I am by no means a fly fisherman. Although, I did watch most if not all of Hank Patterson's videos. What first interested me in it was a tournament that closed the dock of my favorite pond at the time. People came out and put tape up closing the dock. I figured it was for safety reasons. So, being the diligent 10'ish year old boy I was, I decided it was my duty to figure out where the danger was. Went out on the dock, everything was solid. We no longer needed the tape restricting entry, so I removed it. About an hour later, we were kicked off of the dock, due to a Fly Fishing Tournament. "A what!?" So the guy explained it to me. They had rings on the water approximately 14 inches around. Each one had a value. It looked cool. About25 years later, I got my first flyrod. Used it a handful of times, just doesn't seem so interesting. Maybe because it IS hard.