Fishing alone

[K1500]

Nope, not from Iowa. I think the best thing to do is just make yourself (myself?) go and learn to fish alone. 

[HawkeyeSmallie]

1 minute ago, K1500 said:

Nope, not from Iowa. I think the best thing to do is just make yourself (myself?) go and learn to fish alone. 

Oh I agree.

 

As I mentioned earlier, once I get out there I’m fine.

 

Went out last night and had a blast for a couple of hours. Tried talking my wife into going and she shot me down. ALMOST, stayed home. Glad I didn’t.

[SC53]

14 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Oh I agree.

 

As I mentioned earlier, once I get out there I’m fine.

 

Went out last night and had a blast for a couple of hours. Tried talking my wife into going and she shot me down. ALMOST, stayed home. Glad I didn’t.

There’s more of us than you think. Wait until you get 71. It’s as much a safety factor as anything.

When I first met my wife, she would go along and sit in the back and read a book or photograph wildlife. She told me you’re having way too much fun catching bass. Once she tried it, that was it for her. She’s been fishing with me ever since.

[ironbjorn]

I most often fish alone and I prefer it that way. It's in my personality and nature to spend a lot of time in isolation. While that's a torture for many if not most people, it's when I'm the happiest and most content.

 

Take my personality out of it, and there are other reasons I prefer to fish alone. I don't like to talk while I fish. I don't want to feel guilty about catching if the other person isn't. I don't want to waste fishing time helping someone with gear, lures, unhooking, landing, line management, etc if they're not very skilled and run into problems. I don't want to have to pay attention to make sure the other person or people haven't gotten too close when I'm casting. I want unrestricted access to the area, which is problematic with other people fishing with me. My kids would be the only exception, but with them I'm not actually fishing or there for me at all, so that's a different situation. My wife has a shirt that says "indoorsy" and that very much fits her. She doesn't like to go fishing because of bugs, weather, and the dirty environment (anything from dirt, mud, algae, fish slime, basically anything in nature), so that works out. I normally only like to fish with other people if I'm visiting the home state and my friends and I hit the old stomping grounds with our rods, but again much like having the kids out there that's a different situation and is much less about the fishing.

[WCWV]

I've fish alone probably about 90% of the time. My wife go's with me occasionally and maybe a family member once a year. 

I enjoy my wife going, but I also enjoy by myself. 

Now that I'm nearly 60, I take precautions out by myself. 

Planning on going after walleye this weekend by myself. 

[FryDog62]

54 minutes ago, WCWV said:

I've fish alone probably about 90% of the time. My wife go's with me occasionally and maybe a family member once a year. 

I enjoy my wife going, but I also enjoy by myself. 

Now that I'm nearly 60, I take precautions out by myself. 

Planning on going after walleye this weekend by myself. 

I’ve started taking extra precautions too… fishing alone more now since I relocated. Fall is here, water is cold and hypothermia is a real possibility if you fall in. Thinking of getting a “dry suit” I can layer and stay warm on the deck or if I end up in the drink.. 

 

[Shadow1]

I don't really have a preference.  I have a very good friend who is great to fish with.  He is experienced and a fun guy to be around.  My wife likes to hit a couple of friend's ponds . . . however, it is a lot of fun to go wade a local creek by myself for some smallie action.  Just last week I went to a friend's pond, put the John boat in the water, and just let the wind take me where ever it wanted. Sat there for over 3 hours catching bass by myself.  

[Timpson]

I'm always alone got the wife out about ten years ago. I've worked with a couple guys since but they always have a reason they can't make it. I just think it would be nice to have some company once in a while. 

[Cuivre]

I always liked to fish solo.  Some guys at work said they also fish, but are either alcoholics and start to drink at 7 AM or want to eat everything they catch.  I won't share a boat with either of those types.  I used to fish with my older brother for a tournament or 2 every year but lately that has dropped off, despite me asking him to fish with me for some charity tournaments.  I honestly don't know what is going on with him, especially since he is now retired and has more time to fish.  I've been kayak fishing the last 9 years and fish with a club where everyone gets along great, and has social events at the camp grounds or hotels before and after the tournaments.  I've improved my fishing tremendously and won money since getting into the kayaks and relying on myself alone, and no one else.  That may be part of the reason why my brother doesn't want to fish with me- he realizes I've eclipsed him and have integrated much more techniques than he has- he only throws T-rigs and rarely anything else.