"I'm done for the year"

[Slipknot]

good, I am glad you are done because my ego can't take reading any more of you posts about how you were bailing 25-35 pound fish
it makes me feel like a loser, then i go out to fish and get bluefish . I remember what you wrote earlier in the year about seeking out newer places if the old usual spots don't produce, I wish I had more time to do that. Luck has not been on my side this year. You had a pretty good season considering you didn't go out as often as you would have liked. Good for you.

[Sea Dangles]

Gee Slip, even my kid can catch schoolies.

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Gee Slip, even my kid can catch schoolies.

Chris, That's a great picture. One the 2 of you will remember for a long time to come.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

Gee Slip, even my kid can catch schoolies.

Great picture

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

I wish I had more time to do that.

Ya, right now i'd be very happy to spend a cold night in the surf,

let alone a sunny day with green water, blue skys and yellow beachgrass in the background.

It's a looong winta.

[piemma]

No over for me. Just one more trip in the boat and then Iam back in the surf till December.

Having the boat gives me the freedom to rest (somewhat) this old, beat up body and still fish hard. Now Nov is here and I can hit the surf. I still love the rocks and the sound of the waves crashing . It's not about catching. It's about doing and I just love to fish for Bass.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

good, I am glad you are done because my ego can't take reading any more of you posts about how you were bailing 25-35 pound fish
it makes me feel like a loser, then i go out to fish and get bluefish . I remember what you wrote earlier in the year about seeking out newer places if the old usual spots don't produce, I wish I had more time to do that. Luck has not been on my side this year. You had a pretty good season considering you didn't go out as often as you would have liked. Good for you.

Seriously Slip, it was really %$%$%$%$ luck more than anything else. After blindly walking into the fish on the first night, it was just a matter of showing up each night on the same tide until the fish moved on. Anyone who showed up did well. There was no real genius or skill involved. The biggest challenge for me is always trying to balance family, work, and fishing.
My schedule for those two weeks was like this...Up @6am helping wife get kids ready for the day>>> work from 7 until 5>>>get home from work and spend time w/family until 8:30pm bedtime>>>sleep until midnight,get up and drive an hour or so>>>fish from 1AM until 5am>>>drive home an hour or so>>>and repeat. Got a couple of nights sleep in there somewhere, but you get the picture. Fun but not easy, thus the "I'm done" attitude.

[luds]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Seriously Slip, it was really %$%$%$%$ luck more than anything else. After blindly walking into the fish on the first night, it was just a matter of showing up each night on the same tide until the fish moved on. Anyone who showed up did well. There was no real genius or skill involved. The biggest challenge for me is always trying to balance family, work, and fishing.
My schedule for those two weeks was like this...Up @6am helping wife get kids ready for the day>>> work from 7 until 5>>>get home from work and spend time w/family until 8:30pm bedtime>>>sleep until midnight,get up and drive an hour or so>>>fish from 1AM until 5am>>>drive home an hour or so>>>and repeat. Got a couple of nights sleep in there somewhere, but you get the picture. Fun but not easy, thus the "I'm done" attitude.

That's sounds familiar minus the kids. The 1 hour to 2 hour round trip everyone night is what did me in. When you're beating yourself up like that all the gas money just adds insult to injury.