Pineapple, BBQ chicken, onions, bacon, and sun dried tomatoes! There’s a pizza! Don’t really care whether others are wise, and sophisticated enough to appreciate.
As for beads, I actually think that you have a point in terms of mortality issues, if we are comparing to other egg imitations (or actual eggs). Of course Mark has it right, that there is a much better comparison to be made; just skip the eggs altogether! My own issues with beads aren’t really ethically based, but aesthetically based. I mean we are talking about a bit of colored plastic, some split shot (lead for some), another plastic ball, all lobbed upstream, then waiting for the bobber to go down. I have tried it, and I just found myself asking what about it was fun? I get that it can be very effective, but that’s just not what fishing is all about, to me anyway.
I am no “purist”, or snob, and I’m fine with others fishing how they want, but I certainly wouldn’t advocate this style of fishing to others as I think that it really misses the mark of what makes fly fishing so much more rewarding and enjoyable. For some people, it’s really all about catching fish, and if that’s what floats your boat go for it. To me, the whole process is what makes the hookup so rewarding: the creative process of tying flies, the casting, the grab, etc, all make up for a total experience that does far more for me than the fish wiggling on the end of my line, or a photo. I found none of these ingredients fishing with beads, and the idea of contributing still more unnecessary plastic to our streams and oceans doesn’t sit right with me either.
Enjoy your pizza.
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