Fishing Tips to Share with Everyone
I have some fishing tips to share with everyone here. Beginners or experienced fishermen alike can always do with tips from time to time. No matter what age we are, we are still learning everyday. I would like to share a quote that I read somewhere and believe it may have originated from John Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist, said “Minds are like parachutes – they work best when open”.
If we choose to close are mind and not listen to others and at the same time don’t share what we learned, we are not only being selfish but also confining ourselves to our own world and not adapting to the ever changing world. I believe in learning and sharing and only by sharing what we learn can we learn more return as we learn from others.
Of course I am not asking you to believe every single word and tip out there. Take some of them with a pinch of salt. Not all fishermen would like to broadcast to the world that they have some fishing tips to share with everyone. It’s because some believe that they should keep their secrets all to themselves so that they can continue their good catch and not deplete the stock of fish out there due to overfishing. It’s human nature.
Some may actually provide you with false tips to throw you off-guard and send you off on a wild goose chase.
Back to the main topic on fishing tips to share with everyone. Don’t keep to yourself, open up, talk to others and learn from them. Most people prefer to have an attentive audience, preferring others to listen to them. Be patient and a good listener, ask the right questions and you will be rewarded with some tips from experienced fishermen who have spend more time out there. The tips learned could greatly increase your catch and in due time, you will also be sharing with others, tips on how to catch lots of fish.
Useful tips aside, when it comes to fishing, it’s 90% luck and 10% skill. The lucky ones get 90% of the bites, they may not have the skills in fighting the fish and landing it but because of the huge numeric advantage they have with their luck, chances are they are going to land more fish than others. Face the facts, life is unfair and once you can grasp and accept that and move on with life, things will be much smoother for you.
When going on fishing trip with others, whether it’s offshore, freshwater, saltwater, lake, river, stream and commercial fishing ponds (fishing ponds that releases fish into a pond/lake and you did to pay to fish), take a look at other regular fishermen tackle boxes and make a note of the fishing gears that they use and the other essentials that they bring along. Compare them to what you have in your tackle box. I know most fishermen would like to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared for their trip but is it worth the hassle of lugging along the extra gears, adding up to a heavier load and likely to end up with lesser space if you are fishing from the deck of a boat. Sometimes less is more…
It looks like fishing tips to share with everyone is ending up to be a more psychological article instead of fishing tips but I can’t help it as I’m writing this. So I will stop here and continue with another article.
Great, perhaps I can try some of these next wednesday when I’m going fishing together with my son. Even though I have a lot to teach him in the first place.
I hope your fishing trip with your son went well and I am sure he will learn and pick up things from you along the way
If you have ever fished for steel head or salmon you know that when they hit, sometimes they take off like a freight train. Although mono filament has some stretch to it, this trick will make sure that when the fish hit hard your line will never break.
im using the pfluger trion gx-7 spinning rod/reel combo and the rod says up to 12lb line but the reel has 4,6 and 8lbs line. does this mean i can only use up to 8lbs? i’d like to bump it up to atleast 10 maybe 12 because i keep snapping the line casting spinner baits. i’m new to fishin and this is my first setup and i’ve lost atleast 10 spinner baits this year from my line snapping when i cast.
usually you can overload your rod even if the it says 12lb without any problems but it’s good to fall within the specs of the rod. if you are using braided line, they are usually of a heavier load. As long as your rod has “no injury” and you don’t overload your drag, you shouldn’t have a problem using the heavier line. You spinner bait could be too heavy a load and when you cast, they could be causing your line to snap. The heavier line should help
Today I came across my original fishing rod that I had forgotten about for decades. I suppose I got to preoccupied as the years went by to take the time to relax by the river and reminisce those early afternoons with gramps. I failed to realize it then but, there was a lot of wisdom shared in those days.