If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
"Lady Luck" 2016 Red Hibiscus Hobie Outback, Lowrance Hook2-7TS
2018 Seagrass Green Hobie Compass, Humminbird 798 ci HD SI
"Wet Dream" 2011 yellow Ocean Prowler 13
Charter member of Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
I enjoy catching new species and lots of different species. Last year I caught 48 different species and added 8 new ones in 2017. My life total (at least as many as I can remember) is 102 species. It gets harder each year to add new species, unless you travel to new locations. It still is a challenge that is enjoyable for me. In 2018 I will work on my yearly species count and look to find some new ones too.
When fishing locally, I tend to get complacent and fish near home in the same spots. I hope I can force myself outside of my "Fishing Comfort Zone" and look for new spots and new approaches.
In a more lighthearted vein -- last summer and fall, I had a prolonged slump during which I was consistently outcaught by the guests fishing with me on my Scout center console (the "Small but Perky"). When that happens occasionally, I figure it is due to chance. When it happens repeatedly, it outlines a trend. To my 2018 fishing guests on my Scout - watch out. Your days of outcatching the captain are numbered.
John Veil
Annapolis
Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11
Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"
Comment