Whats your worst part of bass fishing

[bassin_man]

I really wished I could have voted for two things.  I would of voted for winter especially as right now I'm just getting tired of seeing snow.  But I had to vote for "other" because I hate being on the bank boatless seeing everyone else cruise by.   >

[Gatorbassman]

Other - I can't stand the time in between trips.

[Rob G.]

Double edged sword.  I no longer have the time to fish as often as I used to.  I used to go 4 times/week, I simply cannot anymore between my work schedule and my wife's work schedule.  We have an awesome 18 month old daughter, too young in my book to be out in a boat yet.  I know of people that take their kiddos that age out, but not me.  The other thing is the price of gasoline plus the price of decent childcare can make a day on the River cost a bit so I only take her to daycare so I can fish about once a week.  I am fortunate to spend a lot of time with my girl though, my work schedule is 24 hrs on duty and then 48 hours off.  In a few years she will know the boat well.  I am ceratainly looking forward to teaching her.  But really, Winter is my fishing nemesis.  I do go out and catch some walleyes and sauger during the Winter, but it is not the same as bass fishing.  I caught one almost 31 inches a while ago, it was still like reeling in a wet sock!  LOL

[crankybaits]

how about the 1.5 hour drive to and from the lake?

[Dean]

Losing lures. Especially expensive ones! >

[grimlin]

Winter.....can't fish for bass right now either.Season is closed.

[DaHorns]

My biggest peev is the wakeboarders who ride up next to you while your fishng.  Can't tell you how many times I have had a wave come over the front of my boat due to a wakeboard boat coming much too close.  Also, I was out on Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and had scull boats and kayaks going between me and the shore while I was fishing, talk about really cheesing you off..... >

[tritz18]

when will winter end???? >

[Peter E.]

I agree with anybody and everybody that mentioned the expense of our habit, another one I don't know if it was mentioned but how aboout jet skiers....

I hates them.

[thetr20one]

I really can't stand all of the above, but what gets me the most is people who don't know how to load and unload their boat and take up the launch while their person in the tow vehicle parks. Usually it's recreational boaters but some fishermen don't understand launch etiquette either. Put the dang boat in the water and move to the courtesy dock! This almost always slows getting in and out of the water to a halt while some ********* with a cabin cruiser has his wife hold the boat in the lane while he parks and meanders back to the boat. Then does all his checks before firing up his inboard, or worse finding out he has a dead battery and taking up that lane for an extended period of time. I HATE THAT!!!

[.dsaavedra.]

winter for sure. i dont like not catching fish and i also dont like it when the bass are finiky, but at least when that happens in still out there fishing, winter just sucks cuz there is no fishing.

[skillet]

 Cold weather (Winter) can be bad, but not getting to go is the only bad thing to me. Everything else could be rated from:

d**n near unbelievable / Really good

                                       As Ever,

                                        skillet

[ralphtt]

Morons . . . especially those riding jet skis. Am retired, so I never fish on weekends and usually fish early mornings during the week in order to minimize my contact with them. Works most of the time!

[cart7t]

Having to leave.  

[Joel W]

I voted for winter because the reservoirs are closed to boaters even if the water hasn't iced up yet. But outside of that I would have voted for packing up at the end of the day.

[VekolBass]

1. High winds

2. Long drive home after fishing for 12 hours

3. People in huge boats (I'm talking cabin cruisers) running at full throttle that almost swamp my boat. (Yeah, I know--get a bigger boat.)

[Floridabassking352]

Not catching anything. I hate getting skunked.

[ba7ss3in]

having to leave the water and waiting for the next trip

[Willzx225]

I choose Morons.... I hate the jet ski morons who cut between you and the bank while fishing.  Also when you are coming up behind a large cruiser and there are 3 or 4 of them jumping wakes; I feel like I am being tracked by heat seeking missles.  You go right - They go right. You go left - they go left.  MORONS.  Also a close second would be the morons at the boat ramp.  Mostly pleasure boaters out for a lazy day cruise.  They tend to come out of "hibernation" around the first 85Degree day and EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM has a dead battery.

Last year, I actually saw one drive their Jeep down into the water to jump their dead battery.  Figured I would move on a ways out from the dock just incase  

Last but not least.  Guys who fish the BFL's and other large draw tournaments will understand this but I hate trying to find my non-boater at 4:30am in the dark when you have 100 other guys on the bank doing the same thing.  And then after that you have to bang around with 199 other boats until you can take off.

[Del from philly]

Great Post. MY answer-ALL OF THE ABOVE

but the worst would be the following:

The Day She Got Away

You cast out. Its been a slow day, but something deep inside you is telling you the day is far from over. You Cast out, and as the lure finds the bottom you casually light your last ciggerette. The lure sits and sits, and just when the moment is officially relaxing... BAM.

You know this is the big one. You can tell by the way it is controlling its own movements, not just dragging on the end of your line like a hyperactive toy poodle. She is using her power to take you out deep.

As you let her flee, in the back of the head you are waiting for her to tire. You know this power has its limitations, and you know its all a matter of time before you take control again. Just a matter of time.

After a short pull, you Finally start to get her on her way in. She starts to take you down the shoreline a little bit, and as you casually walk down the shoreline, you realize she is finally close enough where you can see just how big she is.

You feel pretty confident in your 6 lb test and hookset, but not enough to sit and stare at this beast while shes still in the water. You decide to worry about gettiing her in first, and admiring her second. The random flashes are pulsating in front of you as you try to churn her in.

