This guy here. John..I got us in a game. Dunno if we can win but screw it. We are fishing tor redfish agains jwaddell and his two partners. Ha ha Im sure they are in a big school but screw it. He declined to fish for trout. Action.
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This guy here. John..I got us in a game. Dunno if we can win but screw it. We are fishing tor redfish agains jwaddell and his two partners. Ha ha Im sure they are in a big school but screw it. He declined to fish for trout. Action.
Striped Bass fishing at its finest
This is fun and a little challenging
This is fun and a little challenging
Been there, done that, Smooth Stroke! You got to be real careful if you don't want to get washed away in the surf. My wife and I were fishing Nauset Beach on the Cape in a heavy surf like that and she slipped and fell in. Nauset's a pretty steep beach where we were, but thankfully I was right by her side and was able to grab her out. Still, I almost lost her that day.
Here she is with a nice blue she caught at Nauset in a little better weather:
Here she is with a nice blue she caught at Nauset in a little better weather:
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They also fish for strippers the same way up there I believe .our surf fishing in Texas is a little more laid back. U rarely fish it when it is too rough here unless u r fishing for bull reds or sharks. Water clarity being a main factor when the Galveston beach front is rough.
Parker you almost sound like you know what you're talking about. I may have to ride down there one weekend and get in on some of this redfish action.
Fall is as good as it will get for redfish here..lemme know when u r comin..Oh I don't drink and fish though..
Very Nice
Nice bluefish
Have a home in Orleans, Nauset inlet to Chatham Inlet are my backyard.
There are not to many places on Cape I have not fished.Probably none.
Backwash will sweep you away in a second, the troughs are deep. Pochet use to have a steep shingle.
Nice Picture
Best of Luck
Sincerely SS
P.S. The Picture I posted is Long Island New York. Not of me but a friend of a friend. Magazine cover shot
Nice bluefish
Have a home in Orleans, Nauset inlet to Chatham Inlet are my backyard.
There are not to many places on Cape I have not fished.Probably none.
Backwash will sweep you away in a second, the troughs are deep. Pochet use to have a steep shingle.
Nice Picture
Best of Luck
Sincerely SS
P.S. The Picture I posted is Long Island New York. Not of me but a friend of a friend. Magazine cover shot
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I don't fish while drinking...
Lucky man! Orleans is our playground when we get to the Cape. So many great spots. Nauset Beach, the Race, Herring Cove, Head of the Meadow, Wellfleet Harbor... all memorable times for us.
BTW there's a real interesting back story to that pic of my wife and that blue.
We had fish all over that morning and everything was munged in to the max. Some guy told me he heard there wasn't any mung down at Nauset, so we headed down there. We got to Nauset mid-afternoon, and when we peeked over the dunes there was a full-scale blitz going on. I grabbed a rod with a Deadly Dick on it and chased them down the beach, taking several smallish blues before the blitz ended. I told my wife to watch for birds diving while I went to the car to toss two decent blues on some ice.
As I got to the top of the walkway, an older gent with a thick accent asked if they were bluefish. I said yes, and he asked if he could buy one from me because he loved bluefish. I told him that they were for dinner, but if I caught any more I would just give him one. Then I brought the fish to the car and tucked them into the cooler.
He was still standing there, and we got chatting, and in the course of things the state of the country came out. He told me he was from Russia originally, and that he was able to come here and start a business in construction in the NYC area. I asked him how he got to come here in the first place, and he told me it was courtesy of Pres. Nixon. Then he told me the tale of his life before he came here.
In 1968, seven Russians went to Red Square in Moscow to protest the recent Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia. They carried a small mock-up of the Czech flag and a few signs, but that was enough to get them carted away to prison. His name was Vladimir Dremlyuga, and he was one of the seven famous Russian dissidents that were arrested that day!
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/...mbering-seven-dissidents-and-soviet-brutality
He had a hard time in prison, but during that time Nixon worked out a deal with Russia over several dissidents who were receiving worldwide attention. Vladimir was one of them, and eventually they let him leave and come here.
"It was always my dream to one day come to America and be free and make a million dollars", he told me. "So that is what I did", he said with a big smile.
Well, about then an old couple reached the top of the walkway on their way back to their car.
"Is that your wife fishing down there?', the old woman asked me.
"I don't know, I guess it's here. Why?", I replied.
