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09-17-2008, 06:30 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
.This is not a canal only discussion.
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Then it becomes a discussion about how much confidence you have in your skill as a fisherman. If you are sure you can't catch large fish with wood, plastic, or lead then you probably can't. Better to ask why not, than to pretend it can't be done. |
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09-17-2008, 06:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,709
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There are also those who can not play guitar or play pool with out drinking alcohol..
fishing live eels is a filthy sinful addiction.  |
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09-17-2008, 06:49 AM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
Posts: 2,407
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if your talking about a specific set of conditions inwhich you've fished many times and only eels have done the job (which I'm assuming is the case since you have a particular spot and tide planned out), it probably is best to just stay home - especially on a work night. i've always found that heading out without confidence is usually just a waste of gas. the focus isn't there, you just think about what you should be doing, rather than what you are doing, and its just a waste. save your energy and gas money for a trip you'll be confident in. i don't have any canal experience, but the moon wouldn't have helped my plugging confidence last night either.
i really enjoy fishing plugs, but there are times and places where only an eel or riggie will do - especially if focused on a trophy. and your definately right on about the whole eel/plug story.
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"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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09-17-2008, 06:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Warren Vt
Posts: 668
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i guess it depends on what you call a trophy bass.one of the areas i fish a 20lber is a trophy fish these days and very few are caught on eels mostly tins and pencils.another area on LI a 50lber is a trophy bass and again most are caught on darters,bucktails and tins. it is all about location that dictates what works best.
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09-17-2008, 07:39 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
There are also those who can not play guitar or play pool with out drinking alcohol..
fishing live eels is a filthy sinful addiction. |
Hey, I resent that personal attack 
Not guilty, your Honor, I not only deny the allegations, but I dislike the alligator 
Just remember, Nebe, it's not always what you do, it's who you let see you do it |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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