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Originally Posted by Fly Rod
All kidding aside.
What I have found over the years is that fishermen or fisherpersons want to become instant fishing experts and they want the big one on their first outing. That is what I do not like. Pay your dues. You are not back in school paying another to do your briefs or taking your test.
Spend a couple of bucks, buy a chart of the area you want to fish, study it. Where I live & fish it is very rocky along the shore, find where the drop offs are that drop to 30-40 feet and come up on to the shoal in about 15 feet of water, sight fish on a calm day in the shallows when you see fish coming in to feed, look where they are coming from if it is possible lock it into your brain and where they are leaving the area, throw a piece or two of chum 3 or 4 feet from the boat, study the fish patent. Then start fishing when you see bigger fish come into the area.
Some days, not all days, even the best get skunked.
Discipline: Fishing along the shore from a boat you need to discipline yourself. Do Not! Do Not! fish any longer then fifteen minutes at any one spot if you are not catching fish. Do not let the devil on your left shoulder tell you to stay they will come if you wait to hell freezes over.
Finally: What works for me may not work for you. Leave the booze at home, keep the cob webs out of your head and pay attention to fishing and what the guy next to you is doing right when you are not.
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this is an awesome post and so f'n true. I have a friend from work that started getting into the surf game this year, he's been out maybe 10 times and he says "I can't catch a keeper to save my life" oh paleeezzzeeee!