Mike the Pike Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nope never get stressed its the most relaxing sport you can do .I get razzed from my fishin buddies about the skunking but what goes around comes around and the razzing goes the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyv Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I don't usually get stressed or mad if we don't get something, but after three days fishing a derby with no results I do get fed up and want to take a day or two off. If I'm on a Northern trip however, I consider catching fish as just another reason to go. I love to spend a week or more in either the trailer or truck camper doing what I want when I want and although admittedly fishing is a much fun as camping to me, I have never felt a trip was a bust if I didn't catch much or for that matter be able to get out fishing a lot due to weather. I went North the first week of Sept last year and spent a week in the trailer. It rained every day except one and was cold and windy. When I got home my wife asked "so did you have a good time in the rain" to which I replied " I didn't think a man could read that much or sleep as long as a dog does, and yes I had a great time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Stressed no. Frustrated as hell sometimes yes...I love to fish catching them even more. The day's i don't catch a fish i get a little niffed at myself but no way on this earth would i ever get to a point where i no longer wanted to fish. Its a passion for me My grlfreinds often ask me what it is i love so much about fishing. If i could get paid to fish every day for the rest of my life trust me i would be one very very happy fisherwoman. ....Not too long ago i remember a certain young man seemed a little stressed fell to his knees and was actually shakeing...when we were out fishing togeather......LOL...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nope .... a skunk is really nothing more than a deposit on your education account Besides ... one has to define skunk .... if you're after walleye and only catch Bass is that a skunk ? If you're chasing chrome and only catch suckers is that a skunk ? If you are chasing Musky and only get a follow ... to me at least .. thats not a skunk ... I think its all in how you look at it. Some days its good enough just to see a swirl behind your bait ... or to see the ripple of a riser with reach of your fly ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setomonkey Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Okay, I reconsidered my answer, definitely not stressed, but it can be frustrating if it's a spot you've fished before with success. I try not to get frustrated in new spots because I know it takes time to figure them out. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelcat Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I don't really get stressed out if I caught no fish. I only get frustrating when everything goes wrong during that fishing trip. for example: car tire blew up, boat motor wouldn't start up, fishing rod snapped, fishing line tangled all over the place etc etc ALL happened at the same time.... (that really happened to me once) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 if im about to get skunked i start fishing for anything that will bite ( minnows, smolts, sunfish perch). I havent gotten Truly skunked in a while.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyman Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Yep,I'd say I care. I don't freak out or anything,but I have more fun for sure when I'm catching. I have noticed that I mellowed as my first real year of fishing progressed. I definetely learned that I'm not going to catch something every time out but that sure doesn't stop me from trying. At first I would really feel like I was failing if I didn't catch a few. Like I was doing something wrong. Yeah,I probably was and I think that's what made me mad, was my inability to discern what wrong or right I had or hadn't done. I guess this hobby's like any other. .The more you know, the more you realize you know nothing. Later in the year I did have days when I caught squat and came home feeling pretty good about my day out. Less stressed,happier ............ you know that calm you feel after a good day on the water. You know when you're out there,that there is just something right about being there .......... okay, now I'm starting to sound hokey. Anyway, I care whether I catch or not for sure,but sometimes it's just good no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't frustration a form of stress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 gettin skunked goes with fishin!!! it be called catchin if we caught everytime lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Frustration. Definition: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I,ll go with the above. I only care on the days that count.