Any luck?

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by wheresmy50

Like others, that's my standard fishing greeting.

Here are a few of my typical responses when greated that way:

"No"
"A few"
"Slow pick"
"Not bad"

Some others to try when asked "Any luck?"

"You mean your wife didn't tell you?"
"Maybe.........is that a Van Staal you have there?"
"Are you kidding, this tuberculosis stuff is a biitch....(cough, cough)"
"Yup, the last guy only gurgled a little"
"Not unless you consider being penetrated by aliens fun"
"Absolutely! They're towing everyone else, but I walked"
"I'll say! They still haven't found any of the bodies"

[quick decision]

I will sometimes try to interact with fellow fisherman. I fish hard, put my time in, and have paid my dues. I have no problem asking anyone "any luck?" I am always trying to learn more. And if they give me a attitude I will then mentaly F!@&* with them and then kick their arse.

[RIJIMMY]

I hear ya man, happened at the grocery store yesterday, this 80 yr old woman came behind me at the veggie bin and asked "Any specials on corn today?"
I said WTF GRANNY! Cant ya read, I been up all night clipping coupons trying to save to save a dime and you limp on up here and ask me id there is SPECIALS!!! Get a clue Grandma! There is a recession on and its every man for themself!







btw - Any Luck? is the equivalent of "hows it going" in the workplace. I say it all the time at work and can really care less how anybody's day is going. I say it when I bump into someone fishing and care less if they are catching anything. Its just a greeting

[Tagger]

haha .. thats funny .. Have you ever been snubbed by a fellow fisher thats obviously a newb ? He's fishing an area you've been fishing for years and you make contact trying to help the pathetic SOB out ? Then he snubs you ,, the clam up ,,the look .. So you just walk away letting him fish the schoolie area . You just never know when your the dull knife in the draw ...

[MAC]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

Uh oh, I always say that. I guess I could say Hello Sir, first but then again I've never let what anyone told me keep me from fishing. I already decided to fish there and usually for a reason.

I say that as well. I must be a googan....

[quick decision]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I hear ya man, happened at the grocery store yesterday, this 80 yr old woman came behind me at the veggie bin and asked "Any specials on corn today?"
I said WTF GRANNY! Cant ya read, I been up all night clipping coupons trying to save to save a dime and you limp on up here and ask me id there is SPECIALS!!! Get a clue Grandma! There is a recession on and its every man for themself!







btw - Any Luck? is the equivalent of "hows it going" in the workplace. I say it all the time at work and can really care less how anybody's day is going. I say it when I bump into someone fishing and care less if they are catching anything. Its just a greeting

[turkeyslayer]

Maybe you should channel that anger towards the improvement of the striper population and not tear a guy up. I'm quite sure you didnt come out of your mothers womb and know how to fish or where. Its the self righteous pricks that give us a bad name. You never know who your talking to or in this case ignoring. Someday youll be a lonely fisherman.

[fumifish]

my response most of the time is "i just got here"

[animal]

You shoulda shot him dead where he stood.The nerve of some people.

[MarshCappa]

Lighten up Francis! I'm sure he wasn't looking for all your secrets.

[piemma]

1. Just lie. "Sure, I have been slammin' em for hours. The bite just died. You should have been here 2 hours ago".

2. Tell the "Tool" you work for the Post Office and always "carry".

3. Buy a boat like I did so you can just drive away from all of the "Tools".

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by numbskull

"Don't fish angry".........Redlite 2008

First off, I noticed on another thread you were counting/observing herring....now you're quoting eel fishermen....what gives here? You ok?

[stiff tip]

i like your respond, as i c it u could have said to him ,so wtf do u realy expect me to tell a rere like u any thing about wtf is going on???....or u could have said nothing ,and played like a dummy.u could play either role (imo) get u meds checked

[flyvice11787]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

i like your respond, as i c it u could have said to him ,so wtf do u realy expect me to tell a rere like u any thing about wtf is going on???....or u could have said nothing ,and played like a dummy.u could play either role (imo) get u meds checked

Somehow, I think a lot of people think I lit up this guy and ripped him a new one. This is the entire exchange.

Tool-"Any luck ?"
Me-no answer
Tool-"ANY LUCK ?" (as if I may not have heard the first time)

I never uttered a peep. Played deaf, made a few more casts and left because the bite was pretty much over. Everything in my post after that was just what i was thinking to myself which became an internet rant because this guy was probably sleeping in his feety pajamas through the best part of the tide .

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by flyvice11787

Somehow, I think a lot of people think I lit up this guy and ripped him a new one. This is the entire exchange.

Tool-"Any luck ?"
Me-no answer
Tool-"ANY LUCK ?" (as if I may not have heard the first time)

I never uttered a peep. Played deaf, made a few more casts and left because the bite was pretty much over. Everything in my post after that was just what i was thinking to myself which became an internet rant because this guy was probably sleeping in his feety pajamas through the best part of the tide .

Now I understand, you did'nt say anything to him because he was a normal human being. Not that I fit that description.
My brother caught fish last night in RI, so I think it is fishing time. I can tell they were small because he did'nt tell how big they were.

[Adam_777]

I just give a nod and if the other person wants to say hello I'll return it.I've said hello to other fisherman and got the fake deaf and blind response.Made me angry at the time so now it's just a nod.

[lighthouse]

if you want to fish and not see anyone else, go to Alaska. This is New England and the season is starting up again, cut the guy some slack, show some courtesy. If thats impossible which it sounds like it is for you, make sure you never get a job involving public service.

long ago fishermen were gentlemen and courteous, don't tell me your so hard core this April that you can't at the very least be a gentlemen. I'm not saying your out of line or over-reacting, just remember that fishing is supposed to be fun for everyone.

