What makes a great fisherman

Mouldz

Sealiner
What makes a great fisherman,putting in the hours,technique,local knowlege?for me personally,I think I am a bit lazy when it comes to fishing,When My brother and I fish on the boat in the river I tend to cast in and leave the lines wereas he is always buzzzing around,checking his bait,changing traces etc and more often than not he catches and I blank
 

stinkmossel

Sealiner
persistence and discipline. deursettings vermoe is die regte woord.
en baie ure se kennis wat jy na jare optel. elke druppeltjie dra by tot wat jy outomaties later toepas.

party manne het net meer uithouvermoe en dissipline as ander.
 

Simen

Sealiner
The greatest fisherman is the fisherman putting back what he has received through the years.

 

The richest fisherman is the fisherman who catches the biggest fish.
 

kopstamp

Sealiner
vat simen my wworde uit my mond, The person that can share his knowledge that he has gained.

In that sense, TROPHY for president. The man always is willing to part with his knowledge. And trust me he has so much it is scary, and this includes edibles.
 

TOE 007

Sealiner
you should have a beard , longer the beter !

your nails must be dirty and hands smelly !

you have to be creative sometimes with your lauguage ....

you must Lie , where did you loose that big fish ?

you should atleast have one working rod and reel [very important ]
your girlfreind must be you ex girlfriend .

you should not watch rugby on the weekends , just fish !!!

your car must be a wreck .

last but not least you must sleep with a bag of redbait , if your catches does not improve .

LOL
 
G

Guest

Guest
I reckon what separates great anglers from good ones is versatility. The best anglers that i know are able to adapt to the conditions on any given day and do so before anyone else. The two best anglers that i have experienced fishing with have this skill. Mike Pautz and Hannes Botha both have the ability to catch fish when others are battling whether it be through a longer cast, fishing lighter, using small baits or big baits. These guys have the sense of what the fish want on a given day.

Mike has a memory like an elephant and can remember all the details on just about every fish that he has ever caught and thus applies this to the conditions on the day. Hannes on the other hand just has a sixth sense about what will bite where and in what conditons. Both of these guys are top anglers and the one thing that they both have in common is that they selectively listen to those around them and take the best of this info with them.

Regards

Anton
 

SPIN A HOLIC

Sealiner
For a great fisherman is one you respects the other anglers and will respect the angler who gets to the spot first and not to take over because he feels he's a greater angler and deserved to fish the spot you're fishing. As far as skills go. Yes. But not every fish as you're name on it.
 
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