03-17-2014, 07:23 PM
[#0000FF]Patience is indeed a virtue...especially when fishing. I would classify it as part of the art of fishing.
But, I have known a few guys that crossed the line between patience and lazy. They just didn't wanna make fishing an active thing...even hesitating to set the hook...seemingly unwilling to expend the effort needed to reel in a fish.
I used to have a poster that showed two old boys sitting under a tree, next to a pond. Both had cane poles with bobbers floating in front of them. One bobber was wiggling...sending out ripples...and the one old boy was saying to the other "Now what fool went and planted fish in here?"
On the other hand, I sincerely believe that the reason a lot of newbies end up catching the biggest fish is because they simply let the bait sit there until the fish decides it is okay to munch. On the OTHER other hand, just as many newbies do not catch much because they are constantly moving around and bringing in their rigs too often.
I also like to take a more active approach...fishing jigs, spinners, cranks or bubble and fly. A big part of the enjoys of fishing is outsmarting the fish and feeling the hit when you have made them strike.
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But, I have known a few guys that crossed the line between patience and lazy. They just didn't wanna make fishing an active thing...even hesitating to set the hook...seemingly unwilling to expend the effort needed to reel in a fish.
I used to have a poster that showed two old boys sitting under a tree, next to a pond. Both had cane poles with bobbers floating in front of them. One bobber was wiggling...sending out ripples...and the one old boy was saying to the other "Now what fool went and planted fish in here?"
On the other hand, I sincerely believe that the reason a lot of newbies end up catching the biggest fish is because they simply let the bait sit there until the fish decides it is okay to munch. On the OTHER other hand, just as many newbies do not catch much because they are constantly moving around and bringing in their rigs too often.
I also like to take a more active approach...fishing jigs, spinners, cranks or bubble and fly. A big part of the enjoys of fishing is outsmarting the fish and feeling the hit when you have made them strike.
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