Talk about being in a slump, I am sure in one. In a technique application and beat drawing slump. I have drawn the worst beats of the entire tournament for the past two tournaments and I have not been able to overcome them. I have seen top anglers overcome them, but when top anglers are also getting really good beats, it makes things awfully difficult. With that being said, I will reiterate one of my favorite passages from the Serenity Prayer written by American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr: Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. You talk about one of the most appropriate sayings in all history relative to competitive fly angling………..this one is it! One of the things that I know that I cannot and never will be able to change is the beat draw, so that just leaves us with technique in which to alter.
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