish enforcement quandry. You bet.
Would be interested in your views for a 'writing the fishing rules'
perspective.
DonO
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From: mel hocken
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Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Flies vs lures
Who ever wrote this doesn't know their head from a hole in the ground
Regards
Mel
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From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: Virtual Fly Box ; Fly Fishing World ; Hill Country Fly Fishers
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 7:56 AM
Subject: [VFB] Flies vs lures
Over the years we've had several discussions on what makes a fly a fly
and a lure a lure. It's pretty well summed up below in a piece from Wikipedia.
If it takes a fly rod and fly line to cast it, it's a fly. If it takes
the weight of the lure to cast it, its a lure. Therefore fly rods cast flies
and spinning / casting rods cast lures. In fly fishing, fish are caught by
using artificial flies that are cast with a fly rod and a fly line. The fly
line (today, almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough in order to
send the fly to the target. This is one of the main differences between
spinning and bait rods, which use the weight of the lure to cast lures, and a
weight on the line to cast bait, etc
Artificial flies can vary dramatically in all morphological
characteristics (size, weight, colour, etc.). Artificial flies are created by
tying hair, fur, feathers, or other materials, both natural and synthetic, onto
a hook with thread. The first flies were tied with natural materials, but
synthetic materials are now very popular and prevalent. The flies are tied in
sizes, colours and patterns to match local terrestrial and aquatic insects,
baitfish, or other prey attractive to the target fish species.
Casting - Flies vs Lures
Unlike other casting methods, fly fishing can be thought of as a method
of casting line rather than lure. Non-flyfishing methods rely on a lure's
weight to pull line from the reel during the forward motion of a cast. By
design, a fly is too light to be cast, and thus simply follows the unfurling of
a properly cast fly line, which is heavier and tapered and therefore more
castable than lines used in other types of fishing.
to read the entire Wikipedia piece, click on the link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_fishing
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