In our line of business things can get real dicey real fast, you never know when one of your fellow surfcasting buddies or a complete stranger can assist you if your in trouble. Accidents happen, slip on a rock, banged up on the rocks, its nice to know that the person who you treated with dignity and respect is not only gonna help you out of the wash, they just might be the one helping you wade through 4 feet of water looking for that new Van Staal setup you were using!

Respect one another, respect the water, catch fish and be happy.

[Annie Luk]

Hi Flyvice, It was me who you ignored the other day. As you can tell from my screen name, I was just introducing myself to you. I had my hand out. I said "Annie Luk" and was about to say nice to meet you, but you wouldn't even turn around. So I said again, Annie Luk. Sat there with my hand out and was completely ignored. If you had bothered to turn around, you would have noticed I was a hot blond partaking in some naked fishing that day with some of my girlfriends. Oh well, we killed'em anyway that day.

[numbskull]

I don't blame him, those girls were probably using eels.

[Pete F.]

Reminds me of a friend of mine who was riding his motorcycle down the road one day, walking down the side of the road was a guy who was known, probably not to his face, as Dummy. Being a teenage boy he feels compelled to yell "Hey, Dummy". He dumped the bike after another corner, broke his leg and is laying in the ditch as the guy walks by and says "who's the dummy, now?"

[Jorge]

Just a greeting, don't feel obligated to give any info. The guy is already there and if you're catching he'll soon know.

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by flyvice11787

Somehow, I think a lot of people think I lit up this guy and ripped him a new one. This is the entire exchange.

Tool-"Any luck ?"
Me-no answer
Tool-"ANY LUCK ?" (as if I may not have heard the first time)

I never uttered a peep. Played deaf, made a few more casts and left because the bite was pretty much over. Everything in my post after that was just what i was thinking to myself which became an internet rant because this guy was probably sleeping in his feety pajamas through the best part of the tide .

maybe its just me, but if anyone is willing to talk to me while im out fishing and im not into a fish at that moment, ill put my rod down for five minutes and have a nice chat. i find it a nice way to relax and possibly learn something new as im still young and have a lot to learn about the sport and the spots that i fish. 9/10 times that i have done that, the person that has asked me quote "any luck" is the person that i end up chatting with for 5-10 mins and finding out what he did to hook up with fish recently. for instance, i was on the vineyard fishing last summer and a guy came up to me at night and asked just that. i said nah nothing really and ive been out here for 2 hours and tried just about every plug in my bag. he said he had been out ther the past few nights and tried everything too until last night he rigged up a teaser in front of his danny and was hitting them HARD. i took his advice immediately and within hour or so, had a 32# on the rocks. i would have never tried that if i had not engaged in any conversation... i always have felt if you are nice to someone, they will show u that exact same gratitude. too many "spots" are known these days and the people that you meet at those spots are obviouslllyyyy there for a reason ---> cause they know fish are there. now why you wouldnt try to engage in a little chit chat to see how things are and if that person was using a plug that you werent to catch fish, then i dont know what to tell ya.... fishing has always supposed to be fun for me and i never mind helping someone out.

and btw, "any luck" would be the first thing that came out of my mouth too

[bassballer]

"any luck' is basically the universal hello between fisherman. I seriously doubt this guy was looking for any info from you at all. D*@k move if you ask me.

[Rappin Mikey]

I'm just gonna start greeting people with "Hey F you, you F'n F!"

[Gobi]

Not too wise to call the guy out as a tool for asking a question we all ask on a forum where people come to learn more about the sport they love by asking and answering questions. You can either read all the posts and say, "I'm right and everyone else is wrong," or think about what people took the time to write.

Life's too short for being a miserable SOB, you know?

[stiff tip]

STOP the B S .....if any of u r out fishing your secret spot and some not so swift nummie fisherman wants you to spill your guts about your secret info ... tell him that a zipperhead rererere like him aint sharp enouph to use it ....and talk to someone else this ain,t the bebate team at high school..... right fly

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

STOP the B S .....if any of u r out fishing your secret spot and some not so swift nummie fisherman wants you to spill your guts about your secret info ... tell him that a zipperhead rererere like him aint sharp enouph to use it ....and talk to someone else this ain,t the bebate team at high school..... right fly

sooo from the opening line of "any luck" , how the #$%# did you deduce that he is a "rererere like him & not so swift fisherman" that "aint sharp enouph to use it " ??? it could have been any one of us, who are probably pretty good fisherman, that would have opened a conversation like that? and if the spots soooooooo secret, why is he there??? ok back to studying

[The Dad Fisherman]

Its Funny, but the thing I like the best about the Fall run up on the North Shore is just bumping into people and BS'ing for a few minutes....

[flyvice11787]

While "Any luck?" is a common greeting, in my opinion, it is also a way for someone to glean info from you.

To all of you who think I am in the wrong, let yourself be put in the situation. You are at your honey hole, with a consistent bite going on. There's another angler there, putting in his time, doing his thing, who probably has seen you pick up fish. Along comes John Doe, who asks you "Any luck?". There are basically 3 things you can do, with very little upside.

1-Tell him no, and be found out to be a lying SOB (whether he finds out from the other guy or if you start catching fish in front of John Doe).

2-Answer yes, and risk burning your spot (unfortunately this happens too much around these parts). The only upside would be that he returns the favor one day (which may not happen).

3-Say nothing (which is what I did) and be thought a secretive SOB. I called him a tool because he showed up at the end of the tide with the sun coming up, and because in my opinion, he was trying to get info from me.

What would you do???

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by flyvice11787

What would you do???

Depending on my take of the person, briefly respond non specific & non-committal. No harm, no foul, maybe or maybe not no info. Depends on the encounter.