04-11-2003, 07:50 PM
[cool]I still remember a late March walleye fishing excursion on Willard Bay, with the late Greg Jonas (one of my favorite fishing companions and walleye mentors). We had fished until almost midnight, the night before, caught a few hours sleep and then were back out again at daybreak. We were casting from the rocks near the light pole on the far west side of Willard, and a blustery wind started throwing cold, wet snow at us too.
Fortunately, we both had hooded raingear over warm clothing, so with the wind at our backs, we could still cast and retrieve. At one point, we both glanced up from our fishing at looked at each other. We started laughing as we noted that we both had a couple of inches of wind-driven snow sticking to our backs.
One of us made the comment "Crazy golfers". And the other said something like "You can't beat fun." Don't remember who said which, but that scenario has always remained in my memory of a good example of the tortures we endure as fishermen...just to have fun.
Mr. Scud makes a good point. Tube Babe is a dedicated die-hard float-tubin' fisherperson. And, she is pretty darned good at it. The truth of the matter is that there are more than a few trips where she has insisted we go fishing, in spite of any silly excuses I can come up with. I think I much prefer things this way than having to fight through the list of "Honey-do's" that some of my fishing companions must face.
The motto around our place is "Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can postpone indefinitely...while you go fishing."
But, hey Nate. I got news for ya. That fishing fatigue stuff is universal. It's part of the whole "download" thing that happens when you go fishing. I theorize that it is part of some divine plan to help us fishermen cope with the stresses of life. I call it a "brain broom". It may be mostly psychological, but when you have had a good day on the water, all the stress and garbage in your life just seems to melt away. It takes awhile to replenish the bad with more good stuff. Get a few hours of restful sleep and you're good to go again.
A quote from a doctor friend "You can fish...or you can worry. But, you can't fish AND worry."
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Fortunately, we both had hooded raingear over warm clothing, so with the wind at our backs, we could still cast and retrieve. At one point, we both glanced up from our fishing at looked at each other. We started laughing as we noted that we both had a couple of inches of wind-driven snow sticking to our backs.
One of us made the comment "Crazy golfers". And the other said something like "You can't beat fun." Don't remember who said which, but that scenario has always remained in my memory of a good example of the tortures we endure as fishermen...just to have fun.
Mr. Scud makes a good point. Tube Babe is a dedicated die-hard float-tubin' fisherperson. And, she is pretty darned good at it. The truth of the matter is that there are more than a few trips where she has insisted we go fishing, in spite of any silly excuses I can come up with. I think I much prefer things this way than having to fight through the list of "Honey-do's" that some of my fishing companions must face.
The motto around our place is "Never put off 'til tomorrow what you can postpone indefinitely...while you go fishing."
But, hey Nate. I got news for ya. That fishing fatigue stuff is universal. It's part of the whole "download" thing that happens when you go fishing. I theorize that it is part of some divine plan to help us fishermen cope with the stresses of life. I call it a "brain broom". It may be mostly psychological, but when you have had a good day on the water, all the stress and garbage in your life just seems to melt away. It takes awhile to replenish the bad with more good stuff. Get a few hours of restful sleep and you're good to go again.
A quote from a doctor friend "You can fish...or you can worry. But, you can't fish AND worry."
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