10-30-2006, 02:59 PM
Great responses everyone.
As I'd hoped, this thread has taken a few side steps, twists and turns, and humor found its way in. Great stuff, and thanks Fishhound for allow yourself to be a target from time to time, LMAO!
I believe everyones responses have given all of us who has read them some insight into what each of us find so appealing about our sport of fishin'. And I have to say I feel our ol' sage and buddy Pat/TD summed it up very well when he mentioned "fisherpersons go through several stages". Whats more allow me to add I feel fishing is like life in that we all find our own nitch/"comfort zone" and tend to play within those boundaries. "Its all Good"..
Our ol' sage has installed a new interest in me where my interest in fishing is concerned, and I must say I've never enjoyed the sport more than I do at this time. Creating and catchin' fish on my own creations, is for me, like starting all over again. For example, I have yet to catch a Crappie on a creation of my own so when the time comes I do it will be my new trophy size slab, be it 3 inches long or 12.. So a huge thanks goes out to my friend for sparking a entire new love of the sport within me because my flame/love of the sport was dimming fast.... Now however, I've had a sucessful day of fish even while working on tackle..
As some are aware, I've recently had health problems. And one thing I can assure each of you, to walk with death will proved a person an entire new respect for the everyday things around you and life in general. As I've said, I tend to be a head hunter when it comes to fishing but thats merely the "stage" I'm in at this time. And I will admit that I reached that stage many moons ago and it remains my "comfort zone"... However, this is not to say I dont find I've had a seccessful day of fishing if I didnt have a pickup by some prospective "Wall Hanger". The fact is, merely getting out and enjoy what mother nature can proved me is a success for me, shunked or otherwise, and its been so for many a moon. For instance, my bestest fishin' buddy and I rode out to LB yesterday for a couple hours in the late afternoon. And while I ended up skunked I had a good time just getting out in the fresh air. See on the 2'nd of Oct. I went through a second brain surgery within the past 6 months. And yesterday provided my first chance to go fishing since the repeat surgery.. Besides, if I'd actually hooked something I might have had to touch the icky little creature. So all in all, I had a great time smellin' mildly skunky leaving LB, LOL!!
Thanks to everyone who has or may take part in this thread... Its all good...
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As I'd hoped, this thread has taken a few side steps, twists and turns, and humor found its way in. Great stuff, and thanks Fishhound for allow yourself to be a target from time to time, LMAO!
I believe everyones responses have given all of us who has read them some insight into what each of us find so appealing about our sport of fishin'. And I have to say I feel our ol' sage and buddy Pat/TD summed it up very well when he mentioned "fisherpersons go through several stages". Whats more allow me to add I feel fishing is like life in that we all find our own nitch/"comfort zone" and tend to play within those boundaries. "Its all Good"..
Our ol' sage has installed a new interest in me where my interest in fishing is concerned, and I must say I've never enjoyed the sport more than I do at this time. Creating and catchin' fish on my own creations, is for me, like starting all over again. For example, I have yet to catch a Crappie on a creation of my own so when the time comes I do it will be my new trophy size slab, be it 3 inches long or 12.. So a huge thanks goes out to my friend for sparking a entire new love of the sport within me because my flame/love of the sport was dimming fast.... Now however, I've had a sucessful day of fish even while working on tackle..
As some are aware, I've recently had health problems. And one thing I can assure each of you, to walk with death will proved a person an entire new respect for the everyday things around you and life in general. As I've said, I tend to be a head hunter when it comes to fishing but thats merely the "stage" I'm in at this time. And I will admit that I reached that stage many moons ago and it remains my "comfort zone"... However, this is not to say I dont find I've had a seccessful day of fishing if I didnt have a pickup by some prospective "Wall Hanger". The fact is, merely getting out and enjoy what mother nature can proved me is a success for me, shunked or otherwise, and its been so for many a moon. For instance, my bestest fishin' buddy and I rode out to LB yesterday for a couple hours in the late afternoon. And while I ended up skunked I had a good time just getting out in the fresh air. See on the 2'nd of Oct. I went through a second brain surgery within the past 6 months. And yesterday provided my first chance to go fishing since the repeat surgery.. Besides, if I'd actually hooked something I might have had to touch the icky little creature. So all in all, I had a great time smellin' mildly skunky leaving LB, LOL!!
Thanks to everyone who has or may take part in this thread... Its all good...
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