Minnows

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[#0000FF]I have made a full circle myself. Learned to fish "cricks" with worms and hoppers for little trout. As I grew older and "more sophisticated" I became a borderline "Orvis Dork"...with a collection of "fairy wands" and all the other trappings. Learned to make my own rods and tie flies too.
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[#0000FF]Must have been all the salt water fishing I did for a few years that got me using bait again. And I soon learned that it often takes as much skill to fish bait properly as it does most flies and lures...if you want to catch more and bigger fish.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I still have and occasionally use fly fishing gear, but I fish for all species in all waters with all kinds of lures...and bait. And I often tip my lures with bait. I'm anything but a purist but I don't think many other anglers have more fun than I do. And that is what it's all about...not looking down your nose at those who do not fish the same way you do.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The flip side is that I have also learned that many of the fish I pursue with bait will also smack flies...if they are the right size and color...and if you present them in the right place the right way. Best of both worlds.
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