luck or lack of skills?

[Brian L]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I always think it takes skill to find fish and catch fish.......luck dictates the size of the fish.

I dunno. I find certain spots and techniques will cull larger fish from the same area, even if you're fishing identical tackle to your fishing partner. Happens in my boat in SoCo more than often enough for me to think it's a coincidence. Of course on any given trip, the big fish can be caught by anyone and there's an element of luck to that. At least from what I've seen in the SoCo boat fishing contingent, it's the same guys all the time getting the bigger fish consistently year after year. These guys are fishing the same spots with similar tactics to the rest, but there's always the subtleties that only come from being out there a lot.