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[Montauk17]

No such thing as luck,just in the right place at the right time.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

No such thing as luck,just in the right place at the right time.

Well, ever how ya look at it.

Drifting a "community" reef and landing an isolated sow is not my idea of "being in the right place at the right time". Well, hell....I guess it is.

[troutwhisperer]

Originally Posted by Salty

Well, ever how ya look at it.

Drifting a "community" reef and landing an isolated sow is not my idea of "being in the right place at the right time". Well, hell....I guess it is.

haha in that scenario you could prolly toss a little luck in that

[Salty]

Originally Posted by troutwhisperer

haha in that scenario you could prolly toss a little luck in that

That was kinda my point.

[troutwhisperer]

Originally Posted by Salty

That was kinda my point.

lets say you wade....and the tide is coming in good and you go to a spot that is good on an incoming tide...you get there and bait is everywhere. you get out for a wade thinking i should catch a big trout here and you catch a 6, 7, or 8 pounder...luck? or skill? right place, right time?

[Salty]

Originally Posted by troutwhisperer

lets say you wade....and the tide is coming in good and you go to a spot that is good on an incoming tide...you get there and bait is everywhere. you get out for a wade thinking i should catch a big trout here and you catch a 6, 7, or 8 pounder...luck? or skill? right place, right time?

I'm not saying that consistently (and this is the operative word here) catching big trout is all luck. Jeff Poe, Will Drost, Bruce Baugh and, yes, Michael Stulb are students of the art on Big Lake. Knowing that a certain spot is good on an incoming tide, knowing the angle to cast and being in stealth mode is putting yourself in a position to lessen the odds against you. If the average meat hauler pulls up to that same spot and catches a big sow.....it is luck. There is even a certain amount of luck involved in landing a trophy trout that's on the back end of a 50 yard cast.

[MallardFish]

Originally Posted by Salty

I'm not saying that consistently (and this is the operative word here) catching big trout is all luck. Jeff Poe, Will Drost, Bruce Baugh and, yes, Michael Stulb are students of the art on Big Lake. Knowing that a certain spot is good on an incoming tide, knowing the angle to cast and being in stealth mode is putting yourself in a position to lessen the odds against you. If the average meat hauler pulls up to that same spot and catches a big sow.....it is luck. There is even a certain amount of luck involved in landing a trophy trout that's on the back end of a 50 yard cast.

Never thought I would say this, but here goes...Well said Salty!!

[troutwhisperer]

Originally Posted by Salty

I'm not saying that consistently (and this is the operative word here) catching big trout is all luck. Jeff Poe, Will Drost, Bruce Baugh and, yes, Michael Stulb are students of the art on Big Lake. Knowing that a certain spot is good on an incoming tide, knowing the angle to cast and being in stealth mode is putting yourself in a position to lessen the odds against you. If the average meat hauler pulls up to that same spot and catches a big sow.....it is luck. There is even a certain amount of luck involved in landing a trophy trout that's on the back end of a 50 yard cast.

agreed.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Salty

I'm not saying that consistently (and this is the operative word here) catching big trout is all luck. Jeff Poe, Will Drost, Bruce Baugh and, yes, Michael Stulb are students of the art on Big Lake. Knowing that a certain spot is good on an incoming tide, knowing the angle to cast and being in stealth mode is putting yourself in a position to lessen the odds against you. If the average meat hauler pulls up to that same spot and catches a big sow.....it is luck. There is even a certain amount of luck involved in landing a trophy trout that's on the back end of a 50 yard cast.

What makes these guys better than any one else that fishes big lake??? Jeff Poe is 2000 points above all you mentioned below.... All these guys do is wade for trout...... If I spent the same amount of time in the water wading as I do fishing out of a boat.....I could land the same amount of big trout....
I dont wade hardly but I do something that lots of guys cant do and that is patten the trout to my own art....

Im sure guys on here can testify that im on trout year around! I also do not have other boats to call and give me info or who is fishing all week while im working to stay on fish...

Mastering fishing is the style you want to do!! This August I caught a 7lb plus trout 3 days in a row.....when most were not even catching fish!!....

Will does not like to fish numbers....He has patience and rather land a one 7lb fish than 100...... Bruce B same thing.... But I would bet Bruce B would tell you he can not stay on the constant numbers bit as well as I do....

Stulb also does not like to catch numbers...He rather wade or fish one area so he can land the big trout

I have had at least 7 or 8 guys land there personal best trout out of my boat this year and last.....with 3 Over 8lbs

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Salty

Well, ever how ya look at it.

Drifting a "community" reef and landing an isolated sow is not my idea of "being in the right place at the right time". Well, hell....I guess it is.

Just giving you a hard time my friend. Luck does come into play. Some select few that know there area catch big trout on a regular basis.(Not W) You have to do your homework like everything else.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Just giving you a hard time my friend. Luck does come into play. Some select few that know there area catch big trout on a regular basis.(Not W) You have to do your homework like everything else.

^ This.

["W"]

Originally Posted by montauk17

just giving you a hard time my friend. Luck does come into play. Some select few that know there area catch big trout on a regular basis.(not w) you have to do your homework like everything else.

i dont brag

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by "w"

i dont brag

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff you also do not catch big trout on the reg like the "real" big lake locals

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff you also do not catch big trout on the reg like the "real" big lake locals

["W"]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

pffffffffffffffffffffffffffff you also do not catch big trout on the reg like the "real" big lake locals

And how is that??? How about calling the tagging program and count the # of trout that I have tagged over 7lbs this year alone..... then chalk up the god only knows how many 5 and 6lbrs to boot....

You will be surprised.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by "W"

And how is that??? How about calling the tagging program and count the # of trout that I have tagged over 7lbs this year alone..... then chalk up the god only knows how many 5 and 6lbrs to boot....

You will be surprised.

Probably not. We would have seen at least 50 pics of each one.