Sharpie Secrets - Real secrets? Or plain common sense?

[Rockport24]

yeah guys, I hear what you're saying, I guess I really meant that you guys that go out every night and don't get crap from your wives are lucky, not lucky, but good. If I went out every night, my wife-to-be would kill me and we are not even married yet! that's why it would be cool to live closer so I could still get 2-3 hours of fishing in and be home around 11. Now after I get home from work, eat dinner with her, help clean up, and drive to the spot, it's 8:30-9:00 before I can blink an eye!!

I know I know.. I have a lot to learn..

[RIROCKHOUND]

Just get out there more, plain and simple...
Some nights though you just dont feel like going, and last night it felt good to sit on my @ss and wathc Rescue Me (Best non-Simposons show on TV!)

[Canalman]

Personally, I think there is only so much common sense that can be applied to fishing. If it was that easy, we'd all be sharpies. How many times have you gone out to fish your favorite spot, under conditions that you perceived to be "perfect", using these methods that fall into the "common sense" catagory only to walk out 3 hours later proudly displaying the skunk you landed. Some people really seem to have the gift, understanding some other (possibly simple) circumstance(s) that we all overlook. Face it you will never conquer fishing... no one will. It wouldn't be any fun if you did....

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Originally Posted by Canalman

How many times have you gone out to fish your favorite spot, under conditions that you perceived to be "perfect", using these methods that fall into the "common sense" catagory only to walk out 3 hours later proudly displaying the skunk you landed.

Isn't that what fishing is

-spence

[Canalman]

I don't know Obi Wan

[spence]

Sorry, I've simply set my expectations to ensure success

-spence

[lurch]

The few things I have learned from reading and watching "sharpies" is to slow the presentation down!!! If you think you are going slow enough you are going to fast (with certain lures).

Bigger isnt necessary always better sometimes when the fish have lock jaw shrink the size of the lures or bait and it usually unlocks the jaws.

reading the water...if you understand where the fish would be (I am still trying to master this one) you have abetter chance of catching more fish. Also understand what areas the fish like to be in....will there be a fish in this type of water and why will they be here.

Dont overlook the importance of wind.

Concentrate on what you are doing...when I go with my buddies to fish, who dont get out very often, we yak to much catching up on things and dont catch as much if we shut up and concentrate on fishing.

Pay attention to what you are doing when you are catching fish as it could be the one thing that gets the fish to bite.

Go on more scouting trips during the day with the kids (if any), this way you will spend time with them and scout sweet areas to fish....and you may just teach the kids how to read the water as well.

Get out as often as you can.

Now if I can put all of thes together I would be able to catch more fish.

The folks I work with just dont understand why I fish...they think you just drop a line in the water and bust open a few beers. Fishing is like baseball...baseball looks like a simple game but when you understand the strategy needed it is a very complex.

[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.