05-14-2006, 01:02 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I know Jose well. As the country song goes, he can make yer clothes fall off. Gettin' warm enough for all that frivolity out on the salty pond.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I guess the "NEED" for multiple rods and reels is something a lot of anglers still cannot see or appreciate. But then again, you really do have to have a fair amount of experience to appreciate the difference between the different actions in rods, and how that translates into making better casts, better presentations, hooksets and playing the fish with greater enjoyment.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I hate to be a fishing snob, but sometimes it is difficult to give a straight answer to someone when they ask a question that really has no answer...or a different answer than the one they are looking for. My whole style of fishing is finesse. I strive to maintain complete focus on what I am doing and what the fish are doing in response. I keep my senses on full alert for any minor change in "the force" that means I may have an "inquiry". That requires good tackle and good techniques, as well as the right lure or bait.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When somebody who doesn't know the difference between a chub and a cutt asks what you are using, it is difficult to not scream "IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, DOOFUS. YOU COULD NEVER CATCH ONE ON WHAT YOU ARE FISHING WITH ANYWAY". [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sorry, but I have spent over 50 years of intense reading, studying, fishing, listening to fellow anglers and working on my own personal crafts and techniques. I still get blanked, but that is fishing. There are more days, however, when I flatter myself that I caught more or bigger fish because I used all of the combined skills and science I know to make it happen, when others are not so "lucky". I resent the hell out of it when they get mad because I won't sell them or give them one of my lures...for them to snag on the bottom. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry if I let loose here. But, fishing is a complete "system". Not just a lure, a fly, a hook and bait or a fishing pole. It all has to come together just the right way. When it does, you might as well die right then, because you are already in heaven. When you get humbled, it is just another reason to dig in and work harder on your knowledge, your technique or your tackle. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Almost better than Jose? [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I guess the "NEED" for multiple rods and reels is something a lot of anglers still cannot see or appreciate. But then again, you really do have to have a fair amount of experience to appreciate the difference between the different actions in rods, and how that translates into making better casts, better presentations, hooksets and playing the fish with greater enjoyment.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I hate to be a fishing snob, but sometimes it is difficult to give a straight answer to someone when they ask a question that really has no answer...or a different answer than the one they are looking for. My whole style of fishing is finesse. I strive to maintain complete focus on what I am doing and what the fish are doing in response. I keep my senses on full alert for any minor change in "the force" that means I may have an "inquiry". That requires good tackle and good techniques, as well as the right lure or bait.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When somebody who doesn't know the difference between a chub and a cutt asks what you are using, it is difficult to not scream "IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, DOOFUS. YOU COULD NEVER CATCH ONE ON WHAT YOU ARE FISHING WITH ANYWAY". [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'm sorry, but I have spent over 50 years of intense reading, studying, fishing, listening to fellow anglers and working on my own personal crafts and techniques. I still get blanked, but that is fishing. There are more days, however, when I flatter myself that I caught more or bigger fish because I used all of the combined skills and science I know to make it happen, when others are not so "lucky". I resent the hell out of it when they get mad because I won't sell them or give them one of my lures...for them to snag on the bottom. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry if I let loose here. But, fishing is a complete "system". Not just a lure, a fly, a hook and bait or a fishing pole. It all has to come together just the right way. When it does, you might as well die right then, because you are already in heaven. When you get humbled, it is just another reason to dig in and work harder on your knowledge, your technique or your tackle. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Almost better than Jose? [/#0000ff]
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