Whats it mean..

[Ed B]

Smarter but maybe poorer tooo

Actually I think it's a natural transition that takes place in every sport when you transition from the enthusaistic newcomer to middleage. Marketers have to figure out a way to make you think that all that stuff matters, but you begin to have enough experience to see the fallacy in the salespitch. A good analogy in golf is the old saying "If you don't got a swing, it don't mean a thing"

[Joe]

No, you're just typical.

People who are five or more years into a sport only need so much. A big part of why fly fishing shops died off because once you have everything - you don't need to spend anything on per-trip basis. At least with traditonal fishing stuff gets stuck on rocks, bait goes bad. Even with surfcasting, most of the expenditure in fishing comes in the first five years - unless of course you migrate to boats.

Not everyone fishes a whole lifetime. Many people are somewhat serious for a while and then they may move away, get interested in something else, get a second wife who is younger, find other things that are more rewarding, etc. Others simply may not find sport fishing as engaging as you do.

[capesams]

you found your nitch in how you like to fish, know what works and what will get the job done....

[tlapinski]

I think you are just poor. Only guys that don't know you would say you're smarter...

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by capesams

you found your nitch in how you like to fish, know what works and what will get the job done....

Can't put it any better than that.

[Joe]

How about time? Got enough of that?

[Strider]

You are now an old fart

No, that would be me........you 4 ft surfcaster