lunkerbasshunter Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 for me its a combo of things, the trill of finding the fish, the trill of when you have a fish on. the relaxing part of it, leaving all troubles at the office. its as close to spiritual as i will get. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 because i got a list of fish i gotta catch and am just over half way there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oncogene Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 it goes like - I was taking private pilot lessons (finished ground school which is cheap, but nowhere close to the required flying hours as that's expensive) - then i was talking to gf, saying if i take boating lesson later, then i can do all land/sea/air transport blah blah blah - then my gf was looking at the boat licensing/lessons... and came across fishing (license) - then my gf suggested we go fishing - i'm like ok sure (never fished in Canada be4 that)... and there we goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Became hooked on fishing when i was about 8 yrs. old when i caught a brook trout in Duffins Creek. After catching a few suckers on worms suddenly this amazing beautiful creature bit the worm; that brookie changed my life. A couple of years later my family moved to Oshawa right across from the Oshawa Creek. Steelhead and salmon were starting to take off in the stream then and again i was hooked. At the same time my father bought a nice trailer and put it up at Pigeon Lake so now as a pre teen i was catching walleye and bass all summer, and trout/ salmon in fall and spring. Gave up on the steelheading as it became to crowded, but still fish brookies and go to Pigeon 25 yrs. later. When i fish it's all i'm focused on, it feels right and crushes the usual time-space continuum. ehg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 A poem I found here on the board a few years ago: I am a fisherman. It's not something I do, it is who I am. Fishing is not an escape. It is where I belong, where I am supposed to be. It is not a place, but a lifelong journey. It is a passage my father showed me, and that I will show others. When you understand this, you will know me, and we will fish together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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