How many of you fall into this "hard core" category

[Rockport24]

I do a lot of fishing the dawn shift from the kayak and always tell my wife I will be home be at certain time in the morning and then that just gets blown out of the water by about an hour no matter how much leeway I give myself!

[piemma]

One morning long ago (1997) I was fishing Nonquit with my good friend Bobby Vanasse. I had a good fish on and started to have chest pains.
Now I had a heart condition at the time so I always had a vial of Nitro on a chain around my neck so I handed my rod to Bobby, put 2 Nitros under my tongue and landed a 34# bass.

That night I had a massive coronary and was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

Is that hardcore enough?

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by piemma

One morning long ago (1997) I was fishing Nonquit with my good friend Bobby Vanasse. I had a good fish on and started to have chest pains.
Now I had a heart condition at the time so I always had a vial of Nitro on a chain around my neck so I handed my rod to Bobby, put 2 Nitros under my tongue and landed a 34# bass.

That night I had a massive coronary and was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

Is that hardcore enough?

I think Paul has trumped everyone here and on the east coast with that one

[Raven]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

I think Paul has trumped everyone here and on the east coast with that one

thank god for NITROS

[ANY LUCK?]

Originally Posted by piemma

One morning long ago (1997) I was fishing Nonquit with my good friend Bobby Vanasse. I had a good fish on and started to have chest pains.
Now I had a heart condition at the time so I always had a vial of Nitro on a chain around my neck so I handed my rod to Bobby, put 2 Nitros under my tongue and landed a 34# bass.

That night I had a massive coronary and was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

Is that hardcore enough?

Yep. Born-again hardcore.

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by piemma

One morning long ago (1997) I was fishing Nonquit with my good friend Bobby Vanasse. I had a good fish on and started to have chest pains.
Now I had a heart condition at the time so I always had a vial of Nitro on a chain around my neck so I handed my rod to Bobby, put 2 Nitros under my tongue and landed a 34# bass.

That night I had a massive coronary and was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

Is that hardcore enough?

hell yeah Paul

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by bassballer

hell yeah Paul

For a five year stretch I'd say between the two of us (Piemma and Rockhound) we missed few nights.... Paul is as hardcore as it gets. How about the night we got to quonnie in the sleet/snow and almost skated down the front of the breachway into the outgoing tide or the night at the river mouth after the infamous article when it was sideways 40 kts SW and the 10 guys who didn't know the bar were on the sand catching squat while we caught good fish without lights in the washing machine.... good times. the one that still sticks out is getting to the top of the steps at SE light on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and having you tell Spence and I 'glad I didn't need my Nitro, had it though....'

It ebbs and flows, for most of us, other priorities take hold. Hard core, everyday surfcasting is a young mans and an old mans game

[piemma]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

For a five year stretch I'd say between the two of us (Piemma and Rockhound) we missed few nights.... Paul is as hardcore as it gets. How about the night we got to quonnie in the sleet/snow and almost skated down the front of the breachway into the outgoing tide or the night at the river mouth after the infamous article when it was sideways 40 kts SW and the 10 guys who didn't know the bar were on the sand catching squat while we caught good fish without lights in the washing machine.... good times. the one that still sticks out is getting to the top of the steps at SE light on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and having you tell Spence and I 'glad I didn't need my Nitro, had it though....'

It ebbs and flows, for most of us, other priorities take hold. Hard core, everyday surfcasting is a young mans and an old mans game

Man we had some fun!!!!

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

It ebbs and flows, for most of us, other priorities take hold. Hard core, everyday surfcasting is a young mans and an old mans game

I agree, but when your in your mid 70's it becomes more of an old man's dream.
Less chasing fish in the surf, less times out, but still 5 last casts.