HURRY UP AND WAIT
Most of us have heard trolling described as “hours of boredom interrupted by seconds of chaos.” This definition holds especially true when discussing big-game fishing for marlin. It’s unquestionably a low-percentage game in which one must often tolerate long periods of inactivity in the hopes of experiencing the adrenaline rush of a big fish suddenly appearing in your spread. It’s what offshore junkies live for and what keeps us coming back again and again.
I have a psychologist buddy who likens those of us so afflicted to laboratory rats. He points out that rats can be trained to push a tiny lever repeatedly with
