Joe, one excuse for my often poor golf game is that "I need a bigger driver"
etc. etc.. My buddies counter with " it's the Indian, not the arrow" to
thoroughly deflate me. You've just proved that statement for fishing.

It takes a lot of courage to admit that you were in the same boat, throwing
nearly the same lure, and one guy out-caught you. It takes more of a man to
admit it was the other guy's "presentation" that made the real difference.
Armed with two great SW baits, one guy outfished the other.

What your story gives me is HOPE. How many times have I been someplace
where I just --know-- the fish are there.........but I am not catching
anything. I change my lures all of the time. I thought I changed my lure
speed enough. ...I guess I don't change my "presentation" all of the time...
at least not enough.

Thanks a lot for sharing your slightly embarrassing moment. I learned more
than if you would have come back with ten fish in the boat, but not really
understood why he caught twenty. RichG TX
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RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
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