KSanford33

I still watch his videos on YouTube. He’s like the Bob Ross of fishing.

You make a good point. I consider big baits to be in the 6-7” range here in NY. I have bigger baits, but I usually only throw those when I’m going for pike or musky.

Before anyone chimes in, yes, I know it’s a bit of both. But what do you do to tilt the odds in your favor? I’ve tried using big baits only to catch fish that were barely bigger than the lure. I’ve also caught one of my three biggest fish ever on a Ned rig. So how about you guys?

Enjoying myself. That’s my superpower. I used to be the one who went out there and if I didn’t catch a limit or a big fish, it was a wasted day. Now I realize I should enjoy anything I’m voluntarily doing. Like I tell my golf buddies: We paid money to be out here; let’s enjoy it.

This sounds like it should be in a classic novel. That is a seriously great way with words.

What’s the name of the professional angler who portaged his boat over some timber in a tournament and it caused a minor controversy a year or two ago? Thanks everyone.

I feel I’m in a position to weigh in on this. I was fortunate enough to play hockey for a living for about 5 years in the early 2000’s. During that same time, a very good friend of mine was trying his hand at professional golf. @MediumMouthBass is 100% correct. My buddy and I finished up around the same time. We both had wonderful memories of the past 5 years, but the biggest difference (outside of our injuries), was that I was broke while he was roughly $80,000 in debt. I feel the golf analogy is much more accurate because my travel costs were covered by the team and I *almost* always got paid. But golf is like fishing: you’re basically a self-employed gambler.

Hey Everyone, I need to get out of Dodge, so I’m going to go here in mid-February. I have a tournament there in April, and although I know almost nothing I learn in February will be applicable in April, I wanted to see if anyone had any advice for either time. Thanks everyone.

Go get ‘em Koz! We’re all rooting for you!

I think this is ultimately what it comes down to.

This is an excellent point. I couldn’t be more thankful for Glenn and the content he puts out there. Also the help I’ve gotten here on the forums has been invaluable. My point was there’s really no established path to learning how to fish successfully other than learning from a parent or trial and error. If someone wants to learn how to play golf, you can buy a starter set and go get lessons, but the same isn’t true in fishing. P.S. Please call me Ken; Mr. Sanford was my father. 😊

What an excellent answer! Thank you man.

So I've been lucky enough to excel in two sports in my lifetime: ice hockey and golf. And in both, you usually have several coaches at a time. For instance, in hockey, I had a head coach, goalie coach (I was a goalie), strength & conditioning coach, etc. And in golf, I've had swing coaches, short game coaches, putting coaches, mental game coaches. But it doesn't seem like there are any type of fishing coaches, outside of college programs. The majority of you guys know more about fishing than I do, any ideas on why that is?

If anyone is sitting on the fence, I can highly recommend buying from Kevin. The baits were as advertised and he ships very quickly. Thanks Kevin!

Hey Kevin, I’ll take the slow sinking and one fast sinking. PM me and we’ll set up payment. Thanks Kevin.