Horrified!!!!!

[justplugit]

Flap, have Slip move this thread over to Grumpy Old Pharts forum,
your gettin old, take Clamah's advice, he's the oldest member on S/B.

[Raven]

he came over on the mayflower.....


and he was the one yelling Clams ho

[Joe]

You need to ask yourself how satisfied you are with respect to the rest of your life.
Fishing, for a lot of people, fills up empty spaces in thier lives - but it does not fill them permanantly.

[striprman]

The last few years I find myself more often at the fish market buying a piece of haddock some steamers and a dozen oysters instead of getting up at 3:00 AM and spending the money to drive to the canal.













What is wrong with me ?

[sully12rng]

I get that way sometimes with hunting...I drag myself out even on the days I didn't want to go because anything can happen anyday!.( I hunted every day of the spring turkey season wih the bow in 2 states---Up at 3 am everyday)...Try a different routine....Throw on the waders with an ultralight set up and go hammer backwater fish or do some light tackle fluke fishin mabey... mix it up!

[capebill]

I hear you. I ran a golf trip at the Cape for 10+ years..(we always ran into the same group of fishermen at the Thunderbird in Yarmouth.....got to talking to some of the guys year after year....)

Anyways, Last year I put the clubs away and have been fishing ever since......I suck at both sports....but I'm enjoying fishing at least!

I don't even know where my clubs are...

[Raven]

Originally Posted by capebill

Anyways, Last year I put the clubs away and have been fishing ever since......I suck at both sports....but I'm enjoying fishing at least!

I don't even know where my clubs are...

they should be on Ebay or craig's list
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A sucky day fishing is better
than your best day Golfing....

[Jenn]

Originally Posted by Joe

You need to ask yourself how satisfied you are with respect to the rest of your life.
Fishing, for a lot of people, fills up empty spaces in thier lives - but it does not fill them permanantly.

Thats pretty good......


There was a time where all I wanted to do was fish. Now, not as much. I still love it but I had a period where it just became almost like a burden to go sometimes.

Dont worry Flap its nothing to be horrified over. I think everyone goes through it at some point (even if they dont admit it, or they have not gone through it yet) Dont let it burden you, only go if and when you KNOW you will enjoy it. Maybe you just need to look at it in a different light???

[Raven]

don't forget the words of MR. Miyagi

[Sea Dangles]

Steve, I'm not sure how old you are but it sounds like male menopause from where I'm sitting. I wish I had friends to tell me where the fish are,consider yourself fortunate for a lot of reasons. I think you have come to the realization that your time has come and gone so put your feet up and enjoy the twilight of life at your own pace.I can tell you what motivates me are days like I had Monday with my oldest boy at the canal. Nothing can compare with the smile on his face while banging quality fish. The old codgers in the crowd love to see it too. My youngest even has started to enjoy the tin boat in Narragansett Bay and even got spooled on his Star Wars rod at age 4.I think you probably are feeling like you are climbing back down the hill at this point now that your daughter has graduated and you realize what really is important. Time DOES fly people, so never make fishing the most important thing in your life. Otherwise you will get old and wonder where the time went while you were chasing fish instead of enjoying the truly important moments life has to offer.

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by Raven

don't forget the words of MR. Miyagi

hhahaha.... yah you just need to get back out there

[NIB]

I have also decided not to enter any contests this year..
I have fished only a few times..I have been playing golf.
The fishing scene in NJ has just turned me off.
"Too many puppies with guns in there hands"
The work situation has been such where I have to make hay when the sun shines so fishing long nights is not in the cards right now...
It'll be back I have been a fisherman all my life.
Just a normal course..

Paul I hope all works out for ya..
Good Luck..

[Mr. Sandman]

My boat is still in my Driveway...it is nearly ready, I had a really hard time getting going on it and even a harder time writing a check for the slip. (which the guy raised 20% this year..) Then had the usual boaters problems with "stuff" that needed attn..so it took me a loong time to get motivated. It is pretty much done now, paid for and everything is working but I feel your pain.

As for surf fishing, I still enjoy it and like to go frequently...but only like to go for a couple hours and don't want to fish till I can't function anymore. There was a time that is what I did. My motto is...if your not enjoying yourself, STOP and do something that you do enjoy...fast, Life is too short to do something that you don't like. For some reason these days I am only fishing with some of my weird looking plugs and having fun with that and not hunting for best my personal best each time I go out, just catch a few fish and enjoy your surroundings.

[Tagger]

Steve,, I can help ... The past years you've been living like a kid in a candy store .. Your jaded .. I suggest house swap .. I spend the season living in Falmouth .. You and your family enjoy my house in Brockton .. Next season you'll be good as new and raring to go ...

[JamesJet]

Sorry to hear you are feeling that way. Try bait fishing for scup, sea bass, or just sunnies in freshwater with some kids. I did that on Monday afternoon and remembered what fishing is about. This was after waking up at 3 and fishing the canal with my brother and a buddy and having a great time. Seeing someone else have fun fishing under your wing is a great thing.

