Listening to music while fishing

[gim]

Just wondering if others like listening to music while fishing or not.  I listen to music about half the time when I'm fishing.  I'm not usually in the mood for it when I fish in the morning.  Also, do you think that the volume plays a role in fishing success?  I don't blare music like they do on wake boarding boats in case you're wondering.

[jr231]

I usually have an ear bud in. I like all types of music. From disturbed to Eminem, Hank to the Oakridge boys. 

 

Always jammin . 

[blckshirt98]

Never listen to music because I like to listen to the water/wildlife around me.  Being a shore guy I like walking along the shoreline and only hearing the ground beneath my feet.  Also sometimes I'll hear baitfish breaking surface and not having my hearing impaired helps me zero in to the location quickly.

[flyingmonkie]

Never listened to music, never will.  The sounds of fishing, my internal dialogue, and the occasional boat pal are the only things I want to hear.

[scaleface]

 I dont listen to music . I will listen to a baseball game .

[N Florida Mike]

I occasionally listen to my  phone while fishing- but only in the afternoon.

I have Amazon music on there.Got several playlists.• Instrumental bluegrass • Country ( real country ).• bluegrass songs ,esp Gospel.,. Cajun,and a little southern rock. But I don't listen to it every time or the whole trip when I do listen to it.

The fish CANNOT hear it,but if u start stomping to the music don't expect to catch anything!

[jdz197]

Mostly melodic progressive because it's so relaxing, which fits well with fishing. Earbuds, of course.

[JDNKC]

Typically listen to a wide variety of country and classic rock.  Not loud, just a bit of backgorund music.

[BigSkyBasser]

I rarely listen to music while actually fishing but I do love it any other time including while moving spots or during boat rides and such. 

 

Chill hop is incredibly relaxing and is a very popular genre for Youtube fisherman and you will find it on most of Job B's videos. Future bass is also very awesome.

[Fisher-O-men]

The music of creation, hard to beat it!  One of my favorite melodies is the thrashing of a bass on the water's surface.

[MisplacedTexan99]

I listen to Pandora radio with ear buds when I fish alone, which is most of the time. If someone is with me then I don't. Nothing in particular depends on my mood. Lots of George Straight and sometimes a little rock.

[RoLo]

 

Music doesn't bother fish one iota, but in the great outdoors it sure bothers me.

I go out there to hear alligators roar, the cry of bald eagles, barred owls, sandhill cranes  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

[Oregon Native]

Gosh....I believe I would listen to music on a beach in a lawn chair watching the world go by......NOT.  Music is for in the car or home or work where I don't mind being distracted.  On the water I love being distracted by nature.  To each his own too.

[jbw252]

Nope - I never listen to music while fishing.  I enjoy the solitude & the sounds of nature.

[Catt]

Bass on the Bend love em some Skynyrd

 

Don't bother me either way!

[Crestliner2008]

The only music I listen to is nature.

[rmcguirk]

Early in the morning, when it is quiet on the lake, no. Prefer the sounds of nature. But when jet skiers, etc. start bombing around the lake, sure.  Put my phone on shuffle and enjoy. 

["hamma"]

I dont usually listen to music while I fish,....but when I do, it's Ozzy and Metallica,... Stay thirsty my friends,...lol

[IndianaFinesse]

9 hours ago, flyingmonkie said:

Never listened to music, never will.  The sounds of fishing, my internal dialogue, and the occasional boat pal are the only things I want to hear.

Same here, except for the boat pal part.   I can't stand someone who talks all day when we're out fishing, especially if he is talking about something besides fishing.

[Montanaro]

Ill put in earbuds and listen to hiphop/r&b/rock or if there is nobody around ill play it out loud.

 

Helps me stay focused and get into a rhythm.  Sometimes I dont want to hear music though but some places I fish have traffic or planes as the "sound of nature" so I choose the music.

[NYWayfarer]

The music of nature is all I want to hear when fishing. I love music just not when fishing.

[A-Jay]

Can't do the music out in the boat.  Too much going on that I feel I want & need to hear.

 

Some of it is a safety issue, something that sounds off can often be signs that there is about to be a problem (ie the out board, the trolling motor, something in a reel, something in either prop - just can't ignore that stuff).  Then there is the ambient sounds of the outdoors itself which can & often does reveal clues as to where & sometimes even how to get on a few more bass.  Surely don't want to miss out on any of that.

Besides, it all sounds pretty cool - to least to me.

 

Loons sound pretty cool. 

A-Jay

[Choporoz]

Never.   And if it turns out that I'm listening to yours...from another boat....I'm considering rigging up an ounce of lead....

[SFL BassHunter]

On the bank I don't listen to music. I don't want to have my hearing impaired by the sound of music. There are important sounds I need to be listening for around me.

On the boat on a slow day I have played music. Also a couple of my friends with boats like to play music. I have no issue with it and I don't find it affects the fishing. In a few cases we have been having a slow day and once the music kicks in we start catching. Coincidence? Maybe the music makes the fish hungry or wakes them up. Who knows?

 

[Crop9]

I tried listening in the beginning but quickly realized that each time I fish there is something to learn. And that knowledge really comes from watching the surroundings listening to the wildlife, and consuming all the information available. 

 

Now, if I am just fishing for bluegills with a hook and bobber, I may have an earbud in.