Solitude is high priority for me. Ripping holes in the Hodgemans to find good water and get away from the "weekend warriors" is what keeps me goin. Although, in the fall i love fishing tidewater on a popular river for silvers with the same 5-10 guys that always share the spot. Made good friends and learned a ton from some of the older guys.

All in all, i'd trade quantity for quality.
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"I have a fair idea of what to expect from the river, and usually, because I fish it that way, the river gives me approximately what I expect of it. But sooner or later something always comes up to change the set of my ways..."
- Roderick Haig-Brown