02-13-2017, 06:09 PM
[#0000FF]Okay...I'll play. I can attest that you are a perpetual student, as well as a fine teacher. Our "fishing buddy" relationship has been mutually beneficial over the years. I'd like to think I contributed a few things to your knowledge base...and even though I sometimes get a bit smug and think I am pretty well learned in things piscatorial I still pick up a few tidbits from you and others.
It should be evident from all the written blather I dump on this board that I believe in sharing...when I can. And nothing gives me greater pleasure than seeing or hearing of others benefiting from the stuff I pass on.
I also enjoy all trips...even the ones with "minor mishaps". Some may seem negative at the time but most remain in the mental data base as learning experiences...and some become treasured self deprecation examples to share with others.
As I advance in years and experience, I have become a bit more introspective. While I do not claim to know all there is about fishing, I do have a pretty good handle on what makes me tick...what I like and dislike about fishing.
1. I truly enjoy fishing by my ownself. A chance to commune one with nature and to concentrate on the enjoyment of fishing...and to focus on finding and fooling the fish. But I also enjoy sharing the water with a select few others...my fishing spouse and a dwindling number of fellow anglers who can put up with me.
2. I believe that fishing is always good...even when the catching ain't. If one goes fishing to just catch fish...and measures the success or failure of a trip by how many pounds of fish he brings home...he would be better off going to a fish market.
3. I fish for enjoyment...not endurance. I try to plan my trips to coincide with favorable weather and the potential for active fish. When conditions become intolerable, color me off the water.
3. That being said, the best time to go fishing is whenever you can. Even when everything is not exactly the way you would prefer, it is still better to be waving a rod over the water than to be grumbling in front of the TV...or holding your wife's purse while she tries on clothes at the mall.
4. I have had a long and enjoyable fishing career. So whenever I take a less experienced person...child or adult...fishing, I make the trip about them. I make sure there are comfortable fishing conditions, easy access to "facilities", adequate food and drink, etc. And if I detect that they have "overfunned" I cut the trip short...even if I would rather keep fishing.
5. I try to avoid being overly competitive...even with seasoned fishing companions. I do not enter tournaments or contests (except for catfish) and I do not make side bets with anyone with whom I am fishing. Bad juju. I would rather see them catch the first, most, and/or biggest...and gloat over whuppin' my behind. Well...sometimes. As long as they don't overdo it. With my wife it is a matter of self preservation and maintaining domestic tranquility.
How's that for a philosophical piscatorial dissertation? Yuk!
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It should be evident from all the written blather I dump on this board that I believe in sharing...when I can. And nothing gives me greater pleasure than seeing or hearing of others benefiting from the stuff I pass on.
I also enjoy all trips...even the ones with "minor mishaps". Some may seem negative at the time but most remain in the mental data base as learning experiences...and some become treasured self deprecation examples to share with others.
As I advance in years and experience, I have become a bit more introspective. While I do not claim to know all there is about fishing, I do have a pretty good handle on what makes me tick...what I like and dislike about fishing.
1. I truly enjoy fishing by my ownself. A chance to commune one with nature and to concentrate on the enjoyment of fishing...and to focus on finding and fooling the fish. But I also enjoy sharing the water with a select few others...my fishing spouse and a dwindling number of fellow anglers who can put up with me.
2. I believe that fishing is always good...even when the catching ain't. If one goes fishing to just catch fish...and measures the success or failure of a trip by how many pounds of fish he brings home...he would be better off going to a fish market.
3. I fish for enjoyment...not endurance. I try to plan my trips to coincide with favorable weather and the potential for active fish. When conditions become intolerable, color me off the water.
3. That being said, the best time to go fishing is whenever you can. Even when everything is not exactly the way you would prefer, it is still better to be waving a rod over the water than to be grumbling in front of the TV...or holding your wife's purse while she tries on clothes at the mall.
4. I have had a long and enjoyable fishing career. So whenever I take a less experienced person...child or adult...fishing, I make the trip about them. I make sure there are comfortable fishing conditions, easy access to "facilities", adequate food and drink, etc. And if I detect that they have "overfunned" I cut the trip short...even if I would rather keep fishing.
5. I try to avoid being overly competitive...even with seasoned fishing companions. I do not enter tournaments or contests (except for catfish) and I do not make side bets with anyone with whom I am fishing. Bad juju. I would rather see them catch the first, most, and/or biggest...and gloat over whuppin' my behind. Well...sometimes. As long as they don't overdo it. With my wife it is a matter of self preservation and maintaining domestic tranquility.
How's that for a philosophical piscatorial dissertation? Yuk!
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