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-----
> > > > On Behalf Of Joshua Barnett (CF)
> > > > 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
