I just don't find it enjoyable or relaxing. I find it boring as hell. Maybe its my ADHD. I like sailing or boating. I definitely like drinking on a boat but the whole act of actually fishing or crabbing or any of that shit doesn't interest me.
Am I alone?
What do you not like that most others do?
To me fishing is a little like golf, when it's sucks or you're having an awful day you ask yourself why the F am I doing this, but then you hit that one great shot or have a great hole and you reel in the monster fish and the adrenaline rush hits you and you remember and you'll crave it.
or you just don't enjoy it, everyone doesn't enjoy everything.
To me golf and fishing are alike in that a bad day on the golf course or an unsuccessful fishing trip out on the ocean are still better than 90% of the other days.
it's not about fishing. it's about sitting somewhere quiet and either getting lost in your thoughts or having no thoughts at all.
Fishing is a lot like golf if you suck. You will play/fish all day and those 2 or 3 shots/fish that you catch are what bring you back the next week. I miss fishing more than hunting...nice to be out on the water. Catch what you keep and eat it. Also a good time to catch up with family or old friends...have a few beers, a cigar, turn on some tunes. I prefer saltwater fishing in a boat to freshwater on a lake or in a river/stream.
Hunting you certain get a charge, at least for big game, as the animal approaches. The weather usually sucks, many days in a tree where you don't see a thing, tics, bugs, etc. I also don't particularly care for the taste of venison whereas I can eat fluke, flounder, striped bass, blackfish, ling, whiting, small blues on a regular basis.
But I'm done with paying bug bucks to go on an offshore charter where you sit around drinking g beer intill one of the first mates hands you the rod with a hooked fish on it. Yes it's exiherating reeling it in but I had absolutely noting to do with catching the fish and probably just got in their way.
Kayak? Several hours of paddling will give you a good dose of cardio.
Surfcasting? So long as you're not sitting on a pier, you're covering a lot of ground, carrying a good bit of equipment.
Good exercise, fresh air, and some good food to go with it at the end.
To each his own, though. For the life of me, I can't understand golf. Dress in goofy clothes, sit in line behind other people to hit a small white ball, which doesn't seem to require any sort of physical strength (there's obviously some acuity involved in order to get the ball into the hole).
I love being on the water at those times of day especially as the water turns to glass at night. I have no interest in plunking around in the 80+ degree sun during grossly inefficient fishing hours which often doesn't yield anything unless you've got the means to get out into 200+ feet of water to chase lakers and salmon.
To me fishing is a little like golf, when it's sucks or you're having an awful day you ask yourself why the F am I doing this, but then you hit that one great shot or have a great hole and you reel in the monster fish and the adrenaline rush hits you and you remember and you'll crave it.
or you just don't enjoy it, everyone doesn't enjoy everything.
To me golf and fishing are alike in that a bad day on the golf course or an unsuccessful fishing trip out on the ocean are still better than 90% of the other days.
I don’t see the connection with golf. Even when you playing terribly, you are still very active (swinging the club, walking, thinking about ways to improve your swing, etc). With fishing on a bad day you are just sitting there, occasionally reeling in your line and tossing it back out there hoping and praying that something will happen.
But it is a whole different gig.
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where you reeled in mammoth fish of whatever species you were going for?
To me fishing is a little like golf, when it's sucks or you're having an awful day you ask yourself why the F am I doing this, but then you hit that one great shot or have a great hole and you reel in the monster fish and the adrenaline rush hits you and you remember and you'll crave it.
or you just don't enjoy it, everyone doesn't enjoy everything.
To me golf and fishing are alike in that a bad day on the golf course or an unsuccessful fishing trip out on the ocean are still better than 90% of the other days.
I don’t see the connection with golf. Even when you playing terribly, you are still very active (swinging the club, walking, thinking about ways to improve your swing, etc). With fishing on a bad day you are just sitting there, occasionally reeling in your line and tossing it back out there hoping and praying that something will happen.
The connection was not about the respective physical activity, it was about the attraction to the activity, sorry if that was not clear, I assumed it was. Fishing and golf are physically nothing alike for those who are confused about the connection I made, like GiantGolfer
Most people who fish, barring those sitting at the end of a pier waiting for a bite, are being way more physically active than you are.
Most people who fish, barring those sitting at the end of a pier waiting for a bite, are being way more physically active than you are.
Agree to disagree.
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where you reeled in mammoth fish of whatever species you were going for?
To me fishing is a little like golf, when it's sucks or you're having an awful day you ask yourself why the F am I doing this, but then you hit that one great shot or have a great hole and you reel in the monster fish and the adrenaline rush hits you and you remember and you'll crave it.
or you just don't enjoy it, everyone doesn't enjoy everything.
To me golf and fishing are alike in that a bad day on the golf course or an unsuccessful fishing trip out on the ocean are still better than 90% of the other days.
I don’t see the connection with golf. Even when you playing terribly, you are still very active (swinging the club, walking, thinking about ways to improve your swing, etc). With fishing on a bad day you are just sitting there, occasionally reeling in your line and tossing it back out there hoping and praying that something will happen.
The connection was not about the respective physical activity, it was about the attraction to the activity, sorry if that was not clear, I assumed it was. Fishing and golf are physically nothing alike for those who are confused about the connection I made, like GiantGolfer
Yeah, I definitely misunderstood your point. I get it now.
And nothing better than fresh fish for dinner you caught yourself.
BTW - its not like golf at all...other than maybe hanging with your buddies/family.
To each their own.
There is something satisfying about picking a body of water, grabbing a topo map for it and try and determine based on time of year, water temperature, species you are targeting, where the fish will be, and what type of lure and presentation they will hit, and then successfully narrowing all that down once on the water.
