basser turned golfer and back

[mojoangler]

I began bass fishing about 8 yrs. ago. After 5 years of fishing 2 to 3 times a week I picked up a new hobby, golf. After about 3 yrs. of golfing the same amount of time and almost abandoning fishing, it has become amazing how similar these two sports truly are. There is no greater anxiety than the night before the big outing, whether it is how big a fish you are going to catch or how low you are going to shoot. I have recently tried to divide my time equally between these two sports. With my subscription to Golf Digest (also BASS) I have determined that I have developed what is know in the golfing community as the "yips".  This is the uncontrollable shaking in the arms while standing over a putt. I noticed this had reared its ugly head in my fishing as well. I have "shake arm" in my rod hand while fishing. I believe it is because like in golf, knowing I am going to make the 27 ft. double breaking down hill put, I know that there is an "easy 10 pounder just waiting to engulf my lure. Upon reading "easy 10 pounder" I am anxious I am to hear about the "easy birdie" or even the "easy par" from someone who shares the same experiences. Thanks for your help!

[jrhennecke]

Welcome!

[mojoangler]

Thanks. I introduced my buddy MattM to bass fishing and in the last year and a half he has learned more from this sight than I have in my 8 yrs of fishing. Lots of good info.

[Popeye]

Welcome to the BR Forums - the BEST bass fishing site on the Net, IMO. I used to play golf a few times a week and it was FUN. However, I personally don't think golf can hold a candlestick to fishing, especially bass fishing, when it comes to the element of excitement. In golf, you either make a great, good, or poor shot and then once on the green, you either make or miss the putt. In fishing, each and every cast can be THE ONE that allows you to hook into a trophy or even World Record fish (not to mention a PB). For me that is EXCITING and FUN to boot.

[Andrew Coleman]

i do that shaking thing except with my leg, it bounces up and down and i cant make it stop....

just keeps going and going

[roadwarrior]

Welcome aboard!

8-)

[ring fry]

You're not alone.  Started fishing when I was 4 and started playing golf when I was 5.  After college I became a Class A, PGA member, was golf pro at three different clubs, played in mini tour evernts, state opens, and a couple of PGA Tour events.  I started fishing again to get away from the golf course.  

Then for several years I would fish real hard one year and play golf real hard the next year.  It's really tough to do both with some sort of expertise at the same time.  

Now, I mostly fish.  My skill level in fishing actually increases with age, where my skill level in golf has pretty much gone to the toilet.  I really don't enjoy strugling just to break 80 from the back tees, but I can drive 6 hours to Fork, get my butt kicked, and get up and try it again the next day.

It's a great country to be able to have this problem, though!

[KU_Bassmaster.]

My two addictions as well.

Fishing really took over for about 3 years and then last year I started golfing more than fishing

It's just so hard to balance the two. To have any consistency with golf it's really something you need to work at 3-4 times a week if not more .... especially with a swing like mine. And then trying to fit a fishing trip or two in there. Oh yeah and then there is that "work" thing that ruins everything : :-/ ;D

[ba7ss3in]

Welcome aboard, I almost got into golfing until I realized that the baitmonkey was bigger than the, let's say, the golfmonkey. The old lady would kill me.  

[Tokyo Tony]

Golf monkey usually only terrorizes recreational golfers.  Tournament players usually find equipment that feels good and they stick with it until it becomes obsolete, which has actually become a pretty common thing.

I fished a ton when I was a kid in Miami, FL, then stopped when I moved to CT.  Played golf steady for 8 years without fishing at all, then when I graduated college, all but stopped playing golf.  I actually cancelled my golf membership this year because I played so few rounds last year that when I did the math, I was paying $$ per round similar to Pebble Beach greens fees  

Now I'm all about fishing.

[Grey Wolf]

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sodaksker]

I too was a golf junkie for many years.  I switched to fishing because I can go out and have a bad day of fishing and still have a wonderful day of outdoor enjoyment.  

Now I only play a few golf tourneys a year.  With my 10 handicap ,  I get enough invites to "member guest" tourneys to play just as much as I want, with no pressure.

My problem is that I am still struggling with my performance in fishing tourneys.  I too suffer from a lot of anxiety the night b4 a fishing tournament.  Golf doesn't do that to me anymore....which is another reason to give it up.

[Nwfisher]

Welcome!

I am also a golfer, and like many of you, find it hard to balance the two. Hard to concentrate on making a t-time at a course i have played 100 times, when there are 50 lakes around me that need to be fished.

The baitmonkey > golfmonkey ....however, fishing is much cheaper. If i had to buy a 40$ reservation to go fishing I would be  :'(

[MNGeorge]

I have been back and forth a couple of times.  As a youth, I played a fair amount of golf with my Dad who was an avid golfer.  After I got married, my wife's family were fisher people and I took up fishing.  I did both for a number of years, but did neither very well.  When we moved to Minnesota, fishing received a great deal of emphasis and golf was just something to do once in a while.  Things stayed that way for about 10 years until the river got so low one year it was unfishable except for wading.  I started playing more and more golf to the point where I didn't even buy a fishing license one year.  I got pretty good at golf, getting down to a 2 handicap for a while.  An Arthritic knee made me give up the golf for a while so I went back to fishing and was surprised to learn how much I missed the fishing.  After knee replacement surgery, I played golf and fished for a year or two, but the golf scores really suffered.  When an Arthritic left wrist prevented me from playing golf, I really got into the fishing.  Now I am all into fishing and loving it.

[HesterIsGod]

Welcome!

[skillet]

WELCOME to the forums!!!

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[Kodiak Zach]

I haven't been golfing since I took up fishin a few years back. No desire to really.