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Greg,
I don't believe 50# is a magic number nor the holy grail of why we fish. We make an educated guess as to where we want to present our offerings. It is not like hunting where you can target the trophy from a group, or in our case a school of fish. It has been almost two years since I was fishing an area when a school of large "happened" to appear in that area. When a 49# fish is present, there are going to be fifties in the mix. It is just a different class of fish. A 49 in July is a fifty in September/October. One pound in the summer months is the difference of a recent meal or bowel movement for the fish. Appreciate that you were where a school of large were swimming when you were there fishing. If fifty is the absolute goal, you will feel empty when you reach that goal. Nothing left. Check it off the bucket list and on to the next thing. I wondered if I would have the same drive and enjoyment after my PB. PMd Rockfish to get his counsel on the subject. His advice was to appreciate why I fished, and it would be alright when I got the next microbass on the line.... He was right. Spent the morning yesterday chasing micros around the harbor mouth yesterday..... Besides, I'm way past trying to make a name for myself in anything, nevermind fishing.
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