ARE WE MAKING FLY FISHING TOO DIFFICULT FOR BEGINNERS? - Readers Cast - Oct 10, 2011
ARE WE MAKING FLY FISHING TOO DIFFICULT FOR BEGINNERS?
As I read posts on FAOL I constantly read about the problems that new fly fishers are having or have had and I cannot help but wonder if we are making fly fishing too difficult for beginners to grasp. For instance, I see posts from people stating that they tried fly fishing several years ago and quit because they just could not do all that is required. I have read posts that state that they would like to learn how to fly fish because watching a fly fisherman fish looks so relaxing and looks like fun, but, they just do not think that they could master all that casting they see being done.
Some folks do make it difficult and expensive, and some don't ...
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Originally Posted by
CM_Stewart
...have to buy lots of very expensive equipment and definitely have to take casting lessons. ....
... and this comment from Chris reminds me of an exchange I witnessed in a local fly shop last spring. A potential newcomer was asking the owner of the shop how to get started in fly fishing.
The owner, in the course of the conversation, mentioned spending around $1500 on equipment and lessons in the first year, a lot of it up front. I just shook my head when I head that comment.
John
P.S. I guess I should mention that the owner of the shop was in the process of selling off his inventory as he was going out of business. Now why on earth did he have to go and do that ??