Originally Posted by Buddy Sanders;
Let us face some disturbing perceptions about our sport. Two of the biggest ones:
Fly fishermen are wealthy elitists that judge others not by their fishing skills, but by the gear they are able to pruchase.
Owning that 'new' rod (or reel, waders, vests, etc.) is not about how it fishes, but how it 'looks' to the people who see you fish.
Basically, what these two 'perceptions' indicate, whether true or not, is that the image of fly fishing has become similar to the one of Hollywood celebrity. Seeing who can out shine their peers on the red carpet. ...