Symptoms of the disease - Lets here them. - Page 6 - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

blue oyster · 11-20-2004, 10:31 PM

if you have next years vacations planned around the tides

Rob Rockcrawler · 11-23-2004, 02:28 PM

you have to work in 4 hours, it takes an hour and 15 to get to SoCo, and your leaving to go fishing even though most of the reports are quite slow, because you know that the plug ya got last week wont be able to be happy over the winter if it doesnt catch something before ya put it up for the year. Plugs have feelings right, if they didnt we wouldnt talk to them.

reelecstasy · 06-24-2005, 01:51 PM

One of my favorite threads..
You have a fly vise on your desk at work for tying teasers,
20+ mags all fishing related on your desk.
Tail hooks and bucktail everywhere.
Floor of your cube is covered in deer hair and flashaboo and not one sign of real Work stuff anywhere. .
Every t-shirt you wear is fishing related..
She thinks I am crazy because I seriously think about fishing 24-7

ThrowingTimber · 06-24-2005, 02:10 PM

Your boss brings in field n stream for you...
Your boss tells you to take an extended lunch to go buy your eels....
Your boss will offer to ice your eels down for you because they know how bad it sucks to keep them alive while youre at work....
Your co workers know you collect old tackle and keep an eye out for stuff for you while they go on vacation... They all know your life will not be complete until you have a soco chief...
The folks you work with know that youre on the beach most weekends and offer to take your on call rotation..
Your boss offers to get wireless for the laptop for any instances where you are on call and cant get to a pc...
Your bosses boss, comes to visit and asks for the crazy fisherman dood(yea she said dood) and offers you an 8hr charter with her hubby who knows every nook and cranny from baja to alaska.... and hes been a charter captn for 35 yrs... yeah I'll be out there next month lord willing...
You dont recall the last time you saw someone fishing's face...
You dont recall the last time you got fit shaced....
You go on "dates" when the tides are horrible....
Your co-workers all know you have a problem..they cover for you...
you boss covers for you... encourages you....
you've got more than 8 hook sizes under your passengers side of your vehicle "just in case"
You've successfully mouted 20 bait patterns on your visor...
You sit in the parking area debating 9wt or all star spinner
You fly fish at night...
You walk around ppl you know on purpose...its dark.. youre not sure...
You havent had a full nights sleep since mid april....
if you call into work your boss asks you how much it weighed...
Your boss helps you look up airfare so you can fly to the other side of the country to catch stripers..
You can tie knots with your eyes closed....
You've fished while sleeping, Im just going to close my eyes during this retreive... The hit and the set wake u up... the ziiiiiiiiiinnng relaxes you..
Broad, beer or bass the answer is obvious....
sunlight makes your eyes hurt...
folks you know call you dracula...
You cant remember you went to the beach to "swim"
You constantly blow off loose women to catch bass... you call them between dec and april....
Your curtain rods are for plugs not curtains...
You've got 3 dozen frozen eels in your freezer.. just in case...
You post online because you cant fish while youre at work... but you're working on a way to...
You work in an office and your hands are torn to chit.. Left thumb convench, right index casting braid... calloused.....
Your amazed that there are other fish besides stripers... youre amused for a short period of time..
You wont hangout with the folks from work.. they've all been deemed nerds.... they dont fish..
people who dont fish are just ok...
you only know the names of the ppl. who are immediate to any tasks you do at work.. everyone else gets a seinfeld name... IE Lady who shouldnt wear bright colors, guy whos clearly on meds.., lady with the ghetto ring tone, there are others... You dont care what their names are they dont fish...

The Dad Fisherman · 06-24-2005, 02:37 PM

The VP of sales comes up to you because he called and you didn't answer your Cell.....and you look at him all serious and say "Hey, I was fishing"

Your car constantly smells of either dead herring or rancid wading boots.....that have baked in the sun @ 100 degrees.....And you don't have a problem w/ that.

You can't give anyone a ride anywhere because your backseat is permanent home for a 150 quart cooler and your afraid of what size hooks will impale their a$$ if they sit in the front seat.

The envelope that Your daughter's Father's Day Card came in reads "For information on The Dad Fisherman, Please log onto www.striped-bass.com" (yeah, this one IS real)

Your wife now knows when you say You're "Sporting Wood" that you mean you have a Full Plug Bag.

Squibby17 · 06-24-2005, 03:35 PM

Hilarious thread by the way,

You go on a date to Newport with an attactive girl only she gets mad at you during the mansion walk because "your down at the water checking out the spots"

your more excited when "on the water" comes to you house, than your roomates play boy.

You go to the beach and contemplate stealing a little kids kite, to try and make a make shift eel out rigger for late nights on the beach.

j35 · 06-24-2005, 04:20 PM

your wife aks you if you are ready for your fathers day gift

and you say " umm welll, ummm, i really need to go pick up eels for tonight before the shop closes.....but i'll be really quick"

afterhours · 06-24-2005, 04:35 PM

you take five fishing rods, three plug bags, and your waders on your honeymoon

Notaro · 06-24-2005, 10:36 PM

you keep going to b&t shops for no reasons, but just to shop and purchase items that you dont really need.

you just keep comparing relationships with fishing.

you keep buying AH spooksters because you are losing it everytime and fireline doesnt hold out much.

you forgot to take care of your reels and send them to maddog2020, the reel doctor.

you got a spending habit.

you choose fishing voer friendships and women. that's a nirvana.

