The Uncertainty Principle

[spence]

Originally Posted by numbskull

So as I put in my time last night, in splendid solitude, stumbling around in the rocks, undisturbed by anything with fins, except for an occasional desultory tap, I got to thinking how much these empty nights add to the fishing experience. How over the years the hunt has become as important as the result and without the perspective of failure, the reward of success is diminished. How the greater the uncertainty, the better the hunt. How even a fishless night feels like it has taught me something that will pay dividends in the future. You feel the same, or did I just absorb too much DEET?

Sounds like you're just trying to justify your skunking

I don't mind a dry night, although last season I had so many it didn't do anything to build the hunt...it was just depressing.

-spence

[Sea Dangles]

I went out for bft yesterday for the first time. I hooked up and 45 minutes later the approximately 100 pound fish was at the surface on its side. One failed attempt with the gaff for my brother was enough for the tuna to say goodbye.Lesson learned;it is not the destination so much as the journey that gives joy. The smile is still on my face a day later although the grill looks lonely.