matthew barter
Well-known member
Why don't you (if indeed you do) break the shackles and not weigh fish?
When you start fishing you want to show to yourself and perhaps others that you can catch more or bigger fish.
Once you realise that fishing is what you do and nothing can stop that, you have no reason to prove yourself.
You know what's a good fish, a good haul, etc.
Why not enjoy.
I know the reasons and I don't want to stop people who have to judge themselves by weights and measures but please realise that there are others who find lots of other things in angling just as important.
I fish for big fish but I know the limitations of the venue and I relish the challenge of nature.
I never could understand the whole thing with trout that were released already promising the angler if they caught them they would be a record breaker. I think they have two records now.
There have been threads before about what makes a good fisherman before. I don't think catching a man made record breaker or even a bunch of big weight fish is proof of fishing ability (I think some very good fishers have held or hold records).
Break the mould, you know what's good and what's not. You know if you worked for it or if it was luck.
Who cares? You can fish your own way and it is worthy and you don't have to justify it ( although I just have).
Why not just go fishing the way you want to and catch what you catch?
When you start fishing you want to show to yourself and perhaps others that you can catch more or bigger fish.
Once you realise that fishing is what you do and nothing can stop that, you have no reason to prove yourself.
You know what's a good fish, a good haul, etc.
Why not enjoy.
I know the reasons and I don't want to stop people who have to judge themselves by weights and measures but please realise that there are others who find lots of other things in angling just as important.
I fish for big fish but I know the limitations of the venue and I relish the challenge of nature.
I never could understand the whole thing with trout that were released already promising the angler if they caught them they would be a record breaker. I think they have two records now.
There have been threads before about what makes a good fisherman before. I don't think catching a man made record breaker or even a bunch of big weight fish is proof of fishing ability (I think some very good fishers have held or hold records).
Break the mould, you know what's good and what's not. You know if you worked for it or if it was luck.
Who cares? You can fish your own way and it is worthy and you don't have to justify it ( although I just have).
Why not just go fishing the way you want to and catch what you catch?