thewhitesnoop Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 36 minutes ago, Chief Grey Bear said: He admittedly catches the easier to catch fish LOL..... easier to catch fish
Trout Addict Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 9:05 PM, fishinwrench said: Complaining and cussing the negatives is what gets things done here in America. "Ain't that right" I always say "the squeaky wheel gets the grease."
Chief Grey Bear Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 So when it comes to learning all the nuances of fishing a given stretch of river, I just don't have it. What I am, perhaps, is a generalist. Put me on any stream in the Ozarks and I can catch at least a few fish. Put me on any of the non-jetboatable streams and I can probably hold my own with anybody. But I do not know any given stretch of the bigger rivers well enough to compete with those who do. I'm a cherry-picker. I fish for the easy fish. The guys who are the very best at it can catch the difficult fish more regularly than I can. His words, not mine. Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
thewhitesnoop Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 He should have said he catches the easy to measure fish. Al also makes the statement that he can hold his own with anybody on non jet-boatable streams...... I have my reservations about that
fishinwrench Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 I am a spot pounder. The thought that I am leaving fish behind simply because they won't bite what I have tied on at the moment haunts me. I'll give it a short rest and then make another pass doing things differently, then I might even make a 3rd pass if I still feel there's a decent chance. The thought that someone could come right behind me and immediately stick a couple is a serious threat to my ego. Obviously a carry-over from my competitive days. Once I've settled on what I feel is a good pattern, like ok all the better ones are holding in tailouts, or around wood, or on bluffy big rock areas, THEN I can cover some miles. But until I have something dialed in it might take me half a day to cover 2 miles of river.
fishinwrench Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, thewhitesnoop said: He should have said he catches the easy to measure fish. Al also makes the statement that he can hold his own with anybody on non jet-boatable streams...... I have my reservations about that Oh I don't think you'd wanna enter into a river fishin competition with Al. If he knew he had to catch'em I bet he could put a hurtin' on ya. I feel like I'm pretty much a seine, but if I was fishing against ol'Al I'd be pretty nervous.
thewhitesnoop Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 Whatever Wrench. Who says I was even talking about me? I know some other guys I doubt he could hang with. He can bow to my superior spots and I'll bow to his superior expert angling.
Chief Grey Bear Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Oh I don't think you'd wanna enter into a river fishin competition with Al. If he knew he had to catch'em I bet he could put a hurtin' on ya. Not with the last year I've had. Wow! Easily the worst year in the river I've had since 1976! Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
fishinwrench Posted December 8, 2017 Posted December 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Chief Grey Bear said: Not with the last year I've had. Wow! Easily the worst year in the river I've had since 1976! Hasn't been a banner one for me either. Blamed it on low water mostly.... but that's undeniably a cop out.
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