12-17-2017, 12:09 AM
Well, ok, a THOUSAND should obviously be hyperbole to any reader. But added all up, including lurkers, it seems a fair number of fishermen do exist.
And l've sat though a few seminars, took good notes, and done what I was taught (again, no shortage of information here on this site either.) As I said, been to the burbot bash twice and all that. I've even read a book. Why I haven't caught one yet is still a mystery to me. Seems like every time it's some new reason. Basically, the "should have been here last week" kind of thing. Both BBASHES I went to had poor catch rates, I remember. That's the point. Nothing like a little one-on-one.
I don't claim to be a great fisherman, but I'm not dumb, I'm willing to work, and used to putting in effort to be successful, not entirely hopeless. Hell, I shoot elk with bows I make from trees I chopped down myself. That's a fair level of skill if I say so myself. But, it took years to learn. YEARS without a mentor.
And, forget boats. I don't have one, probably never will. It's ice time NOW, or soon, when the fish are supposedly accessible to anyone willing to walk. I have hand drilled a dozen holes through 22" of ice more than once, at the Gorge, so it isn't my level of effort.
So, why aren't the "happy harvesters" we see at Utah lake tanking up on white bass up there targeting lakers? Can't we get them up there taking trout?
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And l've sat though a few seminars, took good notes, and done what I was taught (again, no shortage of information here on this site either.) As I said, been to the burbot bash twice and all that. I've even read a book. Why I haven't caught one yet is still a mystery to me. Seems like every time it's some new reason. Basically, the "should have been here last week" kind of thing. Both BBASHES I went to had poor catch rates, I remember. That's the point. Nothing like a little one-on-one.
I don't claim to be a great fisherman, but I'm not dumb, I'm willing to work, and used to putting in effort to be successful, not entirely hopeless. Hell, I shoot elk with bows I make from trees I chopped down myself. That's a fair level of skill if I say so myself. But, it took years to learn. YEARS without a mentor.
And, forget boats. I don't have one, probably never will. It's ice time NOW, or soon, when the fish are supposedly accessible to anyone willing to walk. I have hand drilled a dozen holes through 22" of ice more than once, at the Gorge, so it isn't my level of effort.
So, why aren't the "happy harvesters" we see at Utah lake tanking up on white bass up there targeting lakers? Can't we get them up there taking trout?
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