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Steelhead:
I'm not interested in a pissing contest. It's just when someone makes personally condescending remark at me I set the record straight. Obviously, I've been where you are now in the saltwater scene and have progressed passed it. Though I admit that I still need to get my fix of trout fishing where I choose to limit myself to floating lines and dry flies.
Fly Rod:
No need to get excited with all the !!! I guess I am just not into all the elitist thinking that you have to spend lots of money to fly fish. The guy's criteria are that he wants to fly fish for not too much money. It might be more productive if you actually gave him some advice instead of just crapping on mine.
Also, your response about TFO’s $100 fly rods not casting well simply shows that you have not used one. That company has redefined the standard of price and performance. Of course lumping Sage’s fine casting tools and Whorvis’ overpriced and underperforming rods odd in and of itself. You don't need to take my word for it, you can just ask Lefty.
BTW, at the Martha's Vineyard C&R tournament last year 90% of the participants were skunked. It was a classic dark and stormy night. It was my first trip to the island and my partner's second. We caught fish. I used a TFO 8wt and my partner (who I just met that day) was using an old Medalist. So I stand by my advice.
I agree that Steelhead’s writing was a good article, but it was not good advice. It’s as if Caffeine asked the time and Steelhead wrote an article about how he feels about clocks.
All of this would be much more fun if we were fishing. You guys ever in Rhode Island? I’d be happy to take you all out. Just bring a good sense of humor and an open mind, this is just fishing after all.
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