Is Fishing Hard? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

Saltheart · 10-03-2005, 09:33 AM

The answere to all your problems is ....time on the water. Put in enough time , it all becomes second nature. Sure you have good days and bad and everyone , even old salts F up now and then but the number of incidents goes down with time on the water. Unfortunately , after several decades of fishing , and getting by all the mistakes and building your knowledge of spots and techniques , you suddenly find out that the cost of all that knowledge was years of wear and tear on the old body. then , you know exactly what to do and how to do it but you just can't anymore. Oh well , that's fishing.

to the specific question ; is fishing hard? fishing is as hard as you want it to be!

spence · 10-03-2005, 09:52 AM

Yea, it's all about practice. I still do a lot of stoopid stuff, but I'm like an ace compared to when I first started. Lordy, to think about those nights learning to cast in the dark

-spence

DRUMCORPFAN · 10-03-2005, 10:12 AM

sara, the things you listed as forgetting to pack. will now be in your surf bag see your already getting better

Rockport24 · 10-03-2005, 01:28 PM

All those things you listed about finding good spots and having some help may have attributed to your sucess, but you are doing one thing the normal googan does not you are fishing at night.

CANAL RAT · 10-03-2005, 01:37 PM

i have done every thing you have said and worse. i have broke so many rods i lost count but i learned from my mistakes.with time on the water you will make less mistakes and realize that those mistakes were for the better. and all ways remember that %$%$%$%$ HAPPENS!!

Flaptail · 10-03-2005, 01:43 PM

Babe, after 46 years of doing it I still do the things you mention. Don't make it hard on yourself. Remember there is alot more to fishing than the catching of fish. The people you fish with, the places you fish, the sights and the sounds. It all goes hand in hand. Laugh it off, that's what I do and don't take it so seriously. It's supposed to be fun. Some of the guys theat post here are hardcore, meticulous about each knot, what line, what lure, all that stuff. I was once like that but now that this Friday I turn fifty, I am letting that all go to just fish for the fun and relaxation it brings. You get to that point sooner or later in your fishing career. I used to stay awake nights frustrated that the biggest bass I ever caught was 49.9 pounds. Know what? I don't care anymore! If it happens it happens, if it don't it don't. No big deal. Catching a fifty is not the mark of a real fisherman. I had people who never caught a striper in thier lives catch a fifty right aside of me, one guy I took out on the beach with me one night years ago never caught a bass and first cast on Nauset with my rod, my reel my lure gets a fifty three pounder. Sure there is skill but there is a lot of luck to it too. Don't get yerself in a quandry like I did. Slow down and enjoy it for what it really is supposed to be. Fun.

mrmacey · 10-03-2005, 01:56 PM

I never had any of those mishaps!

NEXT2NUN · 10-03-2005, 06:01 PM

BB stuff happens, that's all part of the game. But thumbing a bluefish, ouuuuuch!! Catching isn't hard after you put some time in and figure out the when and wheres' I've been fishing some nights with my head turned away from the water to watch the sunset or moon rise not even caring about fish. Being out there enjoying mother nature is way more important than catching fish.

Happy B-day Flap!!!

Jenn · 10-05-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Flaptail

Babe, after 46 years of doing it I still do the things you mention. Don't make it hard on yourself. Remember there is alot more to fishing than the catching of fish. The people you fish with, the places you fish, the sights and the sounds. It all goes hand in hand. Laugh it off, that's what I do and don't take it so seriously. It's supposed to be fun. Some of the guys theat post here are hardcore, meticulous about each knot, what line, what lure, all that stuff. I was once like that but now that this Friday I turn fifty, I am letting that all go to just fish for the fun and relaxation it brings. You get to that point sooner or later in your fishing career. I used to stay awake nights frustrated that the biggest bass I ever caught was 49.9 pounds. Know what? I don't care anymore! If it happens it happens, if it don't it don't. No big deal. Catching a fifty is not the mark of a real fisherman. I had people who never caught a striper in thier lives catch a fifty right aside of me, one guy I took out on the beach with me one night years ago never caught a bass and first cast on Nauset with my rod, my reel my lure gets a fifty three pounder. Sure there is skill but there is a lot of luck to it too. Don't get yerself in a quandry like I did. Slow down and enjoy it for what it really is supposed to be. Fun.

Flaptail=

Dont worry BB, before you know it you'll be tying knots in the dark by FEEL instead of SIGHT, but as far as forgetting things...well I think that will only get worse with age

sorry....

bassmaster · 10-06-2005, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenn

Flaptail=

Dont worry BB, before you know it you'll be tying knots in the dark by FEEL instead of SIGHT, but as far as forgetting things...well I think that will only get worse with age

sorry....

how come he gets a friggen kiss, im better looking than that old relic
i have a hot ass in chaps to...........