I've learned that all of this is just personal preference so there is no right or wrong.
In my mind, coating a fly with fish oil isn't kosher. Chumming from a boat while flyfishing isn't for me. These are bait-oriented and I don't feel I am challenged to improve my flyfishing skills if I utilize these methods.
I've got a good friend who chides me for being a "purist" -- mostly because I won't fly fish a Sluggo like he does! (He calls it a "silicone-based soft hackle fly"). I know some "purists" who scoff at my use of synthetics in SW flys. I suppose the only real purist is someone who fishes with a 1850s Philadelphia-crafted bamboo rod rigged with silk line and cat-gut leaders who only uses dries (even for stripers) tied on hooks crafted himself. I'm not that person either.
I hope my comments don't offend. Any use of solutions (organic or synthetic) that are used as fish attractants aren't for me.
Let me know if they work though.
In my mind, coating a fly with fish oil isn't kosher. Chumming from a boat while flyfishing isn't for me. These are bait-oriented and I don't feel I am challenged to improve my flyfishing skills if I utilize these methods.
I've got a good friend who chides me for being a "purist" -- mostly because I won't fly fish a Sluggo like he does! (He calls it a "silicone-based soft hackle fly"). I know some "purists" who scoff at my use of synthetics in SW flys. I suppose the only real purist is someone who fishes with a 1850s Philadelphia-crafted bamboo rod rigged with silk line and cat-gut leaders who only uses dries (even for stripers) tied on hooks crafted himself. I'm not that person either.
I hope my comments don't offend. Any use of solutions (organic or synthetic) that are used as fish attractants aren't for me.
Let me know if they work though.