Once Upon A Googan!

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Honestly...there's really nothing wrong with Spiking a couple of rods and sipping on a few brews....sometimes its just about relaxing with your buds.

I once saw a couple of guys soaking clams with spiked rods while drinking and goofing off. I walked past them down to my spot all the while thinking about how ignorant they were. I caught a couple af small fish and headed back to the car to try a different spot. As I passed them, I saw a huge tail sticking out of their big cooler. My curiosity got the best of me and I went over to see the fish. They didn't have a scale, but it measured out at 46" with my tape. I ended up talking with them for a bit and it turned out they were nice guys who were just blowing off some steam after getting out of work late that night. And they knew a lot more than I thought they would have by their appearance.

[Rockport24]

Originally Posted by fishbones

I once saw a couple of guys soaking clams with spiked rods while drinking and goofing off. I walked past them down to my spot all the while thinking about how ignorant they were. I caught a couple af small fish and headed back to the car to try a different spot. As I passed them, I saw a huge tail sticking out of their big cooler. My curiosity got the best of me and I went over to see the fish. They didn't have a scale, but it measured out at 46" with my tape. I ended up talking with them for a bit and it turned out they were nice guys who were just blowing off some steam after getting out of work late that night. And they knew a lot more than I thought they would have by their appearance.

this is so damn true, I think most of us would be surprised how much the "white bucket brigade" actually catches. sure, some of them don't have a clue, but there are some realy sharpies mixed in there who ONLY fish chunk bait or worms. I've run into a few of them up on PI in the dead of night.