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Dan

hk wrote:
wrote:
On Jan 21, 7:05 pm, hk wrote:
Tom Francis wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:25:24 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
On Jan 20, 5:47 pm, Red Herring
wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:30:08 -0800, "Calif Bill"

wrote:
"Red Herring" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:13:42 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:59:46 -0500, BAR
wrote:
Gear that heavy is used to ensure that the fish has a better
than good
chance to get in the boat. It's all about word of mouth
advertising and
repeat customers. Some of the better captains have moved to
Virginia
Beach for the spring and summer and in the fall they follow
the fish
down to Florida.
That's a good point.
I preferred to give clients a quality all-round experience. As a
rule, I never had complaints and 90% retention rate for clients
when I
was really active in the business.
You'd be surprised at how successful a trip can be without
having a
stellar day fishing. I loved to get the clients involved in
the whole
process - even to the point of letting them have a turn at the
wheel
when conditions warranted.
Show 'em how to do stuff, different ways of rigging, sea
stories (my
Mako story was a favorite told many times) - I looked at it as
a total
experience, not just catching fish.
Most of us aren't messing with clients, but friends. A fishing
trip is
successful anytime. It's even *more* successful if the folks
catch their
limit of fish.
--
Red Herring
Catching and keeping a limit, does not make for great trip. It
is the day
on the water, and the total experience. If I wanted fish to eat,
I can buy
them all cleaned at the market for a lot less than I can catch them.
Probably buy them fixed into a nice dinner cheaper than I can
catch them. A
former fishing partner from Harrisburg, PA was your way. If not
a limit,
was not a good trip. Even if we saw river otters, and beaver in the
Sacramento Delta, the trip duccess depended on limits.
Unfortunately
because of years and diabetes caused loss of a leg he no longer
fishes. I
fished a lake friday. Kept one freshwater Coho Salmon as it was
not going
to survive the unhooking process. Did taste good with fried
potatoes.
Go back and read. Catching some fish *does* make a fishing trip more
enjoyable. I've enjoyed myself when I got skunked, but enjoyed the
trip a
little more when I didn't.
If you have more fun not catching than you do catching, I'd say
give up
fishing!
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You would be wrong to think that. I love fishing, don't really care if
I catch anything.. Ask Tom, drives him and lots of others crazy...
Not at all.
What drives me crazy are PEOPLE WHO POINT THEIR ROD TIPS AT THE DAMN
FISH WHILE I'M TRYING TO BOAT IT!!!
I also don't like being attacked by flying trebel hooks. :)
You allow treble hooks on board?

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Why?

Too dangerous in many ways. Make it harder to catch and release. Harder
to get out of the mouth of a toothy fish. No need for them. On the plugs
I use, I've removed them and replaced them with single hooks.

Sure you have, Harry.