03-03-2019, 10:47 PM
Thanks, Pat!
All of that is true and perhaps I appear to be stubborn by not taking seasoned advice which I do recognize as true.
The preparedness for one guided surf fishing vacation for learning as much as I can from the guide will not be limited to just one surf fishing vacation.
Sometime in my life, I'll have a sailboat and enjoy traveling coasts and even overseas and that will be much more than a vacation as it will be a lifestyle, so adding the knowledge and skills of surf fishing to what I've already learned in many other styles of fishing will be useful. I'll have access to river and inland fishing to use what I already know. I agree that much of the equipment I've already been using will often be just right for the surf most of the time.
I realize that not every fish in the ocean is big, but some are. I don't have to fish for the big ones, but I want to do exactly that. I do very much want to include targeting the big fish and that is what I will tell my surf fishing guide (when I find one) and we will pick the season and location along with migration patterns to target big fish with surf fishing.
Specifically, that is the surf fishing experience I seek. Otherwise, I wouldn't really need a guide and can just opportunistically fish for whatever happens to be there for wherever I fish and whenever I happen to arrive at a coast.
But, I want to learn what is very different from what I've ever done before in fishing to learn something new and include that in my set of fishing skills.
That's why I want to include the proper equipment with the proper tackle for big ocean fish into my already large selection that covers the range from ultralight to this (as soon as I add the proper line since I already have everything else for it) monster which I agree is a monster and I also agree would be overkill for most fishing should I choose it when it's not needed. But, since I will have the lighter gear with me, I'll be choosing the correct selection for the fish that are biting at the time for until we succeed at seeking out and come upon the larger fish I'll specifically target.
Which fish will that be? I don't know yet. Where? I don't know yet. But, that's why I seek a very experienced surf fishing guide.
But, what I do know is that when immersed in that vacation, I don't want to use any of that premium and expensive fishing time to then go shopping. I want to have the gear right there in the rod rack ready to cast and if some rods don't get used, then I'm fine with that.
Ronald
All of that is true and perhaps I appear to be stubborn by not taking seasoned advice which I do recognize as true.
The preparedness for one guided surf fishing vacation for learning as much as I can from the guide will not be limited to just one surf fishing vacation.
Sometime in my life, I'll have a sailboat and enjoy traveling coasts and even overseas and that will be much more than a vacation as it will be a lifestyle, so adding the knowledge and skills of surf fishing to what I've already learned in many other styles of fishing will be useful. I'll have access to river and inland fishing to use what I already know. I agree that much of the equipment I've already been using will often be just right for the surf most of the time.
I realize that not every fish in the ocean is big, but some are. I don't have to fish for the big ones, but I want to do exactly that. I do very much want to include targeting the big fish and that is what I will tell my surf fishing guide (when I find one) and we will pick the season and location along with migration patterns to target big fish with surf fishing.
Specifically, that is the surf fishing experience I seek. Otherwise, I wouldn't really need a guide and can just opportunistically fish for whatever happens to be there for wherever I fish and whenever I happen to arrive at a coast.
But, I want to learn what is very different from what I've ever done before in fishing to learn something new and include that in my set of fishing skills.
That's why I want to include the proper equipment with the proper tackle for big ocean fish into my already large selection that covers the range from ultralight to this (as soon as I add the proper line since I already have everything else for it) monster which I agree is a monster and I also agree would be overkill for most fishing should I choose it when it's not needed. But, since I will have the lighter gear with me, I'll be choosing the correct selection for the fish that are biting at the time for until we succeed at seeking out and come upon the larger fish I'll specifically target.
Which fish will that be? I don't know yet. Where? I don't know yet. But, that's why I seek a very experienced surf fishing guide.
But, what I do know is that when immersed in that vacation, I don't want to use any of that premium and expensive fishing time to then go shopping. I want to have the gear right there in the rod rack ready to cast and if some rods don't get used, then I'm fine with that.
Ronald
