Are YOU A Wet Booter?

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You can be a Wet Booter even if you don't get to fish every day. Few of us are that lucky. Flyfishing doesn't pay the bills for the majority of anglers. Just because your boots are usually dry when you put them on doesn't mean you want them to be. People are sometimes classified into self-satifying categories like 'hardcore' or 'trout bum'. And many people are called 'weekend warriors'. This term has a negative connotation. Weekend warriors are supposed to be people who really don't know much about flyfishing, don't read magazines, don't even know how to change their tippet or fly. These guys are generally nice people (I guess), but they just book a guide on a Saturday to take them around and basically catch the fish for them just so they can get a hero shot.

There are plenty of true anglers out there who can only fish on the weekends. It's called a nine-to-fiver that keeps them in check during the week. This doesn't make you a 'weekend warrior'. If the weekend is the only time you have to fish, then you are gonna take it. Just don't walk into the local fly shop with the price tags still on your gear, and I think you can avoid that stereotype.

If you are reading this, then chances are you are a Wet Booter. If you had it your way, you would quit your job and travel the country and world fishing your brains out. Wouldn't that be sweet? It ain't happenin' buddy.

If you're afraid you lost your touch, or perhaps a little skill, don't worry about it. Everybody goes through periods when they don't have the chance to fish. You'll knock the rust off. You're still pure at heart.

I'm a Wet Booter. And I hope you are too.