Now that's innovative thought. Maybe we should be teaching 4 through 10 year olds how to tie flies as part of an 'art class' in schools. We could then take their innovative ideas and really stir the pot about fly design, color combinations, tool design!

That's kind of my point, what has really been innovative in the past few years. Nothing. Sure, new twists on old ideas/tools.

I try to spur the folks I work with by asking "how can we look at this differently", "what are we not seeing when we look at this".

Now, there is nothing wrong with the tools we have, with the ideas we have proven with the test of time, but just think of what we may be missing? Maybe someone has tinkered with a tool that needs to be brought to the market?