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Made A Classic Mistake

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live baitFREE2023#1
Arrived at Plum Gut this morning to find about a number of boats drifting the flood tide. About a dozen drifts produced 3 bass in the very low end of the slot & a couple of drops. Decided to head for the race in search of bigger fish. Got to the Race & found no boats & more important no life. Back to the gut & by now the tide was just about over. With almost no movement I tried, for the first time, a flutter spoon, one small bass, time to call it. Many, many tides ago a wise old salt told me, don’t leave fish to find fish. A mistake I have made in the past, made today, & will probably make again. John
CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018
longcast
longcastFREE2023#2
Arrived at Plum Gut this morning to find about a number of boats drifting the flood tide. About a dozen drifts produced 3 bass in the very low end of the slot & a couple of drops. Decided to head for the race in search of bigger fish. Got to the Race & found no boats & more important no life. Back to the gut & by now the tide was just about over. With almost no movement I tried, for the first time, a flutter spoon, one small bass, time to call it. Many, many tides ago a wise old salt told me, don’t leave fish to find fish. A mistake I have made in the past, made today, & will probably make again. John
You caught some fish....................success. You moved on a hunch, no luck. Give you credit for trying. There are times it pays off. But I have heard the same adage over the years. And yes, done the same thing!
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,411 postsSince 2019
Roccus7
Roccus7MOD2023#3
Many, many tides ago a wise old salt told me, don’t leave fish to find fish. A mistake I have made in the past, made today, & will probably make again. John
I've NEVER made that mistake...

Believe that, and I'd like to interest you in shares of a bridge that spans the East River to Brooklyn.

Don't bang your head over it, we all do it, and usually over and over again!!!
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,694 postsSince 2018
OVERBORED
OVERBOREDFREE2023#4
Fishing does get "dull" when we have higher expectations.

Moving on a hunch is about hitting a home run. We all want to.
Sometimes we do but others we strike out.
Part of the fun!
Captain4,156 postsSince 2021

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