Still interested in you elaborating on the 'so called casting competitions' SUKI1312,
very interested indeed.
Personally I dislike analogies between fishing and golf, so let's not go there.
Rob makes a fair point about the potential for fly casting to be internationally competitive - we have many events including a world championship - and in its own right I see competitive fly casting as a sport separate (but undeniably linked) to recreational fly fishing. Could competition fly casting be a Commonwealth event
Well, why not
There are activities that are recognised as legitimate sports that have not had an outing in recent years (or ever) including Life Saving, Handball, Billiards, Sailing and
many others.
You do have to make the distinction between competition fly casting and fly fishing - they're not the same.
As Allan points out it's the individuals choice how they see fly fishing, for some it's recreational, for some it's almost an obsession, for some it's a sport and for some it's a business. I don't see that it's our job to pigeon-hole the choice of the individual into neat rows that fit with our own ideologies or preconceptions.
Equally that should be applied to competition fly casting which has it's place alongside any other competitive event.
My two cents.
H