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Old 11-26-2007, 10:39 AM   #9
Back Beach
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND View Post
Yes. major factor.
Almost 1/2 mine are trips where I fish half-assed just to go, throw jigs at plan B, maybe live-line a shad, low-effort type stuff... mainly so I dont sit on my ass on the couch.

the other 1/2 are more hardcore. I'd cut the former 1/2 out if I lived further away... and probably trim the latter 1/2 down to the nights where I liked the tide/conditions....
My trip #'s are down from last year, maybe 75 or so this year... a few canyon runs, a few fluke trips, some blackfishing, my boat numbers are down too....
If I lived closer than 1 hour from productive big fish water, say 30 minutes or less, I would have no problem doing 2X or 3X what I do now. There would be a lot of quick checks and 1 -2 hour trips to keep things honest. I would probably fish many more locations too.
With an hour plus to the nearest spot, I need the conditions heavily in my favor for the places I like before setting the alarm clock. That said, all of my trips are pretty focused, no half assed trips.

It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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