As far as I'm concerned, you can hang anything you want on your flies, as long as the result is fish hanging on it as well.
- Gary At 01:52 PM 12/19/2001, you wrote: >Morning All- > >Just thought I would post something that might get the >list stirred up a little, since things have been >fairly quiet of late. The latest issue of Fly Tyer >magazine has an article about using hardware like >spinner blades and propellors on flies, streamer & >bucktail type patterns, that is. The article was >written by Art Scheck, whom I know is very highly >respected. > >The first eight paragraphs or so consist of a >justification and defense of the practice by citing >the historical (pre-WW II) use of hardware on flies. >The rest of the article consists of how to tie flies >with hardware and fishing tips for them. > >I'm just wondering if anyone on the list puts hardware >on their flies? Does anyone feel this is, well, just >kind of wrong? Being relatively new (only a few years) >to flyfishing, I'm open to new or even old ideas that >have come around again, but somehow or another this >seems to cross some kind of line, even though so >knowledgeable and respected an authority as Mr Scheck >endorses it. I know flyfishing and tying is a big >tent, but I wonder how other people on the list feel. > >Just curious in Oregon > > -John > >===== >The River- >You passers-by, who share my journey, >You move and change,I move and am the same; >You move and are gone, I move and remain. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of >your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com >or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ><)))}"< <"{(((>< "Catch & Release...It's the future of fishing!" To subscribe to, Texas Warmwater Fly Fishing e-mail discussion list... Send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to, Warmwater Angler e-mail discussion list... Send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------