"Well, she just hooked a huge fish down there and had a heck of a time landing it."
I ran up to look down over the dune and saw her holding that blue up nearly as long as her leg. I turned to Vladimir and said, "Wait just a minute." I ran back to the car and grabbed a blue from the cooler and brought to back to him. "Enjoy! You've earned it."
He was so thrilled he gave me his contact info and said if I ever get down to NY I could stay at one of his high rises.
"I have one where you could have the whole fifth floor, and I know people with boats that will take you out fishing for stripers if you want. Anytime. You just call and I'll have it waiting for you"
I never did take him up on his offer, and eventually I lost the card with his number on it. I have to say, though, during a life spent fishing he is by far the most interesting character I ever met on the water.:smile:
Looks like some pretty exciting fishing guys. Do the sharks come in that close?
If you get a small shark, do you eat it? Guess you'd have to be very careful with it. I saw a UTube video of a guy who caught a small one and it latched onto his shoulder.
How do you handle it from taking the hook out and dispatching it.
I was going to ask a question re the boating regulations in the USA re motor size.
Reason is, I may be able to get a 17' Trophy Bass boat for a project and pretty cheap.
Depending on how everything works, was thinking of putting a Merc on the fishing boat and keeping the Honda for the project boat.
The Trophy is rated for a 90 tops, yet on UTube vids, I have seen Bass boats that have
150s and up on them. I realize that they are probably 19 and 20 foot boats but just wondering if your rating system is more lenient than ours. If I remember, one of these Bass boats had a 300 on it and was toodling along at approx 65 mph. I mean, even if it was a 20 foot, a 250 or 300 is a pretty large motor.
For example, if your boat is rated for a 90 and you get caught or have an incident with a larger motor on it, you will get heavily fined and held liable for anything, other than possibly causing damage to your boat by having a larger HP motor on it.
What type of reels, line and rods are required for surf casting? Looks like a blast anyhow. Dangerous as well as was mentioned that you could easily get sucked out in
an under tow.
Like I mentioned earlier, when we decide where we are going this winter, one of the requisites will be a ride out on a charter boat.
As a general rule, what kind of money are we looking at for 2 people for the day or an afternoon? I realize that there are a lot of variables but just maybe a ball park figure.
Would like to try shark fishing but would also like to see what they taste like. Maybe smuggle the skin back and have enuff for a couple of wraps and a pair of boots.
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I won't bother going on a rant but I can say without a doubt that pro bass fisherman are simply brilliant. These guys are absolutely amazing, day in, day out. Just like anyone can pick up a rod and reel or a pool cue, only a select group can do it at a high level, period. Fishing is no joke. Been doing it all my life as well as pool and I can tell you fishing is much harder. And as far as waiting for something to happen, yeah, the pros do that some but that's more the biology of the fish and their natural habits...but pros adapt and make something happen. that's the difference between avid or even average fisherman and pros. Pro's know fish biology(yeah, very educated guys whether you believe that or not), they are extremely aware and observant of what is going on around them, they know electronics like the back of their hand and believe me, those units are hard to understand and learn(yeah, there are classes on these things...) and not everyone can understand them, they are amazingly accurate with their casting...they adapt to changes on the water and can find fish consistently...this is HARRRRD to do. they can catch fish on any lake, anywhere...I respect both pool and fishing pros but they can't be compared really...and as far as why more sponsorships I would say it's easier to market than pool..a lot more people fish than play pool and it's family friendly....
The Unknown
If you are a C- player in pool, a top player will have you talking to yourself, yet you will be able to see what he is doing and how you are getting your butt handed to you.
(Not meant to be disrespectful to C-players or anyone else)
If you are a C-player fisherman, a top fisherman will have you talking to yourself, pulling your hair out of your head, tormenting yourself over it for weeks, months. Taking to the heat so bad your retrieve will be so screwed up you want to shoot hangers at the pool hall.
The main reason is you cannot see what is happening,( The Unknown,Abyss ) what depth he is presenting his lures, angles and currents, how he is presenting his lure as natural as possible; Doctoring his lures, tweek them to do different things, there are so many variables I could go on for hours.
Hunting with a gun or bow is different. When hunting you see your prey and pull the trigger or arrow, not giving the prey a choice.
When fishing lures/artificials/flies, you are offering the fish a choice to strike or not. (Basically trickery) You are casting plastic, wood, soft plastic, flies, tin, spoons, etc. into the unknown, into their world.
