What Made You Love Fishing?

[Unknownwaters]

I feel like somewhere on this forum this question was asked before, but I couldnt find it so I figured id start a new thread. I remember this one night when my dad and I were fishing for crappie (I was like 2 or 3 years old) I stared at the shad as they circled the underwater light and thought it was the coolest thing in the world. Then my dad dimmed down the light a bit and all the sudden these massive striped bass started shooting up from the depths to chase and eat the baitfish. Ever since then I just couldnt get enough of the lake or fishing in general.

[hookedahawg]

Waking up at 5am with my grandpa to go trout fishing when I was little. In fact, that's how I learned my colors, I would just sit there and name all the colors of his tackle. Never stopped loving it sense.

[K_Mac]

I don't think I can point to one thing or event. Sitting on the river bank catfishing or catching grasshoppers to catch big bluegills as a small boy, maybe. I think I like to fish for the same reason I like women, it's just the way I'm wired.

[Sniffles]

I think I like to fish for the same reason I like women, it's just the way I'm wired.

Same here, I love to just throw my worm out there and see what will grab onto it.

[Fish Chris]

I don't think anything "made me love fishing". I think either you are born with it, or you aren't.

I believe people who love fishing / hunting, are simply more in touch with their evolutionary roots.

50,000 years ago, it was a VERY good thing to be able to catch a fish, or kill an animal, because it meant you and your cave peeps were not going to starve ! And, I bet nearly every caveman was a hardcore fisherman / hunter, as he had to be to survive.

Nowadays, we just go to the grocery store, but many of us still retain that urge to "provide sustenance" for ourselves.

Of course as millennia click on, this trait would theoretically become less and less, to the point that nobody cares about fishing / hunting, as it will not increase our odds of survival / reproduction, so the trait is not passed on.

Why does a house cat bring a dead mouse, or bird back to your door, strutting around showing off its prize ?...... {even if its totally not hungry, because you feed it Purina cat chow every day} Same reason. Because it evolved that way.

Peace,

Fish

[rb56]

see post above. what made me love fishing was my grandmother and grandad fished. they were bridge builders...good thing our last name is bridges! they usually were camped right at the water and a lot of times caught supper. my dad, also started as a bridge builder fished. it's in my genes, not to mention it provides the best solitude and companionship one can find in life.

[clayton86]

I'm with Chris as I said in the other thread "its in my blood" my father is a hardcore fisherman my mother has made comments that fishing were part of the reason they split up and that I'm following in his footsteps difference is my wife fishes so I'm safe . I eat sleep and breath fishing everyone in my platoon knows me as the fishing guy. I'm into hunting as well but I'm the only one in my family that hunts. Fishing how ever I definitely think your born with to truly love it look at my 2 boys for example. Noah just turned 3 and is in his second season he loves fishing and he doesn't get side tracked when we go its all he talks about is fishing with daddy throws a temper tantrum if I tell him we cant go fishing or if we have to stop. I think its in his blood like mine so to speak. My youngest just turned 1 a month ago iv been gone sense he was only 5Mo old on this deployment I got home on leave and was looking forward and dreading trying to keep him entertained as my wife and everyone says he hates cartoons wont watch tv or do anything but cry and carry on in the AM. I showed up sat him on my lap put on some old episodes if Brauer battles and the elite series and the little man sat there and watched it for hours exited every time he seen a fish Noah would take my phone and show him pictures of the fish he caught and he would start laughing and smiling and Noah the good big brother he is gave him his sponge bob pole because I bought him a new spinning combo. Jack thought that pole was the coolest toy he wouldn't put it down knew how to hold it couldn't reel it but tried and used it to torment his kitten. So I'm sure my boys will love the outdoors as well which in turn I guess is one of the reasons I love it.

[Fish Chris]

Thanks guys.

But BTW, I really should add one thing...

While I strongly believe in evolution/ science, I also strongly believe in a higher power. Where the two intersect, I haven't the foggiest idea, and I probably never will.... at least until my number comes up.

Peace,

Fish

[A-Jay]

Everything about it, and I do mean everything, allows me to be me - just like my Better Half.

A-Jay

[SirSnookalot]

I always liked fishing and spending time with my dad. I never loved fishing until I moved to a coastal area.

[rockchalk06]

My old man. We butted heads alot growing up. Fishing and pheasant hunting were about the only things we agreed and got along doing. After I finally grew up, he got me onto law enforcement so we had another common.

Dad became and will always be my best friend ever and most trusted partner in crime. Since he passed 2 months ago it just seems fitting to pass it all on to my son.

[North Ga Hillbilly]

I cant say I remember it, but i think that this is what planted the seed.

NGaHB

[Hattrick7]

Its the hunt that keeps me fishing. Its the challenge of getting a fish to bite something that's not real. Its finding the fish then finding the bait that'll get them hooked. Its something that you can probably never completely master and that's why I'm hooked.

[fishking247]

not really sure. i guess it was going fishing with my dad when he had a boat. we would fish saltwater from the beach in the long island sound. then when i was about 10 he bought a boat and we caught fluke, bluefish, striped bass, blackfish, porgies. my dad was a novice fisherman and once i got older (13-14) i would get dropped off at the local beach and fish blues and stripers. i basically taught myself and learned from the old timers. then when i was about 15 i started getting into freshwater bass fishing, mainly in the cooler months when the saltwater fishing would slow down.

now i fish 80% freshwater and 20% saltwater. there is just something about hunting down largemouth bass

[LgMouthGambler]

When I was young I used to go fishing with my Dad and my Uncle. I never really caught anything with them. At the time I was around 6. I would tinker around with some different things every now and then. When I reached the ages of 10-12 I would watch fishing shows every Sunday morning, because I was the only kid that was up at 6am on a Sunday. Watching Roland Martin, Orlando Wilson, and Bill Dance got me itching every Sunday to fish. I would catch one here and there. After some days of getting skunked, I decided it was time for a change. I saved up all my money and bought a new rig and some new tackle. A new Shimano CU-200B Bantam Curado, and a new attitude on fishing. For some reason I caught more fish, whether it was the reel of tackle, it just gave me a new sense of confidence. Since then, it has all made sense to me. Watching some of these guys on TV has helped me to understand fishing, and reading Bass Master and North American Fishing. Talking to fellow anglers also helps. Once you hook them, you are hooked!

[Triton21]

I think I was born loving the outdoors. I started fishing in the Smalllmouth stream behind my house when I was 3 years old. Caught my first bass When I was 5(Largemouth) and never looked back..

Kelley

[hooah212002]

My dad and uncles have always fished, but the fishing gene skipped my older brother and hit me. Fishing with my dad was always a time where I was "one of the guys", even at a young age. We'd take trips and there was a lot of "don't tell your mom" moments lol. We never did very well, so it was always more about the experience and just being out in nature or out on the water. The serenity of seeing the sun rise on the water and watching the fog burn off of water that was glass smooth. Or even in inclement weather, grinding it out in a gentle (or even not so gentle) rain shower. There is something serene about raindrops hitting the hood of your rain jacket. Whatever it was, I would dream about that next cast. The next cast was always sure to be the big one; the catch of a lifetime.

[J Francho]

Catching.

[I.rar]

no one really ever taught me how to fish. ive gone out a few times when i was younger but didnt really get into it untill i was about 17, then i was hooked. i have always loved being outdoors and nature in general though.