Fish talk

[Rockfish9]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

I said screw it.
selling my boat & gear.
I'm joining StripersForever
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Thanks for laugh Ron...

[Rockfish9]

there is an element of truth to every reply here ...some of us long for the old days..and as has been stated ...gone forever... some live in the new days ( social media) for some of us...never gonna happen....in-between are others ( with some of the above mixed in)that found, and enjoy friendships.. and perspectives brought by other anglers wrought from web sites like this one.. that..IMHO is still the most professional... well run site on the net...it's one of the very few I still bother logging on to...

When I started striper fishing in 1972 I had a home made 14' plywood boat that my father and I made.. it was powered by a 15HP '50's vintage Evinrude.. each summer I literally LIVED in that leaky old scow.... I trapped eels and tommy cods ..dug worms and clams and caught and sold schoolies ... I watched every move the "old timers" made.. as I ogled their catches, as tight lipped as they were.. they noticed the tenacity that I used to approach fishing... and when they figured I had struggled enough.. they'd give me just enough information to boost my determination.. there were many, many hard lessons.... all I ever wanted was to win their admiration and be like them...they are all gone now.. .. it is my turn to pass the torch...every season, I make it a point to take some one different fishing...it's the only way I know to repay them
I also do at least one seminar ( which I do not charge for)we can't take what we have learned with us... there's no luggage racks on a hearse...

[JFigliuolo]

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If you EVER have a chance to fish with Joe... TAKE IT! The night we fished was far from spectacular as far as the fishing went, but it was a great time. If I ever learn half of what Joe has forgotten I'll be happy.

[Zeal]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

When I started striper fishing in 1972 I had a home made 14' plywood boat that my father and I made.. it was powered by a 15HP '50's vintage Evinrude.. each summer I literally LIVED in that leaky old scow.... I trapped eels and tommy cods ..dug worms and clams and caught and sold schoolies ... I watched every move the "old timers" made.. as I ogled their catches, as tight lipped as they were.. they noticed the tenacity that I used to approach fishing... and when they figured I had struggled enough.. they'd give me just enough information to boost my determination.. there were many, many hard lessons.... all I ever wanted was to win their admiration and be like them...they are all gone now.. .. it is my turn to pass the torch...every season, I make it a point to take some one different fishing...it's the only way I know to repay them
I also do at least one seminar ( which I do not charge for)we can't take what we have learned with us... there's no luggage racks on a hearse...

I could listen to those stories all day Rock, reminds how blessed I was having a very similar mentor most of my life when it comes to fishing. The goal for me is to get one day where it was like the famed "old days" you guys always speak of.

The passing on of fishing knowledge is strange in that a lot of it is kept secret for many years unless you do espionage on other fisherman or are lucky enough to be the chosen one to have that knowledge passed on to. But nothing will substitute that hard work and refined technique.
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You can "burn" a spot but you still need to be able to catch the fish just like the person who told you where and when!

Of course if you go by reports, we should all be bailing fish even using a carrot on a hook...though nothing is funnier than seeing the crowds who live by those fish reports getting bummed out and cry online to the end of time...