Waning Interest?

[Paul Roberts]

real men use recurves.

;D And real men don't need training wheels.

I go a couple steps further: Real men can go into the woods with a hatchet and come out with a bow.

[SirSnookalot]

I fish quite a bit and have been doing it since I was a kid, I never get tired of it.  I fish twice a day, every day. As the name implies I'm a snook fisherman, as much as I love to catch them at times I need something different or another way of catching them. Not about numbers or size for me but challenge, presently I've been devoting time sight casting for a few species, most of the time I come up empty handed, but when I score it's well worth the efforts.

It's about the next cast, not the last

[retiredbosn]

When I bird hunted I used to get burned out.  It got to the point that it was too much like work.  Off season conditioning of the dogs, off season training, constantly looking for replacement birds to use in training, catching pigeons, loosing pigeons to racoons, etc.  Cleaning kennels, walking five miles between birds, etc.  Don't get me wrong there is nothing that compares to watching a young dog get its first wiff of bird scent and lock up on point.  Every muscle quivering, their nose in overdrive trying to suck up all of the scent, and sometimes confusion in their eyes as to why they are standing like a statue, it is not the natural prey drive response, it was a lot fun too.  I traveled a lot to hunt birds in different states, met a lot of nice people, in the end health issues drove me away.  Now I fish, I'm not a good fisherman, but seem to get lucky everyonce and a while.  I enjoy the water, the scenery, taking people out fishing, watching my son catch his first bass, etc.  I don't let it become work, although I do at times obsess about it and then I'll take a break, so I can keep everything in perspective.  Good fishing

[ValkyrieRider]

I don't own a boat, so I fish as much as I'm able. If that means every weekend, I do, if it means once a month, that's fine too. I do SOME pond fishing but I like big lake fishing more than anything.

The rougher work is , the more I am interested in fishing. So, I haven't lost interest yet.

We will see how it goes when I've got as much time/money/experience into the sport as some of you guys do. I'm sure my story will be similar.

[Bobby Uhrig]

Once an addict always an addict- The phrase is just a "recovering addict-"--you fell off the wagon my friend. Its not a bad thing

[Mottfia]

Hey man, Its understandable. We all need a breather from things so that we don't get burnt out on it. Give it time and you'll be right back there after it.

Mottfia

[grimlin]

Hi all, it's been a little over a year since I last posted here and was wondering about something. For the last few years I had been fishing at least a couple of times a week. Had lots of rods, more tackle than an average sized tackleshop, belonged to a bass club, etc etc. All the things an addict does. Then, without warning in the middle of last year I suddenly started losing interest. Didn't read fishing, didn't watch fishing. Made myself go fishing just cuz I thought I'd re-awaken what HAD to be a bizarre phase. But just yesterday I went fishing for only the third time this year. It felt good, I have to say, though I didn't catch anything. Bad luck didn't factor into the slow down as I usually catch SOMEthing. But I was just wondering if anyone else had gone through the same thing. I hope that yesterday was the beginning of a resurgence in my love for this sport, but I'm not going to push it yet.

Prog

It happens,I wouldn't worry about it.Sometimes losing interest in something just happens. I used to be a avid paintball player.

Heck I stopped fishing for 10 years because i lost interest in it for awhile as well.I had more important things going on in my life.

One reason to this day is why i won't fish tournaments,because once i turn my hobby into work i get sick of it after awhile.Our Bass season closes in Dec. with the hard winters up here...so in the spring time I'm roaring to get out. ;D  

[roadwarrior]

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[Lund Explorer]

Trying to stay on here, but I guess my post belonged more on the Broken Fin thread.  It would post here, but it got through on there.

[farmpond1]

The waning interest thing can be as unique as you are as a individual.  I could speculate (and I will) but you'll have to tell me if I'm even remotely close.  Sometimes a person dives into a hobby or activity because they are trying to fill a void or distract themselve from other things.  I've been known to immerse myself in something to compensate for dissatisfaction in other areas of my life (my job for instance).  But in time the original dissatisfaction came back into focus and the distraction wasn't working so well anymore and I became disillusioned by it.  At other times, I just wore myself out and what was once fun became more like work- another form of disillusionment.  Or maybe this is all so much psychobabble.

Anyway, might I suggest to a simpler form of fishing.  Leave most of your gear at home.  Pick a pleasant day.   Make it your goal simply to take in the scenery rather than to catch a bunch of fish.

[Micro]

My interest in fishing waxes and wanes. I think its natural. The way I fight waning interest is to not get too serious about it. I don't fish tournaments. I fish how I want. And I fish when I want. If I feel like putting out at 10:00 AM and stopping at 3:00 PM, then I do it. If I feel like trying something new, I do. If I feel like putting the rods down and cruising the lake, or beaching and going exploring, then I do. Occassionally I leave the bass rigs at home and go bluegill fishing, or catfishing.  The moment fishing feels like work, I start to lose interest.

[Redlinerobert]

I've been a fishing fool as long as I can remember.  Buying my first Ranger back in 2000, I really went nuts.  Then, all of a sudden, I totally lost interest in 2003 and got heavy into cars.  Now fast forward to 2007, bought a new boat, went nuts with tackle, and here we are....

Lately, I've been looking at cars again....

[RoLo]

Unless fishing is your livelihood, I wouldn't be too concerned about a pullback in enthusiasm.

On the contrary, getting involved in a broad range of interests is the sign of a healthy mind.

The only time for concern is when your interest in all your hobbies seems to be waning, and you have no interest in anything,

but even depression tends to wane with the passing of time.

If your love for fishing is deep-seated, you will return to the sport when your spirit is ready, but don't treat it as an obligation.

If your spirit is not deep-seated, so be it, there's a litany other of interests that bring just as much joy as fishing

(I realize that's a dangerous statement on a fishing forum). Examples of other great interests are vegetable gardening,

wildlife gardening, bird nest boxes & feeding stations, waterfowl hunting, deer hunting, archery, photography, astronomy ~ ~

Roger