Sorry, Paul. I meant for this to be a scholarly expression of ideas, the experienced sharing with the inexperienced. That's why I wanted to stay away from pattern variations. Too much fuel for a fire and a different thread altogether- which we've done.
My premise is practical and concerns every fly-fisherman. Does one cut that unproductive fly off or try another way to present it? It may be the 'fly of the year' with a different presentation, or be stuck in a seldom used fly box having missed the opportunity to do its thing. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages on... > I'm quickly quitting this because it's getting out of hand. Murf, PLEASE > READ WHAT I WROTE. I didn't say variations were "bad", I wrote, "One of > the things that truly makes my blood boil is to listen to some dolt > bad-mouth a pattern when in fact they aren't fishing anything resembling > the original." Read it carefully, particularly the words, "bad-mouth a > pattern when in fact they aren't fishing anything resembling the > original." > Paul > -- > Paul Marriner > Outdoor Writing & Photography. Owner: Gale's End Press. Member: OWAA & > OWC. > Author of Stillwater Fly Fishing: Tools & Tactics, How to Choose & Use > Fly-tying Thread, Modern Atlantic Salmon Flies, Miramichi River Journal, > Ausable River Journal, and Atlantic Salmon.
