This was the best of the year for me from my friends girlfriend.

"since we didn't use that bait, can we thaw them out and let them swim free"

This was as we were leaving the parking lot after the MS Tourney in RI. She still hasn't heard the end of it...

Is she blonde?

Is she blonde?

Nope

Its gotta be the Classic "Whatcha Doin, Fishin?" as you stand there at the water with a rod in your hand.

"are there any fish in this water...."

um....nope ..... i'm just practicing :bl:

did you catch that here? No I bought it at the store.

"Are you going to keep it?" as the fish is swimming away. (Of course,... I have them trained to swim back after rinsing themselves off)

This is more classic cute than stupid But I will never forget it
I used to fish with this kid that was a wise ass we were going trout fishing and we stopped at the store for a couple of things, in the fishing Dept. there is a 17 yr old kid with his little sister 4 or 5 My friend asked her " What are you fishing for?" the little girl turns and replies "Fish" It just stole my heart. so cute

Its gotta be the Classic "Whatcha Doin, Fishin?" as you stand there at the water with a rod in your hand.

I posted this a couple of years ago. 2:00AM. Black Point. 100 yards out on the reef and a RI DEM officer is shining a spotlight on me and asking me what I am doing. I got a 10" rod in my hand, a surf bag, waders and a splash top on.

I told him I was trying to build a row boat.

This was the best of the year for me from my friends girlfriend.

"since we didn't use that bait, can we thaw them out and let them swim free"

This was as we were leaving the parking lot after the MS Tourney in RI. She still hasn't heard the end of it...


If I remember correctly she was cute - therefore she deserves a mulligan :musc: :rotf3: :hee:

cute or not
come on does she think steak thaws out and produces milk . or the thawed chicken laying eggs . wait I read that in ripleys must be true .

I have heard everyone of those a number of times and to think these people breed .

" arent the fish sick in that river " I catch them to wipe their noses for them then release them . I know they meant that its a polluted river but I let them know that most rivers are polluted and that I dont eat them .

"Are there any snags I should be aware of":pop: .......... I think he lost 3 plugs and went home but I did try to help him

Regardless of how dumb the question I always try to answer them as if it was the most important question of the day. It makes them feel good and I know I have done a good deed. But there are some stupid friekin questions out there.

Another great one was when we were unloading fish at the fish pier in chatham out of a 42' gill-netter and a guy yells down from the observation deck "so where are the outboard motors on that boat"

Having someone ask you for change while your in full gear out 50yds...

Being in a boat achored and having another boat come by with the crew asking if this is a good spot...

Having been asked what type of lure you are using and you reply a "Habs Needlefish" and they ask if they are native to the area...

Is that a popper, "Yes i reply," thinking to myself wow someone who has a clue... What kind of popper is that.. I said a Super Strike Swimming popper.... Now you get that dumb look.. and... How can a popper be a swimmer?...

and the #1 Dumbest thing I have ever been asked while fishing is.....
Do you have any "extra" of those lures i can have?

One time while fishing Pier 5 in Narragansett, I caught a 41lb bass, several people were around me while I was reeling it in, when I got it in, a young women with hardly anything on pushed her way through the crowd and said mister are you going to mount that fish, I said no, I will give it a kiss and let it go.

"That one looked big enough to keep----why'd you let it go?"

I don't keep anything that big, nothing over 30".

Dumb question from 3 burley type guys who walked up to me with fishing rods as I was putting an eel on.

Do eels bite? :huh:

VB

"Fish bite at night?":conf: :gf:

My GF was mad at me because I'm either at work or fishing down on the Cape. She gave me an ultimative and I promised I'd try to dedicate more time to her. In a moment of weakness I felt bad and brought her out to a romantic dinner. We were seated on the restaurants deck overlooking a lake in central Massachusetts. Mind you, we were at least 30 miles from the closest salt water. All of a sudden she asks me "When does the tide come in?" At that point I ordered two more drinks and knew the relationship was over.

matt
you should have looked at your watch and said " right now " got up and left her there ( with the bill ) . If she takes your call afterward you know she is a keeper although not the sharpest tack in the box .

Honey is this a Blitz?

When I was in australia, a girl that flew down for a bit asked if "since we are on the other side of the equator, does the sun rise in the west?" She was a redhead... The daughter of a supreme court judge...

I got y'all beat!

"Is that a fish?"

My response:"Nah its my dog and I'm taking him for a swim."

I had a friend say during a blitz, boy fish swim alot.

I dunno..
I don't talk to anyone out there :D

I dunno..
I don't talk to anyone out there :D


:gu:

"Catchin anything?"

Two come to mind, but there are millions (all from ten years working deck on Seven Bs):

First is a two-question sequence:

Guy on dock: "Youse gettin' any big ones?" (fluke)

Me: Yeah, a few good ones... We had a couple over 8 today...

Guy on dock: "Any size to 'em?"

AND

"Is this a fishing boat?"

What gave it away? the 36 rods lined up on the rail right in front of you? Or was it that you just watched me fillet a dozen codfish?

This is a great thread. I'd love to publish the top 100...

On a tuna trip

"You guys ever get those big guy tunas?"

