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schoolie monster · 02-01-2002, 02:38 PM

33lbs 4oz on a very lively eel. Friday the 13th this past July. Somewhere near the spot John caught his 37lber last year.

But honestly, I'm not driven by the thought of a 50lber. Don't get me wrong, it would be cool, and I would love the opportunity to talk smack, but I just want to develop the skill and knowledge to consistently find and catch fish and the 50 will either come or not.

Its kinda like, getting to the superbowl and not winning. It was still a good season. Doesn't mean you aren't a good team. Just because the Rams beat you like 40-8, doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud.

Same goes for the 50lber. If you catch your share of fish, and you never break that plane, doesn't mean you aren't a good fisherman. I fished a bass (the freshwater type) tournament one time and my rider was a 14 year old son of one of our club members. It was like family guest tournament day or something. He was the only kid there and of course he ends up in my boat (well, my uncle's boat) This was my lake and I won the tournament on this lake 4 out of the 5 years I was in the club. I limited out fairly early and was looking for lunker to complete the day. This kid fell asleep in the back of the boat with his plastic worm dragging behind the boat. All of a sudden I hear splashing behind the boat and he has a 3lb+ largemouth on, which ended up being lunker for the day (worth around $100, which is alot of beer for a college student). Now B.A.S.S. rules prohibit trolling, but I didn't have the heart to say anything 'cause I wasn't sure if it was trolling (I'm still not sure it was even considered fishing) or not.

The point is that any idiot can catch "A Fish" on any given day (I prove that all the time), and if that fish happens to be 50lbs., that doesn't make he or she Roland Martin, especially if its a she. Vice versa for someone who catches a bunch of 30-40lbers throughout life, but never a 50.

yeah, I've flipped my rocker... I think writing code all week along with talking to almost nobody and it being winter and all has given me a case of diahrrea of the fingers. My apalogize ef I misspeled diahrrea.

02-01-2002, 02:38 PM	#10
schoolie monster Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,195	33lbs 4oz on a very lively eel. Friday the 13th this past July. Somewhere near the spot John caught his 37lber last year. But honestly, I'm not driven by the thought of a 50lber. Don't get me wrong, it would be cool, and I would love the opportunity to talk smack, but I just want to develop the skill and knowledge to consistently find and catch fish and the 50 will either come or not. Its kinda like, getting to the superbowl and not winning. It was still a good season. Doesn't mean you aren't a good team. Just because the Rams beat you like 40-8, doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud. Same goes for the 50lber. If you catch your share of fish, and you never break that plane, doesn't mean you aren't a good fisherman. I fished a bass (the freshwater type) tournament one time and my rider was a 14 year old son of one of our club members. It was like family guest tournament day or something. He was the only kid there and of course he ends up in my boat (well, my uncle's boat) This was my lake and I won the tournament on this lake 4 out of the 5 years I was in the club. I limited out fairly early and was looking for lunker to complete the day. This kid fell asleep in the back of the boat with his plastic worm dragging behind the boat. All of a sudden I hear splashing behind the boat and he has a 3lb+ largemouth on, which ended up being lunker for the day (worth around $100, which is alot of beer for a college student). Now B.A.S.S. rules prohibit trolling, but I didn't have the heart to say anything 'cause I wasn't sure if it was trolling (I'm still not sure it was even considered fishing) or not. The point is that any idiot can catch "A Fish" on any given day (I prove that all the time), and if that fish happens to be 50lbs., that doesn't make he or she Roland Martin, especially if its a she. Vice versa for someone who catches a bunch of 30-40lbers throughout life, but never a 50. yeah, I've flipped my rocker... I think writing code all week along with talking to almost nobody and it being winter and all has given me a case of diahrrea of the fingers. My apalogize ef I misspeled diahrrea.