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Anglers Journal

No Quarter

In hindsight, it was as much a prophecy as it was a casual observation. Any good young skipper worth his salt, the retired captain told me years ago, should be able to out-fish an older captain and leave him in his wake. If he can’t, something’s wrong.

The graybeard, who’d had a successful career, made the case that younger fishermen are more willing to adopt new technology, tackle and techniques. They’re hungrier. Bolder. The comment was but a

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