Edisto Beach Fishing Talk

“You will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it.” – Izaak Walton

On Tuesday, I have the honor of speaking to the Lion’s Club on Edisto Beach. Though I haven’t been told, I assume they expect me to speak on fishing, so I thought I would put a few of my thoughts down here.

“How many of you fish? How many would like to be better fisherman? Well, I hope something I say tonight will help you do just that.

The first thing I would do is find a fishing partner who is a better fisherman, hopefully a much better fisherman. Now you may have to jump through some hoops. but it will be worth it. Once you get fairly proficient, people will want to take yo fishing, mainly becaus you aren’t a pain in the butt to have in the boat. I was lucky. Both my grandfathers and my father fished and took me all the time. I fished with a lot of other people coming up and I realize now you can learn something from every one. Some more than others, but everyone has something to offer.

Now my learning curve ………..