Do you talk when fishing?

[roadwarrior]

Talk, yell and scream!

My buddies and I drink beer, make a lot of noise, play country music real loud and this time of year, jump in the river, often. I fish a heavily worked, commercial river. Cruisers, jet skies, party boats and barges...there is a lot going on.

The fish don't care what we do.

[YankeesWin]

I fish with my best freind we always talk on the water. Its a safe distance from our girlfriends and we get to bounce a lot of stuff off each other Thats one of my great enjoyments. When Im by myself I spend a lot of time bouncin things off God, talkin and praying I GET MY SHARE OF STARES

Muddy ol' boy that sounds a bit like my younger brother and I. We were out last night, and the post cold front blues were setting in, so we just kept throwing what we had at them, and cleared our minds talking 'bout all kinds of stuff. I feel fortunate that we are so close geographically and emotionally.

If we were having more luck with the fish though..... the talk would have waited for the ride home. Either way I look at the whole time as a blessing.

Listening (as my mother said) is a very important thing. : She was right!! :-/, but the moment and the fishing partner have a lot to do with it.

When by myself I only talk to the BASS. " "Good morning Bubba, how are you today" stuff like that.

You have to be half crazy to try to think like them anyway.

[BassMaster_1]

I usually fish with a buddy of mine, who I also work with.  We talk about everything, from the women, work and mostly fishing.  We try to keep the work stuff to a minimum.  When Im solo, I talk to myself sometimes, if there is a good strike or I make a good pitch to a small target.  Caught my biggest bass by myself.... oh was I talking!  When im alone I mostly like to sit and listen to my surroundings, very peaceful and quite.  Its very healing!

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Non-stop banter. It's a part of the whole experience. As to if I talk to the fish,.....ask anyone on the board that has fished with me. I have a pattern that can get funny as anything,...swearing, name calling, reaaaallly insulting a big pig is what triggers 'em sometimes

You're mother's fat 'n ugly,.....go get her, I'll tell her to her face that overweight slug. "Full-figured" went out in the 50's lady, today it's called obesity you rednecked, bucket faced Bottom dweller! What would like on your twinkie redneck? A liitle gold flake maybe?...Some cajun sauce and garlic?..... and so on,....seems to work once in a while,lmao

Just last night, Redtail commented that maybe we should bring a bull horn next trip so I can really tell 'em how I feel,lol

In all seriousness, it depends who I'm with. Usually with someone new or a recently new partner, I just think out loud. Everything I am looking at and why, I try to vocalize. This is kind of how I teach if you want to call it that.

Often I am commenting about what is on the finder, Explaining why I casted where I did instead of where I didn't and why. Often,the results are very satisfying when you describe what you are trying to do and it actually happens. Great confidence builder for the student.

Not trying to come off like a teaching guru, I am just speaking about when I am with someone who is at or below my level. I'm very good at shutting my mouth and opening my ears when I'm in someone elses back yard. I hope to learn quite a bit from Tom Redington at Fork next year for example. Can't wait to be the student.

[Matt Fly]

My partner says I talk dirty to the fish.   Come on baby, come to daddy, you know you want it, take it, come on, take it.    I know your down there, come on, come be in the movies, I just want a kiss and picture.

Come on girls, got a free buffet, serves all, no discriminating, big girls and all wanted, apply on "line"!!!     Yeah baby, thats it, show yourself, shaky that tail, ah yes, coming to papa.

Did you see that streaker?   She flash me and my buzzbait, not very nice to tease me like that.

Yeah, I guess I talk a little myself.

Hookem

Matt.

[FlyRod]

Depending on my mood, blood sugar/caffeine level, and how tired I am, I can be a real "Yakky Doodle". But, if I sense my partner is in a taciturn mood, I'll adjust accordingly.

The choice of subject matter depends on partner too. Some wanna discuss "locker room" topics , while others, one in particular, seem to need to rant about the government, businesses that have wronged them or whatever else is bugging them at the moment. In the case of one partner, however, I can understand since life has been tough for him for the last few months and he deserves far, far, better. (One of the best guys I've ever  known.)

