K-Marter's...

Is it me, or do you look at some of the guys next to you and see the classic white oversized rod with spots of red and think, man what are they doing??? I know i used to be the new kid on the block at my local spots, but i hope i was never as bad as some of the people ive seen. You know the king fish rig with a bunker head on it that flys a whopping 5 feet. im not at all saying hey, im better then you, or even acting cocky, because i have no right to, i often love talking to anyone who is fishing around me, but in my gut i think to myself.."man this poor guy hasnt a chance right now"..does anyone else think this way?

The best thing you can do is offer assistance.........be mindful that not everyone can afford Lamis and Vs reels....andnot everyone is fishing for sport, some are really trying to feed there familes, etc. We, collectively, as a sport tend - on occasion to look upon others with an "elitists"eye.......next time you see someone...offer a few friendly tips......a little kindness goes a long way.



C.M.

oh i do, i talk to anyone an everyone. and in no way shape or fourm do i have van stalls or lami's, i was just wondering if others thought at times as i thought.

Solution to the problem? Talk to em! I did it saturday night when I was fishing CISP catching bass on plugs next to a father uncle and son who were obviously frustrated. I walked back to my truck, grabbed a few spare plugs and Fin-s fish and handed em out, showed em how to cast and retrieve em. Helped em retie their knots, add leader to their line, rig their hooks for bait so they wouldnt come up with seaweed. little stuff like that goes a long way unless you can tell they cant be saved. Im gonna start keeping extra cheap lures in my bag from now on for people that I see that are struggling or are obviously new. We all had to start somewhere didnt we?

I know I haven't seen it all,,, but some of the things I've witnessed have made for great entertainment.. when appropriate I've offered positive advice if I thought the person was approachable or his girlfriend was purtty,, the fact is we all started w/ little or no concept of what we're trying to do.. I've turned guys on to fishing sites and have made friends w/ one fella that visits for the summer and calls me to learn what is maybe lurking along w/ asking for spots that I've given freely. He has since learned how to read the surf,, knows about terminal tackle and how to match the hatch...so to speak.
I get a kick outa the guy that runs to the surf w/ work boots on and makes a horrible cast and runs back to his bucket.
The thing I will not be is an elitist,,,I disdain pompous people,, in my common area I run into fishing snobs that I wouldn't like in any avenue of life.
Like all have said,, giving a guy advice and a "working plug" could light his fire to learn and you never know how far simple acts of kindness will travel.
Still I love to watch the complete novice.

Everyone sees some strange tackle choices and methods used by other fisherman. My step brother (a surfer) brought home a lure that he found on the beach. It was a brand new swimming plug attached to the upper part of a stainless steel Hi-Lo rig with a pyramid sinker attaced to the snap on the bottom. Hey....Maybe he knows something that I don't.....Ever think of it that way?? I'm sure I've done some things up north salmon fishing that looked strange to the locals there too. But I must say that my all time fondest memory in this respect is when I was going out Manasquan inlet in a boat one morning and starting to head north, I saw a man casting an umbrella rig loaded with tubes into the water from the north jetty. God is my witness. I know what I saw. I thought I was hallucinating but it was real......I wonder how he made out that day??

"white rodders" where is joefishingproblem on this one? is he at work?

captainmidnight wrote:The best thing you can do is offer assistance

C.M.

On the money Capt.

I will offer to help anyone with fishing and or hunting. The more you can educate a fellow sportsmen the better off all of us are.

Can't tell you how many lures, plugs, plastics, rigs and so on I've given away just this season. Need to make room in my home tackle shop to buy more crap anyways. Why not help a fellow fisherman out? Anyone spots me hooking up and asks gets help. Anyone pushing into my spots being a dumbass gets wet. :twisted:

Problem with many is even after instructions, lures, and productive fish holding spots they still don't get it. Just fishing the other day in the Housitoc River mouth. I was sitting on a school of 22 to 26" bass by the thousands. Me and my buddy hooked a fish on almost every cast. Shot and out of beer after 50 fish each I head back to the dock. Send a guy to the very spot with in eye site and give him the plastics we just caught fish on and he called me up asking what else to try in ten minutes. I'm floored. We run back over and both hook up first cast. after telling him several times to cast out and don;t close the bail until the lures hits the sand he casted and reeled right in pulling the lure 10 feet over all the fish. The first cast he let hit bottom he hooked up.