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 No stress, it might not be this time but when it does, feeling a tug at the end of the line sure makes ya remember what its all about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 If I'm with buddies or someone new and fishing somewhere out of the ordinary and we catch nothing, it doesn't really bother me. If I set out at certain poor times of year or in god aweful conditions, I usually expect little to nothing for reward, so, getting skunked doesn't bother me. If I'm paying an arm and a leg on a fishing trip and I get skunked, I get homicidal or suicidal ideations. If I'm fishing good conditions for species I know should be available, and I get skunked, I feel defeated in a sense and it makes me want to get back out there even sooner to try again. If I'm entertaining people in my boat and we catch nothing, I feel sorry at first, but then feel like it was probably them and they are cursed, so I don't invite them out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 If I'm with buddies or someone new and fishing somewhere out of the ordinary and we catch nothing, it doesn't really bother me. If I set out at certain poor times of year or in god aweful conditions, I usually expect little to nothing for reward, so, getting skunked doesn't bother me. If I'm paying an arm and a leg on a fishing trip and I get skunked, I get homicidal or suicidal ideations. If I'm fishing good conditions for species I know should be available, and I get skunked, I feel defeated in a sense and it makes me want to get back out there even sooner to try again. If I'm entertaining people in my boat and we catch nothing, I feel sorry at first, but then feel like it was probably them and they are cursed, so I don't invite them out again. Oh mu God, Our vulcan "mind-meld" worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2fan Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Fishing for bass it rarely happens that I get skunked maybe one in 100 trips, although I enjoy seeing my fishing buddies get skunked standing right beside me using the same bait more often than not at my favorite fishing hole... Steelheading as I have found out is a whole other world, it almost seems like you have to expect to get skunked half of the time when you can only go one day a week, so you can't choose the weather or water conditions. If I want to fish steelhead I have spend a lot of time fishing for them during times when I know before leaving that my chances are slim to none. On those days I get "frustrated" when I go out and get skunked and other people are catching fish. By frustrated I mean I get interested enough to try to figure out how they are getting them when I am not. I try to learn a little and the next time I go I definitely fish harder. By that I mean I will try different baits, different types and lengths of leaders. I will also move around a heck of a lot more than normal.... I try to start earlier and stay later too anything to mix things up a bit. After trying all the new stuff I learnt from the trip before I even will go back to what didn't work for me the last time. Sometimes that is the exact thing the fish want that day..... Getting mad about being skunked does happen to me occasionally but I get it over by the time I have the car packed up and leave. By that time I am already planning my triumph over the fish for my next trip out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishergirl72 Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I have to admit that I do get stressed out when I get skunked. Especially when I can't hook the darn fish onto my line to begin with.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Stressed from being "skunked" ???...You gotta be kidding ! What else can you do where the only care you have in the whole wide world is whether some dumb old fish is going to pull your string? And if you don't put no bait on the hook you don't even have to worry about that... I remember a trip one beautiful fall day on Rice Lake when none of my spots produced...the guy I was fishing with asked "what do we do now"...I replied "sit back, relax, and enjoy the day your God has given you to live in"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Nope, don't bother me at all. As a wise man once said,"That's why they call it fishin' and not catchin." So far at least I haven't thrown a fishing pole into the lake or broken one out of frustrastion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duber Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Getting skunked when I have the kids out with me is the only time it bothers me.If we are not catching what we went out for I will find something for the kids to catch.Perch always seem to coperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceguy Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I get stressed when the people I fish with get all sucky and say "there no point or there no fish in this lake" or I target panfish and I get skunked and when my stuff breaks or doesn't run properly. Skunking with any other species goes with the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 No not really, it was a game that you can`t expect to win all the time and a lot more relaxing than some other games. A little perplexing when you think you have a good game plan and it falls apart, but that is what next time is for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I started fishing 50yrs ago on Doctors orders,to relieve stress and avoid a "breakdown". Did'nt think you actually had to catch fish. Its worked for me ever since.Fishing is the most relaxing thing you can do[except sleep LOL]If ever I feel uptight,working on this retirement, I try to go fishing to relax. Works for me anyway !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canoe2fish Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm always skunked, I get stressed if I catch a fish. Seriously, I go out to get away from the hustle & bustle. Fishing is just an activity to keep me busy with outdoor activities. I just love being on/in or near water. If I catch something I feel blessed. If I suck at it, I don't care really. I still got away from the rat race for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 When my pal Jack (Nanook) gets relaxed while fishing, he whistles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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