09-07-2007, 12:00 AM
MacFly:
[size 1]... what constitutes a new fly.. does it have to be something that has never been tied before.. or can it be a mod of an existing pattern that is unique enough that it can be called a different fly.. and on top of that.. who makes that call.. who says whether or not a fly is new and unique or modified to a point that it is unique enough to be given a different name...??? [/size]
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There are no rules. You will find a fly will have various different names. What happens is someone names a fly then others will claim it is a copy of another fly but it does not matter. What becomes a name for a given fly depends on many factors. The like or dislike of the name. The like or dislike of the person who came up with it. The popularity of the person naming the fly in a given area. The ego of the person naming a creation. The association or dis-association with another fly.
If you want to give your version of a fly your own name go for it. You and your buddies maybe the only ones that ever recognize it by that name but who cares. The ones that you care about it will know what you are talking about.
Many people do not give their alteration a name preferring to give credit to a previous originator of the basic pattern or style.
In the end it does not matter except in the minds of the vain person that thinks he is the originator of the pattern. .... and the name the fly has in a catalog or online for ordering the fly.
It is definite a confusing mess with no way of give order to the disorder.
entropy for ever increases.
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[size 1]... what constitutes a new fly.. does it have to be something that has never been tied before.. or can it be a mod of an existing pattern that is unique enough that it can be called a different fly.. and on top of that.. who makes that call.. who says whether or not a fly is new and unique or modified to a point that it is unique enough to be given a different name...??? [/size]
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There are no rules. You will find a fly will have various different names. What happens is someone names a fly then others will claim it is a copy of another fly but it does not matter. What becomes a name for a given fly depends on many factors. The like or dislike of the name. The like or dislike of the person who came up with it. The popularity of the person naming the fly in a given area. The ego of the person naming a creation. The association or dis-association with another fly.
If you want to give your version of a fly your own name go for it. You and your buddies maybe the only ones that ever recognize it by that name but who cares. The ones that you care about it will know what you are talking about.
Many people do not give their alteration a name preferring to give credit to a previous originator of the basic pattern or style.
In the end it does not matter except in the minds of the vain person that thinks he is the originator of the pattern. .... and the name the fly has in a catalog or online for ordering the fly.
It is definite a confusing mess with no way of give order to the disorder.
entropy for ever increases.
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