Do You Guys Ever Need A Break From Fishing?

[tnt2671]

I let Mother Nature dictate my breaks from fishing if the weather is bad I'll usually take the day off which usually gets me a couple days off every few weeks during the season. If I go more than that I start getting the itch bad. Winter time well that's a different story and I think I can speak for most of us northeaster anglers it's straight up torture!

[masterbass]

I fish when I feel like it which so far is all the time.  I don't know anyone that is as obsessed as I am except maybe some of you guys.

[StratDude]

Do You Guys Ever Need A Break From Fishing?

 

Yes.. My break involves going hunting!!!!

[BW208]

Lately ive been getting frustrated with the heavy pressure and tough summer bite but usually only lasts a couple days before I have to head back out lol.

[CFS]

Some of my students....... man, they would really like to sneak out of school to fish.

[mnbassman23]

We have one built in up here called winter. I'm itching to go come May and by the time winter rolls around again it seems like the time goes to fast. 

[Dennis1972]

i am fishing hard because i know my break is coming. dove season starts on sept 1st and i will be done fishing for the year for the most part, right after dove season then deer season starts and that is my REAL passion in life. but yeah, i even have to take a break from deer hunting sometimes, if i have been going every morning and evening and not seeing anything to shoot, it starts to become more like work and less like fun. i am real hardcore, i used to quit my job every year on oct 1st till deer season was over in january then find a new crappy job till next deer season, now i have my own business and hunt and fish ANY day i feel the need, which is darn near every day.

[Canyon explorer]

Yep,

Beanfield deer hunting.

[mrmacwvu1]

i tend to go on runs

 

i have many hobbies

 

this year was golf

 

I have played probably 80 rounds this year so far

 

I am a little burned out now and and looking foward to the fall bite

 

two years ago I played maybe 10 times and spent all of my free time on the water

[BW208]

i tend to go on runs

 

i have many hobbies

 

this year was golf

 

I have played probably 80 rounds this year so far

 

I am a little burned out now and and looking foward to the fall bite

 

two years ago I played maybe 10 times and spent all of my free time on the water

 

 

I also have to many hobbies lol.  I race outlaw karts, fish, race dirt bikes, build furniture out of reclaimed pallets and also have a slatwater reef tank. 

[gulfcaptain]

Isn't that what works for?  I mean to give us a break from fishing and provide us with the funds to fish?  Just saying.

[FinCulture]

Ha NOPE!!!! Good idea for a funny forum but April Fool's day isn't for another 8 months

[MIbassyaker]

I wouldn't call it "needing a break" so much as temporarily losing the struggle for control of my life against all the other activities waiting in the wings to take over -- hiking, backpacking, biking, brewing, whitewater, landscaping and yardwork, concerts, movies...not to mention social life and family obligations and work...

 

If I ever actually feel the need to take a break from a particular hobby, it means I probably really, REALLY need to take break now for my own health and sanity; otherwise I'd never get to that point.

[bigbill]

When I was going at it 24/7 the only break I had was sleeping. Till I got completely burned out around 3 months. I'm retired and have the time. I purchased plenty of supplies before I retired. I planned ahead.

My kids laugh but I keep them supplied too.

[SirSnookalot]

Been on a 4 week break, not self imposed.  I just might go do some lite duty bank fishing today.

[retiredbosn]

I have a 20 foot boat parked in the driveway that hasn't moved in a month. I normally take a break this time of year. I don't enjoy fishing in triple digit weather!

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I understand where the OP is coming from. Pressure is on for me also. I am now fishing with BPS team here in NC as a local pro. I need to keep my game up to par a lot more. I have to learn and utilize new lures and tactics almost daily.

Sometimes when the bite isn't on or the fish are dinks I feel like I am losing a battle. I feel burned out. I feel like I've wasted time.

Then I try to take a step back and look at the big picture. I want to fish to relax and have fun. If it ever seems like it's time to take a break then I've done something wrong. I could be too hard on myself or try to hard to fish and lose the enjoyment.

Like A-Jay said, try some new waters, new lures, techniques, ETC.

