Don (and the rest of the debaters), (Don): "Your comments are just the reason why I wanted to keep this thread alive and focused on experiences and the analysis of those experiences. I can share an experience with you, but I can't give you that experience. I can share my analysis with you, and it may or may not help. But if we don't learn from others, why do we read books? Why does one write a book?"
I never said this debate was a waste of time. If I made it look that way, then I apologize for making it come out wrong. What I really meant when I wrote "fluid" and "individual" was that it doesn't have to be a RIGHT and a WRONG in this issue. A RIGHT in that water can be a WRONG in another one... or change from day to day in the same water... or seem different from an angler to angler perspective. Also I am for sharing experiences. You can and will learn much from other's experiences, even if circuimstancial factors stop them from filling the criterias to qualify as "rock hard" facts. So if my "What I believe" comment came out wrong, it can be simplified like this: 'I don't think either side is RIGHT or WRONG... and even if I'm not the most experienced one, that I still believe.' (Don): "Your comment on farm-raised fish is very appropriate, as a popular fly around many places is a fishfood pellet fly. And ANY experience you have is welcome in this forum." I know I'm welcome to make myself heard here. If I wasn't, I would have been banned looooong ago. I don't think I have made me known as "that shy Swede who never dares to post". The reason for being quiet in this debate is merely because I simply don't have much to share about this issue. But as I said, I follow it with great interest because (as I also said) I'm for sharing experiences and I know I will learn from reading yours. Beside my comment, I had another reason from posting. When I wrote "hack on me" I just thought "I have to give them a break from banging eachother before they start to send eachother anonymous threats. After hacking on me for a while they can start fighting eachother again, a little bit cooled down by the distraction from my post." ... which just shows what a really nice guy I am, don't you think? ;o) /Nick
