The "zone" Revisited

[fishinwrench]

You don't get it, Joe..... I'm in the spirit world VanDammit !

[Football Head]

Zone is a defense one might play in basketball, as opposed to man-to-man.

With regard to fishing, being in the "zone' is ridiculous. Fish bite because THEY want to bite. It has nothing to do with what you are throwing. Get over it. The mistake you make is thinking that YOU are catching fish due to your skill and knowledge.

Insulted? Big deal. I can catch a big brown trout with a stupid glittery salt water fly on the Current River. I can catch pompano in Destin Florida with a Bass Assassin or a Rooster tail. Skill? Hardly. Put something on and chuck it.

Haha are you kidding me joeD? You have obivously never been in the "zone" then.

[Ultralance12]

Any athelete can be in the zone. It is a state where your actions require no thinking. You allow your internal programming to control your muscle memory, you allow your instincts to guide you subconciously. It is a sense of calm that your mind maintains and allows your senses to heighten. Your vision is sharper, your ears tuned into the faintest ripple, your index finger able to trace the slightests unnatural movement of your line. Every cast seems to land exactly where you had planned it and you can almost see your bait moving through the water. The boat seems to almost steer itself into the proper orientation and distance from your target. You don't make a sound without even trying. All people have the ability to be in the zone but only some of us can recognize and appreciate it.

There was an actual scientific study on the zone and your brain functions completely different when in it (I think it starts transmitting alpha waves, whatever that means). It can be scientifically measured and identified but very few people can actually make it happen when they want. Most of us just recognize it when it does and ride the wave.

[fishinwrench]

Wheeeeew! It is gettn deep in here.

[cwc87]

I'm n the zone each day whether I'm fishing r not.

[Mitch f]

I'm n the zone each day whether I'm fishing r not.

Yea but we can't buy that stuff in St. Charles County

[cwc87]

In short, I've also met mr clunn. My zone is what I call PMA. When I fish its all about Positive Mental Attitude. Sometimes my casts may not hit the prime spot however fish don't care they are not in the prime spots all the time. When it's ur day it's ur day. Mitch you have been watching moonshiners too much!!

[Mitch f]

Mitch you have been watching moonshiners too much!!