What Motivates You To Fish For Bass?

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What motivates me to fish.

1). Fun

2). Social interaction with a number of friends.

3). Relaxation

4). Execution of skills

5). Anticipation of rewards

6). Being with nature.

7). Teaching others.

[bigbill]

Fishing as a kid got me through the bad times too. I was fishing at a time my friends were doing drugs. I had a choice of drugs or fishing I only had money for fishing. I have no need for drugs. Fishing gives me time to think sometimes too.

[long island basser]

The hunt for my next PB. On my boat taking in nature and great weather. The peace and quiet of long islands small lakes (no gas motors on any).

[aharris]

I like feeling that "tick" and then jerking so hard that if he's small, he flies over the boat. You know...jerking them cross eyed as Iaconelli calls it. But that's just me.

[OK Bass Hunter]

I want to bend nature to my will by fooling the wily largemouth bass with a variety of techniques and tackle. That and the fact I want other fishermen to *** my skill and catch.

[SirSnookalot]

As of yesterday my motivation is gone.  Fishing for peas I see another moccasin sunning itself exactly where I like to fish this spot, glad I spotted it when I was about 10' away.  I'm seeing too many of them lately...........NO MAS !

[Maico1]

Just getting out on the water motivates me as well as catching that 10 lber. that I know is there........

[FrogFreak]

No idea why I love it so much but I do. It's really hard to articulate.

[RB 77]

For me personally it’s putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Establishing a productive pattern on a highly pressured local reservoir is what motivates me to fish for bass.

[Dyerbassman]

Wife and 3 crazy boys

[TorqueConverter]

I think I'm in it, at least partially, for the tackle.  I love the science, art, design and the sheer amount of variety in bass tackle.  Bass as a species inhabit the type of water I have near me and I enjoy the shallow water mobile and aggressive nature of bass fishing.  I only walleye and pike fish with a bass fishing style of shallow water (less than 20') casting as I move with one foot on the trolling motor.  You couldn't pay me to troll live bait on the back of some walleye rig in 40' of water.

[FlipnLimits]

The skill of casting and the art of presentation.  The all-out hooksets and the hunt.  The gamble of tournaments and quieting the club loudmouth.  The precision equipment and the ride in a rocket ship.  There are many reasons!

 

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[fishinthedacks]

To be honest bass fishing is what I prefer but if I have the kids with me I will fish for what is biting the best and around that area. When it comes to younger kids they just want a TON of fish. So I will fish for what's available. For me to fish alone it's because of the fight, that top water blow up. What other fish around here jumps 3 feet in air tries to throw my bait as I masterfully make sure it doesnt? Bass is the best catch in fresh water IMO. But I will fish for anything honestly.

[wrat]

I can never really describe why bass fishing calls to me but the force is strong

[David D.]

For me bass fishing is relaxing, frustrating, challenging, and most of all rewarding. I love finishing with classes for the day (or just getting a 2 hour break between classes) and getting out to the local ponds and lakes. It is relaxing to get away from the stresses of studies whether I am catching fish or not. It is frustrating when I get a good fish on and then it breaks free at the last second. It is challenging to figure out what lure will trigger that bite. And it is rewarding to bring in that good fish!

 

A better question to ask me is what about bass fishing wouldn't motivate me to do it? 

[gulfcaptain]

I'm like most, I love the challenge of trying to figure them out. Once you do then it's game on.  I know all of us who bass fish love getting on a pattern where we are catching just a few more fish then others.  It's the challenge to get a big bass to eat a piece of plastic/wood. The excitement of hooking one once you have presented you lure just right to get the bite. But also, while you are in a mental game with the bass, and as hard as you are working, it's an escape from the outside world and at that point nothing else really matters but you and the fish.  That and the fact that all bass anglers are addicted and obsessed with fishing tackle. 

[PotomacBassin]

The next catch... there will always be one.

[porkleaker]

Motivation here is seasonal. I'm in Canada and you fish for what you can, when you can really. Early spring, crappie, later in spring pike, summer bass...Winter - hibernate. lol

[basscatcher8]

My two main targets are Walleye/Sauger and Lm/Sm bass. I will settle down and do some crappie fishing if the gettin is good and have some fun frying em up. Walleye and Bass both require mastering the art of feel. You have to be able to feel what a tiny piece of lead on the end of a line is doing and where it is in relation to the fish. Walleye's love to use stunner hits on their prey they hit it and hope that it falls dead so they can pick it up. It happens to fast you just have to know when it happens to try to coax him into coming back to pick it up. Bass you sometimes have to go into his home and feel around with the same piece of lead and try to get him to either decide hes hungry and tick him off enough he wants it gone. Not to mention nothing beats a buzzbait coming across the water on a summer evening when the suns about to go down and that big bass thats been hanging out next to her laydown waiting finally decides its had enough of the noisey PITA in her area.

 

 

Tacklemaking is another thing that always keeps me going after these fish. I love making jigs and spinnerbaits and crawler harnesses and soft plastics then going out and catching a bass on a lead head I made with a grub I poured on it. Its a cool feeling when you know you fooled em totally on your stuff.

[AQUA VELVA]

It's like Christmas morning on the end of your line. I fish for musky because I evidently like being punished.

[atpns1234]

For me it's the peace and quiet I get. I work indoors and love to be outdoors so this is my chance. Also because saltwater is really getting expensive. Nothing like sunrise with steam coming off the lake in the spring. Throw in a thermos of coffee and life is good!

[SENKOSAM]

A personal yearly tradition keeps me coming back to the water to cast and retrieve over and over in the search for any species fish that will bite & fight.

 

Until I see what is on my hook, the mystery is kind of exciting not knowing what or how big. (One time I had on what I thought was a panfish turned out to be a five pound bass!)

 

The excitement and anticipation of casting to specific areas hoping active fish are there and the feeling of being the lucky one when I do.

 

The reward of catching fish on lures I make or on presentations or lures tried for the first time.

 

Being alone with my thoughts - at least until a fish strikes.

 

Trying to discover patterns is a challenge; finding them is a welcome relief!

 

Experiencing that which I would have thought impossible (catching a tiny bass on a large grub or a white perch on a 3.5" bass tube) and shaking my head still in disbelief.

 

 

 

 

[DirtyDeuceGoose]

I like to think about how they're going to react in certain situations. I love trying to think like a fish and making my lure do what I think the fish want. And the anticipation of that THUMP! Really gets my blood going.

[SmokeRise1]

The chicks!

[ColdSVT]

Because it is my favorite passtime...i love the thrill, unknown, puzzle, the strike and the fight

And it is cheaper than racing lol