Question for all...

[Jenn]

Bloo, All is well, thank you!

the question didnt actually come from going out of my way to make chit chat at the tackle shop.....but for some reason I have found people OFFERING IT UP a lot lately!!!! Which strikes me as odd. I say a simple hello and they start talking! Myself, if someone asks me I never lie about it, but I certainly dont spew out details either. I like to keep it vague and simple.Anyway it just made me curious how much trust or distrust there is among fishermen. (hey I cant help it I am curious about silly things...)

[bloocrab]

Jenn....\

C'mon...you've been on hear long enough,,,, you should know by now, aLOT of guys just want the self-gratifucation of thinking they know it all...

....and better yet, to a young woman who'll probably out-fish them!!!

[Jenn]

well I dont know about the outfishing part but.....


no it just seemed REALLY odd to me that 98% of the time it seemed that no body would speak a peep in the parking lot, beach, etc. !!!! it seemed like everyone wanted just to be left alone while fishing! Which is understandable but how many people do you pass and say hello and they act as if you arent even there! As for the self gratification, well yeah I do know better, though I think it' s odd that lately it seems EVERYONE I ran into was talking!

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Jenn

well I dont know about the outfishing part but.....


no it just seemed REALLY odd to me that 98% of the time it seemed that no body would speak a peep in the parking lot, beach, etc. !!!! it seemed like everyone wanted just to be left alone while fishing! Which is understandable but how many people do you pass and say hello and they act as if you arent even there! As for the self gratification, well yeah I do know better, though I think it' s odd that lately it seems EVERYONE I ran into was talking!

1 on 1 somebody might steer you right .. who wants to stand on a soap box and blab all thier fishing spots and experiences at those spots ... only a BSerrr .. or an insane person .

[PoPin Plug]

nope! i dont belive a word....

i walked into a bait shop and this i looked like i didnt know how to fish and i asked for eel's...... he gave me like half dead and when i was out the door he came running out going you know how to keep them alive right and i kept on saying yes and he's like you dont put water in and ect and i was like yes! just bc i was in a suit at the tim edoesnt mean i'm a newb! fddfhuihdzsdjgdnhgd bad times and anoying ones....

[macojoe]

Funny this just came up!!

I was at a local place and this guy was in there, he was asking some stuff and I was just listening.

He then started to tell one heck of a tale!!

He said that he and 3 budys were in there 16' tin boat, went to the vinyard from Falmouth. (must have been a lat day!!)

Said they caught no fish, but that on the way back they saw a DEER swiming to the main land ( I know dear do swim, But this was bull)

So he and his buddys went over to it, beat it to death with there paddle and then pulled it into there boat and had deer for dinner!!

At this point he looks at me and says isn't that a great day??

I said (since he was talking to me) You are so full of sh-t!!

I fish there all the time and I have never saw a deer swiming to the main land!!

2nd 4 people in a tin boat beat a deer and pulled it on board?? You really need to check your self into a Hosiptal if you think anyone will belive a story like that!

Have another beer and go to sleep!! Then I walked out with out him even saying a word!

I am not saying that deer to swim, and that they have never swam from A to B, as there has been many that have seen deer in the canal and other places!! Hell I saw a deer on the Bourne Bridge one night at about 2am that was 15 years ago.

But that I just knew that this guy was bull because of all the events that took place!

I never listen!! I listen then just go on my way, if it sounded real I might try it, but most of the time I just go do wht I know works for me!

[bart]

i equate qaker lane to the national inquirer... bull chit. they tried to sell me yr old bunker that was freezer burned as fresh bait.

captn don,thats another story...good people. they'll give you the real scoop......

[Mr. Sandman]

I take in all info in total, that is I listen to everyone in the tackleshops and VHF, dock reports and newspapers and buddies and recent personal results. I can generally weed out the over the top reports. But if it gels with what I heard elsewhere it can sway my thinking for the next trip.

I think you are foolish to ignore all reports, there is some solid info out there you just have to weed thru the noise.

Most shops will not outright lie to you. If they do, don't go back. They may not tell you everything but if you linger for a while when athe local sharpie weighs a fish or drops by and appear to look like you don't know what is going on, it is amazing the details you can pick up out of the background noise. Successful fishermen like to talk, few actually keep it all to themselves. Its all part of the game.