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Surf Fishing, Pompano and Patience

Surf Fishing, Pompano and Patience

Wanting something to happen isn't enough

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Hank Shaw
May 03, 2023
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Surf rods set up for pompano.
Setting up rods at dawn for pompano.

I have had a largely love-hate relationship with surf fishing my entire life. And yet, year after year, I still find myself hucking lead and bait into the waves.

It is the triumph of hope over experience. And it’s instructive in a far larger way than just fishing.

Surf fishing, at its core, is being in the right place…

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