mikench
Well-known member
I know why I would never make a match angler( not that I would ever want to) and why my level of competence ( incompetence if you prefer) has plateaued. I day dream a lot and muse on events, issues in my life and the world, the ageing process and most things that distract from truly concentrating on that elusive large fish or breaking the looming blank. It might be an age thing but don't think it is . I enjoy the fishing, the ambience of quiet solitude and the chance it gives to think things through.
I do snap out of it when I get a bite or try a new technique which requires concentration and a lot of feeding and changing baits, hooks and hooklength , I suspect , I do automatically and without thinking. I occasionally can't be bothered doing even this when I consider, often correctly, that it's just going to be one of those days. So what do you contemplate whilst on the bank and does fishing help in establishing a sensible perspective on the issues which you face.
I do snap out of it when I get a bite or try a new technique which requires concentration and a lot of feeding and changing baits, hooks and hooklength , I suspect , I do automatically and without thinking. I occasionally can't be bothered doing even this when I consider, often correctly, that it's just going to be one of those days. So what do you contemplate whilst on the bank and does fishing help in establishing a sensible perspective on the issues which you face.