The Girl, or the Fish?

[Circlehook]

I am 27. Its not so much how often I fish, it is more of the fact that if I get it in my mind that the tide is right or some hunch makes me think it is time, there is nothing stopping me from going. My girl always liked to fish with me, but when I turned it up a notch and it went from saturday afternoons, to thursday through monday all-nighters, I lost her. I am at the point in my life where I just want to do what I want to do for a while, and nothing makes me feel better than fishing. I don't even really know what it is exactly, it just feels like I am SUPPOSED to go, like I'm being called to the ocean.

Maybe I'll grow out of it.

[steve]

Circlehook-- You are young. Go for it. There's nothing better than being a striped bass fisherman. Nothing!

[Joe]

If you find a high degree of fulfillment in fishing, then it's worth it. If fishing fills a spiritual void, it's worth it. If fishing defines you - like it does some - then it's worth it.
It's very possible that fishing won't do it for you - that you'll pass through fishing after a time and find that while you enjoy it - it's just a pastime.
Truth is, for most people, fishing is just fishing. They take it and practice it on face value. There is nothing wrong with being a more casual fisherman. Everything does not have to be over-the-top. It's possible to have a girl and go fishing. I'd think carefully before I tossed a twenty something year-old woman out in favor of a stinky fish - particularly so close to the end of the season.

[ilovetwofish]

I'll tell you what I must have the best wife anyone could have. I go fishing just about everyday and night. I hardley ever get any comments about the time I spend on the water and when I do I just say tell me when you want me to stay home usually she says just go you will be happier.Its either I go fishing or go to the bar you choose.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by ilovetwofish

I'll tell you what I must have the best wife anyone could have. I go fishing just about everyday and night. I hardley ever get any comments about the time I spend on the water and when I do I just say tell me when you want me to stay home usually she says just go you will be happier.Its either I go fishing or go to the bar you choose.

She must have a Boyfriend

[ilovetwofish]

Well thats O.K. if she has a boyfiend I get hundreds of girls from April to December.

Originally Posted by tattoobob

She must have a Boyfriend

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Joe

It's possible to have a girl and go fishing. I'd think carefully before I tossed a twenty something year-old woman out in favor of a stinky fish - particularly so close to the end of the season.

Hey Joe,,Thats a tough call we ain't getting any younger.When will I get another cahnce at a 20 something...

I'm lucky I had to break my girl in. She went thru the "U don't have any time for me"thing.I said oh well.Like every other one.Well she got over it.Took me a long time to find one that finally understands.I am 47 yrs old now. With no intrest in getting married.She's ok with that.I think at our age( she's a few yrs younger) the logistics finally are working to my favor..She calls me fishing guy.The love of a good women is something no man should be without..Figure out what it is U want.

[Al in Westport]

Aw gee Circlehook, 27 years old. I remember when I was 27...I think.

I was dating three girls named Elizabeth, (Beth, Betty & Betsy). Plus there was the FISHING. I was a busy boy! All the Elizabeths are gone but I'm still fishing.

Enjoy life, go with the flow... preferably an out going tide.

Al

[goosefish]

The girl/fishing thing, the girl/booze thing, the girl/reading thing. Me, me, me. Total self-absorption. I learned a lot when we got divorced. I got rid of one out of three and learned to listen to someone other than myself. But it's fun being compulsive--the fishing world needs odd balls.

[bassballer]

here she is

fishchick.bmp

[basswipe]

My girl and I have no issues.But I don't fish as hard as I used to either,
way to many aches and pains.Plus with things to do around the house and work I don't have the time for 3 all-nighters anymore.She will also on occasion fish with me.Sundays are racing and football.

I guess I'm lucky,I have get both.

[fishbones]

Good luck with finding her, Circlehook. You'll know when you meet the right girl. My wife my is best friend and miss her when we're not together. But, I still have a ton of fun when I go away with my buddies for the weekend. I like knowing that when I get home she'll be waiting for me. My wife is good with the fishing thing because she know it's important to me. But, she also knows that she and my son are most important to me. I just do my best to balance the two. I make sacrifices, but still probably get out more than a lot of people. I ended up giving up golf when I had a child because there is not enough time for 2 passions and a hobby. My family is #1 and fishing is #2, then if there is any time left over, it's sports on T.V., work around the house and cards with my friends. If I have any regret, it is missing out on a lot of good fishing when I was single because I was more interested in raising hell and chasing skirts than being out fishing in the middle of the night.

[ilovetwofish]

How did you get a picture if my wife.

Originally Posted by bassballer

here she is

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[Rockfish9]

It took 13 years of Striper season,deer hunting,water foweling, fur trapping, ice fishing and Salmon fishing to drive my first wife away and to the nut house(not ALL my doing)... it took 6 years to find another one that is just plain glad when I leave....amazingly she's still happy when I get home...

You only live once... you'll be dead a long... long time... the decision is easy.