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Originally Posted by agsurfr
Not sure if this is so or not, but do you all think we consciously or unconsciously equate bigger risk with bigger reward? Does getting out to that distant rock equal more fish or bigger fish?
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Yes it does.
Those far rocks and inshore reefs are superb fishing spots - that's the allure. Particularly inshore reefs where you have to either wade deep or swim with a wet suit on through a sluice-way way then up onto the reef to fish the steep drop-offs on the seaward side. They are killer spots - literally.
Traditionally, the best boatmen have been the ones that know every rock and can fish these spots in the dark with a swell on. Those
no-man's land spots were the bread-and-butter of a lot of very successful rod and reel commercials. However, you needed to be highly skilled at boat-handling to even think about trying such places.
Look at this way: As tragic as it was, if Al Pellini was swimming out to a spot, there's no need to question whether or not it was good spot. Al possessed a vast, multi generational knowledge of the sport and spots that was passed first-hand and undiluted, from the legendary post-war fishermen that were the founders of modern surfcasting in our region. He had that
and his own considerable knowledge and personal experience, gleaned from decades of fishing.
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