That knowledge stays with you forever. Software updates don't.
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Sonar tells you where the fish are. Manual fishing teaches you why they are there. When you can't see the underwater log pile, you start looking at the bank. You notice the willow trees. You notice the current break behind a rock. You build a mental map of the river’s personality. manual fishing
But getting skunked with a screen is frustrating ("The fish are right there! Why won't they bite!"). Getting skunked manually is humbling ("I misread the water. I was too loud. I was in the wrong place."). That knowledge stays with you forever
So next Saturday, try the hard reset. Turn the screen off. Pick up the simple rod. Go make some beautiful, inefficient, glorious mistakes. Manual fishing teaches you why they are there