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Fish Recycler · 05-07-2008, 09:52 AM

I was giving seminars in Denver last week, where fly rods are synonymous with trout fishing. The three misnomers that I aim to overcome in every seminar:

- Fly fishing is hard
- Fly fishing is expensive
- Fly fishing is just for trout

Fly fishing is not hard. With a little help, anybody can cast 25 - 30 feet of line in 5 minutes. That's all you need to catch fish.

Fly fishing is not expensive. You can get a combo for as little as $30 these days. I can't take my wife out to eat for $30.

Fly rods can catch you any fish that spinning rods can.

All true!

But, but...fishing is supposed to be fun. If doing it on the fly rod makes it more fun - do it! If it makes a fun thing frustrating, forget it! The last things our lives need are more frustrations.

05-07-2008, 09:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fish Recycler Fish Recycler is glad that spring is here Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Council Bluffs, IA Posts: 1,978 Thanks: 383 Thanked 510 Times in 214 Posts	I was giving seminars in Denver last week, where fly rods are synonymous with trout fishing. The three misnomers that I aim to overcome in every seminar: - Fly fishing is hard - Fly fishing is expensive - Fly fishing is just for trout Fly fishing is not hard. With a little help, anybody can cast 25 - 30 feet of line in 5 minutes. That's all you need to catch fish. Fly fishing is not expensive. You can get a combo for as little as $30 these days. I can't take my wife out to eat for $30. Fly rods can catch you any fish that spinning rods can. All true! But, but...fishing is supposed to be fun. If doing it on the fly rod makes it more fun - do it! If it makes a fun thing frustrating, forget it! The last things our lives need are more frustrations. __________________ You can be a Fish Recycler too...let 'em swim. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.