Symptoms of the disease - Lets here them.

[Tattoo]

You tell yourself you not going to buy another plug, then log on to Ebay and start bidding on more stuff you "need".

You tell your buddies your done fishing for the year, only to call them back 2 hours later to find out what time to meet up in the AM the next day.

You tell the wife you can't take any time off to go on vacation because you need to save your days for good tides.

You convince yourself you need another backup rod for the 9 you already have marked as "backup".

You stuff 35 plugs in your Aquaskinz bag and fish the same three all night.

You convince yourself that you will eventually use the 30 yellow bombers you bought and it was a good investment.

[tlapinski]

You see your buddies Saltiga and realize you need one in each size.

[Pt.JudeJoe]

I'm just fine thank you Someone said it's denial ,but they're wrong. There's nothing wrong with me. By the way Mike, any blue swirl spooks hangin around?

[NIB]

Thats a good one tattoo how bout it takes u six weeks to Tile a master bath on the water.

I fell for the "there not gonna make bl/purple bombers any more" I still have 4 cases.

I got thousands of lures that don't even make it in the truck nevermind the bag.

The reel blunder is I have bout seventy plugs for the Newelly auction an I have'nt done a thing with em.An i see he's sellin his main setup now to make a few bucks.

[Joe]

You get some Tattoo swimmers, put them on the net, and then go out for a sandwich.
When you come back, your're sold out and you have a dozen backordered.
Later that day, your best customer calls and wants one - you end up having to sell the one you were planning on using yourself.

[fishweewee]

My God, I can relate to this..

[tynan19]

Ebay is evil.

Driving 2 hours to fish 2 hours to drive home two hours.

Looking at realestate that is close to fish.

Spending all day at work on SB.com

When the wife knows everyones screen name by heart and where they are from.


Nope no problem here.

If you have a problem with to many plugs please dial the self help hotline and donate a plug to the needy. It is the sharing season.

[RIJIMMY]

Your lawn has has a build up of fours years worth of dead leaves because your fall is spent chasing fish and before you know it your lawn is convered in snow. You plan on cleaning it up in the spring but then once May hits.......

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally posted by Tattoo
You stuff 35 plugs in your Aquaskinz bag and fish the same three all night.

That is why I had to buy (yet another plug bag) the small bag this year! So I could carry less! But I keep the big bag with (35 plugs in there) in the truck (along with two carrying cases each with 5 plano boxes loaded to the gills) just for backup! I got enough in "backup" to equip this friggin island.
After using the small bag I found I needed the large belt pouch for a few extra things I don't really use. Your right!!! this is a disease.

[vineyardblues]

priceless= my vacation ><> the wife and kid and her mother/dad vacation

VB

[Bronko]

Tattoo,

You just described my life. May I also add spending incredible amount of time driving by the numerous shorelines looking for schooling fish and working birds? Often times driving completely out of the way of your intended destination to "check" the beach.

[Mr. Sandman]

you never add up what you really spend on all this sh*t cause you know it would re-awaken a surpressed drinking problem.

[fishweewee]

Hey, without tackle sluts like us there'd be no buy-sell-trade forums on the web.

[Bronko]

"you never add up what you really spend on all this sh*t cause you know it would re-awaken a surpressed drinking problem."


Best post of the day Sandman!!

[BigFish]

Mr. Sandman.....guess that explains why I suddenly gave up drinking .....can't afford both and I would rather be a fall-down plug slut!

[BasicPatrick]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Mr. Sandman.....guess that explains why I suddenly gave up drinking .....can't afford both and I would rather be a fall-down plug slut!

[Redsoxticket]

Symptoms of the disease, when you go to bed to the sound of repetative ocean waves eminating from a portable transistor radio.
I picture myself fishing ************ rock in the pitch of dark waiting in anticipation of a screaming reel.

[Raven]

have a custom rod made site unseen .....because you just have to have one.
this is a symptom i believe.

[Raider Ronnie]

My sickness is making the choice of fishing on my boat on a sunday, all day till evening,
when there is a nationally televised Oakland Raiders game on!!!
I need to put a satelite dish on my boat!

[Tattoo]

It takes you 40 minutes to select which plugs your going to put in your plug bag.

You've done the math to see if you can justify having a swimming pool just for herring.

You look in your buddies plug bag and are pissed because he has a plug you dont have.

You have a dedicated fishing vehicle.

[redneck24]

Originally Posted by Tattoo

It takes you 40 minutes to select which plugs your going to put in your plug bag.

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go through it everytime i fish

[steve]

It's when you have a striped bass tattoo. It's when you have striped bass underwear. It's when you have Danny plugs hanging in various locations all around your apartment, condo or home. It's when no matter what you are talking about it always comes back to some related element of striper fishing. My girlfriend claims that I can be talking about nucular physics and somehow equate it to bass fishing. It's when you schedule your vacations around the new moons in may, june and october. It's when you........

[Clogston29]

Any time one of your buddies buys something that you don't have, you either have to buy at least two of whatever its is or one of something better (more expensive) just so you'll be able to sleep that night.

[The Dad Fisherman]

the People at work won't let you make the coffee any more because you've been up since 2 fishing and want it REAL strong.

[Bronko]

You have a 2 oz crippled herrng in you ashtray, a #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& needle in your console and 2 packs of ledgerunners on you backseat floor, and I have clients in the car heading to close on their $600k home. Ever seen a Wellesley soccer mom reach under her arse and pull out a 9" sluggo with a 2.5 oz lead head?

[Joe]

Ever seen a Wellesley soccer mom reach under her arse and pull out a 9" sluggo with a 2.5 oz lead head?

No, but if you've got video please post it.....

[CJ Johnson]

When the first striper you ever caught is 20" and you are excited until you see the guy in the boat 50 feet in front of you catch a 40"er and you tell your husband " We need to buy a boat to get to the really big fish". On the way home you stop at marina and buy a boat.

[Gotofish]

To save money on gas, you're thinking about buying a motorcycle and figuring out how to weld on rod holders and a tub for waders and plug bag

This one's morbid-you wish it were possible, upon death, to be cut up and fed to blitzing bass.....

[Vogt]

when yu've got so much gear that buying 3 new rods a year isnt even noticable.

[Mr. Sandman]

You are in a store and you reach in your pocket to get some change any you pull out a few spro ball bearing swivels....and you are happy you finally found them!