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How much skill do professional fishermen really have?
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:00 pm
Of course they are better fishermen than most because they go all the time, but I just have a feeling that with todays technology that you see in boats there isnt as much skill involved except reading a computer map that shows you where to cast.
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Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:01 pm to ToulatownTiger
knowledge=skill
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:10 pm to ToulatownTiger
it's about finding fish not catching fish
assuming you are serious and not temporarily impaired
assuming you are serious and not temporarily impaired
This post was edited on 8/15/15 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:10 pm to ToulatownTiger
I have a feeling you're wrong.
I don't keep up with BASS, but it seems that KVD has been kicking arse for years. It's like he's on a different level than the rest of the other pros. It's not like he is working off a different map.
Even like the guy from BR, they changed the rules to keep him out of a tourney. Dude has skill.
I don't keep up with BASS, but it seems that KVD has been kicking arse for years. It's like he's on a different level than the rest of the other pros. It's not like he is working off a different map.
Even like the guy from BR, they changed the rules to keep him out of a tourney. Dude has skill.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 4:54 pm to ToulatownTiger
Go to youtube and search "Bill Dance Bloopers"
Posted on 8/15/15 at 5:20 pm to ToulatownTiger
Jesus. 
Have a downvote
Have a downvote
Posted on 8/15/15 at 5:55 pm to ToulatownTiger
quote:
t I just have a feeling that with todays technology that you see in boats there isnt as much skill involved except reading a computer map that shows you where to cast.
quote:
I just have a feeling
Clearly, because if you had any experience in the matter, you wouldn't post this drivel.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 6:05 pm to ToulatownTiger
You guys laugh, but it's a valid point. Technology has made fishing (and hunting) much easier than it was in the old days. Sure, the better fishermen are probably still at the top. But, the skills required to catch a lot of big fish have certainly dropped.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 6:19 pm to ToulatownTiger
Pros have experience and practice. I've heard it said that to be a good guitarist you need to put in 1,000 of practice. To be a pro quality fisherman, I'd guess 1,000 hours would be the minimum. You have to learn how to read water, landscape and weather. You can't just plug in a screen and have enough knowledge to fish like a pro.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 6:38 pm to ToulatownTiger
I think many fish are bait shy. You ever walked up to a mountain creek or a pond that gets no pressure? Those fish will bite a shiny hook. Catch and release teaches them fast to not eat crappy presented baits...
Posted on 8/15/15 at 6:54 pm to ToulatownTiger
It's still skill. kVD sat in the same tank pond as 20 or so other anglers fishing the same techniques and he still smoked them. He knows how to work the baits, which color, size, depth, and action to fish with.
Everytime they have a tourney, fishermen are stacked up fishing the same fish and the same few rise to the top more often than not
Everytime they have a tourney, fishermen are stacked up fishing the same fish and the same few rise to the top more often than not
Posted on 8/15/15 at 7:24 pm to ToulatownTiger
quote:
Of course they are better fishermen than most because they go all the time, but I just have a feeling that with todays technology that you see in boats there isnt as much skill involved except reading a computer map that shows you where to cast.
Posted on 8/15/15 at 7:50 pm to ToulatownTiger
quote:Enough to catch fish consistently regardless of the conditions, spectator boats or a cameraman intent on capturing the "moment".
How much skill do professional fishermen really have?
Posted on 8/15/15 at 7:53 pm to ToulatownTiger
I've got nothing to add to this discussion that won't get me in trouble so have a nice night. 
Posted on 8/15/15 at 10:01 pm to ToulatownTiger
Davy Hite won the first classic held down here fishing the canals around lake boeuf. Go fish those canals for the next year and I'll let you weigh the biggest 15 fish you catch over that time period, and I bet you don't beat his stringer. And that Classic was in August... Not spawning fish.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 6:18 am to ToulatownTiger
Honestly the way and precision that those guys use and interpret those graphs is damn near a art form into itself. That screen is your only little window into the water. Your only seeing a sliver of what's going on. When fishing say deep structure in open water that's all you have is what your seeing on the little screen. It's not as easy as it looks on TV.
I will say that today's technology has made the average angler much better than the past overall. The cream at the top is head over heals better than the rest though. Even at a local level you would be humbled at the skill of how good some of these guys really are. Your not catching just five your trying to catch the biggest five. Even on the worst weather conditions you can possibly think of some guy's will still bring 16-18lbs to the scale.
I will say that today's technology has made the average angler much better than the past overall. The cream at the top is head over heals better than the rest though. Even at a local level you would be humbled at the skill of how good some of these guys really are. Your not catching just five your trying to catch the biggest five. Even on the worst weather conditions you can possibly think of some guy's will still bring 16-18lbs to the scale.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 8:50 am to ToulatownTiger
We are the best, thats why we get paid to do what we do.
Best trip- Super Grand Slam twice in one day. Two blacks, two blues, two sails and two stripes. Can you do that?
Best trip- Super Grand Slam twice in one day. Two blacks, two blues, two sails and two stripes. Can you do that?
Posted on 8/16/15 at 12:27 pm to ToulatownTiger
Maybe a better question would be, does all that modern technology really make fishing so easy or is it the pro fisherman that selling snake oil.
Maybe the pros can catch fish on a carved pine cone but convince consumers it's the bristle technology that traps air bubbles for a presentation that triggers fish to bite involuntarily.
Maybe the pros can catch fish on a carved pine cone but convince consumers it's the bristle technology that traps air bubbles for a presentation that triggers fish to bite involuntarily.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 3:28 pm to ToulatownTiger
This reminds me of guys talking about how easy it must be to be a race car driver.
It's just going around in circles, right?
It looks that easy b/c they are so good and do it every day, all day.
It's not that easy for an average knucklehead who just dicks around in a few driving schools.
It's just going around in circles, right?
It looks that easy b/c they are so good and do it every day, all day.
It's not that easy for an average knucklehead who just dicks around in a few driving schools.
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