willowhead wrote:Lol....the tying for other tyers, or for just to see how "real" we could make a fly, or just for looks, or any host of reasons, as opposed to for the fish, has always been around it seems.................first commerical tyer who ever lived prolly hadda find ways to "sell" flies beyond just their effectiveness as well.........lol.
Indeed, the older, wiser and more experienced we become the more we tend to separate the commercial from the reality. Most of us will have built up a largesse of commecially driven knowledge that needs divesting ASAP , not an easy task at first , but when the reality of it all sinks in , it can be done quite quickly.What I find very interesting is digging through the older books , written and presented in a very different way to many modern commercially driven publications is that it is more difficult to discern which books are mere self promotion more than a genuine attempt at passing on knowledge. That said , nearly every angling book has value, even the worst will have some ideas that are worth our consideration.
that didn't have something in it worth reading. Some people just take pleasure in doggin' others work. i like that word wrote.