Sorry for all the intrusions (tests) this morning. Hopefully
you'll enjoy my little poem. JIMMY D
THE PURIST
I fish with a Pflueger Pack Rod. He fishes with a Sage or a Scott.
Doesn t make any difference to the fish that we caught.
Fish don t care what rod we use and faced with a choice
they d probably not choose.
The purist fishes a Betty McNall or other perfect fly.
I fish with a Black Ant or Elk Hair Caddis
cause they re so easy to tie.
Expand your horizons, that s where it s at ,
he says as he ties on a number 16 Claret Gnat.
Don t be fishing those trash flies, my boy.
Why don t you try a Ferret Faced Rob Roy.
To go along with his game, I say I might try a
Chauncey, or a Colorado King, or maybe a
Coachman with the Royal Fan Wing.
He s thinking, Another purist I ve found ,
when I mention that I love the Royal Blue Crown.
He raises his eyebrows as he ponders all that.
Then he ties on a pretty Brass Hat. I say a Royal
Cubbage is also good, but sometimes I prefer a
Fire Coachman Trude.
He says to himself, A purist for sure, boy this is
great. But when I tie on a Chernobyl Foam Ant,
we both know he s taken my bait. A foam ant!
Why would a purist like you stoop to something
as trashy as that? he says as he removes his
tattered old hat.
I say with an evil glint in my eyes, Gotcha, my Friend.
I m not a purist. I ll just fish my ants and Little foam flies.
You fish your classics and I ll fish my trash and when the
end of the day comes we ll see who was brash.
Jimmy D. Moore
Woodway, Texas
© October 5, 2001
NOTE: The Ferret Faced Rob Roy and Royal Blue Crown are flies originated
and first tied by Jimmy D. Moore.
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