Why do you fish?

Attachment 110336More thn any other reason, I fish so I can take people out and see just how big of a smile the person with me has. This year hasn't been that year that produced those big ole slobs that i've seen in the past, nor has it surrendered alot of days with massive numbers in a day. I would like to show you some trophy smiles that are keepers in my book,Attachment 110331Attachment 110332Attachment 110333

This next one is a co-worker who smiles all the time anyway.Attachment 110334




I've saved the best for last, my absolute pride and joy. My two grandaughters who discovered they like fishing. Their first time out and I didn't want to frighten them and have a short day so I started out slow. Looked over my sholder and saw two big smiles and heard "Paw paw, can we go faster?" Can you say set the hook?:yikes
Well that picture jumped to the top, but you get the idea. Thank you God for time.....and smiles. Hope your year has been as joyous and as full of smiles. Merry Christmas.

That picture of your granddaughters is very heartwarming. That may be a small fish but I am sure they have big loving memories of being out with there PaPaw. My 3 year old grandaughter Aurora caught her first crappie this year and we cleaned it and ate it just like she wanted to. I will never forget her saying" Wow,that is a big crappie papaw " Thanks for sharing your blessings !!!! Merry Christmas slabseeker1

slabseeker1 I sent you a PM. I like to take people that don't get to go fishing much fishing as well. Your right you can't put a price on a smile. Especialy a kid. I have never forgot when someone took me fishing when I was a kid. Memories of a lifetime. I guess that's why I fish everytime I get a chance.

that is the good stuff slabseeker. We need more grand dads and grand kids spending time together.

I like the fellowship that comes with taking peeps fishing, hardly ever go by myself.

Just spending time on the water enjoying what God has given us. I love being there at daylight and watching everything waking up. Nothing more enjoyable

My Granddaughter's first crappie she caught this fall! Just ran across it again while editing pics!

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It's all this mans fault (my Grandfather) ... he got me started:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...dPaknewhow.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...randfather.jpg

He instilled a love of fishing in me, from the time I was a toddler ... all the way through my High School years ... and I haven't found a better "pastime", yet.

... cp :kewl

CP, I really like those pics. Reminds me of my Grandpa. Those are some slabs! Thanks for sharing your hero!

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Originally Posted by crappiepappy

It's all this mans fault (my Grandfather) ... he got me started:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...dPaknewhow.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...randfather.jpg

He instilled a love of fishing in me, from the time I was a toddler ... all the way through my High School years ... and I haven't found a better "pastime", yet.

... cp :kewl

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Same with me Pappy! My Granddaddy was the best crappie fisherman I ever sat in a boat with. That man could catch crappie out of a bucket of dirt. So many great memories!:biggrin

One word...THERAPY. Anytime I am on the water my mind clears and all the stresses of modern life, work and home just melt away and it's just you versus the fish. I have had a lot of hobbies over the years from competition shooting to bowling and scuba diving but the one that I always came back to in some form was fishing. I am a bigtime saltwater guy, driving down to the gulf about every other month but discovered this website and crappie fishing a few years ago and I've been hooked every since. I agree whole-heartedly with the old adage that a bad day of fishing beats a good day at work.

Thanks for sharing your smiles and memories! This comming year let's give some to our grandkids so they'll never forget us.

X2 on taking the kids fishing. My grandkids enjoy going fishing with Pop, though not as much as Pop enjoys going with them.
An outdoor writer whose name escapes me was attempting to answer a similar question, "Why do you hunt?" to a non hunter lady reporter. His answer, best I can recall was " It's not that I think hunting is more imporant, but I suspect there are a whole lot more things less important, and not nearly as much fun."
Just change hunting to fishing and it still is a good answer.