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DZ · 08-29-2008, 01:00 PM

Bass Tallying

Just curious – How many of you are “fish counters”? There seems to be something about striper fishing (all types of fishing for that matter) that makes fishermen count their bass. I’m sure this started long ago when it was easy as all legal bass caught were kept – at the end of a session you could just count them. Not that numbers are important....

When catch and release became popular you had to keep a running tally in the back of your head. I’ve never had a problem not remembering what number I was on – it’s really uncanny. Some nights when I’m stuck on number 9 I may extend my effort for hours just to get number 10 (because I like double figures). I can remember how many bass I took on the November new moon in 1995 (6) but sometimes forget a significant birthday or non fishing event from last week. Selective memory I guess - just one of those funny surfcasting traits that I find amazing. Of course you always meet another counter who took 56 bass last night between 11 and 12. Really?, I say. Do the math buddy.

Do you count?

DZ

08-29-2008, 01:00 PM	#1
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	Bass Tallying Bass Tallying Just curious – How many of you are “fish counters”? There seems to be something about striper fishing (all types of fishing for that matter) that makes fishermen count their bass. I’m sure this started long ago when it was easy as all legal bass caught were kept – at the end of a session you could just count them. Not that numbers are important.... When catch and release became popular you had to keep a running tally in the back of your head. I’ve never had a problem not remembering what number I was on – it’s really uncanny. Some nights when I’m stuck on number 9 I may extend my effort for hours just to get number 10 (because I like double figures). I can remember how many bass I took on the November new moon in 1995 (6) but sometimes forget a significant birthday or non fishing event from last week. Selective memory I guess - just one of those funny surfcasting traits that I find amazing. Of course you always meet another counter who took 56 bass last night between 11 and 12. Really?, I say. Do the math buddy. Do you count? DZ
	DZ Recreational Surfcaster "Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit" Bi + Ne = SB 2 If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.