Kent I might add that it helps for those who are in the fly fishing retail industry to ACTUALLY go out and fish the waters which they are professing. Then the information passed on is first hand, which is especially important with pattern selection and interpreting water volumes. Al Peterson ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 20:50:49 -0800
>> Who are these people I hear about at the shops and where are they >> fishing on the sky? > >I'm inclined to believe most of what your friends say and very little >of what you hear at fly shops (depending on the shop, of course ;-) >2002 was a brutal year for retailers and fly shops aren't inherently >immune to a weak economy. The first goal of any business is to stay in >business. Judicious use of anonymous reports of great fishing success, >especially those that strongly imply that you should buy some obscure >fly pattern or tying materials, can be an effective tool to help make >the cash register ring. > >Kent Lufkin > >
