The "one thing"......

[Sea Dangles]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

In my Experience the only time that has worked well for me is 1 hour before Sundown to 1 hour after sunrise....after that I've gotten nada....

and the thread is, after all, what have I learned.

Let go of the dark side Luke. Look into the light.

[redlite]

don't just fish, hunt 'em.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Let go of the dark side Luke. Look into the light.

Every time I "Look into the Light" My boss asks me why am I sitting at my desk day Dreaming.

Now If "The Light" would just give me the winning lottery numbers it would make things a little easier

[InTheHole]

Have fun and make it fun for those with you, it's just fishing and if you get too twisted up about doing it ... why do it?

[Saltheart]

Fish with mental intensity. be aware of you offering and anything that touches it at all time. no cast and daydream.

[steve]

Put in your time,as much as possible, persever I guess. Also, patience. If you go, you will learn and you will catch fish in time. Thomcat, you are absolutley correct. Don't ever take fishing for granted if you love it!

[smac]

Knowing my limits.

[whiplash]

Listen to the voices in my head - they know more than I do

[good2hook]

waking up. the rest is gravy

[fishingaddict]

i agree with alot of you guys but by far the best technique i learned striper fishing is (drifting).

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

You find most important over all the lessons, tricks, techniques et al you have learned in your striper fishing.

What is your personal "one most important thing"?

Oh, I just had a brainstorm.Can I answer twice..??
Thats easy.Embrace the internet.Books have written off of what has been learned from AlGores wonderland.

All kidding aside.There's ton's of good information here..Seems too much at times.I think the hard part can be weeding through the crap as everyone will have an opinion.After a while you will learn how to separate the sh!te from shinola.There are some really smart ,insightful people willing to share.Information available at the touch of the search button is equivalent to volumes and volumes of books or magazines.If I had this type of information readily available when I was a novice my learning curve would have been greatly abbreviated.Not sure it would have lead me to the same place I am now.
Then again, perhaps thats a message in itself.
So, what was I saying...
That mary jane never really leaves your system..


What say you Mr.Flap, whats your take on this..??
What where YOU looking for when you started this thread..??

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by NIB

Oh, I just had a brainstorm.Can I answer twice..??
Thats easy.Embrace the internet.Books have written off of what has been learned from AlGores wonderland.

All kidding aside.There's ton's of good information here..Seems too much at times.I think the hard part can be weeding through the crap as everyone will have an opinion.After a while you will learn how to separate the sh!te from shinola.There are some really smart ,insightful people willing to share.Information available at the touch of the search button is equivalent to volumes and volumes of books or magazines.If I had this type of information readily available when I was a novice my learning curve would have been greatly abbreviated.Not sure it would have lead me to the same place I am now.
Then again, perhaps thats a message in itself.
So, what was I saying...
That mary jane never really leaves your system..


What say you Mr.Flap, whats your take on this..??
What where YOU looking for when you started this thread..??

Tony, I answered that on page 2 of this thread.
Comin' to plugfest this year?

[Hooper]

Go, don't think about it, just go fish

[jkswimmer]

Check the wind.

[keeperreaper]

The most important thing or lesson I learned is get the kids involved early in their life and let them be active participants throughout the whole process/experience. Doing this will teach them respect for the sport and fishery and also engrain the skills in them at an early age. I look forward to this year fishing with my daughter. Although she won't go offshore this year she will be with me fishing for bass.

[Roger]

Pay attention to your surroundings:
Ex:
What's that bird looking at?
Where'd all the gulls go?
What's that smell? Rust?

Just a couple examples of things observed, questioned and acted upon; leading to some great fishing.

[MikeToole]

Old truths are not always true:

"Fishing sucks during a full moon" Surf fishing during a full bright moon can be great. Just need to adjust by fishing areas that are a little deeper and more current. Helps if the surf is up some. If there is food in the area a bright moon will not keep the fish away. The new moon might be the most productive time but don't miss out on the other times if you have the time to go.

"Other then the fall day time fishing sucks" Surf fishing on bright sunny days can produce nice fish at times other then the fall. Chunking in rocky areas with no people or boat traffic can be productive when the fish are moving North or have settled in for the summer in the Northern areas.

"Chunking is for newbees and old people, doesn't take any skill" Chunking can be extremely productive on big fish if you know what your doing. Walk the outer beaches on the cape at night and you will meet people who really know what chunking is all about.

"You got to hold the rod, miss to many fish with sandspikes and deep hook to many" If you know how to tie a hi/lo rig correctly you will not deep hook fish. While you may miss a few more fish using a sandspike they will mainly be the smaller fish and having two rods will make up for this.

One new one: "Sluggos are as good as real eels" Sluggos are good but as tony the tiger would say "eels are great"

[wader-dad]

retrieve slow then slower

[MartinD18]

BELIEVE in whats on the end of your line. You will fish it more effectively and by extension, pay attention 100% of the time.

[numbskull]

It is only a fish.

[Nebe]

Never ever take you eyes off the surf if your rock hopping somewhere dangerous.

2nd is putting something in front of a fish is more important that what plug color/style/ live bait, etc...or in other words whats inside your head that tells you where to go is more important than your gear.

[eastendlu]

Patience is my #1 Perseverance #2

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by numbskull

It is only a fish.

are you Insane ? only ?