Aaron Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 I haven't experienced burn out yet. I don't go just to catch fish, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and getting away from everything. I go a lot of times and don't catch anything or just a few fish, but I am still glad to be out there and not thinking about work or school. Quote
Davis Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 I'm at the burnout point. Mainly because the smallmouth fishing is pretty dead right now and I don't feel like wasting gas to go catch 16" largemouth. Been pretty busy lately so fishing is on the back burner. Lucky if I have made it out for 3 hours in a total of three weeks. Quote
BassinBoy Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 I have fished a ton this year, im not burnt out just starting to slow down. Quote
Andrew Coleman Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 It's my first year fishing and im already feeling burnt out, mabey cuz im 7 min away from good fishing, and i fished every other day, mabey cuz the gar pike a scaring everything away and the fishing is teribble. anyways im taking a break, if u do somthing too much it most likly get boring. People tell me fishing shouldn't be a job, so im takin a break Quote
jimmieO Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 you gotta get your mind right. i have cut back a great deal in the past couple months. the fishing is tough mostly everywhere right now, so that contributes, but i think the thing with me was having too much other stuff going on.... I would be on the boat, just thinking, man, i should be at home doing this or that or whatever....the first time that crept into my head, it kinda killed the rest of the day. take a break or cut back. its supposed to be a release, not a stressor. Quote
Rattlinrogue Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 Nice to hear from ya LBH.You're still the ton of energy and passion for the sport I see.Me,I've been searching for the right job.I was hired this morning at Gander Mountain in the(you guessed it)fishing dept.I should be in a really good mood for a while.Keep up that passion and leadership! Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted July 18, 2008 Super User Posted July 18, 2008 RR, Glad to see you back. The mods were just talking about you the other day. Just wondering where you went. Quote
Rattlinrogue Posted July 18, 2008 Posted July 18, 2008 We've been busy with my wife's legal wrangling over a Social Security disability claim.We've been appealing since '03,and happy to say she won.Got a nice settlement and back pay.We'll be adding a pretty good monthly amount to our regular state pension.To say I'm happy just doesn't do it justice.I'll be back with you guys a lot more often.Again,thanks for your concern.Things are going very well,and I thank God every night.Talk with you later. Quote
bigfruits Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 grab a light spinning rod, a canoe and do an overnight float with a good friend on a smallmouth river. Quote
HOIST-N-HAWGS Posted July 22, 2008 Author Posted July 22, 2008 grab a light spinning rod, a canoe and do an overnight float with a good friend on a smallmouth river. Tried something like this last Friday night minus the spinning gear and canoe. Took up an offer to go out on a private pond out of LBH's jon to do some night fishing. Bought a new swimbait setup a few swimbaits including the MS Slammer. The Slammer was defective and never swam correctly in addition to the new Cardiff failing on about the 3rd cast. ;D So much fo rehab! Will try again next Friday night hoping for better results! Quote
Big-O Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Bronzeback, I have found that serious tournament participation at all levels cause the majority of burnout situations along with guiding at an intense pace. This puts the emphasis on performance issues which in turn actually blinds your thought processes from your original intent or love of fishing. The situation that you are now involved with like fishing for fun with LBH etc. is exactly what you need to re light the candle. And be careful not to turn it into a BONFIRE again because that gets too hot to sustain for a long period of time. I would venture to say that if you could go back to the beginning and start reliving those times, you would get your desire back. I did and I'm glad I did. Big O Quote
nboucher Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Although I have yet to experience fishing burnout, I have experienced professional burnout more than once. It's usually a sign that my life has gotten out of balance somehow. It may not be that you love fishing any less, but that your heart is telling you another of your loves may be wanting a bit more attention . . . Quote
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