10-28-2006, 10:44 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey rabble-rouser, you tryin' to start sumpin'? Good topic.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once heard that fisherpersons go through several stages: 1. catch the first fish 2. catch a lot of fish 3. catch a big fish 4. catch a lot of big fish[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It's interesting to see how individual anglers evolve in their piscatorial preferences. Some get excited about every fish they catch, regardless of size or species. Others become super specialized and won't even fish for anything other than their favorite species...or don't even get their heart started for anything other than a biggun.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All of us have favorite species and most of us love to hook rod-benders. But anyone who arbitrarily shuts out ANY fishing opportunity is missing out. Like you say, it's all good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Me? I have had the good fortune to have fished all over the western hemisphere and have caught almost every species of fresh water fish available, and many of the salt water ones too. My favorite fish is still what is most readily available at the time. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I still get excited the night before a fishing trip and I still enjoy playing with perch and bluegills. If I had a choice between going marlin fishing or going for a mixed species day on Jordanelle, I would probably choose the latter. I ain't no purist and I got no pride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like many other things about fishing, and life in general, I respect the opinions and preferences of others. If someone does not like what I do, that does not make them wrong...just different. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once heard that fisherpersons go through several stages: 1. catch the first fish 2. catch a lot of fish 3. catch a big fish 4. catch a lot of big fish[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It's interesting to see how individual anglers evolve in their piscatorial preferences. Some get excited about every fish they catch, regardless of size or species. Others become super specialized and won't even fish for anything other than their favorite species...or don't even get their heart started for anything other than a biggun.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All of us have favorite species and most of us love to hook rod-benders. But anyone who arbitrarily shuts out ANY fishing opportunity is missing out. Like you say, it's all good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Me? I have had the good fortune to have fished all over the western hemisphere and have caught almost every species of fresh water fish available, and many of the salt water ones too. My favorite fish is still what is most readily available at the time. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I still get excited the night before a fishing trip and I still enjoy playing with perch and bluegills. If I had a choice between going marlin fishing or going for a mixed species day on Jordanelle, I would probably choose the latter. I ain't no purist and I got no pride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Like many other things about fishing, and life in general, I respect the opinions and preferences of others. If someone does not like what I do, that does not make them wrong...just different. [/#0000ff]
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