So many anglers can relate to fishing next to another angler; you have cast in virtually the same place, and he goes home with more fish than you by a significant margin. When it happens, there are few things more frustrating. It’s a cop-out to put it down to luck; the reasons are often much more scientific. In my time fishing, I have learned that even the smallest details can profoundly affect your catch conversion rates. But what are those details?
WATERCRAFT
It may look like he or she is cast in a similar spot to you, but are they? Is there an underwater gully, a reef, a back eddy, a mussel bed or some other fish-holding feature that means they are in the thick of the fish and you are not? Sometimes we assume beaches are the same all the way along, because they look the same from land, but often they are not. Chesil Beach in Dorset would be a great example
