Breaking concentration

[Keithscatch]

Man, glad I don't fish with some of you guys   I guess I am one of those talkers that some of ya'll don't like. I enjoy the company of folks and don't mind talking or being spoken to one bit when I am fishing. I guess I am not that serious anymore. I like to have fun when I fish and try to de stress. Now, there are some things that do bother me:

Excessive heat, excessive snags, backlashes, losing a big fish, high winds, mosquitos, gnats, hail, lightning all bother me.

[Redtail]

Boat Traffic, Water Skiers and Jet skies!  

[Bankbeater]

Wind and girls. Not necessarily in that order.

[K_Mac]

I agree with kiethscatch regarding conversation. I don't mind talking or listening, and I don't mind going for hours without talking at all. The comfortable comraderie of a regular fishing partner is part of the joy of fishing for me. Where I have trouble is like a few others; not getting bit. Keeping my focus for hours between bites is a real challenge. This has caused me much grief over the years. Fishing all day (or night) for one or two bites, and then missing the fish due to lack of attention is enough to make a guy consider taking up golf. :-/ I really admire the guys like Fish Chris, who can fish for one bite day after day. It takes more focus and discipline than I have.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I am a pretty big boy, and I like to eat....I always gotta have food with me on the boat. The bathroom can wait, but my gut takes precedence.

[Dane]

I also enjoy the company of a regular fishing partner, so the conversation is fine by me.  If the bite goes away, we always bring a dozen worms or so in the blue carton, zip-locked inside the beer cooler.  Panfishing always gets me motivated again.

We limit our conversations to three things.  Sports, Fishing, and hypothetical subjects (such as what you spend your money on after winning that powerball lottery.)  That keeps the girl problems and politics out of the way.  Either way, there has been countless times where the conversation ends mid-sentance.  "I dunno, man, the Packers look terrible, they need...oh...ohh..(sets hook)..Damnit!  I had 'em too.  Did you see that?"

I have to agree with the previous poster, obnoxious kids are by far the biggest pet peeve of mine.

[liquidsoap]

Early morning bugs, skiers, swimmers, hunger, and lack of sleep....

All of these happen to me on any given tournament!