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RIROCKHOUND · 02-26-2005, 09:18 AM

I like the old saying "Luck is simply oppurtunity meeting preperation" The best seem to be always prepared, have a game plan, good equipment and the knowledge to enact it all properly..
I had an argument with a non-fishing friend (they do exist) about luck and fishing... I agreed that sometimes it is luck that causes you to drag that plug/bait in front of a lifetime fish, but if you put yourself in the right places, your "luck" increases, and if you hook it you better have the skill, gear and knowledge to land it... thats where luck ends and skill takes over..

Being able to do it consitently in ALL conditions is key as well

In certain cases longevity/experience help... I'm an average bass fisherman, but consider myself well above average when it comes to catching blackfish, especially big ones in the late fall, it's been in my blood for generations, soemthing passed down from my grandfather to my father to me.. and as good as I know I am, and even though the last few years I've taken the bigger fish between my father and I, most days the two of us fish togethor I get out fished, sometimes 2:1 or 3:1, he has "it" when it comes to catching 'chins... what "IT" is... I dunno, but he has it...

Then again in my case.. if I didnt have Bad luck... I'd have no luck at all

02-26-2005, 09:18 AM	#44
RIROCKHOUND Also known as OAK iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Westlery, RI Posts: 10,408	I like the old saying "Luck is simply oppurtunity meeting preperation" The best seem to be always prepared, have a game plan, good equipment and the knowledge to enact it all properly.. I had an argument with a non-fishing friend (they do exist) about luck and fishing... I agreed that sometimes it is luck that causes you to drag that plug/bait in front of a lifetime fish, but if you put yourself in the right places, your "luck" increases, and if you hook it you better have the skill, gear and knowledge to land it... thats where luck ends and skill takes over.. Being able to do it consitently in ALL conditions is key as well In certain cases longevity/experience help... I'm an average bass fisherman, but consider myself well above average when it comes to catching blackfish, especially big ones in the late fall, it's been in my blood for generations, soemthing passed down from my grandfather to my father to me.. and as good as I know I am, and even though the last few years I've taken the bigger fish between my father and I, most days the two of us fish togethor I get out fished, sometimes 2:1 or 3:1, he has "it" when it comes to catching 'chins... what "IT" is... I dunno, but he has it... Then again in my case.. if I didnt have Bad luck... I'd have no luck at all
	Bryan Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& "For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"