oh and if you only fish 2 nights a week, then you did marry the spot :bshake:

This is not a sprint, it's a marrathon, hopefully a lifelong marrathon. You need to learn, suffer defeat, learn from your mistakes, and try again. If you don't want to do that, just hire charter captains numerous times per year....

It's time on the water - I've been fishing seriously for 10 years now (though not as much as I'd like) and I figure I'm maybe at 20% sharpie with 80% to go...

It IS easy to get into an un-fun RUT sometimes, sticking with a reliable spot.

Variety is the spice of life and fishing is no exception. Maybe Spence needs some more sand in his diet. :hihi:

Thoreau will help!
 

Chunker read some of Thoreau's work having to do with fishing, (Walden Pond), catching doesn't matter as much as you might think.

If you're not fishing to enjoy being in the outdoors and (yes this may seem tree huggerish) communing with nature and all that crap, then you're probably fishing for the wrong reasons. (Unless you're a food on the table type person)

Thoreau was a literatal bum figure! he didn't want to live up with a responsiblity. he lived in the woods.

That's exactly the ticket although rumor has it that someone on this board has taken pity on his A$$ and is putting him in a boat to finally break the BI Jeff curse.
BTW, I attribute his lack of success this year to the dreaded BI Jeff curse. :skulz:

Its all about nights like last night

not even a nibble, but cool with a light breeze to keep the bugs away..
Watching the little crabby crabs in the water, or the skunk skulking about...

Didnt even see anyone else all night until I was leaving...

The canal is a magical place... whether you are catching fish are not.

I agree. Black Point from Midnight till 3:10. All alone. Not another soul on the planet, or so it seemed. Not a fish in the ocean either, judging by my results but a beautiful night with white foam, 60 degress and a 10 to 15 NE breeze.

what happened to me when i first started watching this forum (about a year ago now) was I would get very discouraged because it seemed every other post was someone showing off there keepers. I couldnt believe how many and it definetly makes you feel like your doing something wrong. But then this year is the first year I started fishing without a boat and there is something to be said for the quiet tranquil environment while you sit waiting for a bite. Or just sit and take in whats around. I unfortunatly have the salem powerplant to look at, but it was still nice :)

I'M KIND OF NEW AT THIS ALSO, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT SOMETIMES, SPECIALLY WHEN FISHING WITH PEOPLE WITH A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE. I GUESS WE HAVE TO KEEP FISHING AND TRYING NEW TRICKS AND WE'LL KEEP GETTING BETTER...
KEEP THOSE LINES IN THE WATER AND HAVE FUN
SF

Unless you are trying to make money isnt it only to have fun??
Getting better and better is part of the fun. Tell you the truth, I like being new at something, anything, you have that rookie feeling and everything is that much more fun. Thats how I feel about shore fishing right now....Havent caught anything over 12-15 inches but Its still a ton of fun.