What You Don't Like About Fishing

[Cryoglobin]

1. Sunburn.  The sun and I do not get along.  I can max out the SPF and still be burned in under an hour.

2. Cold weather.  I hate cold less than I love fishing, but not by much.  

[roadwarrior]

Running out of beer.

 

 

 

[Bankbeater]

Let's see. Cold fronts, very windy days, people that leave trash out on the lake, and people that move their boats into the structure, or cover that I am fishing when they see me catch one.

[Nitrofreak]

What I hate is that I cant go , I hate having everything that allows me to go and just see it sitting there , in hind site , I appreciate it even more when I am able to go .

[boostr]

Do I have to limit it to three? LOL

Off the top of my head:

#1..... I really don't know how to put this, because I enjoy fishing, and running tournaments, but the whole tournament culture bugs the crap out of me. That's why I started running my own, I get good turn out's, and it's a bunch of decent guys for the most part. Laid back atmosphere, low stress, low pressure, low entry fee's, 100% payback, open to all....we don't keep track of points/standings, we just have a little invite only "classic" at the end of the year for the guys who cashed during the season. I understand the structure and competiveness at the higher levels, but when it creeps down to the local weeknight/weekend tournaments........enough is enough.

#2.......The slobs and there garbage.....it's bad enough when the weekend pleasure boat crowd does it, but when it's other fisherman? I come unglued. Yeah we have all lost things in the water, or had crap fly/blow out of the boat, but as a fisherman to litter on purpose.....don't let me catch you doing it.

#3.......Excuse making and/or over analytical fisherman. I see people who spend lots of time on the water, and have for years, but are TERRIBLE fisherman.........if your out there for relaxation, and all, and it dosen't matter if you catch or not.......fine. Have at it, it's your right. BUT if you put the time in and still suck, man up and face the fact that you suck!! Don't blame it on the lake, the other guys, the weather, etc.....other people are figuring it out, your not. Go play golf. The flip side is the guy who has a scientific answer for everything under the sun, includeing why seagulls fart in one direction on low pressure days..................listen pal.........it's bass fishing............not the manhattan project. I'm sure if you would have selected the proper crankbait, that had just the right water displacment to imitate a perch sucking bloodworms off the bottom, in 73.4 degree water on the third sat. in June, under a new moon, you would have a won by 20lbs.........but you didn't, and you lost to a guy throwing a brown piece of plastic at a dock post......that's a shame.

Amen, brother

[boostr]

1. I'm not a morning person, so getting up before dawn sucks.

I feel you man, especially of you were up late the night before watching tv till 1 in the morning... or till 3

[boostr]

Running out of beer.

 

 

 

 

Don't worry I'll go make a beer swim

[Nice_Bass]

just the tourney culture that the sport seems fixated on these days- from the "pros" peddling there sponsors to tiny club guys who think its their right to butt in on taken water because they donated their tourney fee that day to some other guy.

 

I enjoy tourney's, I just cant stand a lot of the culture that surrounds it.

 

also, IL waterways are awful in terms of size/availability.   

[KyakR]

When people are irritating, too aggressive or generally irresponsible it's a PIA, but I can usually go somewhere else, take constructive action at the time (pick up trash, get the x#!)rrrrr line out of the water, get the gum off my shoe, shimmy up a tree if someone sets their dogs on me etc. But the real thing that makes me boil over is when people damage the fisheries. The DNR can't be everywhere. they're funded poorly and overworked. I'm talking about criminals who introduce alien fish such as pike, which were put into trout and bass lakes because some fishermen "like" them. Never mind what it does to the ecology of the lake! They pour baitfish bought elsewhere into streams, illegally take fish of all kinds, and  generally ignore the laws and efforts of the DNR to maintain healthy fisheries for all of us.  These things I can't walk away from or correct on my own. Some of our laws may tempt me too, but I remember always that they're there for a good reason, put there by people who know a whole lot more than I do. Pardon the rant. And yes the dogs did almost get me 

[Ratherbfishing]

Homeowner associations who compell lake "managers" to dump chemicals in a lake and kill all the plant life.

 

The excessive number of geese around which attack you in the spring and then crap EVERYWHERE.

 

Crowded lakes and crowded boat ramps.

[quanjig]

I will never complain about fishing! Lots of things disappoint me about the state of my fishing areas but I take the good with the bad and do what I can to "clean up" after those that take it all for granted!!

Oh! Just thought of one thing, time flies exponentially when on the water! Not enough time to get my fix!!

[Hyrule Bass]

Mainly I just hate the high cost of gear/equipment these days. Use to be fishing was an "every-man's" sport (or every kids). Now a days, it is very expensive to maintain and buy equipment - and I'm not even thinking about your boat!

 

sorry, but i just cant get on board with this one. there is still plenty of low cost fishing gear out there that gets the job done just as well as some of the high cost gear. if you choose to buy the high cost items, then thats on you. i will put it like this, my oldest rod and reel happens to be the cheapest one i bought and it still works well. i have caught more bass on a walmart one dollar spinnerbait than i ever have on a war eagle. so really, in most cases, the cost is what you make it, thats all on you...

[lmbfisherman]

This is what I don't like about fishing:

 

1. Not enough time to do it, I'm always wanting to go out..but having little ones doesn't give me the luxury of going out all the time.

2. In Ontario - not only do you get hard water, but the bass season goes by FAST! 

3. Like the OP those annoying guys who leave their garbage every where.  This season I didn't notice as much as I spent more time on a kayak. 

