When fishing alone?

[michbass]

I have been fishing alone alot lately and have caught myself talking to myself and the fish, tackle, rod, reel and so on. Sometimes I lose the drive to even go out by myself. I put the radio on but it gets old too.My hours force me too go alone if I want the chance to fish though.  Sometime I think one of the best things about fishing is just being able to b.s. with a buddy but lately its just myself. What are you guys fishing alone doing to stay sane?

[linesider7]

I fish alone quite a bit.  I normally don't feel bothered by it like you seem to...  I'm there to fish, and I only need myself to do just that.  As for talking to myself, well yeah, I think that I do that.  I think that's just our nature.  I KNOW that I talk to myself when I'm on fish.  Sunday I remember muttering some expletives out loud after a lost a nice one.

Anyway, with that said, just get out there and enjoy the peace and quiet and oneness with nature and all that good stuff!  Take a buddy when you can.

Oh, and radio is a no-no on my boat.  (I'm a firm believer that bass don't like Molly Hatchett)

[OcBassman63]

I fish alone alot also. With the hours I work I usually just get a chance to go for an hour or so after work. I talk to myself and the fish all the time. I find that when I am fishing with someone else I tend to not talk unless we are moving to another spot .

[ben watson]

its ok to talk to yourself, just as long as you dont carry on a conversation.

[Sam]

Fishing alone is great unless you do not have a camera on the boat when you catch that monster bass.

I always leave a Float Plan with my wife so she will know where I will be. She also calls me or I call her on the cell phone during the day so she knows where I am and that I am alive and well.

Be sure to be double careful and always use your safety laynard when underway.  There is no other person to throw you a seat cushion if you fall out of the boat when you are by yourself.

Now, for the reasons to fish alone.

1.  You can go to the bathroom off any part of the boat any time you want.

2.  You can eat what you want, including candy and potato chips, etc., without sharing.

3.  You can drink any type of soft drink or flavored water that you want.

4.  You can fish anyway you want, even with a Rooster Tail, and not be embarrassed.

5.  You can take a nap.

6.  You can read the newspaper or a book and enjoy the breeze and shade and not have to keep moving all day long.

7.  You can mess up launching the boat and no one knows.

8.  You can mess up trailoring the boat and no one knows.

9.  You can get lost and then find your way back to the ramp and no one will know.

10.  You can get hung up in the bushes, trees, docks, piers, etc. and no one will know.

Maybe the guys will add to this list.

I love fishing by myself. It is relaxing and you can do what you want, when you want and how you want.

[senile1]

Different strokes for different folks.  I enjoy time on the water with friends, but my time alone is just as important.  As far back as I can remember, I have enjoyed being alone in natural settings.

[grimlin]

I fish alone all the time,i find myself singing in my head though.Nothing like enjoying a day of peace,quite and nature.

Although if i could find somebody to fish with me around shore that would be cool too,somedays i find myself getting so bored i start saying "here fishy,fishy,fishy".  

[Fish Man]

4. You can fish anyway you want, even with a Rooster Tail, and not be embarrassed.

whats wrong with fishing a roostertail?, heck i fish em all the time an dont get embarresed

[Fish Chris]

I fish by myself 99% of the time (about 138 of 140,  8 to 12 hour trips each year), and MUCH prefer it that way.

Main reason for me is, I just can't get "in the zone" if I have somebody distracting me.... or should I say, if I'm distracting myself by socializing with them.

Then, on those rare times when I do have somebody with me, it just absolutely kills me if they make the tiniest bump on the boat, or shift one way or the other. I mean, I don't say anything (cuz I wouldn't want to sound like an arse) but I sit there thinking to myself, "I can't wait to get back out here by myself, so I can "really fish".

So anyway, don't get me wrong, stop me at the boat dock, and I'm liable to talk fish with you, until you have a headache ! Same thing on the phone. But when I have a pole in my hand, please give me my space, so I can do my thing ! :-)

BTW Michbass, you asked > What are you guys fishing alone doing to stay sane? <

When did you ever get the impression that I was sane ? ;-)

Peace,

Fish

PS, I talk to myself a little bit I guess..... But more often, I talk to the fish. Especially when they come up to the side of the boat to say hey :-)

[Guest hibachi]

What are you guys fishing alone doing to stay sane?

For me personally, fishing alone is what keeps me sane.  Sure I enjoy taking a friend along from time to time, but for me, going fishing is about the only time when I can just be there, by myself, focused on nothing but myself, the water, and the possibility of the next fish.

[rdneckhntr]

I like fishing with my friends and family.  My alone time is spend in the woods...when Im on the water though I like to have someone with me to spend the time with(and so they can back up the story of the big one...)  To me fishing is a good time to spend with friends considering that me and most of my friends all fish.  When I do fish alone though I just try and get in the "zone" and power fish...  

[flyphisher #]

If i am in my boat, I am alone 98% of the time unless i am fishing a tournament. Everytime I take someone, It reminds me of why i fish alone...

