What is a sportsman? Well, before I read the thread about flossing on the Frasier, I thought I knew what a Sportsman was. I guess the term "Sportsman" is open to interpretation. For instants, take the lining issue, Lots of people feel that if you line fish, its not a "sportsman like" thing to do, even if its legal. Some people feel that the Legality of the issue dictates weather or not its "Sportsman like". Still, other people feel that fish on the bank is the measure of a true "sportsman". I really don't know what a true "sportsman" is. Am I even a "Sportsman"? I asked myself and couldn't decide. I love to fish, and I love to catch fish.... I guess that in the end, that's really all that matters.... That we all have that one thing in common... We all love to fish. Why can't the fact that we all love to fish be enough? Why is it that we have to argue over the methods of harvest some choose to use? Why is it that everyone insists on hanging labels like "Purist" or "meat fisherman"? I don't know. What I do know is that I just returned from fishing the Skokomish and that I fought one big fish after another, and that I really enjoyed it..... And that's enough for me.