07-20-2006, 11:12 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Those wipers just got no sense of fairplay and respect. Guys that have caught a lot of them, and don't need the thrill, still keep catching them. The newbies just can't seem to get a break and catch one. Wonder why that is. Maybe something to do with education and experience.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I doubt that it will make you feel better, but there are a lot of wiper "experts" that don't catch fish on every trip...even in the boils. Sometimes the fish are wide open and hit anything that you throw at them. Other times it seems like you can't get bit, even if you were to use fresh live bait (which of course we don't, in Utah).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What is really frustrating to some folks is that complete rookies go out trolling with WalMart special lures and load the boat on their first trip. Suddenly they are "experts" and hold forth telling everyone how easy wipers are to catch. But, them wiley wipers get revenge by never biting on those lures again and making the loudmouthed lucky rookies eat crow instead of wiper.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is one thing to read about somebody else catching the fish, and what they used and all that. But, like most fishing, reading about it is no substitute for being able to spend a couple of days on the water with one of the pros, and learning at least what the options are and how to try to figure out the fish based upon what you see on the sonar and what you know of their current habits. There is both art and science in fishing for almost any fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just remember, when you catch fish, it is because you have skill. If someone else catches them and you don't, it is pure dumb luck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I doubt that it will make you feel better, but there are a lot of wiper "experts" that don't catch fish on every trip...even in the boils. Sometimes the fish are wide open and hit anything that you throw at them. Other times it seems like you can't get bit, even if you were to use fresh live bait (which of course we don't, in Utah).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What is really frustrating to some folks is that complete rookies go out trolling with WalMart special lures and load the boat on their first trip. Suddenly they are "experts" and hold forth telling everyone how easy wipers are to catch. But, them wiley wipers get revenge by never biting on those lures again and making the loudmouthed lucky rookies eat crow instead of wiper.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is one thing to read about somebody else catching the fish, and what they used and all that. But, like most fishing, reading about it is no substitute for being able to spend a couple of days on the water with one of the pros, and learning at least what the options are and how to try to figure out the fish based upon what you see on the sonar and what you know of their current habits. There is both art and science in fishing for almost any fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just remember, when you catch fish, it is because you have skill. If someone else catches them and you don't, it is pure dumb luck.[/#0000ff]
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