Another seems to wanna relive his USAF career (non-combat), in detail, at every opportunity so I counter with factual (yes, factual) details re my happy times as an Armor officer in the US ARMY, circa the Vietnam era. I don't chat much re wartime experiences, mostly fun stuff.  Yes, there are funny tank tales!

This particular gentleman seems very uncomfortable with "locker room" talk so I tend to downplay that aspect of life when I'm with him.

He has two quirks that get to me. One is that he picks his nose and puts his drilling finger in his mouth...and this is a USAF FULL COLONEL! The other is that he will, after we've fished along in silence for a while, suddenly cut loose with some comment or other in a LOUD voice. The first time he did it I nearly jumped outta the boat. Startles the Hell outta me. For all that he's still a brilliant and accomplished man who shares my love of good music (See: Sousa, Bach, Copland, Handel, etc.) with a great lady and a giving heart.

Another (whom I met here on this forum) seems to be the perfect balance to my style. We discuss life, our favorite college football teams (TX A&M for him, OU for me), fishing ideas and tactics, and, sometimes, the two young ladies we loved, respectively, who both died young and unexpectedly. Sad coincidence, but it forms part of the bond that cements our deepening friendship.

My newest angling chum, a few years my senior, is a super man (No, not the one with the "S" on his shirt) and a joy to fish and exchange chat with. The downside is that I have to drive 180 miles, round trip, to fish with him, but it's very much worth it.

If the fishing is slow and we tend to daydream, then active conversation is a great help. If, however, one of us is "on point", watching intently in anticipation of the line twitching as the worm falls, then silence is in order.

So, I have four partners. I wouldn't trade any of them for anything!

Well, one writes as one talks, LOL!

FR

[russ0101]

i usually fish by myself... so i will talk to other fishers around me, i like talking and not paying attention to the lure because that is when i catch most fish - by accident because i immediately set the hook when i feel something.

other times i have my radio going, so ill get lost in the music or something stupid - guess when im talking to others i have this "challenge" going on to get more fish in the boat with others around

[Fish Chris]

Sometimes I talk to the fish ;-)

Actually though, I'd probably run my mouth to the point I forgot I was fishing.... which is why I almost always fish by myself. I don't want any additional distractions. When I'm on the water, it's all business. I can talk to my fishing buddies, or chat about the trip online later, when I'm off of the water.

BTW, I usually carry a cell phone, but always turn it off when I get on the water.

Peace,

Fish

[Bass Smacker]

I was thinking of getting a set of them earphone things for cell phones. Not to talk or listen, but maybe people won't stare as much when I'm talking to myself.

Hey thats one of the best idias iv heard in a long time

[bigdog]

ya i talk to myself alot its the answer that worrie me and the arguments..

[BassKing813]

I only talk in between casts and whenever I get a strike.

[jb_adams]

I talk to my dog, who always fishes with me. She's a great listner and never disagrees with me.

To bad she's not human, she has the potential for the perfect wife!!   ;D

I tend to talk too much when doing anything, golf, fishing, etc.  When I go with someone who really wants to fish, the no. 1 rule is talk softly and quietly and not that much.  We're there to fish, not become the next Bill Dance Outdoors.

Yes, I talk to myself too..... :-[

[Madhouse27]

In the quiet of the early morning I guess I'm not much for chit chat. I'll give depth, water temp, direction a ridge is running but it's pretty much kept to information related to the water we're working. As the day progresses and some lake activity starts I like having some conversation and a bit of banter. Part of the fun is getting to hang out with your friends while doing something you love. Around 10 am I like to partake in an ice cold beer. Usually by the afternoon we're yukking it up pretty good.  When I'm by myself I definately talk. I'm coaching myself some and filling in the non existant tv audience that's watching my show. Sometimes I empart my fake southern accent since this seems to be a prerequisite for having a bass fishing television show. "Now there's a big ole bass", "Man is he ever strowwwnge", "Dang, lost my whole game".

[Hale]

Non stop s**t talking.....no matter if both of us in the boat are catching fish, someones was bigger (usually mine, hehehe). When the fish arent hitting its all talk about hot chicks and what hookers they are.