[retiredbosn]

I understand where the OP is coming from. Pressure is on for me also. I am now fishing with BPS team here in NC as a local pro. I need to keep my game up to par a lot more. I have to learn and utilize new lures and tactics almost daily.

Sometimes when the bite isn't on or the fish are dinks I feel like I am losing a battle. I feel burned out. I feel like I've wasted time.

Then I try to take a step back and look at the big picture. I want to fish to relax and have fun. If it ever seems like it's time to take a break then I've done something wrong. I could be too hard on myself or try to hard to fish and lose the enjoyment.

Like A-Jay said, try some new waters, new lures, techniques, ETC.

This is why I don't fish tourneys, I get aggrevated enough when I'm fishing for fun and get skunked. For me being a pro would take some fun out of it.

[BocaGrande]

NO lol I barely get out these days

[SirSnookalot]

This is why I don't fish tourneys, I get aggrevated enough when I'm fishing for fun and get skunked. For me being a pro would take some fun out of it.

I agree, tourneys don't interest me at all.  I come and go as I please, I"m there to relax and enjoy myself.  Being s/e 40 years was enough pressure for me.  The common ground, don't come until I do catch fish, never came home without making a buck for the day.

[SudburyBasser]

I'm going to serve as a bit of a counterpoint to most of the posts in this thread: I have felt the need to take a break from fishing.

 

Up until this past winter I was, like most of you are, completely obsessed by fishing. The winter before this last one I was actually worried I was losing my mind because the winter never ended and all I wanted to do was fish.

 

This past winter I sensed a bit of a change in me...I didn't have the drive to fish like I did before. I don't know why, it's just how I feel right now. Although I still fish regularly (a week rarely goes by that I don't), I only fished one tournament this year and I don't wake up Monday waiting to for the weekend to hit water again.

 

Part of that has to do with my re-entrance into the world of target shooting -- the past 8 months has seen me buy more rifles than fishing rods -- but I think I just needed a break, not from the fishing, but from the obsessiveness for fishing. A lot of energy gets tied up when all you do is fish. I just ran out for a while.

[RMcDuffee726]

I'm going to serve as a bit of a counterpoint to most of the posts in this thread: I have felt the need to take a break from fishing.

 

Up until this past winter I was, like most of you are, completely obsessed by fishing. The winter before this last one I was actually worried I was losing my mind because the winter never ended and all I wanted to do was fish.

 

This past winter I sensed a bit of a change in me...I didn't have the drive to fish like I did before. I don't know why, it's just how I feel right now. Although I still fish regularly (a week rarely goes by that I don't), I only fished one tournament this year and I don't wake up Monday waiting to for the weekend to hit water again.

 

Part of that has to do with my re-entrance into the world of target shooting -- the past 8 months has seen me buy more rifles than fishing rods -- but I think I just needed a break, not from the fishing, but from the obsessiveness for fishing. A lot of energy gets tied up when all you do is fish. I just ran out for a while.

 

 

That's the same situation and feel I had.  That's what I meant.  Thank you for providing a different response.

[FinCulture]

I'm just going to comment "No" for the second time just to properly establish my answer to this question.

[zachb34]

I'm going to serve as a bit of a counterpoint to most of the posts in this thread: I have felt the need to take a break from fishing.

Up until this past winter I was, like most of you are, completely obsessed by fishing. The winter before this last one I was actually worried I was losing my mind because the winter never ended and all I wanted to do was fish.

This past winter I sensed a bit of a change in me...I didn't have the drive to fish like I did before. I don't know why, it's just how I feel right now. Although I still fish regularly (a week rarely goes by that I don't), I only fished one tournament this year and I don't wake up Monday waiting to for the weekend to hit water again.

Part of that has to do with my re-entrance into the world of target shooting -- the past 8 months has seen me buy more rifles than fishing rods -- but I think I just needed a break, not from the fishing, but from the obsessiveness for fishing. A lot of energy gets tied up when all you do is fish. I just ran out for a while.

I'm in the same boat as you I probably take off for a few months every year. Although the past year, I haven't done so.

[Mike2841]

Sometimes I'll get lazy and not go out, there's also times when I'll cut a trip short because I'm bored.