Super User retiredbosn Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Going through an old fishing log and found these gems from the season of 2008, I think it explains why we fish. Just some random thoughts I decided to write. I am very incident prone, not accident prone, rather incident. Things happen to me that are so unique and funny, that I sometimes wonder why me. Example, my float trip yesterday, we (my daughter and myself) put in around 7 am and everything was going good, caught a few fish, and decided to head down the river, through the first set of rapids the boat drags, nothing unusual. A few minutes later and we are sitting in the boat with water up past our ankles! The drag knocked the livewell compartment loose and of course the boat is flooding. We are to far down the river to go back, and there is nowhere to pull out until we get to Ronceverte. Fortunately the pressure inside equalizes with what is coming in and the flooding stops. No harm and we decide to keep fishing, the fishing is a little slow, and I decide to paddle down river and get to the submerged islands so we can fish. As we go through the last set of ripples before the islands and the wind catches us and pushes us up river! I try to row against the wind, no use, I stand and try to pole the boat down river, no success there either. As a last resort I get out of the boat and start pushing it down the river, of course I soak my cell phone, it is ruined, my wallet is wet, etc. I trip over rocks and cut my feet, I mean I can not win!!! On another outing with my son Lucas this spring, we go to Tuckahoe Lake to try and trout fish. It was a little chilly and we are sitting on the bank and I'm telling him stories. Well the bank collapses under us and there we go into the lake, it was freezing. Lucas is screaming, he was scared and cold, my cell phone ruined. So up the hill we go, I had a dry sweatshirt in the car and wrap him up, head back and get the chairs, rods, and everything. Get back to the car and Lucas says where is my trout, back over the bank, fall down, retrieve the fish and head home, it was cold the wind blowing like crazy and my lips were blue. Went to Anthony Creek to trout fish, I had a 50 sized baitcast reel and a ML rod that I wanted to try, first cast hang up across the creek, nothing to do but wade across and get it, except the water is way to deep for that. So I head up the creek wade across at the rapids, fall, lose my sandals, stumble my way back down to retrieve my lure, I'm wet, shoeless and defeated, fall again in the mud. Did I mention that I was in full sight of a campsite, and by now the campers have all turned their chairs around and are watching the bare footed idiot!!! A few minutes after retrieving my lure, I look and low and behold there are my sandals floating in the creek. I come up with the bright idea of hook my shoes using a lure. So I get all ready, people still watching, and make the first cast at my shoes, unfortunately on the back swing I tangle my lure in a tree branch!! The campers are by now holding their stomachs and wiping the tears from their eyes!! Long story short I finally get my shoes back and leave as quickly as possible. Finally, I decide to take my little brother out fishing at Smith Mountain Lake. We were running full throttle at about 60mph down the lake, and then the engine sputters and dies. There we were five miles from the launch and a long way from any marina. Try as we did, we couldn't get the boat running, clogged fuel filter! I decide to start heading back to the launch on the trolling motor, it would be a long trip but we could make it. Except for one thing, the battery died! No problem I have two in the boat, switch to the other battery, in the dark, and start heading back to the launch, all of a sudden we notice we are going backwards. The trolling motor is rotating backwards, takes 20 minutes to figure out I hooked the positive side of the battery to the negative on the motor and the motor was turning in reverse, switch the wires and start off again. It is dark now, and what do I do? Hit a rock, breaking the motor mount, I catch the trolling motor as it is falling into the water. Now I'm on my hands and knees trying to hold the motor, Shawn is standing over me trying to keep power to the motor, and I'm trying to manually steer the motor, and then because of the reversed polarity thing, the battery dies. Three miles from the car, and no help, we are sitting in the dark on the river. Fortunately a good samaritan finally tows us in. So why do you fish??? 2 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Wow...after reading all that I have a better question: Why the hell do YOU fish? Lol! The short answer to your question is because there's nothing else I'd rather be doing. Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Remind me never to go fishing with you... Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 So what is a bad day like? Quote
Super User senile1 Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks for the laughs! You could say you fish because you are a masochist. Quote
Super User geo g Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 I fish because its fun! Quote
fisherrw Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Remind me never to go fishing with you... Hehehe i might say the same!! Quote
DILLY07 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Why I fish? Its my passion, love. Nothing beats calm water, at 6:45 am and blast off and seeing the big orange ball rising up. Just flying about 65 mph on glass water. Quote
sprint61 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Nothing like seeing that line jump and not know if it's 10 ounce fish or a 6 pound fish. 1 Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted January 13, 2015 Super User Posted January 13, 2015 http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/why-we-fish.html Quote
Dylcook91 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 This quote I'm sure you're all familiar with just about sums it up for me... "Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it. . ." - Harry Middleton Quote
