HH, I agree with that statement. I'll never be a purist. On Saturday I caught 45 large trout from 20"-23". I caught 15 of them on the fly rod and the other 30 on my jigging rod. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced it's not so much the gear as the person using it. With that said, I have the skill to get skunked regardless of the gear I use.