Jimmy, I may have posted this same reply in 2002, but will do it again anyway.
There are still many versions of the pipe and tweed crowd out there, that
perpetuate that image. the same folks that claim "The Movie" ruined the sport.
The best way to overcome that perception is do what you do. Teach those that
are interested and make the sport accessable. We have an FFF club here that has
120 members and find that folks with that teed and pipe mentality don't stay
around long. Most of our members are former C&W folks. We mainly fish for
warmwater species since we have to travel at least 4 hours to fish trout
streams. We have a bunch of guys that would rather fish for carp, gar and drum
than trout. To me it's just the way I prefer to fish. That said, I still do a
big bait outing every year with my brother in law for big channel cats. Do what
brings you enjoyment.
--- On Mon, 10/13/08, Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [VFB] Chunking & Winding vs Fly Fishing - Food for thought
> To: "Virtual Fly Box" <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>, "Fly Fishing World"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Hill Coountry Fly Fishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 9:22 AM
> I wrote this and sent it to the lists in 2002. Just came
> across it
> in my VFB file and thought it might be good to revisit it.
>
> JIMMY D
>
>
>
> Too me, the generalization that fly fishers are looked upon
> as a tweedy,
> pipe smoking, creel carrying and snobbish angler is
> completely off base.
> Many of us fly fishers perceive this to be the way we are
> viewed by
> others who prefer to catch their quary by a different
> means. Sure, some
> of the bearded "chunking & winding" good ole
> boy bass hunters in their
> $30,000 bass boats feel that way about us, but I don't
> think the average
> C&W guy is all that different from fly fishers. I
> have many friends
> who are among that fishing fraternity, and have found them
> more
> "curious" about my fly fishing and how I do it,
> than looking down their
> nose at me. Maybe it's because I still own my big bass
> boat, have a
> beard, drink a few beers and still chunk and wind on
> occasion.
>
> I've converted more than one "good ole boy"
> bass fisherman to fly
> fishing. All it takes is a good size bass on a 4 wt. or a
> bull
> bluegill an a 2 wt. Their next question is, "When
> are you going to
> take me trout fishing?" Each September I take five
> close friends, and my
> three sons, to New Mexico for a week-long trout expedition.
> Six of them
> still do a lot of C&W, but the highlight of their
> fishing year is the NM
> trip for browns, bows and cutts using little "flea
> rods" that I built
> for them. You recon that we fly fishers have been looking
> down
> collective noses at the C&W guy. Kind of like the
> Pheasant hunter
> looking down his nose at the Coon hunter. ;~)) Two
> completely different
> types of hunting, but hunting just the same.
>
> How many of you still do some C&W? Awww, comon - fess
> up!
>
> Have A Great Day
>
> --
> Jimmy D. Moore, "BIGTROUTMAN" I FISH BECAUSE I
> MUST!
> More importantly, I fish because my Dad taught me!
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