This is the biggest reason why I avoid fly fishing. Because the people who engage in it's cult like practice, have always given me the impression that I'm supposedly less of an angler than they are. From the time I was a child, I've always had a disdain for two things: religion and fly fishing. I never understood it when I was young, but I've always felt this way. I think it's because both practices are very exclusionary. They claim that they're not, but we all know that they are.
The entire idea that I'm less of an angler or a fly fisherman is more of an angler is laughable to me. I fish in much the same manner as the flea flickers, it's just that I use a 5 foot ultra light fishing rod spooled with four pound test, rather than a 10 foot rod spooled with whatever it is that a flea flicker spools their reel with. The elitist attitude of the flea flickers simply needs to be stopped in my opinion.
The ultimate goal of both practices is to get outside, enjoy the wonder of nature, and maybe, just maybe catch a fish. Then release that fish to be enjoyed another day. AS flea flickers goal is the same as mine, so there is no reason for the elitist attitude. I think Steven Wright hit the nail on the head when he reminded us "There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot." Steven is correct about that, and it goes for both me and flea flickers alike. Sometimes that line is so fine it can't even be made out!
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 20 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his three year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country…..Montana!
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