Just a thought,,,,no one should feel guilty….with the 800+ views and the 50 posts about the fly pattern – we are doing more to perpetuate the mystique of the fly, and drive sales for it, than if Mr. Douple bought an ad on goggle and flashed it on all the fishing sites on the internet.
Jack, my guess as to why he doesn’t want the fly recipe posted on the Internet is that others will tie it and sell it rather than buying it from him. I would take a different tact for marketing the fly. Look at Bob Clouser – he’s a household name (at least in a fly fishing household). Nearly everyone ties and fishes his flies. If the pattern is that ground breaking and effective, Don Douple would also be a household name by sharing the recipe. With such notoriety, he would make money selling other things, writing books, and making DVDs. Ya know, if this thread continues on….Don Douple will be a household name.
BTW, credit Bob Clouser with using dumbbell eyes and tyng his fly in an upside down fashion. Believe it or not, a long time ago, after I saw how Clouser used dumbbells, I tied a fly (and still do) to match stone cats / madtoms for smallmouth. The fly looks almost identical to Don’s Sculpin…………just don’t ask me for the recipe!!
From what I’ve read from people I’ve grown to know and trust from reading their posts on the board, I’m sure Don Douple is a good guy. I wish him well, and hope he sells a ton of flies. It’s the American way!
Note: I've met Bob Clouser, and I know him to be a fine gentleman, friendly and helpful to everyone he meets. I would like to extend my sympathy to him and his family on the the death of his son.
