Cabin fever anyone?

[Edge Sportfish]

This is just an observation from someone lucky enough to fish year round. I see all you guys getting testy with one another on here and I understand. You're all getting shacky wacky from being cooped up through the long Winter. The fact is, most of us fish for the chance to get outside and breathe some air that no one else has breathed for a while, enjoy the outdoor experience and be a part of nature. Shut the cell phone off for a few hours and get some saltwater on you. If we only went fishing and felt rewarded for simply catching big fish or lots of them we'd never go. Of course when you do catch, it is rewarding. You are always out there trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together and playing the game, trying to outwit something that never even considers what you are up to. Learning about the fish is part of the drill but in reality you're learning about yourself all the while.

Fishing tests us both physically and mentally. Pushing yourself to go and hit it after a long day at work or juggling relationships with spouse, kids, work etc. and still having the sack to go do it one more time, helps us prove to ourselves what we're really made of. Fishing folk are a different breed of cat.

Now after a long Winter of being cooped up inside, the long gray cold blanket will push the best of us to drastic measures. I'm just going to say I feel for you guys and know that some of the flared tempers and bruised egos should be taken with a grain of salt. Spring is right around the corner and you'll be deep in the thick of the first good blitz of the year before you know it.

Now everybody play nice for awhile and you'll be telling fish stories again before you know it. Good luck to all.

Captain George LaBonte
Edge Sportfishing-Jupiter,Fl