07-31-2020, 03:09 PM
I'm with AA (AnglinArcher). Any resemblance between "so looney" tables forecasts and actual fishing success is purely coincidental. It is ridiculous to believe that generalized projections of any sort will be universally applicable to all waters everywhere. From north to south and east to west there are going to be vastly different seasonal variations, weather patterns, water conditions, food availability situations, fish migration and spawning conditions, angler pressure and boat traffic factors that will have far greater impact on the fish du jour.
We all believe what we want to believe...to suit our own opinions and desires. So if your horoscope says you are a great person and will have a good day...you gotta believe it. If your chosen religion gives you all the answers you seek regarding a way of life and life after death then you embrace that religion...and will fight to the death to defend it against non-believers. If the so looney tables just happen to get it right for one of your trips, you look to them religiously before all future trips. And if subsequent projections are off a bit, you can find your own excuses for the minor glitches. After all, they got it right ONCE. Right?
We fisherfolk are eternal (infernal) optimists. Why else would we invest so much time and money into subjecting ourselves to loss of sleep, punishing cold or heat, long debilitating journeys, etc.? Our tackle supplies reflect our mindless belief in the advertising claims of all the tackle manufacturers...who often design stuff more to catch fishermen than fish. If I hadn't stayed in school long enough to know that it was Jonathan Swift, I would suspect that it was some silly fisherman who wrote "Gullible's Travels". Or was that Gulliver's Travels?
We all believe what we want to believe...to suit our own opinions and desires. So if your horoscope says you are a great person and will have a good day...you gotta believe it. If your chosen religion gives you all the answers you seek regarding a way of life and life after death then you embrace that religion...and will fight to the death to defend it against non-believers. If the so looney tables just happen to get it right for one of your trips, you look to them religiously before all future trips. And if subsequent projections are off a bit, you can find your own excuses for the minor glitches. After all, they got it right ONCE. Right?
We fisherfolk are eternal (infernal) optimists. Why else would we invest so much time and money into subjecting ourselves to loss of sleep, punishing cold or heat, long debilitating journeys, etc.? Our tackle supplies reflect our mindless belief in the advertising claims of all the tackle manufacturers...who often design stuff more to catch fishermen than fish. If I hadn't stayed in school long enough to know that it was Jonathan Swift, I would suspect that it was some silly fisherman who wrote "Gullible's Travels". Or was that Gulliver's Travels?