[Cephkiller]

I like it both ways, but I can say this:  The largest bass I've caught have been when fishing alone.  Probably all ten of my top ten have been caught when fishing alone.  Granted, I fish alone most of the time, but I still think that being alone allows me to focus much better.

When I am alone, I find myself talking in narrative form as if to an invisible audience.

"That laydown has got to have afish on it.  Let's see.  There she is!  It feels like a good one.  Alright!"  ;D

[roadwarrior]

I prefer fishing with a partner.

If I "fall out" someone else can call for a Hearse.   :

[Autiger1291]

Apparently I am no fun to fish with. Something about not talking or being to serious. Anyways I almost always fish alone. My friends just aren't quite as into as I am, yet anyway. As for sanity, I'm more than likely not sane when I'm fishing so...

[BucketmouthAngler13]

I fish alot alone and I fish alot with friends, but I've always noticed I catch more fish by myself. If there is a group of guys I usualy end up only catching a few or getting skunked.

[kms399]

well lets just start out saying I am a social retard. for some reason i don't usually like people and i think my sense of humor leaves a few people thinking i am strange. in my situation (two jobs, wife, one year old son) everybody wants something from me, and i find being alone to be one of the most wonderful experiences. you can truly be yourself when you are alone. if you want to fish in one spot you can and not feel like you are ruining someones day by doing it. what ever you want to do you can do it, and I sure as hell talk to myself. i talk as though i am in a fishing show and there are a thousand people watching me ( I pee on commercials) ;D    alot of my breakthroughs are when I am alone, it's like i try something new and then something just clicks and i realize what I have been doing wrong and life improves.

anyway fishing alone rocks.

[BoroBass]

I enjoy fishing alone. It's very soothing and a good way to clear your head, being out on the pond/lake alone. Aside from that I usually do better alone and when I'm by myself I don't have to worry about getting treble hooks burried in my shirt, a guy in the back of the boat that's about as graceful as a rhino, and I can move where I want, when I want, for however long I want. Not to say I don't enjoy shooting the **** with a buddy lots of times, but fishing alone is NOT a negative in my book.

[Guest avid]

I usually fish alone.

I like being able to launch when I want, go where I want, stop when I want, etc.

But I like fishing with others too.

I had a fishing buddy for about 8 years.  We always fished together.  It was great fun.  but like fishchris points out it was more social than serious bassin.

[jaskoh]

I just got back into fishing this year and Ive fished a lone everytime but the las two trips.  I took a highshool buddy and a co-worker.  They just weren't in it as much as I was.  On the other hand I think if I was with someone who knew what they were doing and we were on the same page and fishing the same speed it would be a lot of fun.  

Jason  

[Red]

i always fish alone...i really enjoy it...i can walk the shoreline and cast...or i can really fish one spot hard....i do talk to myself sometimes like when i get a backlash or hung up i usually mutter some 4 letter words, directed at the reel or lake bottom...and when i get a fish on i usually talk to it..."c'mon baby..come to daddy, ah crap another dink!"  the only time i fish with someone is when i go hybrid/white fishin with my step dad in law...it is always a good time...he has fished the lake his whole and always puts us on fish

Cliff

[[[J4cks0n.Shr3dd3r]]]

Well, you can look at it like this...

If your not fishing alone, you have more chance to catch a fish, and also you dont have to listen to complaints on those bad days... When I fish alone, which is all the time, I concentrate on the water and move around the lake/pond alot, so I plan my steps ahead. Or if im fishing for catfish, I just talk to my dog haha.

Good luck!

[Long Mike]

I usually fish alone.

I like being able to launch when I want, go where I want, stop when I want, etc.

But I like fishing with others too.

As usual, Avid and I are pretty much on the same page.  Being semi-retired, I almost always fish on week-days, when I can have my favorite small lakes pretty much to myself.

Last week-end I went to Pensacola to attend a family function.  While there, I was invited to do some Red Snapper fishing in the Gulf.  We went about twenty miles out and found a spot where we were pulling them in on almost every cast.  Needless to say, I had a ball, but to tell you the truth, the four other guys I was fishing with made it less pleasent than it could have been had I been alone.  As the saying goes, they kept getting into my space.  However, since I do not live in Pensacola and cannot afford a 30' sea-going vessel, I would say it was a day very well spent - and it didn't cost me a dime.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

I fish alone unless i have one of my daughters with me or a girlfreind .Its really hard to find places to fish if u have  guys with ya i don't no why landowners seem skeered to let ppl fish anymore. I do have about 20 ponds i fish BUT i been fishing them alone for 15 or so yrs .i think it boils down too the owners THINK your buddies will come to fish when u ain't with um and bring there buddies and so on

[HunteR]

Fishing alone is nice, but yeah it is nice to have your buddy along.

Here is a thought...

When you are fishing alone and the MAN wants to see your throwable...(Make sure you have it first...)

But if ya wanna get a lil rise outta him > Ask him who would throw it to you if you fell in???