Many people think like this. Fish are smarter than you think. World Record sized fish don't become like that because they are stupid. They've most likely had to dodge TONS and TONS of fisherman to get where they are today. There's science to it. I feel that alot of people that say this don't think seriously enough about fishing. So what he caught 5-1. I'm sure you could have done that too. He could have been in a better spot. There is so much thinking that goes into fishing. It almost upsets me sometimes to see people say things like this. It makes me feel like people don't give enough credit to the people that can consistently go fish. Fishing to me is like keeping monster fish to say JohnPTC or someone who has extreme knowledge. I know that when I go fishing I don't only fish but everyday I am studying how to catch more, bigger and better fish. I can send anyone out to catch a striped bass. But they aren't going to go out and catch trophy sized fish, it takes alot of serious studying to learn how these fish behave, when they are going to eat the best, how you can entice them to eat even when they're not hungry, migration pattern, etc etc...
All I'm saying is that there is ALOT more to fishing then just going to a spot with bait and catching them. There are now THOUSANDS of different types of lures and they will all work at diff times and diff scenerios. There is just so much science in it that people don't really understand.
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Thanks for listening.
And I'm not just BSing. I've been fishing my whole life and own a Bait and Tackle shop. I talk to some of the best fisherman on the East Coast and have fished with the likes of Frank Mundus.