[Rockfish9]

Steve,
We all get burned out from time to time, years and years of whacky hours take their toll... part of the problem is dealing with the crowds... you get to a point where catching one more fish just isnt worth the aggrivation to stand elbow to elbow to catch it... as soon as the easy fishing is done and the warm breezes blow, the urge to find a quiet spot to be alone with the fish will return... then old feelings will return and some how loosing a little sleep just wont seem all that bad.... I've been there too!

[stiff tip]

wtf....??? have u gone girly man on me ,your all gayed out on brown trout . i think your all tweeken out about life and all the head trips . dont worry we will leave u some schoolies at the end of this run .just think one more day and 2wks vacation. steveie everyone is catching big fish ...even the wingnuts ...but u gutta b there ..... love ya stiffy

[stiff tip]

Originally Posted by stiff tip

wtf....??? have u gone girly man on me ,your all gayed out on brown trout . i think your all tweeken out about life and all the head trips . dont worry we will leave u some schoolies at the end of this run .just think one more day and 2wks vacation. steveie everyone is catching big fish ...even the wingnuts ...but u gutta b there ..... love ya stiffy

also i think your acting like a sissie man

[TheSpecialist]

Dear Steve,

You obviously need something to motivate you. Why not take a newbie or two fishing for a couple of months and teach them how to fish. Maybe you are just bored with the fishing scene here in the Northeast, it seems to me like you have seen and done it all up here, and done it successfully too. Maybe a vacation to a far off place with your wife, and maybe find some new fishing adventures there. I hope you feel better soon.

PS: Before you know it StiffTipp will have you all over the earth and back catching Tuna and this thread will seem like a distant memory

[johnny ducketts]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

Dear Steve,

You obviously need something to motivate you. Why not take a newbie or two fishing for a couple of months and teach them how to fish.

I could use some fishing help!

[Crafty Angler]

I dunno, Flap - sounds like you've finally come to the point in age where you're not sure what you want...or why...

It happens, at a certain point your life starts to shift gears...and you won't figure it out 'til you come out the other side - where ever that may be for you.

Old age is the only totally unexpected thing that will ever happen to a man - make the most of it and start living like you mean it

The point of the whole trip, as we used to say in the '60's, is to get back to where you started and truly understand it for the first time.

[Got Stripers]

If it's one good day a weekend, I'm more likely to end up on a golf course, don't have the same drive to do it.

[jimmy z]

I don't think your alone with these feelings. I think this has been a tough year, as years go. With all the change and uncertainty that is around us, no wonder folks are laking desire or motivation. I too feel it. I just play the whole tape, and I shake off the negative feelings. I look for the reasons to go, for it is easy, when down in the dumps to just say, " the heck with it". It's early yet, but being in a funk for too long is no good, for anything, not just this thing we do.

[Canalratt1]

I think I average about 6 trips to the canal a year the last ten years. Many times I'm on the Cape but its on the great sweetwater ponds chaseing bass, trout and salmon. Midsummer on a quiet lake with very few others and its nice and quiet. My canal trips are usually between midnight and early morning, then I'll hang with the boys and hit Gray Gables for lunch.

[RoyL]

Flap, I know exactly how you feel, but challenging your self with other methods does help. This is how Sponge Bob came into my life a few years ago. I was bored with the same rutting of catching fish. After a while something does go missing and why sometimes I envy new comers and children to the sport. That first time feeling of catching fish or your first blitz ect. is amazing, I will never forget mine but you only get to live it so many times before it all starts to cloud together. The fact that I fish so much and for so many diffrent species in both fresh & salt makes it hard to motivate my self sometimes...so your not alone........I spent a whole tide with fish in the 28lb-38lb range busting on top the other day and just sat back and took pictures of the guys I was with enjoying them selves and it felt good...........Your not alone.

[WoodyCT]

YOU WILL KNOW IT!

I finally got the urge to go, and this AM and it was a great kick-off to my season from the get-go.

I saw my good luck fox at the parking lot - had the place to myself- tide was perfect- had 4 bumps my first drift- hooked up on the second drift- and had steady action for over an hour and landed my first 4 fish of the season before the tide let go. IT WAS MY TIME!

Patience young grasshoppa- your time will come, and you won't rook back.


Jon

[MotoXcowboy]

I hear ya..I just sold my boat last month, bought another street bike, been busy with that, work, the girlfriend, and a lot of other stuff..haven't been out once this year. Usually I'm out after schoolies in April and fishing hard by the middle of May.. This year something has been different.... things/friends have changed, my life and priorities are differnet I guess... once in a while I think about going (some fresh food for the table would be nice) but I just dont have the time for it.. Im starting to feel guilty because my uncle has been doing well lately and keeps asking me go with him but Im just not interested.

[Adam_777]

Once I stop drinking long enough to have solid movements again I plan on fishing seriously this year.Some years are worse than others.This one is a slump for me so far.Haven't got a fish yet !Only went out twice and just casted a few times then packed it in.Glad to hear your having success doing what your doing.I hate the crowds just the same.Last time I hit my local spot there was two guys with at least 15 rods each covering most of the area and a cooler full of 5 inch scup.