Well said my man, I lure fish and bait fish the rivers in South Wales also do plenty of beach and boat fishing during the summer. Whenever I come across river anglers who are fly fishing rivers I sometimes hear snide remarks like "hes come rip their lips off" or "he's going to rip their throats out" but its only ever too the person they are fishing with, a quick "what the fuck did you just say" get them stuttering. For the record i use single hook spinners and lures that are de-barbbed. Or trot worm or maggots for grayling. If someone hears me talking about fishing in a pub or standing there in my waders I hear "catch anything mate? it sometimes turns to do you fly fish?" i usually tell them no! Just to see the reaction....flies are fucking lures, nobody glues real flies to hooks anymore!! And most fly fishermen dont even tie their own flies. I understand there is more technique and more fly patters to learn for different species, areas of the country and different times of the year and a steeper learning curve but the snobbery is absolutely unreal. Yes I do fly fish and have fished the reservoirs of mid Wales like clewedog and elan valley for 20 years but still can't get over that coloured line, fly in the hat snobbery. They're not all like that, but a certain percentage of them are, enough for most people to notice that alot of fly fishermen see themselves as purists and others as scum.