Issues - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

baldwin · 03-21-2006, 09:22 PM

I teach at the Sound School Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center, in New Haven, CT. I also run an after school fishing program.
After school, a couple of students and I headed out to the end of the pier to throw a few plugs (Spring Fever in action). It was cold and windy.
As we headed toward the end, we passed a couple with their young daughter. They were bundled up in their coats and hats, and looked like they were anxious to be somewhere warmer.
As they passed us, staring at us and obviously puzzled by us obsessed nuts, the young girl asked her dad why we were fishing in this weather.
The father's reply was: "those people have issues".
They have no idea.

In The Surf · 03-21-2006, 09:51 PM

And they were there because??????

tattoobob · 03-21-2006, 09:59 PM

They just don't get it

BigFish · 03-21-2006, 10:07 PM

Grumpy says- "You should have hip checked Daddy-O into the drink!"

samurai fisherm · 03-22-2006, 03:40 PM

Probably poor landlocked souls coming to see what the ocean looked like.

justplugit · 03-22-2006, 03:45 PM

Had to be "Yuppies", gotta love em, they live in their own little self possesed world.

Pete F. · 03-22-2006, 04:02 PM

I always thought they were called fishing rods

SBASS1 · 03-22-2006, 04:03 PM

Baldwin, does John Phil or Mark still work there?I met them when they were teaching a mating course on the Sunbeam years ago...

Swimmer · 03-23-2006, 12:43 PM

Imagine that little girl being raised by that narrow-minded sarcastic cynic. Such a shame.

SBASS1 · 03-23-2006, 01:07 PM

Baldwin when you see those guys tell them Biscuit said hello. I had heard Mark was having some problems, and I'm glad he's doing better.

chris L · 03-23-2006, 02:26 PM

Im surprised they didnt ask you " going fishing ? " or " there are fish in there ? " .

yeah some people just dont get it !

back when I was chunking west haven more than now . people used to look right at me fishing and walk between me and the water and sometimes get caught in the line and blame me . like what else was I doing ? wireless fishing ?

baldwin · 03-23-2006, 02:44 PM

SBass1, I'll tell them "Hi" from you.
As for those idiots expecting wireless fishing, how many of you have had people watch you flyfishing for at least a few minutes, then move right into your backcast?

Squid kids Dad · 03-23-2006, 07:08 PM

Some fellow fishermen can be ignorant as well..I was down Oregon beach a couple of years ago and this other dork waded in in front of me where I was casting..Should have bounced a 3 oz kastmaster of his head...