07-03-2003, 11:09 AM
[cool]Hey RMF, I read your post and I didn't question your statements for a second. A true fishermen would never think of challenging anything another fishermen ever said. We can't afford to "diss" a brother angler, because you never know when you yourself might come back from a fishing excursion with wide eyes and a look of shock on your face...and need support from those you mocked.
Hey, I've got my own "true" tales of hand-to-fin combat that most folks might roll their eyes and say "Yeah...sure.". If I get that response, I just chalk it up to "I owe you one, dude". Then, I keep the good stuff to myself after that. No sense sharing gems with "grunts" who can't appreciate the truth of a great story. I call it "maintaining my ascendency". Pretty fancy words for a smelly fisherman.
I once heard that the difference between beginning a fish story up north and down south goes like this:
NORTH: "Man, let me tell you what happened to me today."
SOUTH: "Hey, you guys ain't gonna believe this sh#@."
About those great whites close inshore, I don't doubt it for a second. With the increase in sea lions (Thanks, Fish & Game), the sharks have more food available along the coastline and they are going to hang out where the groceries are. Would that affect my decision to "go afloat"? Probably. My mama didn't raise no fools. I always preach not to take your craft into any situation where there is a good chance of encountering adverse conditions...like wind, waves, current or toothy critters.
On the other hand, I still get behind the wheel of my car and get out and play with the idiots on the streets and freeways. I'm guessing that my chances of going out in a bloody mess are greater in a car than in a float tube. And, ya only live once.
Like you said, it's better to "cash in your chips" while doing what you enjoy than to live a long lingering life in a rest home and wheel chair. I know. I have been watching my dad die slowly in a nursing home. I'd rather feed a poor hungry great white and contribute something to the ecology...but not right away, thank you.
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Hey, I've got my own "true" tales of hand-to-fin combat that most folks might roll their eyes and say "Yeah...sure.". If I get that response, I just chalk it up to "I owe you one, dude". Then, I keep the good stuff to myself after that. No sense sharing gems with "grunts" who can't appreciate the truth of a great story. I call it "maintaining my ascendency". Pretty fancy words for a smelly fisherman.
I once heard that the difference between beginning a fish story up north and down south goes like this:
NORTH: "Man, let me tell you what happened to me today."
SOUTH: "Hey, you guys ain't gonna believe this sh#@."
About those great whites close inshore, I don't doubt it for a second. With the increase in sea lions (Thanks, Fish & Game), the sharks have more food available along the coastline and they are going to hang out where the groceries are. Would that affect my decision to "go afloat"? Probably. My mama didn't raise no fools. I always preach not to take your craft into any situation where there is a good chance of encountering adverse conditions...like wind, waves, current or toothy critters.
On the other hand, I still get behind the wheel of my car and get out and play with the idiots on the streets and freeways. I'm guessing that my chances of going out in a bloody mess are greater in a car than in a float tube. And, ya only live once.
Like you said, it's better to "cash in your chips" while doing what you enjoy than to live a long lingering life in a rest home and wheel chair. I know. I have been watching my dad die slowly in a nursing home. I'd rather feed a poor hungry great white and contribute something to the ecology...but not right away, thank you.
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