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Posted by }<)))*> StriperChaser on August 30, 2005, 10:40 pm Neil Hall, a long time friend defines fishing as: "A jerk at one end of the line that's waiting for a jerk at the other end of the It's much more than that. Serious fishing takes a tremendous investment in equipment, time, and energy to be even moderately successful at But it's not about the money. Anyone who enjoys life will spend money on something -- golf, motor sports, movies or Mine happens to be fishing and hunting, moments of intensity sports that put me in contact with Mother Nature as often as The more one fishes, the more different species and habitats that are challenged, the greater the learning curve and the However, there are times when all the experience of a lifetime can't make those fish bite. Last weekend Eric Covino and I made our last great musky fishing adventure (more like an anti-adventure) for the summer, As has been the case all summer, the fishing gods found out we were going and were angry because we hadn't made any In a day and a half of very intense fishing for muskellunge, the score was, Eric and Bob, one hit from a big "ski" and a The irritating thing is we both knew better than to travel north into the teeth of a huge Canadian high-pressure system, but That's a simple case of good old American stupidity. It's not the first time we've failed and it won't be the last. Regardless of the expense in time and money, even a bad trip can be a learning experience in what not to do. This trip we were not in the wilderness such as Baker Lake, Maine, or Gogama, Ontario. Instead we were in the It was somewhat depressing to have so little success for so much effort but that's why they call it fishing, not catching. In the long run it's actually healthy. It's good for one's soul, getting out on the water, seeing sunrises and sunsets, However, even when fishing in a downtown city area, there is a peaceful feeling we all get that is an inherent part of this Link: Read the Article
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catching a single game fish species. If, like myself and my equally sick fishing buddies, you focus on both fresh and
saltwater angling, the investment and commitment doubles, triples even quadruples, depending on how many different
species are on your target list.
collecting. A mentally sound person needs to have a pastime that they can be passionate about that is outside their
working life, no matter what it is.
possible.
easier it is to be successful, even when targeting brand new species in new and different places. It's called experience and
there is no substitute.
a return trip to the Ottawa River, just outside of Montreal, in an effort to get revenge for a failed trip we made early in July.
major tackle sacrifices to them lately. In response, they sent that miserable Canadian blue bird to hover over us for the
entire trip, bringing incessant high winds, cold temperatures, rising barometric pressure and lock-jawed fish.
single smallmouth bass that had eyes bigger than its mouth, and that was it.
failed to listen to what our experience taught us.
Hawksbury, Ontario, at the Best Western motel, so at least our skunking was a comfortable one.
Eventually, it all flows together into one great river of experience and enjoyment. Cost (within one's means) and effort, is
not a factor, it's all part of the musky fever, striper fever, bass fever, or whatever affliction an angler happens to be stricken
with.
especially out on the open ocean or in the wilderness.
sport that is occasionally off set when that "jerk on the other end of the line" finally occurs. This moment is the same for all
fishermen of all ages. And take it from an aging gator, it never fades. It's these moments of intensity that keeps us all
casting.
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