Northwest Reel Life June 2024 Volume 3 Issue 8 - Flipbook - Page 27
depth with every lure you’re
putting in the water. The
other boat slowly trudges
by with expressionless
faces as they’ve had the
exact opposite kind of
experience on the day. In
fact, they share that they've
been camping throughout
the weekend and haven’t
so much as seen a fish
surface or a blip on the fish
finder. And like clockwork,
your casual conversation is
broken up because, well,
you’ve got another bite to
attend to.
Another area to think about
as to why we should be
vying for the huge number
of fish rather than the huge
fish is the likelihood of each
happening. We have all
caught some big fish, me
included. But many more
of us, and more often, I
would wager have had
days where we limited out
or went through an insane
bite. Those fishing outings
where you continuously
pull in solid fish. The kind of
fish that offers a good fight
and makes for a consistent
fun experience. For every
day where a single big fish
gets caught, there seems
to be exponentially more
multi-fish days out on the
water. That consistency
can’t be overlooked or
overshadowed when we
start those early mornings.
There you have it. The pros
and cons of catching The
Big One vs catching The
Many. What do you think?
Are you the kind of person
who wants to hang his hat
on a fish that you’ll talk
about for the rest of your
life? Or are you the kind of
person who pulls in a huge
quantity of fish and sees
that as a day well spent out
on the water? Let’s at least
end with some common
ground. In each of these
scenarios, both kinds of
anglers spent the day
fishing. They can both be
happy about that.
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