Dumbest thing you've been asked when fishing?

[ZuluHotel]

Two come to mind, but there are millions (all from ten years working deck on Seven Bs):

First is a two-question sequence:

Guy on dock: "Youse gettin' any big ones?" (fluke)

Me: Yeah, a few good ones... We had a couple over 8 today...

Guy on dock: "Any size to 'em?"

AND

"Is this a fishing boat?"

What gave it away? the 36 rods lined up on the rail right in front of you? Or was it that you just watched me fillet a dozen codfish?

This is a great thread. I'd love to publish the top 100...

[ZuluHotel]

On a tuna trip

"You guys ever get those big guy tunas?"

Bigeyes? Eyeballs?

"No. Big Guy tunas"

[animal]

Guy with his arm over his hot,topless girlfriends shoulder."What time's high tide?"

[vanstaal]

[Saltheart]

thaw out and release bait........Her hearts in the right place!

[ProfessorM]

Do they have teeth or
is it slimy or
as his boat is sinking at the ramp, "whats a drain plug"

[Finlander]

Few winters ago while icefishing a Bershire pond along route 20, late afternoon, a well dressed couple walks out to where we're fishing. The woman is in a dress with high heels, first thing out of her mouth is "O you have to make a hole through the ice, that how you do it". They where from New York city, on a sking trip.

[vineyardblues]

Another one,,,,,

My in-laws came over for a weekend on the Vineyard, So as I always did when they showed up I went fishing! Got a very nice striper around 2am and went home. I was tired and put the bass in the tub and put ice on it.
Well I get up in the morning to walk in the kitchen and my mother in-law asked me, how did the fish got in the tub? I said what fish?

[Bass Babe]

I like getting a, "How's it goin', bro?" or a "Catch anything yet, man?" and seeing the dudes' faces when they hear a girl's voice reply. And no, I'm not a shim; it's always dark and they do not approach from the front.

[Jenn]

Bass Babe....


How about "you like fishing"???? No I hate it, I am here because I hate it.....

and once I even had......"can I take you out to dinner?" (Poor fella musta been desperate!) I kindly said "no thanks" and found myself a new fishing spot for the nite.....

[Backbeach Jake]

While ice-fishing: "Whatchya doon? "
Me: " Minding my own business, and you?"

Some of the view hogging folks that live on rivers and ponds can't stand having fishermen in front of their "trophies" and fishing. This happened so help me: "There are no fish here, you're wasting your time" I just had a flag and could hear the spool spinning, I pulled up a 3' pike and said " You're right, place is full of alligators." Dood went home.

[baldwin]

Some idiot in sandals fishing on a pier caught a sea robin, and kicked it, cutting his toe on that operculum spine. The moron then screamed that it bit him, and asked if it's poisonous. I told him that he'd probably lose his foot.

[Bass Babe]

On an environmentalist website (I'm not against them, I'm just against stupidity): "Because of the dams, the salmon cannot swim upstream to give birth." If laying eggs = giving birth, I'd be giving birth monthly.

[RoyL]

I love when im fishing Jamaica Pond in the city and im hooked up with a good size fish for a while and then when I land it the people behind me ( who have been watching for the last 10-15min ask did you pull that out of here ????? ....No I took it out for a swim around the lake I usualy tell them.

[Saltheart]

The dumbest thing I ever heard was one night when my buddy and I were fishing east beach , way down into ninigret park. there wasn't anyone else on the whole beach. I had a rod spiked with a chunk out and I was working an eel with another rod. My friend Chris from Jersey was just working an eel.

This guy walks up and starts fishing right in front of us. Next thing you know he is walking on , then tangled in , my bait line. he turns around and says "is this your line?" (there was nobody for 3 miles either side of us). I said yes. he then asked if id reel it in and move it so he could fish there!!! True story!!!

This was so bizzar I just reeled it in and watch him fish. he lasted about 3 minutes (it was very cold) then left. My friend and I laughed about that for an hour.

[LINESIDES]

This has happened to all of us. The real stupid question as you are pulling your boat out of the water on the ramp.
Where did you catch the fish? Needs no reply. Just that stupid glare look at them will do it! You can answer, in the water, works also.
The real thought is, like I am going to tell you where I got it. Right!
My personal favorite is while putting away my boat in land storage for the night, taking our gear out, after fishing the second week of November. I guy that thought he knew wat was going on, walks up to us and says, you guys been ot fishing? I said yep! He says, dont you know that all the Stripers are all gone up here, by the second week of October! I said No Sh$$. I said, I feel like a fool. He said, I thought you would appreciat the heads up. I said, thanks. When he left, we had a great laugh. We pulled. two fortys out of the boat. I remember the night well. I lost the biggest fish of my life thet night.
Happy New year every body. The fish are just starting to get nudgy!