Quote Originally Posted by Gigmaster View Post
I though I was being cute once, when I needed a Pheasant-Tail nymph, and only had turkey feathers. I tied the pattern using turkey, and it worked. I was quite proud of my innovation, until a few years later when I saw a pattern for....you guessed it....the Turkey-Tail nymph.......
I have a video of Rene` Harrop tying a turkey tail nymph, it's probably 12 - 15 years old. Something I came to realize several years ago that someone had tried about ever idea, the good, the bad and the ugly, before I had thought of them. I also realized it's still a good thing to share the good one, because there are a lot of people who have not had that idea yet who will like to use it. It's good to share the bad one also, no sense in someone else doing the same dumb thing you did. The only reason some people are worth keeping around is to serve as a bad example.