What makes a good fishing partner?

[Guest avid]

A good fishing partner MUST

1. Show up at the ramp pretty close to the agreed to time,

2. if not MUST CALL

3. Have a sense of humor, the sicker the better.

4. Be serious about fishing, not use "going fishing" as an excuse for whatever.

5. Must NOT, whine, complain, be a crybaby, get worked up over nonsense

or try to convert Avid to your religion, cause, or lifestyle.

[Popeye]

I wish my wife liked/loved to fish as much as I do, but alas, she doesn't so I generally go with one or more of my brother's or Mom (she does love fishing). Having FUN is way more important to me than out-catching someone else regardless of who I'm with and there have been countless times when I fish alone and am perfectly content with that. IF I were given the choice of selecting a fishing partner, it would be my wife if she could just learn to love it as much as I do!

[Wayne P.]

#1 Punctual

#2 Fishes with me, not against me

[Mrs. Matstone]

Well the only people that I have really had any experience fishing with is my kids and my hubby since none of my female friends fish at all. They all think I am nuts. This being the case I fish alone alot and quite frankly I like it that way. If I was gonna pick a partner to fish with it they would have to have a few qualities.

First a sense of humor

Be willing to have fun and not take things too serious

Understand the whole concept of "Silence is Comfortable!", and not spend every moment yaking about every thought that comes through their mind.

Last but not least, because I fish from shore most of the time they must be willing to climb over or wade through every horrible spot you can imagine in order to get to the good fishing spot.  ;D

[jasone]

I've only had one real good fishing partner.  He was a very humble good ole country boy like myself.  His gear was very old and low end (which had no effect on me other than a lack of understanding about my gear).  He usually outfished me or kept with up me which was great come tournament time.  He never bragged about it, just told me what he did different.

My wife is a terrible partner.  Every third cast something goes wrong.  She gets bored easily, can't or doesn't help.  

I had a partner for a while that was horrible.  He smoked in my boat and left his trash.  Never wanted to pay for anything.  He also hated getting skunked and swore that he had never been on an outing that he hadn't caught something.  He made me stay on the water one day for 2 hours past time I had scheduled to depart.  And God help me if he ever did outfish me.  I had to listen to it all day at work the following day.

Not worth it.

[Jig Man]

Avid I totally agree with your list.  I also would add the following:

A good fishing partner is one who will go for long periods of time without talking so I can concentrate on what I am doing.  

Also a good fishing partner can fish many different types of baits at many different depths, not just be a shallow water bank runner.

[ba7ss3in]

Someone that does not get upset that you catch and release all bass.