Now you're on to it. But you're still asking the question, not answering it.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "KEITH PASSANT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages on... > Further to my last silly response there can ONLY be one answer to the > pattern v presentation question. Its an answer we will never have though. > Why? Well only the fish can tell us and I dont speaka di lingo del trutta. > Each occassion has its requirements for either pattern or presentation > though right? If the trout dont want a size 10 Wulff but will take a 14 > fished exactly the same its pattern. > If they dont take the 10 OR the 14 sitting on the top but do take it sunk > its both. > If they wont take either of the flies fished upstream but take them when > they go downstream its presentation. > OR is it????? > KP > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 11:11 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages on... > > > > True, Keith, true- patterns vs variations of patterns. But that's another > > thread. > > > > But the debait at the moment is which is more effective? Pattern or > > presentation? > > What is catching the fish? The fly or the way the fly is fished? > > > > Is the same variation to all patterns really only a presentation technique > > for the original pattern? Is sliding a gold bead down the leader to the > > fly > > any different than putting the bead on the hook, if the pattern is no > > different whatsoever? > > > > If the Royal Wulff won't catch fish if it drowns or has drag, but works > > better than anything else if fished properly, is it pattern or > > presentation? > > > > Fine-tuning the discussion... > > > > DonO > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "KEITH PASSANT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 1:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages > > on... > > > > > >> So heres the flame to make sure it burns..... > >> > >> Take an old pattern. It was the Sawyers Killer Bug that started all this > >> after all. > > > > >
