For me, during the day its that instant when you've finished your retrieve and are pulling that plug out of the water and a large fish explodes on it. During the night, its the pull of a large fish on that first run.

for me it's always the hook up, when you first feel the weight of the fish, big or small, it's always a good feeling to know you got one!!
then if it's heavy, things just go into overdrive!

LIVE-LINING..................:beat:

When a truly large fish makes a big run and you're completely under-gunned for the task at hand and all you can say to yourself is "please...please...please".

That exploding fish as you pull the plug out of the water does it to me also.

what gets my heart pounding ? has absolutly nothing to do with fishing.

Oh honey !!

When I'm fishing alone and hook into a good fish in the rocks and it gives a big tail slap. Love that.:humpty:

Oh. I've been know to get excited when plugs first go up on-line. Ryan Smith dannies being one example. My motor will be running when BM Dannies finally hit the market too.

Vida Guerra!!!!!!!!:bgi:

Mine gets going when I am fishing alone in fog and I am standing out on a rock and I get a haunted feeling like a ghost is in my presents, I get this feeling every time I am fishing a certain hole on Block Island.
I figure there must have been a ship wreck where some must have died?

My wife. She's a sweetie.:heybaby:

Whales and Sharks passing underneath the kayak and giving off a slight vibration or water trail effect like the Russian Sub in the movie Hunt For Red October. Not only does my heart race but I usually mess my pants.

:smokin:

Busting tuna:btu:

When a fish picks up a pogy head and starts moving off with it ....you feel the line running throught your fingers...not yet.....not yet.......ok flip the bail...line's tight....NOW!:happy:

Mine gets going when I am fishing alone in fog and I am standing out on a rock and I get a haunted feeling like a ghost is in my presents, I get this feeling every time I am fishing a certain hole on Block Island.
I figure there must have been a ship wreck where some must have died?

Bob, i did read about a ghost legend on the island a ways back.:uhoh:

Mine gets going when I am fishing alone in fog and I am standing out on a rock and I get a haunted feeling like a ghost is in my presents, I get this feeling every time I am fishing a certain hole on Block Island.
I figure there must have been a ship wreck where some must have died?

uh.. i know this feeling... Flap knows it too.. two places i avoid on new moon.. :hidin:

When I'm wading hip deep in the canal at a certain pole, about 3am and "something" bumps my leg. :shocked: :eek:

Or when you've been jigging all night with no bumps, you're half in a daze and get nailed.

When I go all in on a bluff holding nothin.

Going across 10 miles in a dark night by myself.

Head shakes & long runs

Haveing a big bass real close and knowing those last few feet are crucial.

Swimming 25 yrds and not touching bottem...then getting back.

Pitch black through the woods to and from my treestand.

Seeing a big buck, haveing deer stare you down...seems like forever.

Jumping a crashing deer only yrds away....check your pants.

50 pogies flappin around the deck.

Seeing pogies being blown up by bass.

Feeling a bait fish tremble in fear from big bass.

thump a big bass just inhaled my eel

When a fish picks up a pogy head and starts moving off with it ....you feel the line running throught your fingers...not yet.....not yet.......ok flip the bail...line's tight....NOW!:happy:

Same thing.. just switch pogy head to eel...
Love the p/u and hookset... could be a dink, could be a cow...
no idea until the hookset!

When a BIG BUCK comes up over the dune behind me at Race Point under a full moon!! Scared the bejesus out of me!:eyes:

Nothing but a good woman ?>?>?>:drool:

Fishing at night and seeing alien space ships closing in on me.:shocked:

Standing waist deep on a moonless nite fishing a brokenback Bomber.
Your finishing your retrieve and the plUg is about 5ft in front of you and BAM a huge Bluefish decides he wants it. SH-T MY WADERS

Nice boobs!:topic:

fishing by myself in a new spot that i think will hold fish - one where the water is tubulent with plenty of whitewater...fishing it for a few casts until doubt creeps in my mind...and i get a bit lulled by the action of my plug...and then WHAM - a big tail slap at my plug without a hook-up...that usually sets the stage for some focused fishing and some heart pounding fun...

Riding in RJ's boat on the way to or from. HE gets a grin when the boat dances on its tail and i'm holding on for dear life. When live lining I get strated when little fishie gets nervous, tail slapped puts it in overdrive, bustes out of my chest when the reel screams. set the hook and start breathing again. I can relive it in my head and it does it all over again.

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Fishing from The Kayak in close around the reefs in the darkness and seeing the white top of a set wave closing in and feathering about 10 yards outside where I am. Grabbing the Paddle dropping the rod in the holder and saying "please god". That gets the adrenaline going like nothing else.

Also reeling the last few feet in with a 9'' Sluggo and just before lifting it out of the water a big bass blows up on it. Its like someone threw a 30 lb dog in the water. Better than coffee!

having a shoot out .....:liquify:
(swimmer can relate)

rattlesnakes

rolling your car
having a Monster Bass pass within catching range:shocked:
catching the monster bass :bl:

having to beat the snot outta someone :af:

catching a thief in the act :rude:

getting blamed for something you didnt do :lasso:

When I get to my favorite spot in the right conditions and there is no one there. Used be like that a lot, but last few years it become over run. I wish guys could just keep there mouth shut.