Yes, anyone can get lucky and catch fish when they are in front of you in large numbers and feeding, thats like playing 9 ball and all the balls are hanging in the pocket, a few pockets have 2 stacked balls.
If anyone thinks fishing is easy I am sure a top fisherman will be happy to give you (The breaks and every fish on the table) 364 days a year, 1 day off to rest.
P.S. Not directed at you Stuart just an add on to your post
Sincerely: SS
If you are a C- player in pool, a top player will have you talking to yourself, yet you will be able to see what he is doing and how you are getting your butt handed to you.
(Not meant to be disrespectful to C-players or anyone else)
If you are a C-player fisherman, a top fisherman will have you talking to yourself, pulling your hair out of your head, tormenting yourself over it for weeks, months. Taking to the heat so bad your retrieve will be so screwed up you want to shoot hangers at the pool hall.
The main reason is you cannot see what is happening,( The Unknown,Abyss ) what depth he is presenting his lures, angles and currents, how he is presenting his lure as natural as possible; Doctoring his lures, tweek them to do different things, there are so many variables I could go on for hours.
Hunting with a gun or bow is different. When hunting you see your prey and pull the trigger or arrow, not giving the prey a choice.
When fishing lures/artificials/flies, you are offering the fish a choice to strike or not. (Basically trickery) You are casting plastic, wood, soft plastic, flies, tin, spoons, etc. into the unknown, into their world.
Yes, anyone can get lucky and catch fish when they are in front of you in large numbers and feeding, thats like playing 9 ball and all the balls are hanging in the pocket, a few pockets have 2 stacked balls.
If anyone thinks fishing is easy I am sure a top fisherman will be happy to give you (The breaks and every fish on the table) 364 days a year, 1 day off to rest.
P.S. Not directed at you Stuart just an add on to your post
Sincerely: SS
Spot on. I'll add another dimension, though.
One of the huge attractions that dry fly fishing for trout holds for me is that the fish are visible, because they are rising to the flies and making both their presence and location known. On many runs, the fish will take positions based on pecking order (the biggest fish take the best lies) and remain there throughout the duration of the hatch. This makes for very interesting fishing as it offers something not too dissimilar to a static pool table layout, except that the "balls" only rise to the surface of the table every few seconds and then disappear again.
The idea isn't just to catch a fish, but to try to take every fish in the run. There's even the equivalent of a money ball, which is the biggest fish in the pool, holding in the toughest lie. You can probably catch every dink in the pool and that big guy will keep on rising, but when it's his turn to see a fly drifted over his head, you usually only have one cast. Any slop in the cast, a bow in the line that drags the fly unnaturally, a fly pattern that's not perfect to match the hatch (in size, color and silhouette), too heavy a tippet section, 4" off the spot he is rising at, etc. Any of these things can put that big fellow down for the day.
You may see him follow the fly and not take it. Giving him ten minutes to start rising again and then tying on a smaller fly often works. The newbie will pound that spot over and over, working the water into a froth to no avail. If he changes flies he will probably tie on a larger fly, which almost never works. That old buster brown has seen millions of naturals pass over his head like a conveyor belt at a cafeteria. He didn't get that size by making foolish mistakes.
If you are lucky, he'll tip his head up and sip the fly in in a way that belies his size. Smooth and efficient - like a good stroke. A small trout will snap up the fly and duck quickly back to safety. The big trout takes a dry fly with quiet conviction most times.
So you know this fish is big, and all you have to do is lift the rod and his weight sets the tiny barb. You can feel his weight then. He may turn for the rocks, he may swim slowly downstream, or he may just explode when he feels that barb. You have to be ready for whatever he presents. One thing for sure, he's gonna run eventually, and you better have your reel cleared and the slack out of the line or you'll never get him on the reel.
When he runs, you let him run. You just fooled him with a 6X mono tippet at the end of your leader. 6X is .005" thick, about the thickness of a human hair. It is rated at about 2-3 pounds, but that's the line itself. Your knots are weaker. Even the best knots tied by the best anglers (a whole other skill set that I won't go into here) only retain about 80% of their original strength, and that's only against a steady pull, not a violent escape attempt. Needless to say, 6X ain't gonna turn this guy if he don't want to be turned. He's got some big shoulders and all that water moving against his sides. Try to horse him in and you and your $2 fly will soon be parting ways, leaving you with a straight rod and a very heavy heart.
