i hate fishing

[BW from AZ]

I know you all are slipping. No one threw out my most hated words....."WATCH FOR BIRDS". You've done better than me this year.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by BW from AZ

I know you all are slipping. No one threw out my most hated words....."WATCH FOR BIRDS". You've done better than me this year.

of course!! why didnt i think of that?


just joshin.

[BigFish]

Pencils Chris.....pencils! You should be running and gunning! Any topwater lure this time of the year and you should be icing down your arms after you fish! Get out and practice with your plugs.....they don't catch fish if you do not know how and when to employ them also how to work them in one situation or another! There are alot of dogs around so bag the chunking......put on some wood and have a ball!

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Pencils Chris.....pencils! You should be running and gunning! Any topwater lure this time of the year and you should be icing down your arms after you fish! Get out and practice with your plugs.....they don't catch fish if you do not know how and when to employ them also how to work them in one situation or another! There are alot of dogs around so bag the chunking......put on some wood and have a ball!

it aint workin larry.. i've fished till i was sore all week. and well every other day.. i've determined by the wounds on the pencil it was bloooos. teeth marks all over the tail end.

we chunk, we plug, we suck. other than the blitzes just out of reach no surface action.. my faith peaked with those two hits and then just sunk once i found out the culprit. plus getting skunked on a cod trip.. come on.. who does that??!?

[thortum]

WOW! I'm exhausted [and depressed] after reading this tread after. All I can say is to fish in the day time so you will be able to see whats happening around you [not that it will help you much judging by your story]. You have my deepest sympathy. Not to rub salt in your wounds but I just caught the biggest fish [striper] of my life a few hours ago [day time]. 38lbs.+ 49". I caught it because I could see my suroundings. Fishing from shore -high winds low tide no sign of life until I saw one small splash. Thought 12" schoolies were hitting 2" bait, until I snagged a bunker, which I quickly released [don't like fishing with bait]. After seeing the occasional bunker and the small splash I decided to give the dreaded dirty bait fishing a go. All I had for hooks were a few small trebles so I snagged a bunked and sent him back out. Well I hooked and lost one solid fish very quickly. Sent out another bait only to have this fish break my line. I'm now beginning to become a convert. Third fish turns out to be my lucky charm. Moral of story: keep you eyes open; try different things; fish in the day light; and don't pump your own GAS before you fish!

[Raven]

makes you so tense that your arms tighten up and then your neck tightens up and you start having tension headaches and the stress can literally kill you and cause you to have a heart attack.

I think the reason you fish is because it's a challenge and you derive enjoyment out of it.... but if it's stressing you out that much then your
trying sooo hard to the point like you mentioned it's more work than fun.

i was out this morning and i was getting pounded by waves in the boat
and since i had split a cord of pine yesterday i was almost to sore to
fish and felt like i was gonna hurl and for the first time i got skunked
and didn't care because i said... why beat myself up here today!
i have better and more important things to do right now than this
so i packed it in and left. the highlight of the day was seeing a young bald eagle flying over head and that made the trip worth it by itself.

maybe you need to travel to Rhode Island or somewhere so different
that you feel different there... not to mention that site fishing is as
much fun as any other method of fishing imho and then try meditating
there for at least 15 minutes so your not so tense. you could start taking
some brain function vitamins like cq10 and drink more water and lay off the cafiene which makes your brain spin too fast (it really does) so that it
keeps you in a perpetual agitated state where you never relax enough to truly SENSE your surroundings or tune into the fish or the oceans rythem.

try going to a view different bait shops and explain to them that you haven't caught a striper in ages and your slowly going insane and could they..............................
possibly give you a tip or point you in the right direction and ask for recommendations for the best type of bait to use during this time of year.

Also realize that this is the most screwed up weather pattern we've seen in decades and it is bound to affect the fishing in strange ways and that might have allot to do with your lack of success and then quit beating yourself up over it so much to the point out of frustration you have become your own worst enemy of late.

Jetison all this emotional baggage
your toting around with you....release it and just let it go....allow it to drift away from you so you can have a better perspective and allow yourself
to find new ways to enjoy the sport again.

i hope this commentary has been helpful and not critical or insulting
which is not my purpose for taking the time to write it.

and ditto on the hand scent... that could be a huge factor

[Clammer]

I,m confused ?/ya fish to catch fish ???
that,s the only reason to goooooooooooooooooo
Geez /I,m enjoying the wrong things // &&&&&&& their mostly free ;;
Commercial time sucks /because ya up against it to catch fish ;;
gotta be the right species /@ the right size &&&&&&&& on the right days >>>

There isn,t much that beats a great sunrise > been a long f$%^&*() time since I,ve seen one // or sunset
the smell of a ocean low tide in the darkest of nite /laying on your back / waders optional // watching the stars ;;

I rarely fish with anyone that [[HAS}} to catch fish .. this time of year /often my rods never leave the truck ::

ya gotta enjoy ..ALL the surroundings