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I must admit that I am a much better hunter than a fisherman.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong I love fishing, but I just don’t catch that many of them yet.\u00a0 I grew up fishing for fun as a kid, but never really took it seriously until the summer of 2019.\u00a0 The winter before, I hunted as much as humanly possible.\u00a0 Deer, squirrels, black bear, waterfowl, turkeys, you name it.\u00a0 It was the first hunting season I committed to being out in the field this much.\u00a0 After the small game season ended in March of that year I found myself in the habit of being outside chasing animals without any animals to chase.<\/p>\n
Now, being from Michigan we have no shortage of freshwater to fish.\u00a0 So I set out to get a decent spinning setup and go out and catch some.\u00a0 How hard could it be?\u00a0 As embarrassing as it is for a serious outdoorsman to admit he doesn’t know how to fish at 33 years old–this was the position I found myself in.<\/p>\n
The first thing that surprised me was how technical the sport could be.\u00a0 Sure you could just throw a line in the water with a worm and see what you catch.\u00a0 However, I’m a gear guy.\u00a0 Not just a gear guy for the sake of being one, but I believe that having the right gear, knowing why\/how it works and understanding how to repair it is important for me to get into a sport.\u00a0 I was blown away by the technical skill and knowledge required to fish well.<\/p>\n
Also surprising was the fact that it can seem so hard to get the fish to get on your hook.\u00a0 When hunting I find an animal, move in, and kill it.\u00a0 This oversimplifies hunting, but in fishing, the act of finding fish does not in of itself guarantee success.<\/p>\n
All that to say that with fishing season coming up soon I am eagerly looking forward to testing my skills against some wily bass, delicious walleye, and skittish trout.\u00a0 I’m going to be learning how to fish well, and I want to share that process with you all.\u00a0 We’ll talk about tips, techniques, successes, and frustrations.\u00a0 It will be a journey and there’s nothing I’d rather be doing in the summer than wading in or sitting by a river and trying to land some fresh protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My thoughts on fishing. As a relatively new fisherman, I am going to try and improve my skills and take you along on the journey sharing tips, techniques, and stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[123,129,126,131,119,127,130,128],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[1,127],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"\n