I'm supposed to go fishing tomorrow, but I'm not really up to it.
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I'm supposed to go fishing tomorrow, but I'm not really up to it.
Short answer, nope.....
Yesterday:
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Fishing brings my mood up from where it's been lately.
True, but things like ordering has got me depressed.Kastking #6 lb braid line from Amazon usually takes 3 days,now it's going to take a month...Lol !Quote:
Originally Posted by Slab
No, it keeps me looking forward to better days ahead.
It’s kind of hurting my mood because I’m having a hard time finding anyone to go with me, and even if I’m catching fish on every cast, it’s not as fun by yourself. I went out Saturday And was absolutely hammering the fish. I had plenty of bait, weather was awesome. I would normally stay from daylight to dark on a day like that. But I found myself back at the ramp at 3 loading up and going home cause I was bored of talking to myself.
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No sir, I went yesterday and had a great time. Gotta get outta the house some. But it could put a damper on the cash... I'm on furlough from work till July!:banghead
You need to bring Wilson with! He always makes for good conversation, and don't talk back much. Plus I always seem to outfish him!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman5626
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I find that to be true also, it's just not the same then you fish by yourself, there's less excitement when you catch a big fish,or when the fish are biting like crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jman5626
Fresh water fishing by and large can easily be a one person deal. Even loading and unloading the boat isnt much of an issue once you get a system. And frankly i prefer being alone as opposed to being with some who might go with me. And the ones id like to go, probably feel the same about me. But were never really alone anyway as there are lots of things to talk to, and you never sound foolish if no one else hears you.
The biggest problem i have is my starter button dosent function very well anymore. Ive known guys whoes button never worked well, but as we get older, and some of us much older, it becomes a much bigger issue for more of us.
Come on up to SC, all our public boat ramps are closed and there are no private places to launch within 1.5 hours of me! Just when I started to get dialed in on the crappie, this virus ruined everything. In my state, it is a sad day. Be thankful you have waters to access.
I fish with Wilson a lot. Brenda an I are very comfortable with isolation. She can't hear and I don't care.
My answer is yes. You feel like you are sneaking in to some place you are not supposed to be and nobody likes you there and look down on you for being there.
No cutting up at the ramp about past events. It just doesn't feel right out there. This thing is only dangerous to 35 percent of the population but no one knows
who the 35 percent are.
I have been reluctant because of my age and my wife has a lung problem, but I an going today.
I agree with this 100000%Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
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We are completely shut down except for trips to the store or medical locations. I am all rigged up with my new Perspective mount and download completed and ready to go. Would give most anything to go by myself or with my brother but that is off limits currently. Y’all that can, go fishing and send pics!
Yeah,this is going to get to the point where anybody else is miserable,so they don't want you to enjoy yourself by going fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
I can tell you for me the depression of this thing is starting to get bad. I refuse to go out there and take the chance of getting exposed at the ramp. But I’m finding it hard to get motivated to get out and do stuff I need to do around the house. What with this shelter in place and our weather with rain seems like every other day for weeks on end is rough on me. Got some projects I’m going out and work on today that need to get done. Sun shine 2 days in a row got me a little motivated. Wasn’t for CDC I’d probably be screaming at the walls.
I can still fish every day at my slips and will now be able to fish the lake again as I have installed the new ignition switch on my boat. I have not been as careful about being around people as I should at my age but have decided to change that given the rise in cases and the death toll from this disease.
So I am going to stay at the boat as much as possible and will not socialize as much I normally do with those I see at the marina. Sad but necessary as this is a real disease with real consequences.
I really feel sympathy for those who can not work due to this pandemic. They must not only worry about their families getting sick from this but must also worry about how they are going to support their families during this period.
No. More time to fish now than before.
Not only not wanting to go fishing, but if the depression gets any worse I'm not even sure I want to keep living.:(:pray
On the bright side....just think about how good a spawn your going to have now and how much better the fishing will be next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by happycaster58
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I know I had monkey meat on a stick in southeast asia, may have had a bat on the stick too, but, it was cooked.
Yeah, but the "adult beverages" you washed them down with would have killed any germs/viruses associated with those culinary delights. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Been there and done that 1968Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Nope, if anything I want to go fishing and enjoy the outdoors even more! Was able to get out today for a few hours!
