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I am going to chime in although its a little out of my "territory".
As someone who writes for Fisherman (NY) I can honestly say that the hardest part of writing an article is giving something to the reader to take with him after finishing it.Think about it ,what in the world is there that hasn't been written?Livelining pogies?Done.Large bait ,large plugs?Done.Teasers?Done.Even the "poppers at night" concept has been covered.Now think about the problem for a writer who wants to give something to the reader but has a quandary on his hands.Does he mentions something that has been written before?That's repeating ,right? Well ,if I don't put that darters should be used in "moving" water I will get killed by criticism.But if I do you will say "I know that ,its been written before".
The point I am trying to make is there are no secret techniques and no secret spots ,only a variation to old tried and true things.
And now for something most people don't ever consider when reading an article.............
When I just stared in the sport the articles in the magazines seemed to me like they we written by "Gods".These brutes of the men who braved Nor'easters and dragged cows on the sand behind them.Some of these writers inspired me to try harder even although at times I had no clue as what I was trying to accomplish.Over the years I got to meet some of these fellows in person and although I have "I knew that" attitude when reading an article at times I never forget the impression that those written word have had on my development as a surfcaster.There are guys and girls just like that who are reading the pages of these magazines today ,some of them soaking the written words like sponges.They are thirsty for information including some of the things we long forgotten ,to them are new.They are the future of this sport and although some articles might seem redundant they do serve a purpose because chances are to a certain percentage of a readers these things are new .
Lets face it ,we cant reinvent the wheel ,just improve it.
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