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Survey question
Gents et al.
Myself,having stated in many previous posts that I merely choose to flyfish and/but do NOT consider myself a "flyfisherman" ( with all the implied "baggage :>), My curiosity urges me to pose THIS question. Speaking for myself, I'm a "very" casual member of TU, I've had dinner with someone who, at least, owns a flyrod , maybe ONCE in the last year. I've had perhaps 20 occasions in the last year to utter the word "flyfish" in ANY of my conversations . In short, I LOVE to flyfish, and do none other, no less than the the most dedicated of y'all BUT, it's not my alpha/omega of interset nor is it of most of my friends.
My question therefore is: Of all who contribute, post and lurk here , how many of y'all are "all in" or to what degree ARE you "in"?
Mark
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Marco,
I am 'all in'. President of a fly fishing club & on the board of directors for the Washington State Council FFF & auction coordinator for those two organizations & I work WSCFFF booths at various sporting events & most important of all, I love to fly fish, mostly in WA and Montana, sometimes in WY & OR and the Great Lakes for Steelhead and sooner or later I will actually stop in ID to do a little fishing rather than just drive thru it. Yup, I am 'all in' and lovin' it. Larry ---sagefisher---
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Marco,
Not sure how to answer your question because I am not real sure what "all in" means.
I love fishing for any species and do all my fishing with flies I tie and a fly rod.
The only club/group I am a member of is a local fly fishing club here made up of a group of people who love to fly fish.
I am a volunteer for Partners With Healing and assist with teaching fly tying and fly fishing to disabled vets.
I am a volunteer for teaching fly tying and fly fishing to the "boys" at Arrowhead Ranch.
I teach fly tying at the local fly shop on an "as needed" call.
If the above means I am "all in", then I am 100% "all in".
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I take it you mean if you were in a situation where it meant no fishing unless you did something other than flyfishing what would you do.
If I wanted to fish bad enough in that situation I would do something other than flyfishing.
I like to flyfish ....but I like to fish more.
Take it further ...dry fly or wet fly...no don't.:?:
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Ducksterman, NO NO NO!!. My question is ONLY as to how "into" are you "Into" flyfishing. PERIOD. Mark
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OK...It's my first choice...is that what you mean?
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my family laughs at me because there are no "hobbies" in my life--only passions: fly fishing and baseball, and skiing when those two are off the menu. Casting for Recovery, Chesapeake Women Anglers, Central Pennsylvania Women Anglers, TU, IFFF, IWFF and more magazines than are healthy for one household...
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Just an "In" here. I thoroughly enjoy fly fishing, but it is a past time, not a passion.
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Hi Mark,
I am a very avid fly fisherman, but unfortunately don't get to fish much because it is quite a ways to a lake that has fishing that is any good. The Texas panhandle has everything necessary for good fly fishing....well....except we are pretty thin on water.
There are few flyfishermen around here, so only get to visit with another flyfisherman on rare ocassions. I read the bulletin board and FAOL frequently, but not as much lately due to too many irons in the fire.
Regards,
Gandolf
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I'm probably a little on the "obsessed" side. I can't get enough reading about tying flies, and fly-fishing. That said, I haven't used my fly rod in weeks, if not over a month. Partly weather-related, partly because of the dead battery in my vehicle (now replaced), and partly because of changing fishing with the change of the seasons.
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I guess I'm what you'd call a "stealth fly-fisherman".
My passion for flishing in general, and fly-fishing in particular, is quite strong. I have read every book in the local library on fishing, most of them twice. I have purchased a number of books myself. I regularly read the articles on FAOL and other sites, as well as posting occasionally myself. I've listened to every single Orvis fly-fishing podcast, many of them more than once. I keep at least one fishing rod (fly or spin) in my car at all times, and if I take a different car, I move all of my stuff to the other car "just in case". I typically fish 3 times or more a week during the warmer months, and several times a month in the cooler seasons.
But I'm not very active in the fly-fishing community. I have 5 kids at home, and a very tired wife, so I never spend a whole day fishing. My longest outings are usually a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon between church services while the babies are napping. Becasue of my busy home life, most of my fishing is an hour on weekend mornings before the family wakes up, during my lunch break at work, and sporadically otherwise. I almost always fish unassuming small creeks that have mostly smaller fish and are overlooked by others, but are nearby so I can fish them with limited time. So other than an occasional trip to the local fly shop to get some tying materials or new leaders, the rest of the local fly-fishing community doesn't even know I exist.
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Well, let's see. I'm president of the local fly fishing club, on the board of the regional FFF Council, ties flies, and wrap rods. Sounds all-in-ish, but first and foremost I am a fisherman and will use commie tackle when appropriate. Casting into a headwind with a three foot surf is challenging but I will use a spinning surf rod without hesitation. So, I guss I'm part-in.
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Well, let's see here ... I first picked up the fly rod and attempted to fly fish the summer of 1949. Would like to think, well I know, it's been major progress since. A leave of absence for a hitch in the Marine Corps (they did not consider a fly rod as part of their 782 gear), but really made up for lost time when I got back home. Fly fishing and the long rod have been my main stay and only on rare occasion have I used any other kind of rod. Never have I lost interest (well, O.K., maybe when I was sick as a dog that fly fishing lost it's obsession). In fact fly fishing became all the more interesting when I took up fly tying.
