Well, to put it all in perspective, we need to make sure that we have all of the data
to go back to 2007. That's where Keith Kaneko and his buddy Marco Ruse were putting together
some programs for the Yucatan Peninsula. In fact, it's the tarpon fisheries that are
down on the northern and the western shores of the Yucatan. So they asked if I wanted
to get together and partner with those programs and help design some flies specifically for
that. And I said, yeah, because that's a great opportunity for me to go down and fish with
my buddies in a magnificent part of the planet. You know, that first year down south, things
were going so well. Man, I mean, the fish were reacting positive. Everything was good
for what we were looking for. So we decided to go on the internet and just go public with
the fly. So strategically on blogs and discussion boards, we kind of introduced the concept
of the Mayan warrior and solicited some feedback. We also got it in the hands of friends and
colleagues and clients for the next year and continued to refine what was going on. So
that was a great process for us. So that combination of feedback from everybody from the internet
and us continuing to get the fly in the field and working with it ourselves, we really felt
by 2009 that we had the pattern nailed. We were confident with it. And in fact, we got
blessed later that year because Flytire Magazine featured it in their spring issue with 2009
as one of the two saltwater patterns in that issue. So obviously we're well past 2009.
So what we're trying to do here is reintroduce the pattern for your enjoyment. Coming up
is the construction and the recipe. It's pretty straightforward tie. I tell you what, give
it a try. Get out there and fish. You guys have a great experience.
