Hey all,
Very good point brought up.Most guys who ask stupid questions don't know they're stupid questions. And as a newbie to the gear scene, this includes myself.
I think the best way to handle a stupid or overly-revealing question is simply to not answer it. Most will assume no one knows anything about it.
As an experienced fly angler, I put more effort into the skill of adapting to ever changing environments, than any others I posess. I feel that anger about overcrowding to be an admission of ignorance, and ignorance the banner of defeat. Accept any fate but submission!
There is no greater feeling of accomplishment than to have a smoking reel when others around you are feeling the wrath of the skunk.
Adapt-Evolve-.....Fish On! beathead

Larry
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For the wealthy there is therapy.
As for the rest of us.... there is the Great Outdoors.