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Originally Posted by Krispy
I agree with the old, old pictures. I'm 25 and when I see all these shots of guys with 15 30-40lb laided out on the beach from 1978. I don't know if I should shake there hand or walk away for obvious reasons. I think that a semiar like any type of information or entertainment has to draw people in and payoff with good visuals so you explain a techinque for a few minutes and then show a nice bass you pulled out using this techinque with in the past 5 years that says to me wow this guy knows what hes talking about (and not reliving the glory days).
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First of all, thanks for the insult, it wasn't appreciated by any of us here who lived the "glory days" of which I was and still are, proud to have been a part of. Your statement in this above quote shows more ignorance than knowledge, it's obvious your still a kid who knows all in your humble opinion. Saying things like "shake your hand or walk away for obvious reasons" is another slap in the face to those of us "old guys" who at the time, legally and through hard work put fish on the beach to sell. Science, which we rely on these days for things like input and direction on quotas and sustainable yield, was relied on by us just as much back then. There was no hard data that the end was near, some, like Bob Pond, had theories based on annecdotal eveidence, but no hard scientific fact to tell us that even though we were up to our ass in big bass the shoe was about to drop. Do you think putting 600 pounds or a 1000 pounds on the beach in one night was done by guys who did not know how to fish or if put in that situation again in the present days if the opportunity arose, wouldn't have the know how because that was then and this is now? What was looked on then as an admirable way to make a living or to supplement a challenging income should now be looked upon with scorn? How dare you! What makes you so holy? Do you think we would have done what we did if we knew then what we know now?
What is so different now than what we faced in 1978? Has the bass changed genetically to be more wary or intelligent than they were then? Someday my young friend you might see a change in your opinion but for now, as one who has been catching bass for 40 years plus and know and have known many of the greats of the old guard,the only thing shown by your post here is the vast amount of ignorance you have of your sport, it's history and the relevance of past days to where we are right now.
You have a lot of growing up to do, get on with it before you post such ridiculous, insulting and ignorant statements again.
Steve Shiraka
Cape Cod Ma
Striper Fisherman