Sharpie Secrets - Real secrets? Or plain common sense?

[capesams]

sharpie= one who has left[for the most part] family/friend's/work and most other normal activities behind to fish.

sharpie= one who uses and generally sticks to tried and true method's not screwing around trying to put a new twist on something...ain't broke don't fix it type of thing.

sharpie= one who has taken the time to study his home ground's, bar's/hole's/tide's/bait.

sharpie- one who remember's what worked in one place and doesn't work the same in another and is prepared to switch bait's and method's.

sharpie= one that has put their time in which here again means they fish 65 percent more than the adv. joe who looks at them thinking boy is he good.duh!

there is in some an underlaying nack, but for the most part, sharpies have ALOT of time in fishing. this is where the knowledge comes from.PLUS! I think you;ll find some of that was handed down from older fisherman that have passed info. along. And one must not also forget that the sharpie's of the pass had many more fish[large] to pick from as there weren't that many fisherman chasing them as there are today......making them look real good to new comer's of today.

stick to basic color's on plug's/bait.

don't forget eelskin's on..lead or swimmer's or needle's.

sandeel's...eel's...

fish on the flat sand [shallow water]in between hole's at low tide on a beach at nite,don't pass up skinny water.

try reeling eel's in like a mother instead of the slow as she goes method..once in awhile that's what it take's to turn on sleeping fish.

don't be afraid to fish daylite hour's by sharp drop off's.

fish place's where the comm. clammer's just left after the tide has come in.

fish in and around docks where comm. fishing boats unload.

put dropper's in front of your eel/plug's.

use tin at nite with tube's[white] when the surf is high and blowin stink.

I gotta go walk the dog.....learn from the past to fish for tommorrow.

[Backbeach Jake]

Fish where the Comm. Clammers just left... For years I fished where I just dug worms. Look at me did I ever miss a meal? When the Missus and I were first married some 31+ years ago, fishing and clamming put many a meal on the table. You learn not to screw around with silly arsed theories and get down to business when dinner is at stake. Today, the kids are grown up and gone and I fish to relax. The Surf is a good place still to catch my sanity.

[l.i.fish.in.vt]

Basicall y fishing is common sense, find the bait and you find the fish.i have two friends that are considered to be at top of their game by most who know them, one a boat fisherman the other an old school surfcaster.there one common statement is that they have no secrets, other than fishing 7 days week thruohout the season.between them they have about 80 years on the water, day in day out.fishing is as complicated as you want to make it. two weeks ago my son and i had just finished fishing and were shooting the breeze with the surfcaster freind, this Jamaican fellow and his son asks us how fishing was, we mention we caught some blues he is looking at our gear and tells us how he had caught some fish up a another spot using the old handline casting method.it is all about what you put into it and what you want to get out of it plain and simple

[nightfighter]

Night fishing this year near nonexistant for me this year. Definitely has affected large count from the surf. Reasons are 1. Full days of carpentry in this humidity take a toll. (Not to mention the other bs of running the business) 2. The eyesight just isn't what it used to be, even compared to just last year!!! Especially the night vision. (Kinda makes my sceen name a misnomer, huh?) So it's days, dawns, and dusks for me in the near term. Guess that means I won't see my name climbing up the sharpie list

[eelman]

Originally Posted by capesams

sharpie= one who has left[for the most part] family/friend's/work and most other normal activities behind to fish.

sharpie= one who uses and generally sticks to tried and true method's not screwing around trying to put a new twist on something...ain't broke don't fix it type of thing.

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I am howling at the first one but its true! I love "Normal Activities" Isnt bass fishing 7 nights a week normal? I thought it was?

The second one is more true than people think!

"Normal Activities" I love it!!!!!

[piemma]

Capesam: Great post!!! Now it's 2 AM and I'm headed for the Overlook for all you sharpies.

[capesams]

yep! been there-done it [7 nite's a week] missed my boy growing up for the most part.this I regret, all for a fish. One thing that hasn't been brought up is the fact that most of your charter boat's,guide's,passed/present hero's of the surf were/are comm. fisherman,,,atleast all the one's I know of.

comm.=sharpie

[Flaptail]

Money is/was a great incentive to becoming proficient in the art of Striped Bass fishing. Back in the day.......

[eelman]

I gave up my comm.lic just did not renew..Now there is no way of getting it back, I shoiuld have never let that slide.......

[Krispy]

Id love to hear some sharpies weigh in on this thread

[Joe]

I think Capesams & Flap touch upon a significant point when they mention the connection between commercial rod-and-reel and fishing proficiency.

We do not see the media focusing on stories of big nights of commercial rod and reel fishing. It’s not very fashionable given today’s climate of conservation and the economical value of recreational fishing to focus on how many fish one took.

Ask around and you will find that many of people whose names are now the stuff of legend at one time held a commercial license and sold fish, be it from a boat or shore.

Many loved to fish to be sure, and the money earned from fishing either supplemented their regular incomes or paid for their recreation. The rise of a middle class with time and money to spend on recreation was slow to arrive to many of the places where the best fishing was – selling fish afforded many people a chance to do something they loved without going into household money.

Still, some say a lot of sharpies lost interest once they could no longer sell the fish. It makes one wonder if they would have come to the sport at all if it were not for the financial opportunity and if the sport attracts as many driven, aggressive, hungry people as it did in the past.

[Flaptail]

Bullseye Joe, your right on the money there.