Then on another day just lazily sitting on the dock with your kids watching for a bobber to be pulled under is an entirely different experience.
Plus a bonus is that no fish tastes better than eating one that was swimming only a few hours prior to cooking it.
and when you figure it out and win ... it is extremely exhilarating!
You know what's boring?
Things that come to you easily... that's what's boring.
Fish don't come to everyone, you have to figure a few things out to appreciate and win at fishing.
As was stated above by a few it is a lot like golf, where it's not just about understanding the equipment and mechanics of what your are doing, but being part of a vast landscape, and conquering it with your mind.
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Shhhhhh. You'll scare the fish.
To me fishing is a little like golf, when it's sucks or you're having an awful day you ask yourself why the F am I doing this, but then you hit that one great shot or have a great hole and you reel in the monster fish and the adrenaline rush hits you and you remember and you'll crave it.
or you just don't enjoy it, everyone doesn't enjoy everything.
To me golf and fishing are alike in that a bad day on the golf course or an unsuccessful fishing trip out on the ocean are still better than 90% of the other days.
PJ, well said - I agree 100%. I'll add that either golfing or fishing and not doing well, I enjoy the environment I'm in and the company I'm with.
p.s.--On my bucket list is a trip to Alaska to do some salmon fishing. Of course the water will be too cold to try to catch them by hand, so I'll have to acquiesce to the use of rod and reel and that oh so torturous hook. And I won't throw them back in the water. Anything I catch will be coming home with me!
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You're standing around doing nothing a whole lot more than you think. Shit, don't most of these places have carts to drive you from one hole to another?
Most people who fish, barring those sitting at the end of a pier waiting for a bite, are being way more physically active than you are.
Agree to disagree.
Fair enough. I'll let you in on this much - where I'm fishing, there's no 80 year old fat guy in plaid shorts taking a turn. Same can't be said for golf.
p.s.--On my bucket list is a trip to Alaska to do some salmon fishing. Of course the water will be too cold to try to catch them by hand, so I'll have to acquiesce to the use of rod and reel and that oh so torturous hook. And I won't throw them back in the water. Anything I catch will be coming home with me!
Milton, just buy some waiters and hand catch.
For example...
Caught my NC pb largemouth bass last weekend.
Was up in Asheville over the weekend, spent Saturday fly fishing for trout with a guide and was out for a few hours this morning, in quiet solitude, catching some nice brookies in Pisgah National Forest.
On Wednesday I’m headed to Emerald Isle with my cousins, to do some surf fishing for a few days. I hope to land a couple of drum or blues. Might even go shark fishing Thursday night.
For example...
Caught my NC pb largemouth bass last weekend.
Was up in Asheville over the weekend, spent Saturday fly fishing for trout with a guide and was out for a few hours this morning, in quiet solitude, catching some nice brookies in Pisgah National Forest.
On Wednesday I’m headed to Emerald Isle with my cousins, to do some surf fishing for a few days. I hope to land a couple of drum or blues. Might even go shark fishing Thursday night.
Congrats! Who big was your LMB?
it's not about fishing. it's about sitting somewhere quiet and either getting lost in your thoughts or having no thoughts at all.
I love nothing more then sitting on a bank, line in the water, catching nothing at all..
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I will fish every chance I get. Any time of year, in any kind of weather.
For example...
Caught my NC pb largemouth bass last weekend.
Was up in Asheville over the weekend, spent Saturday fly fishing for trout with a guide and was out for a few hours this morning, in quiet solitude, catching some nice brookies in Pisgah National Forest.
On Wednesday I’m headed to Emerald Isle with my cousins, to do some surf fishing for a few days. I hope to land a couple of drum or blues. Might even go shark fishing Thursday night.
Congrats! Who big was your LMB?
*how* big?
Went on one for a friends bday a couple years ago and the water was calm enough that I was alright - but I had no interest in actually fishing. I just got drunk and hung out on the top deck most of the day.
That being said I don't like lake fishing. Too still, mosquitoes, smelly. And I prefer the taste of salt water fish.
But I get my revenge by eating the ones others catch.
The opening thread's description of fishing leads me to believe that he puts some bait on a hook, throws it in the water and then sits and waits. THAT could be boring and not what I would recommend. I personally have not fished that way for years.
Like others have said it can be relaxing and also a stress reliever. If you have an opportunity to fish from a kayak or canoe you can explore lakes and see things that you may not have access to from shore.
The opening thread's description of fishing leads me to believe that he puts some bait on a hook, throws it in the water and then sits and waits. THAT could be boring and not what I would recommend. I personally have not fished that way for years.
Like others have said it can be relaxing and also a stress reliever. If you have an opportunity to fish from a kayak or canoe you can explore lakes and see things that you may not have access to from shore.
What brand kayak do you uses? I have a couple of Wilderness Systems I really like. Care to share a link to your fishing channel?
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You're standing around doing nothing a whole lot more than you think. Shit, don't most of these places have carts to drive you from one hole to another?
Most people who fish, barring those sitting at the end of a pier waiting for a bite, are being way more physically active than you are.
Agree to disagree.
Fair enough. I'll let you in on this much - where I'm fishing, there's no 80 year old fat guy in plaid shorts taking a turn. Same can't be said for golf.
Don’t see them where I golf either. I don’t play muni’s...
Walking 18 holes (yes that's how men play)
It's very active.
Fishing, sure it's active, but unless your fishing knee deep in crazy rivers it's low energy beta male stuff compared to Golf if you wanna compare it like it's some competition
I really have to commit to at least an hour drive to get to some better water. Or at least water that fishes more like NH.