Quote Originally Posted by Panman View Post
For instance I don't think fishing with a jig is fly fishing even with a fly rod.
If the "bait" determines the method; maybe the first question to ask is, what is a fly or what constitutes a a jig?
  • Is a beadhead, conehead, dumbell eyed fly, a fly...or a micro jig?
  • Is an epoxy creation or lacquered up whatever, a fly...or a tiny plug?
  • Is a hunk of foam or rubber impaled on a hook with a bit of hackle added, a fly...or a finesse soft plastic bait?
  • Is an ultra realistic creation a fly...or a sculpture?
As for me, I really don't care what folks do or what they call it as long as it is legal, they are having fun and they don't put down someone else's way of enjoying the pursuit!

Maybe that's because I fish anyway that suits the situation and that includes LOTS of non-fly fishing. I never feel compelled to apologise or explain my choices or felt is was necessary to define my fishing methodology when conversing with other anglers or the uninitiated.

I just tell folks I went fishin'.