I often do. The fun is in finding them and figuring out how to get 'em. Once I've got a few decent ones and feel convinced (rightly or wrongly) nothing bigger is around, I'm happy and willing to spend the rest of my time hunting something larger, or trying something different. Although, staying put and fishing through 20lb fish hoping for a bigger one might make more sense, I'd rather be looking than hoping. I think I learn more with that approach and at the end of the night I'm happier if I learned something new than if I ran up my season total of medium sized fish.
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