Luck in angling

[davedave]

In my opinion luck has little to do with it- its about local knowledge, experience, finesse, patience...the list goes on.

 

Saying that, its not un-heard of that two anglers have been fishing swims next to each other, that are identical, fishing the same rig, same method, same bait, and one of them blanks whilst the other catches all day, sometimes it might just be luck, who knows

[Chris Plumb]

So far as my experience goes, it is certain that good luck is the most vital part of the equipment of him who would seek to slay large carp. For some men I admit the usefulness of skill and pertinacity; for myself, I take my stand entirely upon luck. To the novice I would say: Cultivate your luck. Prop it up with omens and signs of good purport. Watch for magpies on your path. Form the habit of avoiding old women who squint. Throw salt over your left shoulder. Touch wood with the forefinger of your right hand when-ever you are not doing anything else. Be on friendly terms with a black cat. Turn your money under the new moon. Walk around ladders. Don’t start on a Friday. Stir the materials for Christmas pudding and wish. Perform all other such rites as you know and hear of. These things are important in carp fishing."

 

H.T. Sheringham Coarse Fishing (1912)

 

 

 

C.

[watatoad]

So far as my experience goes, it is certain that good luck is the most vital part of the equipment of him who would seek to slay large carp. For some men I admit the usefulness of skill and pertinacity; for myself, I take my stand entirely upon luck. To the novice I would say: Cultivate your luck. Prop it up with omens and signs of good purport. Watch for magpies on your path. Form the habit of avoiding old women who squint. Throw salt over your left shoulder. Touch wood with the forefinger of your right hand when-ever you are not doing anything else. Be on friendly terms with a black cat. Turn your money under the new moon. Walk around ladders. Don’t start on a Friday. Stir the materials for Christmas pudding and wish. Perform all other such rites as you know and hear of. These things are important in carp fishing."

 

H.T. Sheringham Coarse Fishing (1912)

 

 

 

C.

 

:bigemo_harabe_net-163:

 

Then you can blame your poor showing or lack of the specimen you are after on someone else 'Luck'.

 

hehehe! --- nice one ... "It's not my fault it was just bad luck." ... or ... "The luck was not with me." ... or ... "Had no luck they just weren't feeding." ... hehehe

 

Have you actually considered what you are saying?

Edited December 13, 2010 by watatoad

[Rusty]

So far as my experience goes, it is certain that good luck is the most vital part of the equipment of him who would seek to slay large carp. For some men I admit the usefulness of skill and pertinacity; for myself, I take my stand entirely upon luck. To the novice I would say: Cultivate your luck. Prop it up with omens and signs of good purport. Watch for magpies on your path. Form the habit of avoiding old women who squint. Throw salt over your left shoulder. Touch wood with the forefinger of your right hand when-ever you are not doing anything else. Be on friendly terms with a black cat. Turn your money under the new moon. Walk around ladders. Don’t start on a Friday. Stir the materials for Christmas pudding and wish. Perform all other such rites as you know and hear of. These things are important in carp fishing."

 

H.T. Sheringham Coarse Fishing (1912)

 

Very good Chris and probably an appropriate way to end a thread which won't be reaching a conclusion (like most threads of this nature).

[Andy Macfarlane]

Yes, we should all take heed of something written nigh on 100 years ago, when carp fishing was actually hard.

 

[lutra]

So the guys who CONSISTANTLY win matches,catch bigger fish etc etc are more "lucky" than others then?

 

Didnt one of the great golfers say something like "the more I practice the luckier I seem to become"?

I'm with you on this one Budgie.

 

Personally I think good anglers like Alex at Wingham probably rely on luck much less than others and thats why they catch more.

 

Going from catching 1 bream a season to catching 3 bream a season isn't the stuff of Super Anglers either for me. Ive always thought from what Ive read about Wingham that better(multipul) and more frequant catches would be possible for an angler of some experience than the catches that have been reported on here.

[Anderoo]

There are some things in fishing which are pure luck of course, I don't think anyone would deny that. For example, a couple of seasons ago I was perch fishing at a little tributary, and in addition to a couple of lovely perch I also had two cracking chub, each either side of 5lb. I hadn't done anything to try to catch chub that day and didn't even know there were any in there (I'd never had one before, or since actually), so that was just lucky

Edited December 14, 2010 by Anderoo

[Tigger]

There are some things in fishing which are pure luck of course, I don't think anyone would deny that. For example, a couple of seasons ago I was perch fishing at a little tributary, and in addition to a couple of lovely perch I also had two cracking chub, each either side of 5lb. I hadn't done anything to try to catch chub that day and didn't even know there were any in there (I'd never had one before, or since actually), so that was just lucky

 

 

Narrrh, can't of been luck. As so many people have said there's no luck in angling it's all down to skill and knowledge

 

Andrew you must have been subconciously trying for chub

 

Next time I blank after trying all the best known swims and all the best methods and baits it will be because I've done something wrong. I'm gonna have to get some top match/specimine angler to show me how it's done correctly....can anyone help me out

[Anderoo]

Next time I blank after trying all the best known swims and all the best methods and baits it will be because I've done something wrong.

I'm gonna have to get some top match/specimine angler to show me how it's done correctly....can anyone help me out

 

I knew you'd get it in the end I'm sure someone can help, give Lutra a bell

[Tigger]

I knew you'd get it in the end I'm sure someone can help, give Lutra a bell

 

Mmm...trouble is he's like me...he's blanked n'all