Fishings No Exact Science

Hi Fishos,

Just a short blog today...bogged down at work so i dont have the luxury to write up anything substantial. One thing i do want to disuss is the notion of how exact a science is fishing??? Its an interesting question and one that begs some consideration.

Personally i have come to the conclusion that anything that happens in the wonderful aquatic world will never surprise me anymore. By this i mean i have seen so many new things that the mind boggles at what is possible or what will come next. 5 years ago if you told me that whiting were a willing lure taker and not just by-catch i would have laughed...but a willing lure taker on poppers??? Now that something else.

How about some stories i been hearing about some gun north coast locals bagging out on blckfish using the blades...at night i might add. These guys are actually going out there specifically targeting these fish at night on lures and doing really well. I think we are only experiencing the tip of the iceberg. As lure manufacturers improve designs and create new stuff more fish, not known as prime lure targets will start to succumb. The species on the hit list will increase and the lure fishos arsenal will resemble something of a well stocked tackle store....i know my collection already is larger than average tackle store will have in stock.

The learning process will never stop. The puzzle will always be too large to configure accurately and fish will wise up to lures in heavly fished waters(god forbid). The science will never stop and will never be exact. But in reality thats the mystique of fishing. If we knew what we would catch evertime we went out and we knew everything there was to know....where's the fun???

I dont know about you but im anxious to see whats next.