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Time, dedication, more than a little grit in your gut with a capacity for hard work to become a surfcaster - and humility, in some of those I've tried to use as role models.
And occasionally, it's just dumb-ass luck. But luck, as someone once said, is for the ill-prepared - and eventually runs out. You really have to prepare yourself in every way to take advantage of good fortune when it smiles on you. Turn mistakes into learning experiences.
Ultimately, I think, you have to be a life-long 'student of the game' - and I still believe the most important piece of fishing gear you have is between your ears. Use your head for more than a hat-rack, as my father used to say.
And yeah, I've seen plenty of guys in their quest 'sell their soul' - but I've also known a few who've found it.
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