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In my yrs I have fished with some pretty good surfcasters,so being skooled as u say is not something new to me.Over the past few yrs i believed I could carry myself with anyone.As u may know, I like to travel some an got to make some good friends an fish in some very interesting area's.The North East is a wonderfull place chock full of nooks an cranny's that require Yr's to disect.Even for a thinking man being lead by the hand it is hard to compete when someone has all the little nuance's of a particular area or style down like clockwork.One thing I have learned is there will be spots within a spot.I like to call em Hotspots area's that for some reason hold the better or bigger fish.
U would be surprised there is a spot in the canal for instance..
Where 5 oz jigs an 100 yd cast are the rule.the guy who can thro 115 yds is in a hole other zone of fish.an if ur standing the same 20 yds down from the main rock ur getting beat up 5 to 1.I found it hard to believe but it's true.
I have been on both sides of the beatings an i think i handle it pretty good I try to understand why.watching, learning.I can leave catching fish, being content but not catching drives me further.This drive to be a better fisherman is what has taught me the most in all my yrs. of fishing.I don't worry bout being skooled as long as I get something from it.
Too me it is what makes this sport so interesting.It's not always about the biggest fish.It should be more about the art of angling disecting a new area breaking it down an finding fish. As u draw from past experiences, an ones u have yet to encounter...
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