He may scream downstream, and you just point the tip of the rod at the fish and let him have his way, the click-drag on your $200 reel screaming right along with him. Keep him on the reel, though, because he will soon realize that swimming downstream didn't work and he'll be charging back upstream any second. Fly reels are simple single-action devices, with no multiplication factor geared in. One crank of the handle give you one rotation of the spool, nothing more, no 4:1 retrieve ratio or anything like that.
If he charges hard upstream, you will be reeling like a mutherfugger and you still may not be able to keep him on the reel, especially if he has run all 90' of line out (it happens with big fish on big pools) and you are into your thin backing material. Any slack in the line and it will belly downstream, creating a lot of drag on the fly line, breaking off the delicate tippet section all by itself.
After several long runs Mr. Brown is starting to get tired. You can lead him through light currents, but if you are in heavy water you'd better be prepared to do some skillful wading downstream to him because you won't pull him up a strong current with 6x tippet. When you are finally close you will get your first glimpse of your quarry. He may not be as big as you thought with all his fuss. He may be so big you almost mess yourself when you first see him.
Whatever, you now have one of the biggest challenges ahead of you - getting that bad boy in the net without breaking him off. Tired as he is, he will freak if he sees that net coming at him. You shorten the line so that when you raise the rod it will pull him over the net below him and he won't see it. Once he is there you make a smooth downstream move and lift the net at the same time and he's yours.
You admire him for a few seconds, then you remove the fly and assess any damage you may have caused to him. He will be breathing hard and will not have good equilibrium. If you just let him go be will likely turn upside down and float downstream and die somewhere. You didn't get this good without knowing just how precious this resource is, so you take the time to hold his head upstream in the current to get water flowing over his gills. A big brown fights a long time, and the generally accepted minimum time to revive him is about the same time you spent fighting him. I have spent up to five minutes reviving a fish before I was comfortable letting him go, but as a responsible steward of the fishery I do everything I can to ensure his survival for the next guy to come along and catch. Catch-and-release fishing is a simple fact of life on most waters I love to fish.
Anybody still think it sounds easy?
Very Nice
Well done: Nice description of a cast to a trout from beginning to end.
I love my trout fishing as much as I love holding on to Giant Tuna.
I have been to Iceland for the Wild Browns, an experience well worth the trip, put the fishing aside the scenery is amazing.
I have two friends, one a charter captain in Montauk Point Long Island, the other an Orthopedic Surgeon. They travel to New Zealand for big browns. They use a mouse pattern tied from deer hair; it is huge and amazingly tied, a true work of art.
Sincerely: SS
Spot on. I'll add another dimension, though.
One of the huge attractions that dry fly fishing for trout holds for me is that the fish are visible, because they are rising to the flies and making both their presence and location known. On many runs, the fish will take positions based on pecking order (the biggest fish take the best lies) and remain there throughout the duration of the hatch. This makes for very interesting fishing as it offers something not too dissimilar to a static pool table layout, except that the "balls" only rise to the surface of the table every few seconds and then disappear again.
The idea isn't just to catch a fish, but to try to take every fish in the run. There's even the equivalent of a money ball, which is the biggest fish in the pool, holding in the toughest lie. You can probably catch every dink in the pool and that big guy will keep on rising, but when it's his turn to see a fly drifted over his head, you usually only have one cast. Any slop in the cast, a bow in the line that drags the fly unnaturally, a fly pattern that's not perfect to match the hatch (in size, color and silhouette), too heavy a tippet section, 4" off the spot he is rising at, etc. Any of these things can put that big fellow down for the day.
You may see him follow the fly and not take it. Giving him ten minutes to start rising again and then tying on a smaller fly often works. The newbie will pound that spot over and over, working the water into a froth to no avail. If he changes flies he will probably tie on a larger fly, which almost never works. That old buster brown has seen millions of naturals pass over his head like a conveyor belt at a cafeteria. He didn't get that size by making foolish mistakes.
If you are lucky, he'll tip his head up and sip the fly in in a way that belies his size. Smooth and efficient - like a good stroke. A small trout will snap up the fly and duck quickly back to safety. The big trout takes a dry fly with quiet conviction most times.
