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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | Now this old saying or excuse, (depending on how you look at it) has came in awful handy for me over the years. But what it brings to mind for me lately, isn't about any physical attributes or handicaps (as in my case). 
It reminds me of what happened the other day when I was fishing, and catching fish while running cranks at higher than normal speeds. Seems the conclusions we all often jump to when it seems the bite is off (Just for us) on certain occasions, is often only because we fail to experiment in different ways with the variables we started with. And how sometimes we often wrongly conclude, that it must be our own talent that puts 10 fish in our box and only 2 in others while using the exact same thing. And I especially like those guys who remove all remnants of what they were using when they come into the weigh-in or the docks at days end. Believing that it was only their secret weapons of choice that caught their fish, and not their own acquired skills in finding the right place, time and techniques when using them.
O.K., I guess we all know that acquired knowledge, rather attained through time or higher teachings, has a bearing on virtually everything we do, and is often the key to any repeatable success. So when I hear that a guy was using the same thing I was on a certain day and got more or less than me, I have to conclude it wasn't what he had, but how he was using it that made the difference. This I think, is what makes fishing so much different from any other sport or professional challenge out there. It's not just attained knowledge, but a repeatable attained criterion manifest for how this particular puzzle goes together every time, in this particular place, at this particular time, given the overall conditions. Sounds easy enough hey? And did I tell you about that great swamp land I have for sale? 
Edited by walleye express 6/22/2005 11:41 AM
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Location: Neenah Wi | Dan Very well put,but some people are just more fish friendly than others.Sometimes those fish just hate me.Thats my story and I'm sticking to it. We did have a good day today though,it helps when you have 2 or more in the boat to do a little more experimenting.
Edited by Risor39 6/22/2005 5:51 PM
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | xxl.
Don't throw your cane pole or bobbers away just yet. ;)
Sorry for the more than complicated post. Sometimes I think about a subject to long before writing it, and it becomes (lets say) over explanitory.
The jest of the post is. Never assume that because we're using the same offerings, that our fishing succes while doing so will be the same.
Edited by walleye express 6/23/2005 7:35 AM
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| Thanks Capt.!
I appreciate your posts....but that one had my wheels spinning like bald tires on a muddy road! Appreciate the "dumbed down" version!!! Hope the bite's good this summer.
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Location: Rhinelander | Applies in almost every situation. During the last two Pro events I covered for WF, I heard numerous success stories and conversely, lack of success, using the same presentation on fish that were for sure THERE, but a subtle difference in the approach made a significant difference in the weight on the stage at the end of the day. height in the water column, speed, variance in both of these factors, hook size, and even whether one sets the hook or not on a flat line seemd to be important. Versatility sometimes means variables in the SAME basic presentation, and success is directly related, over the long haul, to one's ability to adapt. I agree, Dan! | |
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Not what you have, but how you use it.