Patience, Paul I can't type as fast as you. I started typing a reply as soon as I got your post.
Old Pokey-fingers, DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Marriner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages on... > Oh, oh, didn't like that comment Don. Sorry, but you're not getting > anywhere. I have hundreds of anecdotes, representing both sides and the > edge of the coin. Anecdotes are just that, individual experiences. > Seems to me I just offered an explanation and suggestions, "that may > help the next time we're out." You may not agree with me, but at least > acknowledge what I sent, particularly since you requested I enter the > thread in the first place. > Paul > > DonO wrote: > > > > Thanks, Martin. > > Now we're getting somewhere. If others would share similar experiences, we > > could offer some explanations and suggestions that may help the next time > > we're out. > > > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Martin Westbeek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 3:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: presentation vs pattern- the great debate rages on... > > > > > That's a good example Don, where the only variable is the fisherman. We > > had > > > the same thing happen in Germany a year ago, fishing for grayling. A local > > > friend guided us, and we came at a spot where he said that there would be > > > fish. I cast - nothing. I cast to his instructions - nothing. Handed over > > my > > > rod to the next person - nothing. Then it was our local friend's turn. He > > > caught 3 fish in 5 casts. The funny thing is that he saw what we did, and > > he > > > said he did nothing different than we did. > > > Martin > > -- > 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.
