08-20-2005, 12:22 AM
i visited a site i have participated on for a few years and was 
dened by what i saw , again .the moderator was forced to remove all of the posts and enter a warning about unexceptible conduct on his board . he's a hardworking and well respected person on his site , i know it was a difficult decision for him . i belive his board is dedicated to the diehard michigan flyfisherman and he dose a fine job moderating it .
all of the posts were removed, the reason , because members were attacking other members. the attacks were not based on race creed or religion but because of thier fishing methods . it was a site that fostered my knowledge for fishing for salmon steelhead and trout . for me fishing for these fish is a little more than a pastime now .
it is a sport that i have a passion for , it is part of my lifestyle but it dosen't consume me . i fish for every fish i can catch lawfully .
there are some fishermen that have a steadfast belife that these species of fish can only be cought using flys , anything else is unexceptible , that's their lifestyle , their choice , and i commend them for upholding their personal beliefs . i flyfish and i tie my own flys . i do not snag for fish as most of the posters on it imply , i take each and every fish i catch lawfully . using bait or spoons is not snagging .
The sudan , Russa, CUBA, afganastan , WWII Germany and others had leaders that belived only their way was the only way . those same flyfishermen i've known would lay there lives down in a heartbeat to defend our country against those kind of leaders .
However , i don't rely on flys alone for trout and salmon i also use spinners , spawn and one of the greatest of natural baits , the worm . i don't follow the outdated belief in that salmon only eat flys , or don't eat at all once they enter a river during the spawn runs. i clean my own fish , i've seen the contents of their bellys .
because i use these other legal methods of fishing , i would be labeled a "baitchucker or a snagger " by the fly only fishermen i have shared many a stream and river with over the years . thatdens me , i thought America is the country that became the #1 superpower in the world by having tollerant socicety .in my opinion ,each man has his own beliefs , and has the legal and god given right to walk (or fish ) in this great land of ours without harasment from others .
i am an active member on many, many fishingsites on the internet as are a few of my long time fellow members here at B.F.T. however , B.F.T. is more than just another fishingsite to us , it is our home port . we are always welcomed here as anyone else is , as family and as good friends.
i haven't participated in any group river cleanups in a couple years , but each and every fishing trip i go on i'm picking up litter left behind by others . i haven't done a riverwatch , but yes i do call the authorities on poachers , ("illeagle lead slingers")and those who take an "over the legal limit" of fish .
which is worse , one day a year cleaning up trash or a year full of countless trashbags of debris removed from our waterways . the answer is neither , it dosen't matter as long as the trash is removed . the same answer applies to those who poach , let us be rid of them .
I have in all my years here as moderator i had only one post to remove because someone attacked another members prefrence of fishing style . that is unquestionably a tribute to the quality of our staff , members and visitors here at B.F.T.
us moderators do our work for free , unpaid , and we don't mind one bit , our membership is free , we don't spam , but we do offer chances for our members to recive prises just for participating on the site .
to sum things up , you won't be called a bait chucker here , you won't be shuned for using lures , and you won't be labeled a hipocrit for using flys . you will be called , friend , brother (or sister) , fellow fisherperson and my favorite word ," pal ".
feel free to discuss any particular kind of fishing style or species of fish you would like to here at B.F.T.
After all , fishing is what us fishermen are all about .
the above message is my own opinion and not the opinion of B.F.T. OR IT'S MANAGEMENT ,ADVERTISERS OR ANY OTHER AFILIATION OF THE OWNERS .
"LONEHUNTER"
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dened by what i saw , again .the moderator was forced to remove all of the posts and enter a warning about unexceptible conduct on his board . he's a hardworking and well respected person on his site , i know it was a difficult decision for him . i belive his board is dedicated to the diehard michigan flyfisherman and he dose a fine job moderating it . all of the posts were removed, the reason , because members were attacking other members. the attacks were not based on race creed or religion but because of thier fishing methods . it was a site that fostered my knowledge for fishing for salmon steelhead and trout . for me fishing for these fish is a little more than a pastime now .
it is a sport that i have a passion for , it is part of my lifestyle but it dosen't consume me . i fish for every fish i can catch lawfully .
there are some fishermen that have a steadfast belife that these species of fish can only be cought using flys , anything else is unexceptible , that's their lifestyle , their choice , and i commend them for upholding their personal beliefs . i flyfish and i tie my own flys . i do not snag for fish as most of the posters on it imply , i take each and every fish i catch lawfully . using bait or spoons is not snagging .
The sudan , Russa, CUBA, afganastan , WWII Germany and others had leaders that belived only their way was the only way . those same flyfishermen i've known would lay there lives down in a heartbeat to defend our country against those kind of leaders .
However , i don't rely on flys alone for trout and salmon i also use spinners , spawn and one of the greatest of natural baits , the worm . i don't follow the outdated belief in that salmon only eat flys , or don't eat at all once they enter a river during the spawn runs. i clean my own fish , i've seen the contents of their bellys .
because i use these other legal methods of fishing , i would be labeled a "baitchucker or a snagger " by the fly only fishermen i have shared many a stream and river with over the years . that
dens me , i thought America is the country that became the #1 superpower in the world by having tollerant socicety .in my opinion ,each man has his own beliefs , and has the legal and god given right to walk (or fish ) in this great land of ours without harasment from others . i am an active member on many, many fishingsites on the internet as are a few of my long time fellow members here at B.F.T. however , B.F.T. is more than just another fishingsite to us , it is our home port . we are always welcomed here as anyone else is , as family and as good friends.
i haven't participated in any group river cleanups in a couple years , but each and every fishing trip i go on i'm picking up litter left behind by others . i haven't done a riverwatch , but yes i do call the authorities on poachers , ("illeagle lead slingers")and those who take an "over the legal limit" of fish .
which is worse , one day a year cleaning up trash or a year full of countless trashbags of debris removed from our waterways . the answer is neither , it dosen't matter as long as the trash is removed . the same answer applies to those who poach , let us be rid of them .
I have in all my years here as moderator i had only one post to remove because someone attacked another members prefrence of fishing style . that is unquestionably a tribute to the quality of our staff , members and visitors here at B.F.T.
us moderators do our work for free , unpaid , and we don't mind one bit , our membership is free , we don't spam , but we do offer chances for our members to recive prises just for participating on the site .
to sum things up , you won't be called a bait chucker here , you won't be shuned for using lures , and you won't be labeled a hipocrit for using flys . you will be called , friend , brother (or sister) , fellow fisherperson and my favorite word ," pal ".
feel free to discuss any particular kind of fishing style or species of fish you would like to here at B.F.T.
After all , fishing is what us fishermen are all about .
the above message is my own opinion and not the opinion of B.F.T. OR IT'S MANAGEMENT ,ADVERTISERS OR ANY OTHER AFILIATION OF THE OWNERS .
"LONEHUNTER"
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