Bob
Well it’s certainly not as relaxing as before. I fish by myself.....and really I prefer to fish that way. Our waters are still open for fishing and I have been 3 times in the last 5 days....and I’m killing the crappie.....and everything else. But there is a certain unease about it. I haven’t been close to anyone during those 3 trips.....one of the days a boat did fish above me but he had to be at least 100 yards away. It has most assuredly changed the mood.
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I was really bummed last week when I heard Jordan Lake was closed... I was just starting to dial into the crappie. After two days of moping around the house, I took my kids out to a private pond and they ran around for a few hours and reeled in a bunch of small bass that I caught. I tell you that trip made me feel a whole lot better.
I enjoy the company of others at a party or cookout, but I think I’ve always been kind of a loner and fishing has always been a kind of natural therapy. Whenever things get crazy at home or work, getting out on the water has always made me feel better. Maybe it’s the simplicity in the task. At it’s most basic, it’s just you, a pole with a line, hook, and bait. While catching a fish is what we all want to do, sometimes we need just need to be outside, enjoying sunshine and nature, and to be reminded of life’s simpler pleasures.
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I've been out 4 out of the past 5 days & if it's not raining in the am it will be 5 out of 6. I fish buy myself most days regardless. Always did.
Just makes me want to go fishing even more. I am working from home trying to keep the business alive, and watching my 6 year old son at the same time. Looking forward to a quiet day on the lake is what gets me through it. I am an extrovert, but i have to be social for work, so all of my hobbies are solo hobbies. Fishing (of course), motorcycle riding, dirt bike trail riding, mountain biking, hiking, reading.
I have OCD, which I would not not wish on my worst enemy. It is like being tortured from the inside. I have spent hundreds of hours meditating trying to create the silence of mind I get while sitting on the water watching the trees blow. There is a lesson in they way those trees move. They don't fight the wind. They move with it and then go right back to their natural state.
I haven't even wet a line yet this year. My brother and I got the boat ready yesterday and we hope to use it sometime this week. We are under a stay at home order but our Gov says fishing is a life substanable act as long as you use the CDC guidelines so we are not restricted from fishing. I don't want to get sick and my brother is a cancer survivor and I understand that this stuff is deadly on cancer survivors so that puts him in the high risk category. I just prey this nightmare ends soon.
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I love being out there on the lake or lakes. I do most of my fishing alone. If someone wants to tagged along that is alright but way the Virus all around a person better off to fish by their self. One thing I hate is some one goes with you and the conditions not right or fish not biting as good as they should, the person with you all they do is complain that kill's me. I know if the conditions is bad or fish not biting like they should be don't need some body keep reminding me.
LittleJohn
not hurting my mood whats hurting me is every lake looks worse then it does on the weekends every day of the week. Cant deal with all the idiots on the water.
It’s causing more stress for mess because all the knuckle heads that’s on the water with all the pleasure craft maybe this cold snap will keep them at home ! Guys don’t let this get you down ! This too shall pass !! do your part on social distances and practice good hygiene ! Take a break from all the bad news ! Go fishing when you can cause it’s good fer ya!
I’ve seen some fisherman shaming going on. I live at home alone and work in a 30 person office that now has only 3 of us going in daily and the rest working from home. My job calls for me to deal with decisions related to the virus all day every day. Saturday I went alone to one of the big 4. I’ve never not had a partner in the boat. It provided a tremendous stress relief just being out there alone and putting my brain in neutral. I didn’t catch many but I accomplished what I wanted to. I stopped at a bait shop and sanitized before I went in and when I came out. Otherwise I interacted with no one. Had I stayed home I’d have probably gone and gotten some beer, some to-go food and probably to the grocery. What tipped the scales for me was even the State of New York said fishing was a great way to social distance. I believe we need to all do our part but I don’t think it’s any safer from the virus in my recliner than it is alone in my boat. Sorry for long post but I gave this a lot of thought last Friday when trying to decide what to do Saturday. Everybody stay safe and let’s get through this.
I haven’t been out all year... waited all winter new fish finders and livescope installed over winter just waiting for spring. The last two years wasn’t able to get out much at all because of some health issues so this year was pumped about getting out. Thought I would check out small lake near me last Thursday. Oh no not a chance mind you this is a 200 acre lake. dbowling you are right parking lot was worse than any weekend no room for another boat and trailer parking lot full cars with trailers, parked on the sides of the road never seen it so crowded. The ramp is small barely room for two boats to launch at one time. I headed home!
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The pandemic isn’t hurting my desires, but the jet skis and wake boats are!