Speyducer
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Release to spawn another day
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Post by Speyducer on Jun 17, 2008 10:39:43 GMT
Science, superstition, & magic.
How much of any of these play a real part in your fishing?
Do you measure & calculate, do you do statistics & graphs, do you test & re-test your equipment, your methods, your results? And do you measure yourself against others?
Do you have rituals & procedures, use the same gear & flies, take the same route to fishing, & listen to the same music in the car/transport??
Do you use lucky charms & mojo's?
Do you think you are a better fisherman for the above??
Mike
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Post by charlieH on Jun 17, 2008 11:12:03 GMT
Science, superstition, & magic. How much of any of these play a real part in your fishing? Do you measure & calculate, do you do statistics & graphs, do you test & re-test your equipment, your methods, your results? And do you measure yourself against others? Do you have rituals & procedures, use the same gear & flies, take the same route to fishing, & listen to the same music in the car/transport?? Do you use lucky charms & mojo's? Do you think you are a better fisherman for the above?? Mike I certainly check my equipment - loops on lines, wax on ferrules etc - on a fairly regular basis, though for practical reasons not as a matter of ritual, and not every morning or even every trip. I tend to use the same few setups for particular applications, though again this is because they work for me, not out of superstition. I admit that it's nice to christen a new rod, line or whatever, but I've never felt that any particular setup is lucky or unlucky - just that they do the job well. No rabbit's feet, lucky knickers, white heather etc for me. But I do need to have faith in the flies I use. I can't say why I will like one fly and not another - it's something quite indefinable - but although particular fly patterns are possibly among the least important parts of the whole setup, they really do matter to me. I think it's perhaps a product of tying one's own; my dad doesn't tie flies and will fish with anything (and still catches his share). I'm not a great one for changing flies; I think I fished the entire week on the Beauly recently with only two flies - one long winged for stripping and one conventional. But I just felt deep down that those were the flies for the job, and so fished them with great confidence - and, I think, probably fished better for it.
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hornet
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Post by hornet on Jun 17, 2008 11:49:44 GMT
Mike, I have a ritual of getting my tackle out the night before and giving it a good once over. Now I do not chart / measure anything as i have enough of that at work without it creeping into my fishing. No lucky white heather or rabbits foot stashed in a zip pocket like Charlie H mentioned though i have stopped taking my priest. Never tried the missus knickers to see if they make an impact on my catch rate. May well be worth a go. If we remember back to another thread, Mr Tip ( catwalk style ) put a pair of his beloveds whites over his waders to signal fellow 74 members. Next time we are out i will get him to try it out ;D. When fishing with the old man i generally catch a fish and he catches nowt so he must pass on some luck to me although he expresses it in a different manor. ;D A good thread, Cheers Hornet
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Tyne Andrew
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April Spring Salmon 2010 - Lower Pitchroy, River Spey
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Post by Tyne Andrew on Jun 17, 2008 12:01:12 GMT
When fishing with the old man i generally catch a fish and he catches nowt so he must pass on some luck to me although he expresses it in a different manor. ;D Can relate to that too ;D
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alta
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Post by alta on Jun 21, 2008 22:04:47 GMT
Salmon hunt by smell and then make the final decision by sight. I think the physics of light and color perception is very important in getting the fish to commit.
Most of my fly choices are based on how the water looks. OK size, style and weight are inputs to the model and this is normally based on temperature of air and water.
In cold clear water I use yellow and and when slightly murky I use green and blue.
In warmer water I used oranges and reds in the day and switch to green and blue when it is getting darker.
alta
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