Take, for instance, a precious gem like an emerald that has been cut and polished. Besides the deep rich beautiful color of the stone, beveled edges can be seen on all sides with a flat surface for the top. The beveled sides are called facets. These facets showcase smaller, added richness to the dazzling beauty already striking warmth in the observers senses.
“What the heck has this got to do with fishing?”, you may be asking. I think fishing is much the same. massbassin.com as a blog is yet another facet of fishing experiences for me. I spent time with a lot of fly fishing enthusiasts this evening, and spent more time on the phone with a fly fishing friend this very morning.
The common factor between this blog and the time I spent with the fly fishing community is a facet of fishing for me. Fishing is much like the flat plane that is the top of a beautiful gem. The richness of the gem can be seen from straight on, but to understand the entirety of what is being observed one must look at the facets for a total understanding. Fly fishing can be seen as one of the facets of my passion that encompasses fishing overall.
Also for me there is spin casting, bait casting, trolling, and just plunking. I enjoy all of these angling techniques. When given a choice to use one technique, and not going at all, guess what I will do.
I am going fishing.