The hardest part about bass fishing is.........

[Bankbeater]

Sitting at work when its in the 40's and 50's all week and then on the weekend a cold front comes through with the high temps in the 20's.

[bt fisherman]

to make the perfect cast

[Sfritr]

Convincing your wife that it is actually a form of meditation to relieve the the stress built up by the hard work you do all week

[bassinbob54]

Not being able to go because your boats in the ### shop! :'(

[Matt Kremers]

not immediately setting the hook when a lunker explodes on your topwater, especially when the fishing has been slow and it scares the ***** out of you!

[fishing in TN]

finding the time...work is always getting in the way

[NBR]

I'm with Road Warrior on this one. Our local lake is very clear and very deep. Lots of smallies but most people fish for lake trout, landlocked salmon and rainbows.

Fifty fish morning are possible until about mid July and then 5 fish days become rare. Besides crawdads main forage is one or more kinds of smelt. I have looked for baitfish on the sounder and fished those balls but still with no luck. I'll find them someday unless like most years I get discouraged and change lakes.

[Eternal Angler]

locating the fish!

[fishermantony]

Hearing, "How much is that gonna cost?" and "Where are you gonna get the money?" every time I bring up fishing any tournament.  Also hearing, "You want it, you don't need it." every time I mention purchasing tackle.    So I guess pursuing tournament bass fishing while dealing with criticism at home is hard.