Stevsea wrote:Everyone sees some strange tackle choices and methods used by other fisherman. My step brother (a surfer) brought home a lure that he found on the beach. It was a brand new swimming plug attached to the upper part of a stainless steel Hi-Lo rig with a pyramid sinker attaced to the snap on the bottom. Hey....Maybe he knows something that I don't.....Ever think of it that way?? I'm sure I've done some things up north salmon fishing that looked strange to the locals there too. But I must say that my all time fondest memory in this respect is when I was going out Manasquan inlet in a boat one morning and starting to head north, I saw a man casting an umbrella rig loaded with tubes into the water from the north jetty. God is my witness. I know what I saw. I thought I was hallucinating but it was real......I wonder how he made out that day??

hahahah thats great.

Artificial All The Way wrote:

Problem with many is even after instructions, lures, and productive fish holding spots they still don't get it. Just fishing the other day in the Housitoc River mouth. I was sitting on a school of 22 to 26" bass by the thousands. Me and my buddy hooked a fish on almost every cast. Shot and out of beer after 50 fish each I head back to the dock. Send a guy to the very spot with in eye site and give him the plastics we just caught fish on and he called me up asking what else to try in ten minutes. I'm floored. We run back over and both hook up first cast. after telling him several times to cast out and don;t close the bail until the lures hits the sand he casted and reeled right in pulling the lure 10 feet over all the fish. The first cast he let hit bottom he hooked up.

I have had similar instances where I have set individuals up, stepped away and watch them continue on with the wrong techniques they were using before. Fishing is like everything else you do in life, it is a learned behavior. The best way to teach someone is to have them follow along with you,ie you are showing them how to tie a knot, have them tie the knot along with you. Sometimes you have to dumb down yourself to allow the other the person to benefit from your knowledge, and PATIENCE is key.

Hey all this backstabbing about me is not nice just cause i wear my waders in the pool and wear workbooks on the beach and fish with my spider man pole does not make me a dummy..........

Ive been surf fishing once and i think i fell asleep for two hours with some weight and squid out there woke up and went home ...havent gone since , its been 5 years.The experience turned me off.

smitty wrote:Hey all this backstabbing about me is not nice just cause i wear my waders in the pool and wear workbooks on the beach and fish with my spider man pole does not make me a dummy..........

Whiner.

I agree with the advice suggestion. AK getting some of your stuff and helping out is a real standup thing to do. In the past if someone stops to chat i look at what there using and offer help and to the obvious novice i give a surf starter kit similar to the one i got from a now good friend, some of my teasers a plug i've made and a t-hex, this will get anyone started off and it makes me feel good to help someone else out. just pay it forward.

i think i saw akscuba aka (scuba steve) using the k mart speical last week at lbi lol use should bring it tuna fishing ak

joesfishinproblem wrote:i think i saw akscuba aka (scuba steve) using the k mart speical last week at lbi lol use should bring it tuna fishing ak

how bout i take my 12 foot tica and beat you upside the head with it

Better yet Ill introduce you to my new toy I just picked up at work today... turn you into a walkin pincushion

OCsurfcaster wrote:Is it me, or do you look at some of the guys next to you and see the classic white oversized rod with spots of red and think, man what are they doing??? I know i used to be the new kid on the block at my local spots, but i hope i was never as bad as some of the people ive seen. You know the king fish rig with a bunker head on it that flys a whopping 5 feet. im not at all saying hey, im better then you, or even acting cocky, because i have no right to, i often love talking to anyone who is fishing around me, but in my gut i think to myself.."man this poor guy hasnt a chance right now"..does anyone else think this way?

I usually don't say anythng unless they ask or seem like they want advise. I can't tell you how many times I have seen people use some crazy stuff and hook up with the biggest fish :suspect: Fishing the PP jetty one day I saw a guy fishing with a A27 and a mackerel rig. I was fishing the spot for a while....I threw everything including snapper blues This guy goes to the tip and casts out....all you hear is...thwap,thwap,thwap. My brother and I start laughing...is he fishing with rope :lol: about 5 minutes later he pulls in a 15lb bass in the middle of the summer... :suspect: Sometimes the weirdest things will work :affraid: