Definition of a "die hard" fisherman

[RickBomba]

I guess I'm in with the wrong guys..I go fishing for the same reason I play guitar...for the chix!!!
Plover chix!!!
HOHOHO,
Later,
Rick

[kippy]

I think of fishing 24/7. Started saltwater about 10 years ago and have become obsessive the last 5. Once I get a place with a basement, I'm going to start spinning my own wood. Winter time I am looking through all the tackle, going online, going to shows, buying more stuff, researching spots. There is no offseason when you are obsessed with fishing. Went out last saturday and all we caught was blues..I did not care! I was fishing..and that's all that matters.

[nightfighter]

Hard core? Not sure I would make the cut anymore. Find I'm making choices that put mortgage and work on a higher priority... example, this morning; not going out so i can conserve energy to run the crew through another humid day outdoors.... would not have happened when it was just me, myself and I. It's now about time , and safety on the job (I like all my fingers)
Find myself fishing through the 10pm-2am hours less and less. And my eyesight, which earned me my nickname in the service and offshore, has been going through some definite adjustments over the last 4 months....need longer arms to see the knots I'm tying...but can see the 5 oh on the horizon.
Doesn't mean I don't obsess. Can support the economy with purchases I wouldn't have predicted even this time last year, ie. kayak, 'nother kayak, 'nother custom wrap rod, 'nother reel used, and a VS. (Yes it's a beauty, thanks Bill, arrived yesterday) And then the plugs and rubber.... You think my kitchen is done? heck the windows are in the garage.......
Now if I hit the lottery. I would have the time to be a complete lulu....but at this time, I can't keep up with some of youse guys