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Originally Posted by Canalman
Amen to that! I'm still waiting for the day I see a guy that swam out onto a rock and hang a good fish 30 feet behind him  ... That's all I think about when I hear these guys talking about swimming... it's one thing to get to an edge or past some tough rubble... but watch the good boat guys... they cast in not out... |
I agree with you for the most part but you can't ignore the fact that someone doing that is giving themselves access to more water. They can work towards shore, away from it, or parrallel to it which for me not that I "swim" out to rocks is often the most productive. Often being able to keep your eel or plug in the strike zone longer by working parallel to shore is a big bonus. It's kind of like fishing the tip of a jetty.
The big mistake that I think is the most common is swimming or wading to the rock before making any casts in front of it or around it. I'm sure you can disturb the fish by doing this but just as importantly you are putting in alot of unecessary effort if there were fish to be had by just casting from shore.
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