You know you are a surfcaster if... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Green Light · 03-25-2008, 10:24 PM

Have you ever read or listened to those jokes...
"You know you are 'X', if...".

There has to be one for surfcasters....
I have not found it yet...so I thought of starting it...here goes...

You know you are a surfcaster if...
1. You decorate your Christmas tree with plugs [no hooks!]
2. You named your dog "keepah" and your cat "schoolie"
3. You drink sea water and spit salt
4. ....
5. ...

...does any other "if's"?

-Fish360

GattaFish · 03-25-2008, 11:45 PM

You know your are a surfcaster if...

1. You decorate your Christmas tree with plugs [no hooks!]
2. You named your dog "keepah" and your cat "schoolie"
3. You drink sea water and spit salt
4. You think ideal fishing weather is a N'easter
5. You get caught looking at Plug porn on the internet.
6. You only care about using wood you can cast.
7. You think nothing feels better after a long winter than the spring run.
8. You get caught fondling your new Van Staal.
9. You think happiness is a sleepless night on a cold rock, unhooking big bass, that you never tell anyone about.
10. You bitch about $4.00 a gallon gas but don't flinch at $500.00 in new plugs.
11. You climb into your own bed in the middle of the night and your girlfriend says "who is that."
12. You rather come to S-B.com instead of watching the local news.
13. You think it is better to Hab than to Gibb...
14. Your only criteria when buying a new vehicle is how to carry your rods.
15. Your job is second on the priority list to fishing.
16. Your idea of a good nights rest is a power nap for 30 mins before the alarm goes off.
17. Your idea of drinking and driving is a Dunkin Donuts coffee to keep you awake on the drive home.

JohnR · 03-26-2008, 06:55 AM

1. You decorate your Christmas tree with plugs [no hooks!]
2. You named your dog "keepah" and your cat "schoolie"
3. You drink sea water and spit salt
4. You think ideal fishing weather is a N'easter
5. You get caught looking at Plug porn on the internet.
6. You only care about using wood you can cast.
7. You think nothing feels better after a long winter than the spring run.
8. You get caught fondling your new Van Staal.
9. You think happiness is a sleepless night on a cold rock, unhooking big bass, that you never tell anyone about.
10. You bitch about $4.00 a gallon gas but don't flinch at $500.00 in new plugs.
11. You climb into your own bed in the middle of the night and your girlfriend says "who is that."
12. You rather come to S-B.com instead of watching the local news.
13. You think it is better to Hab than to Gibb...
14. Your only criteria when buying a new vehicle is how to carry your rods.
15. Your job is second on the priority list to fishing.
16. Your idea of a good nights rest is a power nap for 30 mins before the alarm goes off.
17. Your idea of drinking and driving is a Dunkin Donuts coffee to keep you awake on the drive home.
18. You have a real good set of excuses lined up on why your car stinks.
19. You wonder how you will resolve work and fishing.
20. Your wife has a pained expression now when you mention spring is near.
21. You promise your wife you will do spring yard work in spring and not try to hide it in July.
22. You won't do certain things because of your serious back pain, arthritic knees, and cranky joints but you will go walk all over Cuttyhunk climbing on rocks to fish.

lurch · 03-26-2008, 07:11 AM

1. You decorate your Christmas tree with plugs [no hooks!]
2. You named your dog "keepah" and your cat "schoolie"
3. You drink sea water and spit salt
4. You think ideal fishing weather is a N'easter
5. You get caught looking at Plug porn on the internet.
6. You only care about using wood you can cast.
7. You think nothing feels better after a long winter than the spring run.
8. You get caught fondling your new Van Staal.
9. You think happiness is a sleepless night on a cold rock, unhooking big bass, that you never tell anyone about.
10. You bitch about $4.00 a gallon gas but don't flinch at $500.00 in new plugs.
11. You climb into your own bed in the middle of the night and your girlfriend says "who is that."
12. You rather come to S-B.com instead of watching the local news.
13. You think it is better to Hab than to Gibb...
14. Your only criteria when buying a new vehicle is how to carry your rods.
15. Your job is second on the priority list to fishing.
16. Your idea of a good nights rest is a power nap for 30 mins before the alarm goes off.
17. Your idea of drinking and driving is a Dunkin Donuts coffee to keep you awake on the drive home.
18. You have a real good set of excuses lined up on why your car stinks.
19. You wonder how you will resolve work and fishing.
20. Your wife has a pained expression now when you mention spring is near.
21. You promise your wife you will do spring yard work in spring and not try to hide it in July.
22. You won't do certain things because of your serious back pain, arthritic knees, and cranky joints but you will go walk all over Cuttyhunk climbing on rocks to fish.
23. You are actually thinking of using a condom for a non sexual purpose (eel skin).
24. Every pair of pliers you own are made of stainless steel
25. You snow blow your driveway in your waders
26. The only reason you workout at the gym is to prepare for tossing 5oz jigs at the canal and the death march out to squibby
27. You think you are cool when riding a girls bike
28. You know in February what time sunrise is and the exact date of the full and new moons for May, June, September and October....also scheduled the time off from work for these days.
29. You are always watching the fish in your fish tank before during and after a major storm and taking notes
30. You use your lunch time at work to catch up on sleep and to prepare for the upcoming night of fishing
31. You wish someone bottled eel smell and sold it as perfume
32. You are going to send your kid to Mass Maritime so he can provide up to the second fishing reports of the Canal during the fall run

