I heard that.
I've been wearing the same old Filson coat since Heck was a pup. I don't own any of the cool high dollar gear you see in the Cabelas catalog.

And fly fishermen....... I love to watch my wife stand in the river and catch more and bigger trout on worms than the "purists" with 2 grand worth of gear on them do. They may not be catching fish but they are looking good not doing it.

I think maybe our one mile wonders around here have some of that purist attitude.