That would be nice John, thanks for the kind words. I generally fish an
area until I tell myself "This isn't happening", then I move on without
hesitation. The aim should be to find a concentration of catchable fish,
not just an occasional fish here & there.

I had an offshore area on Lake Oneida that I could have easily gotten in the
money on. On Day 1 I never fished it because of treacherous weather - my
fault, no guts no glory...maybe or maybe not in this case (it was pretty
nasty out there). On Day 2 I fished it until I thought it was maxed-out in
terms of how big a limit it would give up. I left after about 2 hours & 30
keepers, I thought I had 13 pounds+ in the boat, but in reality I had only
12 in the well. My fault for a) leaving too soon & b) not having a digital
scale in the boat with which to cull. Normally I wouldn't blame myself for
leaving early in search of a kicker or two with 5 hours left to fish, only
at Oneida I had no biting fish to go to. I assumed I knew where the larger
largemouths lived, but I never got a big bite there in two days.

Lessons learned.

Warren

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"John Kerr" wrote in message
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Review of the Mesa Tackle baits

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Mon, Oct 13, 2003, 1:22am (CDT+1)
From: (go-bassn)

When I'm not catchin' em I tend to blame mysself, not my lures or the
fish.
Warren
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Warren, that was great to hear! I often take contract jobs out at the
marina, and listen to the anglers when they come in..both the weekenders
and the pros. It's genneraly, the weather, the water, the fish, the
equiptment, or the "luck" that beat em....rarely have I ever heard "It
ws me!" But when they "win", it's always "me!" big grin! When we
question ourselves is the only time we really learn. That's why I know
you will be fishing on a lot of the "final" days soon.....
JK