Vida Guerra all oiled up.

Having a fish pull off 75yards of wire of a 113H like he was taking candy from a babyn then..........................gone. I still have nightmares no chit

it's all about the hook up:wid:

Fishing at night and seeing alien space ships closing in on me.:shocked:

Smoking whatever you are Dave.:musc:

Definitely large breaking fish surrounding the boat..

Or a real LARGE boil behind a plug. That's probably the best...the anticipation of the strike.

Fishing at night and seeing alien space ships closing in on me.:shocked:http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/ravenob1/ufowater.jpg


Smoking whatever you are Dave.:musc:


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c66/ravenob1/hemmingway.jpg

As mush as I like fishing alone I still prefer when a good buddy and me are kicking ass. Nothing beats being in the middle of a blitz and getting doubles every cast and having a little tourney to see who can get the most.

Smoking whatever you are Dave.:musc:

It's true, ask Canalman..He saw it to..They were out to abduct:usd: us.Rods and all...:usd:
I took pics but the alien ships didn't show up..Weird if you ask me.:hee:

Hey Raven, what was the guy shooting at with the Thompson submachine gun?

All kidding aside with the girl answers I gave previously thier have been three times when I was startled, heart pounded, while fishing. First time was when fishing a jetty just before dawn when a huge bluefish hit a Spoffords Ballistic Missile that was splashing across the surface. Landed that one. Second time while fishing a pier not far from where the first time occured I was fishing a very heavy, 5m 10" rod using mucho bait on a # 10 stainless mustad, when something took the bait and I couldn't turn the fish with 40# test line. I was either going to loose the rod or cut the line, I cut the line after about 15 minutes of holding on for dear life in a gale with the dock swaying back and forth in the wiind. Third time while fishing on the south side of the vineyard one morning looking for albies when a fish hit my deadly #^&#^&#^&#^& and when it did a splash happened like a boulder dropped from the sky. Just as I was starting to loosen the drag the fish straightened the hook and that was it.

One more thing, I am startled everytime a rat as big as a cat runs across my footwear when fishing.

Fishing on the Powderpoint Bridge and having a big'un break the surface to hit the Storm Shad I was just pulling out of the water.
This happens at least once EVERY year. I laugh afterwards, :jump1: because it's usually when I've gotten relaxed, and let my guard down.
Having the fish jerk the rod back like that always gets me going.

Same bridge alone late on a moonless foggy night, having the feeleing that I could turn around at any second and have some apparition (ghost) right in front of me. :shocked: When the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, I just change locations.

When I am working a pencil popper and a large fish takes a few swipes at it, or is just cruising behind it.

Hey Raven, what was the guy shooting at with the Thompson submachine gun?


believe it or not....

that is Ernest Hemmingway

Catching fish on top. I've seen the aliens off of Race Point too.

He did like his guns didn't he!

Two years ago I was schoolie fishing down under a bridge with an ultralight. I hooked a schoolie and as he surfaced within a couple of feet from me up along side of it, came a monster cow. I didn't know if it was his big brother, looking to protect him or thinking that he was an easy snack. I felt totally out gunned and left. I returned later that night with mojo gear and the night after that and the night after that... nada. Still haunts me.

The sight of busting fish in casting distance of my fly rod!!

This usually does it for me :drool:

But as far a fishing goes, catching on top water. Or watching my kids catch fish.

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/showthread.php?t=25804

The best is being in the middle of a huge blitz of stripers and bluefish!!!
Can't unhook and catch another one fast enough!!!
Also, fishing Plum Island from the surf on a cool, foggy nite with no one else around!!! Then you feel someone is watching you and you see something in the fog, or is it just your imagination? Scary!!!

Cal dude excellent taste! :claps:


yeah I'm a hook up junky as well, it can be a live bait or a lure, its the anticipation of that initial run for me that gets me psyched!!

Standing on an open beach watching the birds, bait and fish coming your way...

On the rocks all night doing squat until the rip suddenly forms, the false dawn breaks the horizon, the planets align and it's pure striper mayhem for the next hour. This is usually the time when I get a wind knot or some other tackle failure.

Catching fish with a chosen plug and no one else near you is hooked up...

swimming back after retreving your plug,,, because the line snapped due to a overrun birds nest line malfunction on your calcutta,,,knowing how much that damm plug cost,,,

I don't care what you all say and think I still say a nice pair of boobs beats a fish anyday.

Seeing breaking fish and throwing top water...When a fish hits your eel and you know it has to be somethng large...jigging at the canl and getting a monster hit, that is not sea weed or kelp.... In Ptown it does get kind of spooky when the fog rollls in, and you are by yourself on the beach

Sight casting to pre-spawn smallies.