Bigeyes? Eyeballs?

"No. Big Guy tunas"

Guy with his arm over his hot,topless girlfriends shoulder."What time's high tide?"

Honey is this a Blitz?

on video

that was hilarious

thaw out and release bait........Her hearts in the right place! :)

Do they have teeth or
is it slimy or
as his boat is sinking at the ramp, "whats a drain plug"

Few winters ago while icefishing a Bershire pond along route 20, late afternoon, a well dressed couple walks out to where we're fishing. The woman is in a dress with high heels, first thing out of her mouth is "O you have to make a hole through the ice, that how you do it". They where from New York city, on a sking trip.

Another one,,,,,

My in-laws came over for a weekend on the Vineyard, So as I always did when they showed up I went fishing! Got a very nice striper around 2am and went home. I was tired and put the bass in the tub and put ice on it.
Well I get up in the morning to walk in the kitchen and my mother in-law asked me, how did the fish got in the tub? I said what fish? :hidin:

I like getting a, "How's it goin', bro?" or a "Catch anything yet, man?" and seeing the dudes' faces when they hear a girl's voice reply. And no, I'm not a shim; it's always dark and they do not approach from the front. :rolleyes:

Bass Babe....:wavey: :D


How about "you like fishing"???? No I hate it, I am here because I hate it.....:o

and once I even had......"can I take you out to dinner?" :doh: (Poor fella musta been desperate!:laughs:) I kindly said "no thanks" and found myself a new fishing spot for the nite.....

While ice-fishing: "Whatchya doon? "
Me: " Minding my own business, and you?"

Some of the view hogging folks that live on rivers and ponds can't stand having fishermen in front of their "trophies" and fishing. This happened so help me: "There are no fish here, you're wasting your time" I just had a flag and could hear the spool spinning, I pulled up a 3' pike and said " You're right, place is full of alligators." Dood went home.

"Do fish bite when it rains?" or "Do you catch anything in the rain?"
"No, they go indoors until it stops." or "No, I just want to stand outside and get wet."

:wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:

Some idiot in sandals fishing on a pier caught a sea robin, and kicked it, cutting his toe on that operculum spine. The moron then screamed that it bit him, and asked if it's poisonous. I told him that he'd probably lose his foot.

On an environmentalist website (I'm not against them, I'm just against stupidity): "Because of the dams, the salmon cannot swim upstream to give birth." If laying eggs = giving birth, I'd be giving birth monthly.

I love when im fishing Jamaica Pond in the city and im hooked up with a good size fish for a while and then when I land it the people behind me ( who have been watching for the last 10-15min ask did you pull that out of here ????? ....No I took it out for a swim around the lake I usualy tell them.

The dumbest thing I ever heard was one night when my buddy and I were fishing east beach , way down into ninigret park. there wasn't anyone else on the whole beach. I had a rod spiked with a chunk out and I was working an eel with another rod. My friend Chris from Jersey was just working an eel.

This guy walks up and starts fishing right in front of us. Next thing you know he is walking on , then tangled in , my bait line. he turns around and says "is this your line?" (there was nobody for 3 miles either side of us). I said yes. he then asked if id reel it in and move it so he could fish there!!! :) True story!!!

This was so bizzar I just reeled it in and watch him fish. he lasted about 3 minutes (it was very cold) then left. My friend and I laughed about that for an hour.

This has happened to all of us. The real stupid question as you are pulling your boat out of the water on the ramp.
Where did you catch the fish? Needs no reply. Just that stupid glare look at them will do it! You can answer, in the water, works also.
The real thought is, like I am going to tell you where I got it. Right!
My personal favorite is while putting away my boat in land storage for the night, taking our gear out, after fishing the second week of November. I guy that thought he knew wat was going on, walks up to us and says, you guys been ot fishing? I said yep! He says, dont you know that all the Stripers are all gone up here, by the second week of October! I said No Sh$$. I said, I feel like a fool. He said, I thought you would appreciat the heads up. I said, thanks. When he left, we had a great laugh. We pulled. two fortys out of the boat. I remember the night well. I lost the biggest fish of my life thet night.
Happy New year every body. The fish are just starting to get nudgy! :gu:

Guy on Beach: You catchin any Stripers?
ME: Just a few schoolies.
Guy on beach: No Stripers though?

don't remember who i heard this one from so i am sorry if it was you. a fellow fisherman was at the railroad bridge in the parking lot telling me a story about an out of stater pulling up to him and asking if the land on the other side was martha's vineyard! doh!

a stupid THING that happened
fishing the beach front in front of some houses. nice sunny morning, walkers, dog walkers, and runners going up and down the beach. had 2 fish laying in the sand at my feet, lady walks up and asks me if they are bluefish...i say yup and smile..she says nice catch, starts walking away, pulls out a tissue. she uses it and drops it. i run over grab it, and hand it to her, saying hey, you dropped this. i dont like blatent littering.

For us kayakers......

Take the yak off the car, load up tackle boxs, 3-4 rods and depth finder....Guy walks up to me "You going to fish out of that kayak?"

No special delivery to one of the boats out there: Here's your sign!