I talk about luck vs. skill with my buddy. I've been fishing most of my life and you can see my PB in my profile pic. He told me about a guy he works with who hardly ever fishes who has caught a 10 pounder. He admits it was pure luck. He said it was winter and the bass was dead weight on his line and hardly fought a bit. He got it mounted and his friends all hate it because he didn't put in the time, but he got the payoff.

 

When it comes to catching a PB, luck and skill both come into play along with time on the water. You'll get lucky more often if you fish more often. My last PB bit my spinnerbait as soon as it hit the water. I may have made two cranks. I put that bait right in her mouth by sheer luck. But I knew where and when I should be fishing and what I should be throwing because of knowledge gained by time on the water.

On 11/25/2018 at 9:25 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

My wife has to be one of the luckiest people I know. She wins all the time at scratch off tickets and at the casino in slot machines, places that really do require dumb luck. Last time we went she took home over $200 off one $20 bill. 

Everyone who plays the lottery thinks they are ahead despite the astronomical odds of it being true   The odds at the casinos are much better, although they are still designed to take peoples money at a much much higher rate than they pay out.

 

As for "luck", people tend to remember the times they were right/win vs the times they were wrong/lose. It's how psychics get away with it, as statistically they are actually wrong most of the time. Some people just don't notice or care.

 

Human nature.