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02-15-2006, 12:40 PM
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Lessons Learned
We all learn lessons along the way while fishing (or at least we should). Here are a couple I've learned.
Lessons I’ve Learned (Some the hard way)
1. Learned twice (before I got my drivers license) - When a stripers tail enters the wheel spokes of a 10 speed bike it becomes a very good brake. A bigger bass tail is an even better brake. (I’m sure some canal fishermen can relate.)
2. Don’t walk 15 feet behind a caster who is swinging an 11 foot rod with 6 feet of line between rod tip and plug. ( A friend of mine learned that one at 3am on a wave swept Block Island bar.)
Any to add?
DZ
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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02-15-2006, 12:48 PM
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My brother is bald
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Parts Unknown
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Always make sure you take care of your doodies BEFORE you leave to hit the rocks/beach.
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seals + plovers = 
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02-15-2006, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Between a rock and a hard place
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1. A very early offshore lesson, when a 150# Mako decides to head for Europe do not, repeat do-not have your thumb anywhere near the spool
2. When scaling a bass along the back near the dorsal do not turn your head to talk to the guy next to you
These are lessons that you will only need to learn once
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day ...
show him where to fish and ... you'll be sorry
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02-15-2006, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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When you see a SWEET plug buried in the rocks, caught on some rope at JUST arms length DO NOT stick said arm into said crevice.
AND DO NOT PULL the plug, have it briefly come loose THEN get snagged again on the rope. You just might get stuck with your arm between boulders, a nice trebble in your hand, with no other option but to yank your hand free tearing up some nice hand meat.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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02-15-2006, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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J,
Was the tide coming in?
DZ
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DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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02-15-2006, 01:26 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Dennis... good thread...
First fall fishing SoCo, 18 and full of %$%$%$%$.... walked out on the end of C-Town during a serious blow.. SW 20 with a serious SE Swell on
scoffed mentally at all the guys fishing the channel.... whimps....
took a monster in the chest on my second cast, knocked my flat back on my ass... packed up my stuff and left... lesson learned... fished further east for a few weeks so noone recognized me as that kid who got his backside handed to him...
Lesson Learned... actually havent fished there in a number of years.... mainly because of crowds and the ratio of schoolies to decent fish I've taken there....
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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02-15-2006, 01:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Do not walk out so that the swells are to your arm pits and just as your about to lay into your cast your plug is under water,,, 10' glass and braid makes you go convench.
Do not leave a crap load of plugs on the seat of your car then when you realize your wicked late you run and jump in the seat  ...trebles in my azz trebles in the seat me cryin  oh boy |
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02-15-2006, 01:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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Originally Posted by DZ
J,
Was the tide coming in?
DZ
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Actually, Yes... AT the hill. No one else around. Thankfully it was only about 1/8" of the meat between the Thumb and index finger
Could have been MUCH worse. |
Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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02-15-2006, 02:02 PM
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Red Eye Jedi
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: East Facing
Posts: 4,374
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when wading boulders, make sure there isn't a rock directly behind you when a roller comes in.
when fishing a bail-less 704, make sure you have the line roller situated on the left side of the rotator cup. took me 2 broken rods and a bunch of lost plugs before i realized what was happening...
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02-15-2006, 02:08 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
Posts: 2,357
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Don't observe moderate waves from shore on a rock about 300 feet out, and make the againizing wade out there, F18 and I made this mistake last June, when we arrived at the rock 4 huge waves in a row blasted us coming from high above our heads with the force of a freight train. Needless to say we gathered our scattered debris, cried a little and went back to shore to empty our waders  .... objects 300 feet out in the dark are bigger than they appear.
I got more I just have to think.... |
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02-15-2006, 07:49 PM
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Wishin' for fishin'
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Brockton
Posts: 1,651
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If your fishing on boulders, and get some weeds on your line, in your haste, don't throw the weeds you pick off your line on to the rocks or boulders you are standing on. Throw the weeds where you wont step on them.
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02-16-2006, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 4,716
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substance abuse sux...hope you learned your lesson. Talk fish
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02-17-2006, 09:45 AM
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Surfcaster Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 88
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Originally Posted by DZ
1. Learned twice (before I got my drivers license) - When a stripers tail enters the wheel spokes of a 10 speed bike it becomes a very good brake. A bigger bass tail is an even better brake. (I’m sure some canal fishermen can relate.)
DZ
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When a rod tip enters the wheel spokes of a Huffy "Spider Bike" or the "Western Flyer" before that, it does not become a very good brake.
I fished with the same old Mitchell 300 all through my school aged years. But I'd love to have a nickel for every "Conolon" rod I snapped the tip out of. |
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Just Another Delmarva Striperfisherman
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02-17-2006, 09:59 AM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Sack Of Mass
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DZ - I'll trade ya a trip to bloody boulder for a trip to one of the spots on your needle presentation  
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02-17-2006, 10:08 AM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
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Originally Posted by Canalman
DZ - I'll trade ya a trip to bloody boulder for a trip to one of the spots on your needle presentation
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02-17-2006, 12:17 PM
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loose lips sink ships
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