The fly tying is a part of the contest. The best beats where won by a casting comp. Than they moved into these other rounds. When you can't fish much this has to do
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:31 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] competitive? fly fishing. > I saw one a lot like it with just individuals competing. I think it was > just casting and catching competitions though, I didn't see the tying if > any in that contest. The competitors were in the midst of an incredibly > beautiful stream, sweating with exertion of running from riffle to run, > trying anything to get a fish to the net. Gone was the relaxing sport > that I know, gone was the ability to sit on a rock close your eyes and > listen to the water, and if I were there gone would be me from that > "contest"! There are a lot of people that would enjoy the bass tourney > frenzy type of fishing but I'm not among them. Give me a thorough > skunking in peaceful solitude rafter than franticly trying to get 34.875 > (or what ever it took to win) inches of trout in exactly 2 hours. > Dave Wilson > http://www.wilsonsworld.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Dan Crowe > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 3:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] competitive? fly fishing. > > I just took a break from studying and watched a little television. > Friday > usually provides a handful of fishing shows in this market, so I was > pleased > to see one with the title "Fly Fishing" on ESPN2. No other explanation > was > given, but who cares, whatever it is it has to be about fly fishing > right? > How bad can that be? > > What it turned out to be was coverage of "Team" flyfishing. A heretofore > undiscovered aspect of the sport (at least as to me). > > Teams of two, apparently sponsored by the larger flyfishing and outdoor > companies were given one hour to tie flies, then assigned a stretch of > river > (the De Puys (spelling?), a spring Creek in, I believe, Montana). They > had > two hours to catch two fish each, and at the end of the two hours, the > team > with the highest total length of fish moved up in the bracket. > > I tried to give it a chance, really I did. I watched the teams tie like > maniacs and agreed wholeheartedly when a competitor (team Umpqua) > remarked, > "Everything that is beautiful about flytying is not happening in this > room > right now." > > I watched the teams run up and down the river, casting it into a froth. > Scooping fish unceremoniously into oversized nets and running to the > shore > to have the fish measured, then tossing the stunned fish back in the > river. > > If anyone cares, I think teams Simms, Powell, and Sage are still in it. > Umpqua, Powell, Hodgman and Cortland have all been sent home. There were > a > couple other teams, names I recognize, but was too appalled to write > down. > > Now, I am as competitive as the next guy. Probably more competitive. But > this just doesn't seem right. I think I'm offended, but I can't decide. > I > really don't want to be a snobby flyfishing type, but I can't quite get > around this one. > > Interested in what you all think. > > Dan Crowe > (perfectly happy just wandering upstream) > >
