Great Anglers

With the recent deaths of two of angling's greats: Peter Stone and Bernard Venables. I would like to put the question, just what it is that makes an angler great. Is it the ability to put lots of big fish on the bank? Or is it the ability to win lots of matches? Personally I think that it's neither of these.

What do you think makes an ordinary fisherman into a great one?

"himself.........."

That`s a bit like asking the question "How long is a piece of string?" I think that the answer depends on the individual posing the question to a large extent.