As an ardent angler since age 4, for 61 years I have seen fishing go full
circle with respect to live bait fishing.

Being different from most people in most ways, my "fishing thing" has always
been to experiment & observe both fish & other anglers. Fortunately for me,
I never really cared that much about actually catching fish. Often I could
learn more by trying to find out what my prey would not hit during a heavy
feed. I mainly fished artificials, but I never had any qualms about using
live bait in appropriate situations; live bait does not make success
automatic... I've frequently seen great anglers catch zilch on live bait.

Today, we have definitely come full circle. I've been laughing for some time
at the self-appointed "purists" who, while demeaning the users of live bait,
would spend all their time fishing little other than modern chemical plastic
clones like Yum, Gulp & all the others on the market today, many of which
actually contain processed live bait or simulated substitutes. Regardless
what you choose to call that stuff, folks, you ain't no purist any more!

Bob Rickard
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