So you know this fish is big, and all you have to do is lift the rod and his weight sets the tiny barb. You can feel his weight then. He may turn for the rocks, he may swim slowly downstream, or he may just explode when he feels that barb. You have to be ready for whatever he presents. One thing for sure, he's gonna run eventually, and you better have your reel cleared and the slack out of the line or you'll never get him on the reel.
When he runs, you let him run. You just fooled him with a 6X mono tippet at the end of your leader. 6X is .005" thick, about the thickness of a human hair. It is rated at about 2-3 pounds, but that's the line itself. Your knots are weaker. Even the best knots tied by the best anglers (a whole other skill set that I won't go into here) only retain about 80% of their original strength, and that's only against a steady pull, not a violent escape attempt. Needless to say, 6X ain't gonna turn this guy if he don't want to be turned. He's got some big shoulders and all that water moving against his sides. Try to horse him in and you and your $2 fly will soon be parting ways, leaving you with a straight rod and a very heavy heart.
He may scream downstream, and you just point the tip of the rod at the fish and let him have his way, the click-drag on your $200 reel screaming right along with him. Keep him on the reel, though, because he will soon realize that swimming downstream didn't work and he'll be charging back upstream any second. Fly reels are simple single-action devices, with no multiplication factor geared in. One crank of the handle give you one rotation of the spool, nothing more, no 4:1 retrieve ratio or anything like that.
If he charges hard upstream, you will be reeling like a mutherfugger and you still may not be able to keep him on the reel, especially if he has run all 90' of line out (it happens with big fish on big pools) and you are into your thin backing material. Any slack in the line and it will belly downstream, creating a lot of drag on the fly line, breaking off the delicate tippet section all by itself.
After several long runs Mr. Brown is starting to get tired. You can lead him through light currents, but if you are in heavy water you'd better be prepared to do some skillful wading downstream to him because you won't pull him up a strong current with 6x tippet. When you are finally close you will get your first glimpse of your quarry. He may not be as big as you thought with all his fuss. He may be so big you almost mess yourself when you first see him.
Whatever, you now have one of the biggest challenges ahead of you - getting that bad boy in the net without breaking him off. Tired as he is, he will freak if he sees that net coming at him. You shorten the line so that when you raise the rod it will pull him over the net below him and he won't see it. Once he is there you make a smooth downstream move and lift the net at the same time and he's yours.
You admire him for a few seconds, then you remove the fly and assess any damage you may have caused to him. He will be breathing hard and will not have good equilibrium. If you just let him go be will likely turn upside down and float downstream and die somewhere. You didn't get this good without knowing just how precious this resource is, so you take the time to hold his head upstream in the current to get water flowing over his gills. A big brown fights a long time, and the generally accepted minimum time to revive him is about the same time you spent fighting him. I have spent up to five minutes reviving a fish before I was comfortable letting him go, but as a responsible steward of the fishery I do everything I can to ensure his survival for the next guy to come along and catch. Catch-and-release fishing is a simple fact of life on most waters I love to fish.
Anybody still think it sounds easy?
Well done: Nice description of a cast to a trout from beginning to end.
I love my trout fishing as much as I love holding on to Giant Tuna.
I have been to Iceland for the Wild Browns, an experience well worth the trip, put the fishing aside the scenery is amazing.
I have two friends, one a charter captain in Montauk Point Long Island, the other an Orthopedic Surgeon. They travel to New Zealand for big browns. They use a mouse pattern tied from deer hair; it is huge and amazingly tied, a true work of art.
Sincerely: SS
No worries, I agree about the unknown abyss for someone like myself. I feel this way often but a pro can visualize this abyss and understand it all the way from the bottom up...this is one key among hundreds that they use to their advantage. And hey, I don't think I'm a C player!! LOL I think level is relative to where you are and who your competition is. I'm a 7 in 8ball and so is Dan Werner but he's more like an 11 if there was one....so even same skill level is hard to call equal. Because I don't have to play pros in pool or play against them in my local league I can consider myself to be good. Same in fishing. If I went to the US OPEN I wouldn't be strutting so much
ha! . We have many local "pro's" out on Smith Mountain that would smoke me in a bass tournament but wouldn't be in the top 150 of any major fishing event unless they got extremely fortunate and if they were it wouldn't last long.. I can catch bass anywhere I go but I'm not winning any tournaments against guys who do it all of the time and put in the time...I wish I could devote the time to pool and fishing...sadly can't devote enough to either one but I have no illusions that I could be a pro if I did. I think I'm above average in both on a recreational level for sure....
