Fighting Fish
There over a thousand ways to lose a fish and only a few
methods to land them.
Timothy Kusherets
In the above photographs are three examples of fighting fish. Three different
waterways, species, and gear to fight them; all of them had universal qualities
that can be anticipated even if fish are many times larger than the test capabilities
of the fishing line.
Fighting fish is but a single step to having a successful day
of fishing. Hooking into fish over and over again means nothing if you can’t
bring it to the net, tail, or beach it. Hook-setting, fighting, landing, releasing,
preparing for storage or consumption are all intertwined with each other and
all of which have absolutely nothing to do with luck. Luck is a four letter
word that should be as foul to utter as any other four-lettered curse word.
Don’t take a chance of losing a hard fought fish. Learn what it takes
to fight them correctly and land them without a solitary threat of losing it.
There over a thousand ways to lose a fish and only a few methods to landing
them. The literature that I write about takes out all the risk and enhances
the fun meant to be experienced by all anglers in fresh and saltwater environments.
© Timothy Kusherets 2007/08
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