Super User Sam Posted January 14, 2015 Super User Posted January 14, 2015 Why do I fish? It is because those little green monsters are following me around all day. I see them. There are all over the place. Laughing at me. They point their fins at me. They hide all over my house. They have spaceships that take them from one body of water to another to foil me and make me look like a fool. They are on TV. I see them when the NFL plays. They are in the stands staring at me. They roam my house. I see them in the grocery store. Sometimes they have their friend, the Bait Monkey, with them. They are out to get me. I know it. No one believes me. They are from Mars. The government hides that from us. Ike knows it is true. Just ask him. Watch what Ike does when he catches one. He goes bonkers. It is "them" that is making Ike go bonkers. And Long Mike. It is them that wants everyone to use proper English, spelling and grammar. It is them that are causing this. They have already gotten to Raider. Looked what happened there. Raider is a Raiders fan. Yes, I fish because those little green monsters are all around us. You look. You will see them. Hiding everywhere. Yes! Yes! They are after me. I got to go out and catch them before they catch me. Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. 2 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted January 14, 2015 Global Moderator Posted January 14, 2015 * I can't stand walking around in polyester pants and wearing a visor all morning trying to hit a little white ball in a hole... * I trip over myself trying to do a jumping jack... * I fall asleep watching rollin billboards turn left for 3 hour's... * Get bored hitting a fuzzy ball over a net... *Afraid I'll shoot myself in a knee cap if I walk around the woods trying to kill something... But give me a golden sun rise, a light breeze, flat water, a hook, line and sinker and I'll be your friend for life. Mike 2 Quote
Super User Angry John Posted January 14, 2015 Super User Posted January 14, 2015 Because its the time I have to let go. I spend one on one time with my kids and my maker. Quote
Super User Oregon Native Posted January 14, 2015 Super User Posted January 14, 2015 Enjoying the peace of the outdoors....eagles, deer, even the weather while being outside. Those windy rainy days when your the only one out there and the fish are biting are amazing. Thanking the good Lord for each and every one. It sure beats busy streets and stores and other competitive sports where there are so many experts and the internal temp rises with each comment. Tight Lines 1 Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 15, 2015 Super User Posted January 15, 2015 I fish because its fun! ^^ # 1 ^^ I've always fished and played golf. When I moved to Florida full time I was only doing a little bit of neighborhood bass fishing, was playing golf every morning. On a whim I went out to the inlet and caught a few fish, never played golf again, that was nearly 10 years ago. Not only is fishing fun but I can go at 4 am, golf courses aren't open yet, but their ponds are, lol. This is probably the first year where I have done more bass fishing (wintertime) than saltwater, can't wait for that saltwater bite to start up again. A tarpon at dawn and having to run it down on the beach a few hundred yards is some pretty potent fishing. 2 Quote
Catch 22 Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Retiredbosn, maybe start filming your trips. They would be funnier than B Dances phoney set up bloopers. Thanks for the smiles this morn. Oh ,btw I`ll pass on a trip with you. Why do I fish. I don`t really like it, I HAVE TO,its a compulsion Funny thread, thanks all C22 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted January 18, 2015 Super User Posted January 18, 2015 To quote Eddie Aikau, "It's like being in heaven looking down on earth." Eddie Would Go..... 1 Quote
troutbum1 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 I love to fish. Grew up in L.I. N.Y. We fished every chance we could. Now it's a way of life for me. 2 Quote
RB 77 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 * I can't stand walking around in polyester pants and wearing a visor all morning trying to hit a little white ball in a hole... * I trip over myself trying to do a jumping jack... * I fall asleep watching rollin billboards turn left for 3 hour's... * Get bored hitting a fuzzy ball over a net... *Afraid I'll shoot myself in a knee cap if I walk around the woods trying to kill something... But give me a golden sun rise, a light breeze, flat water, a hook, line and sinker and I'll be your friend for life. ;) Mike The last part is very nicely put. 1 Quote
RB 77 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 To quote Eddie Aikau, "It's like being in heaven looking down on earth." Eddie Would Go..... Very true. R.I.P. Eddie, you are an inspiration to all. Quote
BigKev77 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Funny story! I fish cause there's nothing better to do. Literally there is nothing better. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 20, 2015 Super User Posted January 20, 2015 This is why I fish 1 Quote
cyclops2 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Because I can DOMINATE the poor creature. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted January 20, 2015 Super User Posted January 20, 2015 It's about being out in nature. It's becoming one with nature. Man for millions of years has fished only the dress code and the tackle has changed. It's enjoying watching the deer, bear, beavers, otters that come to visit before dawn. Fishing can be an adventure just pay attention and look around while your fishing. Fishing is a challenge for me to improve my skills. I stopped using lifeboat when it cost me over $50 a week to fish everyday. I use lures only now. The fish will let me know when I have the presentation correct. I save $50 a week on not buying livebait so now I purchase lures with the money I was burning up. Ill always have the lures. Quote
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