4. Not enough money to get what I want!  My wish list keeps getting bigger and bigger, this industry is a money pit.

[RAMBLER]

Their is one other thing that I forgot to mention. Sorry, that would number 4.  It's all of you fishers of bass that tell all about all the fish you caught on a lure I don't have.  You're all in cahoots with the bait monkey!   

[aceman387]

The biggest thing for me is dealing with the bucket people and their garbage they leave behind. I have limited my confrontations with them by altering my work schedule so i fish during the week and work the weekends. I fish from a kayak and carry one of those gripper devices that people use for picking up cans and branches without bending over. On slow fishing days i patrol the shoreline and pick up the litter others leave behind. Other than that the only other thing i hate about fishing is that the meditation effect i get from it makes it hard for me to want to come in and face the real world again. 

[SirSnookalot]

sorry, but i just cant get on board with this one. there is still plenty of low cost fishing gear out there that gets the job done just as well as some of the high cost gear. if you choose to buy the high cost items, then thats on you. i will put it like this, my oldest rod and reel happens to be the cheapest one i bought and it still works well. i have caught more bass on a walmart one dollar spinnerbait than i ever have on a war eagle. so really, in most cases, the cost is what you make it, thats all on you...

I pretty much agree.  Only my own personal observation but some of the people that seem to hawk certain brands as being the best, aren't really catching the best fish or they don't have a camera.  Some of the nicest fish I have seen on line or in person are being caught on modest equipment.  Don't hate these "experts" as I've never met them, I do have a hard time giving much credence to some of the recommendations.  

 

If I didn't love fishing I wouldn't be doing it everyday, I accept things the way they are, especially when out of my control.  Even though this is freshwater time in South Florida I'm not enjoying it as I once did, I force myself to go, I just need to be outdoors.

[0119]

Snook thats because after buying a color matched outfit and ultra pretty japanese domestic market lure, they dont have $ left to buy a GoPro.  But.... I agree with the other guy, the prices are getting stupid.  But so is the price of everything else in the world.  And we are at fault of that because we keep on voting for the guys responsible for it.

[Hyrule Bass]

Snook thats because after buying a color matched outfit and ultra pretty japanese domestic market lure, they dont have $ left to buy a GoPro.  But.... I agree with the other guy, the prices are getting stupid.  But so is the price of everything else in the world.  And we are at fault of that because we keep on voting for the guys responsible for it.

 

you can say the prices are getting stupid, and maybe they are for certain brands and models. but they still also sell $20 combos that is capable of catching just as many fish as a $200 combo....my opinion, its your choice to buy the expensive models, no one is forcing you to spend all that money...

[roadwarrior]

I pretty much agree.  Only my own personal observation but some of the people that seem to hawk certain brands as being the best, aren't really catching the best fish or they don't have a camera.  Some of the nicest fish I have seen on line or in person are being caught on modest equipment.  Don't hate these "experts" as I've never met them, I do have a hard time giving much credence to some of the recommendations.  

 

Some people collect stamps, others collect cars and a lot of guys here collect fishing tackle. You certainly don't need to spend

a lot of dough just to "catch" bass, but what you use MIGHT make the "fishing" part more fun. There is a lot of diversity in brands

even among the very best fishermen. On our road trips guys from all over the country bring what is special to them, but there are

several brands that nearly everyone has. I'm always happy to see our guys having success with our sponsors products.

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

 

BTW, that fish was caught on a Fat Ika, not one of our sponsored products, but one I recommend everyone carry in their bag!

 

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/13845-guaranteed-to-catch-bass/

 

 

 

[mjseverson24]

a few things I hate about fishing...

1) in MN the lakes are frozen for 5 months(not good for bass fishing)

2) ground striking lightning(I typically will put down the 8' flippin stick when this happens... unless the bite is hot...)

3) people who are novice boaters who go out on the busiest days of the year( not good on the ramp or water)

4) people who keep larger than average bass(here in MN anything over 2.5 lbs should be considered a sport fish not food JMO)

5) lake associations and DNR that allow people to kill weeds in the lake because they want to swim... find another lake don't kill fish habitat so you can swim without touching weeds...

6) people who see you catch nice fish then follow you around to each spot( really annoying)

7) i hate that it is not light out longer in the summer i mean 2-3 hours of sleep is all i really need anyway...

8) that I am writhing this post instead of fishing...

 

Mitch

[FrogFreak]

Well, I can tell you my list is long so I'll just give you a taste.

 

Things I hate about fishing...

 

I can't fish up here from Nov to June

I have to work when I want to fish

I'll never be rich with a Cabela's so close

My thumb feels all scratchy after a good day

I never have enough fishing rods

Looking at my boat with snow on the cover parked next to my garage

Stupid posts from guys in Florida that are still catching bass in December

Kids with Snoopy poles that out fish me.

Trying to remember all the fishing knots over the winter

The way people ask dumb questions like, "If you don't keep the fish, why do you go?"

The Cabelas store and how it calls to me.

How easy it is to get on the internet and buy fishing stuff

Credit limits

 

OK, I think that's it for now.

[pbrussell]

I like to fish.

[camovan]

1. Hp restrictions instead of speed limits

2. I need 5 state licenses 4 non residents to fish a 50 mile radius.

3. Migratory birds and their nps guardians.

[pbrussell]

1. Hp restrictions instead of speed limits

2. I need 5 state licenses 4 non residents to fish a 50 mile radius.

3. Migratory birds and their nps guardians.

that's a helluva van. 

[Ratherbfishing]

I already posted once but I want to add another one:

 

I hate that I spend far too much time daydreaming about fishing and not enough time actually doing it. My purchase of fishing tackle is, in part, a reflection of this.  It is, of course, far worse in the winter months.