The Dad Fisherman · 03-26-2008, 07:53 AM

1. You decorate your Christmas tree with plugs [no hooks!]
2. You named your dog "keepah" and your cat "schoolie"
3. You drink sea water and spit salt
4. You think ideal fishing weather is a N'easter
5. You get caught looking at Plug porn on the internet.
6. You only care about using wood you can cast.
7. You think nothing feels better after a long winter than the spring run.
8. You get caught fondling your new Van Staal.
9. You think happiness is a sleepless night on a cold rock, unhooking big bass, that you never tell anyone about.
10. You bitch about $4.00 a gallon gas but don't flinch at $500.00 in new plugs.
11. You climb into your own bed in the middle of the night and your girlfriend says "who is that."
12. You rather come to S-B.com instead of watching the local news.
13. You think it is better to Hab than to Gibb...
14. Your only criteria when buying a new vehicle is how to carry your rods.
15. Your job is second on the priority list to fishing.
16. Your idea of a good nights rest is a power nap for 30 mins before the alarm goes off.
17. Your idea of drinking and driving is a Dunkin Donuts coffee to keep you awake on the drive home.
18. You have a real good set of excuses lined up on why your car stinks.
19. You wonder how you will resolve work and fishing.
20. Your wife has a pained expression now when you mention spring is near.
21. You promise your wife you will do spring yard work in spring and not try to hide it in July.
22. You won't do certain things because of your serious back pain, arthritic knees, and cranky joints but you will go walk all over Cuttyhunk climbing on rocks to fish.
23. You are actually thinking of using a condom for a non sexual purpose.
24. Every pair of pliers you own are made of stainless steel
25. You snow blow your driveway in your waders
26. The only reason you workout at the gym is to prepare for tossing 5oz jigs at the canal and the death march out to squibby
27. You think you are cool when riding a girls bike
28. You know in February what time sunrise is and the exact date of the full and new moons for May, June, September and October....also scheduled the time off from work for these days.
29. You are always watching the fish in your fish tank before during and after a major storm and taking notes
30. You use your lunch time at work to catch up on sleep and to prepare for the upcoming night of fishing
31. You actually know what colors Chartruese, Blurple, and Wonderbread are.
32. You look at every piece of furniture in the house and wonder how many plugs you could make out of it.
33. You know what Plug in What Color and what size to use on which rod with a certain reel and and what pound test Braid or Mono to use with the Current Tide, Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Air Temp, and Moon Phase......But you can't find clean socks if they aren't in the draw you expect them to be in.

Mike P · 03-26-2008, 09:20 AM

You're taking a romantic walk on the beach with your SO in some tropical paradise, and the only thing on your mind is "man, that is some pissah structure out there"

Rockport24 · 03-26-2008, 10:04 AM

Or how about your getting married in a park overlooking the ocean in September and as you are exchanging vows you see birds going nuts and get distracted for a few seconds and have no idea what the pastor is saying (this really happened to me)

Saltheart · 03-26-2008, 10:20 AM

You only wash your hooded sweatshirt when actual fish guts get on the front. Slime and snots are ignored all season.

Backbeach Jake · 03-26-2008, 11:20 AM

You never, ever go to the beach without a rod. Because you've already learned this lesson the hard way....

whiplash · 03-26-2008, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

You never, ever go to the beach without a rod. Because you've already learned this lesson the hard way....

AMEN TO THAT

johnny ducketts · 03-26-2008, 05:20 PM

you spend more time on s-b.com then with your wife

Jenn · 03-26-2008, 05:29 PM

For the ladies...

You have used your purse as an auxillary tackle box. (been there...done that)

snake slinger · 03-26-2008, 05:31 PM

you have names for the eels in the live well in the cellar

BassDawg · 03-26-2008, 06:23 PM

38. You have completely educated your immediate family about the significance of New moons and bargained for yer disappearances from major familial functions during them.
39. You have the wife and daughter convinced that seeing the Striper Dawn (aka, Sunrise, to the rest of civilization) is a site to behold and nothing would make it better than Landing sum LAHHHHGE, together!!
40. You know every "public facility" (porta johns, too) from CT to ME and its availability in the wee hours of the morning.
41. The last five books you've read's titles prominently feature the root words "stripe", "surf", "water", and "bait/lure".
42. You begin sleep deprivation training in FEB, so that, by June~~October it's not a problem to function for three days on 6hours of sleep.
43. Places like this are comprehensible, The BIG Three Fishing Shows cannot be missed, and all your side jobs go to support your surcasting Jones (gear, tackle, bait, feeshin' gadgets, & expenses).