German Brown Trout
A group of us, for 25+ years, go on an October trip for Brown trout in the Eastern Sierra streams/Owens River around Bishop, Ca. Catch and release. Worms on worm hooks with all barbs clamped down. 4-6 lb Maxima. Pitch or cast upstream, bounce it downstream, adjusting weight of split shot and leader length to strength of current and depths.
Try to keep slack out of line, on any line stop...gentle swing...either fish or stuck...proceed accordingly. Re-tying gets faster as the day wears on.
Largemouth Bass
My best days and fish have come from 'deadsticking' plastic worms. This usually comes after casting out deeper from the back of the boat, allowing it to sink while getting a sandwich or beverage, or lighting a smoke...pick up the rod, reel in slack getting ready to retrieve....and a 'suicidal bass' is on the line...(gotta remember to re-set). The slow trolling motor movement I guess is about right for 'working' the bait?'.
At a fishing show, a pro described the Bass bite, as imagining pulling on your T-shirt with thumb and forefinger, as if you were removing a gnat without hurting the gnat. He-s just inhaling water, like you would inhale air.
If/when you feel that little rubber band release pressure....already too late.
I prefer spinnerbaits-a lot more positive feedback. If it stops on the retrieve...often a fish or stuck or both
I enjoy fishing, I just don't catch much. My buddies call me 'backlash billy' or just 'bird'snest' for short.
A group of us, for 25+ years, go on an October trip for Brown trout in the Eastern Sierra streams/Owens River around Bishop, Ca. Catch and release. Worms on worm hooks with all barbs clamped down. 4-6 lb Maxima. Pitch or cast upstream, bounce it downstream, adjusting weight of split shot and leader length to strength of current and depths.
Try to keep slack out of line, on any line stop...gentle swing...either fish or stuck...proceed accordingly. Re-tying gets faster as the day wears on.
Largemouth Bass
My best days and fish have come from 'deadsticking' plastic worms. This usually comes after casting out deeper from the back of the boat, allowing it to sink while getting a sandwich or beverage, or lighting a smoke...pick up the rod, reel in slack getting ready to retrieve....and a 'suicidal bass' is on the line...(gotta remember to re-set). The slow trolling motor movement I guess is about right for 'working' the bait?'.
At a fishing show, a pro described the Bass bite, as imagining pulling on your T-shirt with thumb and forefinger, as if you were removing a gnat without hurting the gnat. He-s just inhaling water, like you would inhale air.
If/when you feel that little rubber band release pressure....already too late.
I prefer spinnerbaits-a lot more positive feedback. If it stops on the retrieve...often a fish or stuck or both
I enjoy fishing, I just don't catch much. My buddies call me 'backlash billy' or just 'bird'snest' for short.
Fishing thread, nice! It makes sense there would be some avid fishermen here, many people enjoy more then one hobby and fishing is probably in the top 10 overall. I can thank my grandfather for my interest, taking me party boat fishing 3-4 times a month in the summertime in NJ. A bit of a crapshoot but it set the stage for later when I moved down to MS. I haven't gotten a chance to do any fishing up here in CO but I do want to rent a boat and take it up to a lake one weekend, so any advice on where to go would be helpful! Here's a 50# blue cat I snagged near Heflin L&D in AL..
Good Stuff
RayJay,,, KaiserBob.....nice fish
3rail....BacklashBilly ...that is funny
Sloppy...That is a very interesting story about the gentleman you met on the beach.
RayJay,,, KaiserBob.....nice fish
3rail....BacklashBilly ...that is funny
Sloppy...That is a very interesting story about the gentleman you met on the beach.
I'd agree that the variables in fishing outweigh pool. That said, nobody can convince me that flicking and twitching a fishing rod is harder than stroking straight (especially under pressure). You never really have pressure fishing unless you're gambling or starving.
I mean, I could put a dough ball or a minnow on a hook and toss the thing in a pond and let a quadriplegic hold the rod with his teeth and he's almost guaranteed to catch a fish, right?
Anyways, here's my biggest guppy:
I mean, all we did was troll around until something bit the lure LOL wasn't that hard. Almost as good as me trolling this thread getting all the fisherman worked-up and instigated.
Captain John---
Very nice fish and very nice website you have there. I'd def hire you as a guide-- you have some gorgeous fish there, sir!