McSpooled · 06-25-2005, 07:59 AM

o Proud of the 'sand box' you could fill with all the sand around the area you
hose off your waders!

o Quelling your wifes suspicions you're leaving her by justifying the necessity of
having half your wardrobe in your truck at all times.

o Finding you're using 'fishing' words in too many work related situations, i.e.
structure, fishy, etc etc.

Justfishin' · 09-13-2005, 08:56 AM

You wrap your own rods, and never get that last coat of finish on 'cause you need that rod tonight
You turn your own plugs so you can have the best patterns-and get to the surf and find they're hitting the one you didn't make 'cause you thought it would'nt work
You lose a job 'cause you stayed for the morning bite
You put off getting a new job because it's Fall -Thank God I married the perfect woman- she understands
People think you have substance abuse 'cause you look like this for three months

reelecstasy · 09-13-2005, 09:43 AM

You sit at your desk in a cube and see a scale on your chair and think it's cool.
You hear someone say skishing and think for a minute it is a good idea to dress as a seal and bob in the water

You haven't worn a nonfishing t-shirt since spring.
Getting a sore neck while driving into work because you drive the coast for an hour and stare out the passenger window looking for blitzes and birds, everyday...

The Dad Fisherman · 09-13-2005, 10:24 AM

You have the Receptionist at your Company Call you when she see's a bunch of birds working the water outside your office.

You can't get your a$$ to work on time....but you sure as hell can have your butt standing on a rock in the dark a half hour prior to when you think things MIGHT get going.

Blurple IS a color
Parrot is not just a bird
Schoolbus is not just something your kids ride on
Chicken Scratch is something other than poor penmanship
Wonderbread is not just for sandwiches any more.
and its no longer Gay to own something thats either Pink or Chartreuse.

nightfighter · 02-27-2006, 07:24 PM

You're a contractor, and your GF hires your foreman to build the deck of her dreams this summer, cause she just knows..........

afterhours · 02-27-2006, 07:27 PM

who's payin' you or her?

nightfighter · 02-27-2006, 07:30 PM

Oh I WILL PAY, trust me.... she'll write a check tho, in my blood

afterhours · 02-27-2006, 07:33 PM

thought so.......

jim sylvester · 02-28-2006, 04:14 PM

Dead of the winter in a snowstorm... have aready reorganized 3 times over, respooled with 50 # powerpro.... See a city plow coming by and throw a Kastmaster at it and lock up and listen to the vs 200 sing like a canary as the plow takes off like a 50 pounder

Man I'm getting jittery.... Is it may yet??????????????????

Sluggoslinger · 02-28-2006, 05:54 PM

When your GF askes for more quality time with her, you take her out for a 'pleasure cruise' around the harbor and think you could get away with bringing your rods 'just in case' then once on the boat start the 8mile run to the tip of monomoy... rationalizing like an alcholic looking for his next drink that she'll never figure it out. Even when she is staring at you with the all knowing eyes...

Bass Babe · 03-06-2006, 09:14 AM

By the time March rolls around, you actually think you're starting to like Charlie Moore -- he's catching fish -- any fish.

You plan a Sunday trip to the tackle shop, as if it would be open now.

You can't wait for the lake to thaw so you can practice getting good action on all your plugs.

You pick a custom rod over a KitchenAid mixer for your Christmas present.

You miss the rank smell and utter mess in your vehicle, and can't wait for the weather to warm up to see if the smell will come back.

You buy ridiculous amounts of hooks, weights, etc., that you will inevitably lose way before the season starts.

I can't wait!!!

Nebe · 03-06-2006, 09:16 AM

You justify going fishing while your significant other is justifying kicking your sorry arse out of the house, yet you still go...

Skitterpop · 03-06-2006, 09:24 AM

to go fishing

ThrowingTimber · 03-06-2006, 08:34 PM

Meeting a nice chick and just knowing that she wont make it to July

RIROCKHOUND · 03-06-2006, 09:23 AM

When your buddy is moving and they are shopping for a futon.. his wife says... to call me to tell me it's just in case I get thrown out of the house, I'll have a place to crash....

good friends know EVEN when they dont fish....

Katie · 03-07-2006, 08:17 AM

when you goto school one morning, you haven't slept a wink and your trying to tell your best friend about the one time that you caught your biggest fish. and they're standing there saying what the hell you talking about.. and your response is ' i haven't slept all night, because i was busy remembering what fishing is like'

yeah, i live in a beachy town and yet not one of my guy friends which is practically all of my friends, know the the heck i'm talking about or how to fish..

ThrowingTimber · 03-07-2006, 05:52 PM

You roll outta the truck hike on your dry top, grab your bag and your rod, you wade out, you forgot your waders, its sunday you've been parked on the beach since friday after work.... its November..

jim sylvester · 02-07-2007, 02:21 PM

thought I'ld dig this one out of the grave...by far the funniest thread of all time

The Dad Fisherman · 02-07-2007, 02:59 PM

You no longer have to choose smileys from the pictures......you actually know what text to type so they work.

stripersnipr · 02-07-2007, 03:12 PM

You can't leave the house unless somewhere on your person, clothing, jewelry or skin is an image of a fish.

The Dad Fisherman · 02-07-2007, 09:02 PM

Now when you leave the house it sounds like your going to Justice League Headquarters

"I'm heading out with Nightfighter, Sluggoslinger, and The Specialist to see if we can Track down Steelhead, Clammer, and the diabolical Professor Moriarty......Quick Young Salt, to the Bass-Mobile"