My 2 cents...
You couldn't teach a school or put on seminars unless you established as an 'agenda' what 'someone' (a group or individual) perceives as the minimum standard for conduct, equipment, technique, etc. The time/distance between standards becoming rules becoming laws is not as far as you think. Since I am a first class 'rebel at heart', I would never teach 'standards', but would teach those in the school to do their own thing, but also to respect the enviornment, respect others, respect and care for the quarry and it's habitat, and never poach. Thus, 'doing your own thing' would carry some responsibilities, and that is a good thing. A seminar is always in order for good manners and respect, as the lack of these create more difficulties in our sport than the level of sophistication in our approach. I've seen many threads here where the parties disagree. Cool. Where it ALWAYS falls apart is when one party treats another with disrespect, whether it be by intention or the sometimes misunderstood comment. The old-timers on the list just take it in stride now as a regular occurance, like storms. Also, remember that if 'someone does draw the line', it may be drawn on the wrong side of the one who asked for it. Finally, start applying ANY sort of standards in FLYTYING and you'll put ME out of business in a nanosecond! DonO > To the list- My apologies to the list for my inactivity lately. Extreme amount going on here, and will be that way for a little bit. But I'm always lurking... 8^ ) > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > >Behalf Of Joshua Barnett (CF) > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 8:51 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [VFB] Fly Fishing > > > > > > > > > Fly Fishing > > > > > > What's the sport really about? > > > > > > Howdy gang, byard, and all else who may come upon this forum... > > > > > > Hi, my name is caddisfly... I think I am pretty well known to the > web... > > >I > > >write articles for www.smallstreams.com and I run and participate in many > > >swaps on the VFB... I am very proud to be involved in all of these > > >activities... but... fly fishing was once a timeless thing for a few, who > > >dared to enter "our world"... now it is no more than an every day thing > to > > >so many who do not cherish the sport as "we" do... they are only in it > for > > >the fishing... the catching... but for the group of "us" who really do > care > > >and love the sport... who love to meet friends... talk for uncountless > > >hours > > >to people about the sport... for those who really truly do appreciate > this > > >gift God has given us... how do we react to such a thing... people taking > > >"our thing"?... what should "we" do?... I mean... we love this sport... > and > > >now it is becomming such a big thing... how will "we" ever recover from a > > >"thing" tha! t has happened so quick?... please give me your feedback... > > >I'm > > >not saying that we should have rules on who can fish... but should we > maybe > > >have classes and more seminars teaching peepls what the srt of fly > fishing > > >os really about? > > > > > > tie on... caddisfly > > > > > > PS.... please reply to this
