[VFB] Induced take

[Soren Finne]

Hi list, Reading all the interesting comments following my message about graylings the other day I feel a need to discuss the theme from another angle.   In the classic literature we can read about different techniques to induce a take (ie La Fontaine, Leisenring). Several of you listfellows also give examples from your own experiences. I think we are discussing some of the essence of flyfishing. Literature and tradition give us lots of rules about how to act when fishing, but in the end it is up to the fisherman himself to use his instincts, knowledge, experience and feeling to succed in the fishing. Fishing skill is the result of good knowledge and capability to use this knowledge. The capability is often a result of many hours, days, months and years at the water which creates an instinct for what is right just at this moment.   When we choose our flies and fishing methods according to our own experience even if nobody else around agrees and succeds at it, that is pure fishing joy and happiness, isn�t it?   Tight lines Soren Finne