Symptoms of the disease - Lets here them.

[Sluggoslinger]

When your GF askes for more quality time with her, you take her out for a 'pleasure cruise' around the harbor and think you could get away with bringing your rods 'just in case' then once on the boat start the 8mile run to the tip of monomoy... rationalizing like an alcholic looking for his next drink that she'll never figure it out. Even when she is staring at you with the all knowing eyes...

[Bass Babe]

By the time March rolls around, you actually think you're starting to like Charlie Moore -- he's catching fish -- any fish.

You plan a Sunday trip to the tackle shop, as if it would be open now.

You can't wait for the lake to thaw so you can practice getting good action on all your plugs.

You pick a custom rod over a KitchenAid mixer for your Christmas present.

You miss the rank smell and utter mess in your vehicle, and can't wait for the weather to warm up to see if the smell will come back.

You buy ridiculous amounts of hooks, weights, etc., that you will inevitably lose way before the season starts.

I can't wait!!!

[Nebe]

You justify going fishing while your significant other is justifying kicking your sorry arse out of the house, yet you still go...

[Skitterpop]

to go fishing

[ThrowingTimber]

Meeting a nice chick and just knowing that she wont make it to July

[Christian]

tonight i realized that i compare almost everything to fishing...
"that was almost as fun as fishing"
and then the rare "as fun as fishing"

[STREETFIGHT]

you take partial payment for a truck in custom wood ......