Does Noise Actually Bother You?

[Siebert Outdoors]

Na,  doesnt bother me.  If I'm not paying attention to the cast it lets me know when to stop the spool.

[DILLY07]

I love the noise. Its gets my adrenaline pumping!  

[Hyrule Bass]

noise typically doesnt bother me at all, a lot of times im listening to music on the dock when i take my trips to Smith Mtn Lake. dont use braid, so no problem there either...

[Fishing Rhino]

The sweetest noise/sound, is that of a fish pulling out line against the drag.

[Montanaro]

braid noise is music to my ears

[RAMBLER]

My equipment sounds do not bother me. 

Air boats I can not stand.  Why do the people on the airboats wear earmuffs and then think they can not possibly be bothering other people?  Don't even tell me about the people on the boats having to wear ear protection to protect THEIR ears and try to convince me that it is not irritating to the rest of the people around them.

And then, of all things, guys with boom boxes on their boats.  Man that sound travels across water.

[TiNuts]

I like the bearing noise on a cast actually. Don't know why. The braid/guide sometimes bothers me if it's really quiet at the lake. Noise from my spinning reels drives me up the wall when the lake is quiet and I'm finesse fishing.

[Scott F]

When I'm fishing, jet skis, loud music, circular saws, leaf blowers, hammering, incessant dog barking, screaming kids, yes, those noises bother me. Braided line going through the guides, no.

[rookie09]

Have to admit that certain braids bother me.  Some are just noisier and I seem to have better luck with the quieter braids when reeling in swim jigs.  Rods and guides affect how noisey braid can be too.  As for bearings, I have updated almost all of my reels to ceramic abec 7's.  I will take the extra distance and control any day.  I have gotten so used to the ceramic bearings I don't even think about them. In fact, when I am using a reel that don't have them I wonder what is wrong with it.  Cant listen to the radio when fishing, every cast and retrieve takes attention and concentration.  The radio is for taking a break or eating a lunch. 

[TiNuts]

^^^ha ha. Didn't even think about the radio. My dad likes to play a radio while fishing and it bugs the heck out of me too. Fishing is my quiet time

[RoLo]

My dad was easily irritated by noise, and I suppose I'm a chip off the ole block.

But I've come to realize that I'm not at all bothered by natural sounds (thunder & crickets)

but do have a short fuse for unnecessary noise due to inconsideration (like a loudmouth in a fine restaurant).

 

That said, since 2006 I've been fishing exclusively with braided line, and I have yet to hear a sound 

 

Roger

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

The noise of my 50 pound braid reeling in a mule on the end of my jig is no where near as loud as me yelling, "stay on baby stay on!"

[Darren.]

I always hear people say how they dont like braid, ceramic bearings, etc due to noise. But does this actually bother you to the point you will not use certain products. To me I absolutley love noise. I think one of the best sounds is setting the hook with braid in heavy cover and it screaming through the guides as you wrench that fish in. Just thinking about that noise get my adrenaline going lol. So its hard for me to see how any one would hate it. So does it actually bother you?

 

Doesn't bother me at all.

[SirSnookalot]

The only noises that bother me are from outside sources like landscapers with their equipment.  I do understand they are not there to bother me but to earn a living and they are just doing their job, usually gone in a few minutes and all is well again.  I do not like the sound of cast nets, music and bait fishermen, I generally remove myself and go to another location.  A confrontation isn't worth the hassle and where some of these people are inconsiderate, they aren't breaking any laws.

[bmac31]

Briad noise dosnt bother, bad reel grinding noises do. As for other sounds, banging around in the boat bothers me. Voices not at all. I believe that the fish feel vibrations from banging around in the boat and what not, I don't believe they hear sounds.

Brian

[mjseverson24]

I do get bothered by the sound of braid rubbing up against heavy weed cover like milfoil and others like it, but if I notice the line on the weeds that usually means i am not having a very successful day and am getting annoyed or blaming the day on the line noise. I honestly only use braid when I have to ie frogs, punching, and heavy jigs. Ceramic bearings do not bother me at all, most of the moving baits I use like spinnerbaits and crankbaits make quite a bit of noise and distraction in the water that the bearing noise would most likely not have an effect in performance of the lure. lures like swimbaits and swim jigs I typically either put light oil on the bearing or use a a different more quiet bearing as it may make a difference. Maybe...

 

Mitch

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Nope

[RandySBreth]

Love that sound!

[CJV]

Braid coming through the guides is the best sound EVER!

[Mattlures]

I hate braid and one of the main reasons is the noise. I wont use it. The #1 reason is because it is way to visible. #2 is because it cuts to easy against rocks and #3 is the horrible noise.

[Bluebasser86]

I sold a Legend Xtreme spinning rod because the recoil guides were noisy with nanofil

I had a Cabela's XMLti with the recoil guides that I sold because the sound of braid coming through the guides drove me crazy. 

 

The one sound that drives me absolutely insane while I'm fishing is the sound of my phone ringing. It seems I get 10X the phone call and texts when I'm on the water as I do when I'm not. 

[jignfule]

Don't notice it much.

[0119]

Noticed it a lot especially early on in the day as the sun is rising.  Could'nt stand it.  I dont think I'd ever sell a rod because of it but I did convert back to mono.  A wrist injury is causing me to pick up spinning gear again and I'm struggling with the other negatives of braid, trying to get used to it.