Binary Actions and Catalysts in Fly Fishing


I am a trout fisherman. It can be said that trout fishing is an evident proof of adaptability. That is why it is so difficult and can be perceived as an art. I would like to give you access to a demonstration of how trout fishing uses binary actions and catalysts to better adapt. If you just observe the fly that is used by a fisherman, you will find two different levels of binary actions.

binary actions in Fly fishing
  1. On the one hand, there is a binary action that attracts the trout that is composed by the fly and the hook. The fly is the catalyst, and the hook is the driver. The active function is the fly that attracts the fish while the hook is the energy conservation function that catches the fish.

  2. On the other hand, the functionality of the hook is defined by its binary actions, the point is its active function, which allows the fish to be hooked, and the barb acts as an entropy inhibitor (energy conservation function) preventing the fish, once hooked, from disengaging.

Managing catalysts and binary actions is a must when dealing with adaptive environments. As a fly fisherman for many years, I have been able to experience the indispensability of binary actions and catalysts in the fly as a system.

Fishing without the catalyst is as absurd as throwing a hook into the river and pretending to catch something.  Without the catalyst, the only thing you have is the desire to fish. The use of catalysts and binary actions is a must in fly fishing and in any adaptive system or environment.

Martin Alvaro

NOTE: The Unicist Research Institute (TURI) is a world leader in its segment. Since 1976, it has been specialized in complexity sciences applied to the research on the roots of evolution and its application to social, institutional, business and individual evolution.

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