What sets your heart pounding

[striprman]

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[Terence]

Fishing from The Kayak in close around the reefs in the darkness and seeing the white top of a set wave closing in and feathering about 10 yards outside where I am. Grabbing the Paddle dropping the rod in the holder and saying "please god". That gets the adrenaline going like nothing else.

Also reeling the last few feet in with a 9'' Sluggo and just before lifting it out of the water a big bass blows up on it. Its like someone threw a 30 lb dog in the water. Better than coffee!

[Raven]

having a shoot out .....
(swimmer can relate)

rattlesnakes

rolling your car
having a Monster Bass pass within catching range
catching the monster bass

having to beat the snot outta someone

catching a thief in the act

getting blamed for something you didnt do

[Spiderman]

When I get to my favorite spot in the right conditions and there is no one there. Used be like that a lot, but last few years it become over run. I wish guys could just keep there mouth shut.

[Swimmer]

Vida Guerra all oiled up.

[riverrat2]

Having a fish pull off 75yards of wire of a 113H like he was taking candy from a babyn then..........................gone. I still have nightmares no chit

[Swimmer]

All kidding aside with the girl answers I gave previously thier have been three times when I was startled, heart pounded, while fishing. First time was when fishing a jetty just before dawn when a huge bluefish hit a Spoffords Ballistic Missile that was splashing across the surface. Landed that one. Second time while fishing a pier not far from where the first time occured I was fishing a very heavy, 5m 10" rod using mucho bait on a # 10 stainless mustad, when something took the bait and I couldn't turn the fish with 40# test line. I was either going to loose the rod or cut the line, I cut the line after about 15 minutes of holding on for dear life in a gale with the dock swaying back and forth in the wiind. Third time while fishing on the south side of the vineyard one morning looking for albies when a fish hit my deadly #^&#^&#^&#^& and when it did a splash happened like a boulder dropped from the sky. Just as I was starting to loosen the drag the fish straightened the hook and that was it.

One more thing, I am startled everytime a rat as big as a cat runs across my footwear when fishing.

[Swimmer]

He did like his guns didn't he!

[vanstaal]

it's all about the hook up

[MarshCappa]

As mush as I like fishing alone I still prefer when a good buddy and me are kicking ass. Nothing beats being in the middle of a blitz and getting doubles every cast and having a little tourney to see who can get the most.

[Skip N]

The sight of busting fish in casting distance of my fly rod!!

[CAL]

This usually does it for me

[fishermanjim]

swimming back after retreving your plug,,, because the line snapped due to a overrun birds nest line malfunction on your calcutta,,,knowing how much that damm plug cost,,,

[Flaptail]

I don't care what you all say and think I still say a nice pair of boobs beats a fish anyday.