i hate fishing

[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

[GonnaCatchABig1]

i would love nothing more than to not fish right now. but people all around me are laying into monsters. if i stopped now i would never forgive myself. i had plans of being packed up and settled in for winter by now. so every day i fish like it's the last day of the season. and the next day the fishing gets better! (for every one else)

i can enjoy a sunrise or set as much as the next guy. but ya seen one, ya seen them all. and i see both every day. (today was a nice day off)
seeing things like whales, and osprey carrying pogies over my head are amazing. seeing odd creatures lurking around under docks etc. i do soak it in. but nature gets routine after seeing the same things every day. i'm not out for a picnic after all. if i've got my rod, i'm out there to catch fish. just so happens that i almost never leave my house with out my rod in hand.

all my social buddies gave up on me. cause i spend saturday night out fishing instead of drinkin up. in fact pretty much when ever i get a call i am on the water. typical day is.. go out in the morning fish till around noonish. then wait for my buddy to get out of work and head back out around 5 or 6 and fishing til midnight or later. and there is the weekends.. during which the fishing NEVER stops. we often get all the sleep we need with our bait soaking.

i think once i finally get my first keeper i will be able to relax. but then again it could ignite me into a fishing frenzy..

[Raven]

just keep in mind that failure serves you

to point you in the right direction....

not merely to add another stick of frustration

to the camels back and eventually break it....

sometimes you have to stop thinking so much

and just focus on every observation you can make

and trust your gut INSTINCT ...and when that still small

voice speaks to you ever so quietly that it's easily dismissed

or ignored ....listen to it even more so.... as its your guide

speaking to you...and more often than not its on target

and right! and with that said -> i'm off to the barn.

GOOD luck or even better yet GOOD skill !!!

you have it ...

ps, with cold temps coming, i'll be out on the water shortly

[GonnaCatchABig1]

after a day off.. i'm ready to go again. i have a good gut feelin. but locig says it will be like every other night. lol.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by GonnaCatchABig1

after a day off.. i'm ready to go again. i have a good gut feelin. but locig says it will be like every other night. lol.

go...have fun...if it isnt fun, dont do it..

and stop listening to that locig guy whoever he is....he's the one probaly holding you back....

[BigFish]

That'd be "logic"......ya twit!

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by BigFish

That'd be "logic"......ya twit!

I know Larry.....a little joke that went way over your head.....not much logic in catching striped bass...

[Jenn]

Originally Posted by 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

we need to fish together sometime


hey gonna catch .....you are obviosly frustrated and lord KNOWS I have been there. But it is true that the times I put more pressure on myself to catch the worse I did, the harder I tried, the more lures I bought and failed with, the more I distanced myself from the beauty of a sunset and the more obsessed I became with not catching. I read up on every detail and said "I will try that" only to fail again. Finally one day while "going back to my roots" in fresh water I fished my but off....you name it I fished it......not a single hit. Well my friends kids were in the boat that day simply dropping a shiner over the side.....straight down......you guessed it! they caught smallmouths and largemouths like they were blitzing blues for heavens sake! It was then that I started to realize maybe it was time to forget everything I read, heard or saw in a fishing show. It was time to pull out the old arsenal and keep it simple!

BY the sounds of it youre overcomplicating things and spending 8-10 hours just frustrating yourself everytime.

Seriously think about going on a reputable charter too. We went a few weeks ago with Bil & Jules and caught some nice fish. I would certainly not "pay to fish" everytime I fish but once in a while I think its a good idea to let a professional take the ropes and take the pressure off of yourself to catch. Relax and ENJOY, learn from them, fill the freezer but most importantly let them help you BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE again!!!!!!


wow I think I need a nap now......

[saltydog]

GonnaCatchABig1.your NOT ALONE. I spend about 4 hours driving time every outher week-end looking an fishing. one weekend I drove to the NOB then to south cape beach, an to sandwich old harbor, then to the DITCH an ZIP till last Saturday. headed down to pick up more supplys from MIKE BUT he was CLOSED--> out hunting. headed to the ditch east end. got there around 8:30 birds every where hundreads of,em out of reach. walked down the the jetty an jumped in line w/ everyone else. the guy to my left was tossing a 3oz jig letting it drift down an crossing everyone an telling them they were casting over him time for me to head out moved down an out about 60" up ahead of the GREEN CAN. now about 9:00 put one a big rubber bunker gold/black.
from that first cast till 12:30 fish after fish in the ditch an even on the back side an not one outher FISHERMEN was changing there bait . I was lifting them on the rocks, an tossing them back in all morning even lost some BIG ones got pics on my camara phone. I actually STOPPED fishin, my arms were tired from lifting them on to the rocks
got to say one thing THANKS to BRADED LINE. that was my LAST day of the season. don't feel bad my SON hasent cought a striper all season. I headed over to C & C around 1:30 telling mike about my morning an picked up a bunch of supply. so HANG in just put MORE TIME in. WHAT ELSE is there to do FISH,BUILD PLUGS
GOOD LUCK GOOD FISHIN