Then, in an instant, this fish is entirely exposed as it enters the shallow water against its will. The first thing you notice is the dark color. Seems darker than usual, but maybe its just the size. Its all happening so quickly you arent really thinking, but making quick observatuions that wont make sence until you have a chance to actually think about them.

This fish is easily 2 or 3 pounds larger than anything you caught all year. You realize this now, as you squat down to try and pull this beast out of the water. But something is wrong, you can tell, because the moment of serenity has ended with a flash of a tail, and a splash large enough to turn the dirt caked on your timberland boots into thick, slimy mud. The moment turns from a free-flowing flash to a dead stare. You are now still, looking directly at your lure, now laying limply where the water meets the shore.

Then the moment hits, The fish is no longer under your control, and you realize this.  

In an instant, you see the big fish, and you see that this big fish has big plans- that dont involve you! As much as the fish would love to part ways, she is stuck in about 3-4 inches of water and rocks. She is powerfully flopping around, inching her way out of the shallow water, using the big rocks on the bottom as leverage to escape.

At this moment you comtemplate jumping in after her. You envision yourself wrestling with a large, whale like creature, but suddenly your mind is jolted back to reality with a final splash. The fish is swimming, not flopping. At this moment the frustration you feel is peaceful. Calming. Like the way many would describe a near death experience.

You sit their, and stare out into the water. The moment feels strangely positive for what just took place.

Is this what you hate about fishing, or is this secretely what you love. They say deap down that degenerate gamblers play to lose. Is this the same? As you try and decide you blindly reach into your pocket to pull out a ciggerette. You feel the phantom pack, empty back, and realize its time to head in.

You take one last look, shake your head, "NEXT TIME"!

[Korea_Bassin]

Great Post. MY answer-ALL OF THE ABOVE

but the worst would be the following:

The Day She Got Away

You cast out. Its been a slow day, but something deep inside you is telling you the day is far from over. You Cast out, and as the lure finds the bottom you casually light your last ciggerette. The lure sits and sits, and just when the moment is officially relaxing... BAM.

You know this is the big one. You can tell by the way it is controlling its own movements, not just dragging on the end of your line like a hyperactive toy poodle. She is using her power to take you out deep.

As you let her flee, in the back of the head you are waiting for her to tire. You know this power has its limitations, and you know its all a matter of time before you take control again. Just a matter of time.

After a short pull, you Finally start to get her on her way in. She starts to take you down the shoreline a little bit, and as you casually walk down the shoreline, you realize she is finally close enough where you can see just how big she is.

You feel pretty confident in your 6 lb test and hookset, but not enough to sit and stare at this beast while shes still in the water. You decide to worry about gettiing her in first, and admiring her second. The random flashes are pulsating in front of you as you try to churn her in.

Then, in an instant, this fish is entirely exposed as it enters the shallow water against its will. The first thing you notice is the dark color. Seems darker than usual, but maybe its just the size. Its all happening so quickly you arent really thinking, but making quick observatuions that wont make sence until you have a chance to actually think about them.

This fish is easily 2 or 3 pounds larger than anything you caught all year. You realize this now, as you squat down to try and pull this beast out of the water. But something is wrong, you can tell, because the moment of serenity has ended with a flash of a tail, and a splash large enough to turn the dirt caked on your timberland boots into thick, slimy mud. The moment turns from a free-flowing flash to a dead stare. You are now still, looking directly at your lure, now laying limply where the water meets the shore.

Then the moment hits, The fish is no longer under your control, and you realize this.  

In an instant, you see the big fish, and you see that this big fish has big plans- that dont involve you! As much as the fish would love to part ways, she is stuck in about 3-4 inches of water and rocks. She is powerfully flopping around, inching her way out of the shallow water, using the big rocks on the bottom as leverage to escape.

At this moment you comtemplate jumping in after her. You envision yourself wrestling with a large, whale like creature, but suddenly your mind is jolted back to reality with a final splash. The fish is swimming, not flopping. At this moment the frustration you feel is peaceful. Calming. Like the way many would describe a near death experience.

You sit their, and stare out into the water. The moment feels strangely positive for what just took place.

Is this what you hate about fishing, or is this secretely what you love. They say deap down that degenerate gamblers play to lose. Is this the same? As you try and decide you blindly reach into your pocket to pull out a ciggerette. You feel the phantom pack, empty back, and realize its time to head in.

You take one last look, shake your head, "NEXT TIME"!

You any kin to Zane Grey?

[KU_Bassmaster.]

1.  Winter.  I actually like it until about the first part of January, but that time from Jan to mid March is a PITA

2.  High winds

3.  Loading th boat up after a LONG day of fishing

4.  Driving home after a LONG day of fishing

5.  Putting the boat away at home after a LONG day of fishing

[Redlinerobert]

Hi winds.  Cleaning the boat after a long day of fishing a private lake with a DIRT ROAD.

[fish-fighting-illini]

Close one between winter, summer mammoth heat and the wind but I hate the wind the most. I know drift socks exist but seems like a big pain. I hate the wind, it takes the fun out of fishing by constantly battling the trolling motor etc. When you need to tie on a new lure who knows where you'll end up or you have to anchor.

Winter is a close second.

[kms399]

it's the morons that get me. the waterskiers, jet skiers people who just don't care about anyone but themselves. other fisherman that crowd me are definatly the worst though