There is another type you missed Neil. There is a group of people who take great pleasure in trying to understand the physical sciences behind fly casting. You don't see it a lot on this website but there are others where the physics of fly casting are discussed continually. Here you will find people with names such as Perkins, Lovell, Hanneman, Richards, Spolek, Angus, Gatti, Judd, Phillips, and more discussing and being discussed. Here a math equation or model is king and the joy becomes in putting numbers on what we consider to be a natural skill. It is an aquired taste and not all will like it. In fact most won't. But it remains a passtime for some. Be careful though. Narcisists are attracted to these sites and the test of your metal is not how far you can cast but how well you understand integral calculus. Discussions can get ugly there too. And personal. Tread with care.

I liked your article.

Bob