What do you get out of fishing???

[HURRICANEBOB]

Man i have to know, what is a NOC Monkey?

Its kinda like a HURST Donut

[phoenix]

If you are out on the lake at daylight when the sun comes up or at sunset when it goes down you know the answer to this question !

Yes Bruce;
And it's even more rewarding when that sunrise or sunset is on Dale Hollow.There's just no place like it in the world for me !, and if one of them big Brown fish is on the other end of the line tailwalkin across the water right at sunrise, then well.......... that's HEAVEN !!

[dcbasser]

Well Hall, my wife once asked me that very same question and I simply told her the memories. She asked me to explain and I went thru all thr things that have happened to me thru fishin from a young boy till now. All the friends I have made and built relationships with. All the crazy things that has happened to us while fishing ( Falling out of boats,sinking boats, hooks in the head, props falling off the motor,beating snakes out of boats, or just simply watching my children fish). I believe a man can judge what kind of life he has lived by the memories he has created and most of mine wouldn't have come without fishing. We talked on and on with her trying to make sense of why I love it so much and she come to the conclusion that she would never understand it. But then again she has never set on the lake and watched an eagle perch itself high upon a pine tree at sunset looking over the lake and as you watch such a majestic site you begin to think back about all the memories you have had while fishing and a peace falls over you that absolutly nothing else can create.

[VMAXX]

Usually a sunburn and a hurt ego...
lol

[rustedhook]

For me it's not just the excitement of catching fish but much more. I'm a worry wart, heck I don't discrimenate either I worry about everything. My job, family, home, you name it, I stress over it. Can't help it that's the way I'm made up I guess. I've always been an outdoorsmen and have hunted and fished since I was old enough to squirm. But for me nothing and I mean nothing takes my mind off my worries more than fishing. It by far is the best therapy for me to get out there and try my best to match wit's with them green and especially them brown fish. I guess it's the only time if only for a short while that I am completely stress free and have nothing on my mind but outsmarting that ole bass. What does it do for you and why??

You and I must have come from the same mold. I couldn't have said it any better. When I was growing up we couldn't wait for squirrel season then came dove season, rabbit and and quail and fishing in between. Its hard to put in words why I love to fish. Sometimes I think I love it too much. I fished all day yesterday at CC in that heat and I was wore out. But all the way home I was thinking when am I going again.

rustedhook

[HURRICANEBOB]

1. Sun burn
2. Bug bites
3. Chapped lips and hands
4. Sore knees, back, and ankles
5. Wet
6. Cold
7. Hot
8. Frustrated
9. Embarassed
10. Big Visa card bills
11. Flat tires
12. Broken Rods
13. Lost lures
14. Lost (___________) (fill in the blank with anything carried on a boat.)
15. Sleepy
16. Hungry
17. Closer to nature
18. Farther from the wife.
19. Unemployed
20. But sometines its fun. Why do you ask?


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[daking]

Mostly the sense of adventure. You never know what will happen when you throw in that line. It might be a pewee or it might be a record.

[Dover]

flat and simple ---- Rest and Relaxation....... !!!!!

[biggw]

There are alot of things about why i like fishing--but the two things that stand out the most is No Stoplights and No Women Drivers lol

[Cobra190]

The total away from it all attitude. When I am on a fishing trip, not just the actual fishing itself, I feel relaxed. The only concerns are in getting there, fishing and then going home. On the water, it's the competition between me and the fish more than competing against others. I no longer get bothered anymore if the fish out smarts the fisherman, cause there's always next time.

[jgevedon]

There are so many enjoyable parts of fishing to me that I don't have time to name them all. The main part is probably fellowship and just enjoying what God has created without the worry of the world interfering.

[artcarney_agr]

I get a constant supply of good eatin' fish! That's what I get! Oh, and all that closeness to nature stuff too...