Do I golf ... naw, tried it and I'm lousy at it, and almost no interest. Tennis ... are you kidding! But let me pack up the little popup camper and gather up all the fly fishing gear and you would have my top attention! By the way, it's great to set up the fly tying gear at the National Forest Campground picnic table (right next to the stream), between wading times when I'm trying out some of my masterpieces! Now, this is living!
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Obsessed to the point in seeking help !
Own a shop, fly fish for anything that swims, including guppies and whales. caught a guppie casted to a whale..
started in 1966 and am still going strong...
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I guess I'd be called 'all-in'. I fly fish only and when my fishing buddy offered me a plastic fluke with salt flavoring late this fall when he was killing smallies with his ultra-light gear and told me to put the fluke on one of my flies so I could catch something on just about every cast, I simply declined. My success rate was quite a bit lower than his but as I explained to him many times before "It's not about the destination, it's all about the journey."
Yep, I'm stuborn and all in.
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I would say all in considering I have spent my entire savings getting into the business. If you took away fly fishing away from me you would loose a lot of who I am.
-Jeff
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Please define "into". That word is misunderstood.
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Guess I'd say that I'm "all in". I fish around 60 days a year and spend quite a few hours a year tying flies, tying leaders and otherwise tinkering with tackle. I won't say that all my friends are flyfisherman, but I do have a good number of friends that I met through fly fishing. I'm also a TU member, an active TU volunteer and have been a TU chapter board member.
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I am a fairly hardcore flyfisher, 100+ days per year, but my interest wanes rapidly away from the river. I am not political about it, don't belong to groups, clubs, associations, etc. I used to be much more active here, but my interest wanes every time this site goes through a period where people can't keep their opinions and facts separate. Attractive women aside, flyfishing is about 50% of my hobbies, shooting about 30%, and birding about 20%.
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I guess you would say I too am all in. President of a fishing club, treasurer of a casting club, FFF CI. I own a summer cottage where I am past pres. and current treasurer of the cottagers' association. However, when younger it was tennis, then wilderness camping where there is not much time to fish, skiing, plus drumming and music full time. And of course there was raising a family when everything was viewed from that perspective. I guess I am justan ?all in? type of guy.
So my point is twofold. Everyone is 'all in' to one or a few things at any given time, and that changes over the years (and with accumulated years). Some people are more 'all in' including social groups and organizations, and some are just quietly 'all in' enjoying hobbies and interests on their own. I think the stage of life and your activity level have a lot to do it.
Now back to planning the next fly tying meeting.
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I live in the golden triangle of Yellowstone, Idaho and Montana in the Summer and the desert in the Winter so climate and location calls the shots. Four months of daily fishing against eight months of none. I do think about it those eight months but definitely not all in.
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Gents et al,
Thanks for the great responses even to my not so clear question. My intent in asking same was/is to find out how involved "into" flyfishing y'all are. That, to find out just what quantity/quality of involvement causes y'all to feel comfortable in this forum. I personally feel comfortable bearing even my stated shortcomings as to flyfishing. Thankfully there is the Sound Off forum where I seem to mostly "reside" . When I do flyfish , once a year for about 3 weeks in Wyoming, I'm ALL IN, but other than for that short period, flyfishing is not something I think about, Having said all that however, I still feel comfortable here , warm and cuddly...........oh wait................
Mark
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I can't be all in, as I only can fish a few days a year, and at least one of the species I target cannot be taken on the fly.
But when I fish, I flyfish most of the time.
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Sadly, I'm no longer in at all any more as I can no longer do it due to neuropathy. But I was all in for several years. Moving waters only.
I enjoyed catching (and releasing) trout, but that was not my motivation. I fished moving waters because of the concentration required. Concentration that made it impossible to think about anything else. Interrupted briefly at times, but times that gave m an opportunity to savor and appreciate my beautiful surroundings. Technicolor zen!
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Flyfishing is the only pastime that I dwell on year around. At certain periods throughout the year it nearly consumes me. I love to tie flies as much as fish for the most [art....and writing about it has been a life-long passion as well.
Not much into the organization thing. Not crazy about clubs and such. I'm admittedly very selfish with my time afield in all outdoor things. I share it with family, and close friends mostly.
That being said....when Spring Gobbler arrives, I'm "all-in". And when archery season rolls around I'm "all-in".
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I like to fish, and I do it all troll with leadcore, use spinning gear, fly fish, jig, even live bait. (I actually got into fly fishing by getting into tying trolling streamers) It really depends on where I'm going to fish, I reach for the fly rod more often than not but most of my gear is in the truck if I need it. Some days throwing metal just works better. Haven't joined any clubs or organizations devoted to just fishing, was part of some local fish and game clubs/outdoor clubs in the past, but having moved I haven't retained membership.
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The past 5 years I am of the occasional flyfishing sort. I don't get much chance to get out anymore as my kids activities take priorities these days. I do enjoy the 5 to 10 days I do get out. I tie fly more than I fish, but I started out in this sport tying flies.
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I love fly fishing, but I can't say I am "all in". However, I am all about "fishing" in general. It is my hobby, my relaxation, my passion. If I am not doing it, I am thinking about it, talking about it, or dreaming about it.
Mike