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schoolie monster · 07-26-2001, 10:23 AM

Patrick, I really think the most important lesson here is to think before you speak... or type in this case. When posting advice, think of any consequences and also think of who you're giving this advice to... i.e. don't tell someone who's been tying flies for 20 years how they can improve their design. Its out of place. Tying a few flies or reading a few books doesn't take the place of tying tens of thousands of flies and testing them and tweaking them until they are just right. Same goes for making rods, plugs... boats... and most of all, fishing techniques.

I wouldn't presume to give some of these old salts a seminar on how to fish... I haven't been fishin' the salt long enough to do that. I'll share my experiences if I feel they can help... but I've only been fishing saltwater fulltime for a few years now. And I only started to feel really "aware" last year... you know, where I'm able to really put alot of the factors together and make it work. And I have a long way to go to catch up to some of these guys who have been doing this for alot of years.

But that's part of the fun.

And just like any sport... knowledge is great, but the proof is on the field. If you were spoutin' all this advice and including pictures of yourself with some big fish, maybe it would carry some weight. But I doubt anyone here or on any other board thinks you catch fish at all. How many 30lbers do you have, 20lbers?, keepers? Its not to embarass you... I got my first 30 just a week ago... I have maybe ten fish over 20lbs. That is nothing. I'm not putting you down. The point is that you don't see me here givin' people all kinds of crazy suggestions.

You have plenty of time to become an expert and to be a big contributor... it just takes time and alot of doing. Then you'll have the respect I think you're looking for.

07-26-2001, 10:23 AM	#4
schoolie monster Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,195	Patrick, I really think the most important lesson here is to think before you speak... or type in this case. When posting advice, think of any consequences and also think of who you're giving this advice to... i.e. don't tell someone who's been tying flies for 20 years how they can improve their design. Its out of place. Tying a few flies or reading a few books doesn't take the place of tying tens of thousands of flies and testing them and tweaking them until they are just right. Same goes for making rods, plugs... boats... and most of all, fishing techniques. I wouldn't presume to give some of these old salts a seminar on how to fish... I haven't been fishin' the salt long enough to do that. I'll share my experiences if I feel they can help... but I've only been fishing saltwater fulltime for a few years now. And I only started to feel really "aware" last year... you know, where I'm able to really put alot of the factors together and make it work. And I have a long way to go to catch up to some of these guys who have been doing this for alot of years. But that's part of the fun. And just like any sport... knowledge is great, but the proof is on the field. If you were spoutin' all this advice and including pictures of yourself with some big fish, maybe it would carry some weight. But I doubt anyone here or on any other board thinks you catch fish at all. How many 30lbers do you have, 20lbers?, keepers? Its not to embarass you... I got my first 30 just a week ago... I have maybe ten fish over 20lbs. That is nothing. I'm not putting you down. The point is that you don't see me here givin' people all kinds of crazy suggestions. You have plenty of time to become an expert and to be a big contributor... it just takes time and alot of doing. Then you'll have the respect I think you're looking for.