02-18-2010, 05:00 PM
FG, you ask is fly fishing is special or some kind of medal. For me, yes it is.
I find fly fishing to be a much more challenging experience. Tying my own flies also has something to do with that. It is a more "traditional" experience in the way that it is "simple" and not a lot of moving parts. I compare it to bow hunting with a recurve or gun hunting with a muzzle loader/black powder. Yes, there are easier and more reliable ways to hunt, but for those that learn to be proficient with the "traditional" ways, it is a completely different experience.
I grew up spin fishing. I loved it and I still do it in the winter (on the ice) and occasionally from a boat with family members that don't fly fish. But, I am constantly wondering how I would be (or could be) fishing with a fly rod. I have taught my 8yo daughter how to fish with a spinning rod, but when she is ready, I can't wait to move her to a fly rod.
I don't eat fish (probably the only Japanese person in the world who doesn't). I just don't like the taste. Naturally, I am a catch-and-release guy. I seem to do far less damage to the fish with a fly rod than a spinning rod (trout). That is a plus for me too.
As far as "why both". To me, there are situations that just lend themselves to a fly and others that lend themselves to a spinning rod. I took a float on the Green a few years back and I was having a very slow day. My friend (a guide on the Green) pulled an ultra-light from some secret hiding place on his drift-boat and began to pull fish (a lot of fish) from every single pool on the river. I guess that there is a time and a place for everything.
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I find fly fishing to be a much more challenging experience. Tying my own flies also has something to do with that. It is a more "traditional" experience in the way that it is "simple" and not a lot of moving parts. I compare it to bow hunting with a recurve or gun hunting with a muzzle loader/black powder. Yes, there are easier and more reliable ways to hunt, but for those that learn to be proficient with the "traditional" ways, it is a completely different experience.
I grew up spin fishing. I loved it and I still do it in the winter (on the ice) and occasionally from a boat with family members that don't fly fish. But, I am constantly wondering how I would be (or could be) fishing with a fly rod. I have taught my 8yo daughter how to fish with a spinning rod, but when she is ready, I can't wait to move her to a fly rod.
I don't eat fish (probably the only Japanese person in the world who doesn't). I just don't like the taste. Naturally, I am a catch-and-release guy. I seem to do far less damage to the fish with a fly rod than a spinning rod (trout). That is a plus for me too.
As far as "why both". To me, there are situations that just lend themselves to a fly and others that lend themselves to a spinning rod. I took a float on the Green a few years back and I was having a very slow day. My friend (a guide on the Green) pulled an ultra-light from some secret hiding place on his drift-boat and began to pull fish (a lot of fish) from every single pool on the river. I guess that there is a time and a place for everything.
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