08-31-2009, 04:42 AM
Flygoddess-
Over that "time" one will learn and grow more in the sport. Just like everything else in life, it takes time to become proficient. No one expects to go out the first time and fish like someone who has fly-fished for twenty years. Did we not all start by just going out there and flinging a line? Of course we did. We didn't walk into the water the first time, and put the River Runs Through it to shame! We had to learn the basics first. Armed with those basics, a beginner can experience SUCCESS and learn to love the sport. With that love, will come the drive to learn more and improve. The entire "consistency" part comes with that experience. I have taught more people than I can remember how to fly fish. They start off with this notion that it is sooo difficult and they will never be able to learn how. I quickly bring to their realization that it is not difficult. It is very basic. People have tried to make this sport seem so difficult, that people are too intimidated to try and learn. This is
. This sport has brought such joy and wonderful memories to me throughout my entire life, that I hate thinking that someone else can't enjoy those same things. Sure, one can claim they have a PhD in flyfishing, but that is not what it requires. Just a rod, reel, fly, and a desire to catch fish!
Also, there is way too much emphasis on what type of gear you are using in this sport. Is it high end? This also keeps many beginners out of the water. A $2000-$3000 price tag just to start fly fishing would keep me from picking up the sport as well. I always loved outfishing those high end hacks with my trusty pflueger 8ft 5wt with a cheepo reel and cheepo line. Drove them nuts! lol! Not to say that technology doesn't improve the sport, just saying that it only takes you so far. You still have to know how to FISH!!
FISH ON!!!!!!
-Rich
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Over that "time" one will learn and grow more in the sport. Just like everything else in life, it takes time to become proficient. No one expects to go out the first time and fish like someone who has fly-fished for twenty years. Did we not all start by just going out there and flinging a line? Of course we did. We didn't walk into the water the first time, and put the River Runs Through it to shame! We had to learn the basics first. Armed with those basics, a beginner can experience SUCCESS and learn to love the sport. With that love, will come the drive to learn more and improve. The entire "consistency" part comes with that experience. I have taught more people than I can remember how to fly fish. They start off with this notion that it is sooo difficult and they will never be able to learn how. I quickly bring to their realization that it is not difficult. It is very basic. People have tried to make this sport seem so difficult, that people are too intimidated to try and learn. This is
. This sport has brought such joy and wonderful memories to me throughout my entire life, that I hate thinking that someone else can't enjoy those same things. Sure, one can claim they have a PhD in flyfishing, but that is not what it requires. Just a rod, reel, fly, and a desire to catch fish! Also, there is way too much emphasis on what type of gear you are using in this sport. Is it high end? This also keeps many beginners out of the water. A $2000-$3000 price tag just to start fly fishing would keep me from picking up the sport as well. I always loved outfishing those high end hacks with my trusty pflueger 8ft 5wt with a cheepo reel and cheepo line. Drove them nuts! lol! Not to say that technology doesn't improve the sport, just saying that it only takes you so far. You still have to know how to FISH!!
FISH ON!!!!!!
-Rich
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