A wise fisherman pays attention

If you fish for Striped Bass or the hybrid "Wiper" (a cross between White Bass and Striped Bass), and you've never visited "Striper Moon", you're a bit behind where you could be.

Ken Abrames knows Striper fishing, and is a pretty good writer too.

Serious fishermen seldom try to draw attention to themselves, as a rule they are clandestine and avoid large groups of spectators. They often come out only at night and cannot be identified by the bumper stickers on their vehicles or by the display of rods and reels attached to the front or top or back of their off road 4X4 super duper fishing trucks because they don't often own one. They mostly walk by themselves or with one or sometimes two other serious fishermen that they have known for twenty years or more. They are not actually stand-offish but they are truly going fishing when they appear on a beach and so they are not likely to join in a group of spectators who are there primarily for the companionship of staying out all night with brother 4X4 beach riders. They seldom listen to the radio or watch television when they fish and are more prone to fish than to socialize. They never sit in lawn chairs and their equipment is often old-fashioned which now-a-days means two years old or more.

Check out his newest article "Overlooking the obvious", at Striper Moon. Have a great weekend!