kemper Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Why do we wake at 4:00 AM and open the door to a foot of snow, or blowing sleet and rain and think, its going to be a great day? Why do we scrape an inch of ice off our car windows in complete darkness when it is ten below freezing, and drive miles to a river when we know we would never take the risk going to work? Why do we come home from work at 8:00 PM, tie roe bags and organize gear for hours when we know that we are only a couple hours from waking up? ~ maybe we are crazy. Why do we pack up the truck in the pouring rain, knowing that the lake will be on the verge of unfishable? Why do we call in sick, when we get up in the morning to look out the window and just get that "feeling"? Why do we battle 5 footers, gale-force winds and freak storms? ~ maybe we are crazy Why do we break ice off a good run just to get a drift in, tie tennis ball roe bags so we can fish in the milk and spend hours searching a river we know is probably barren of fish? ~ maybe, just maybe we are crazy. But I think its because we are devoted to the greatest sport on the planet. The clarity of mind and sense of attachment to the earth that comes with fishing are things that cannot be found any other way. There is something about heading out in terrible weather that makes us feel like we are invincible, we stop at nothing to accomplish our dreams of landing the big one just so we can watch it swim away unharmed. We are anglers, man or woman, steelheader or bass master, fresh water or salt water. so you tell me, are we crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Beautifully put...truly poetic.......but even put so well....does beg the question...guess we are slighty 'touched in the head' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Calm down, the fish will be there the next time you get out! ... or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentooley Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 I quit my job and started my own business because it interfered with fishing. After reading your post I think I may have to take today off. No we're not sick!! DERANGED might be a better word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12footspringbok Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Me crazy no way! My friends i think are crazy for wasting away in bed till 10 or 11 every weekend morning, while i'm out enjoying the scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Hey when i die i will then be able to catch up on all the sleep i missed because of fishing !!!! And like the saying says right: A BAD DAY OF FISHIN IS STILL BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK !!! well said kemper !!...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Why question it?............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelfuN Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 i was just thinking the exact same thing the other day. whenever i have early classes or early shifts for work, i would STRUGGLE to wake up. but for fishing i can wake up at 5am no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 We're not crazy Kemper. If you can ask yourself the question, then you are not crazy. Mind you, if you ask yourself that question and you hear 3 voices coming back to you with different answers, then something may be wrong then..... hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentooley Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 All you steelheaders out there should seek therapy!!!!While you're away I'll do my best to make sure the water is well looked after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 We are not, repeat, not, crazy. If anything the rest of this society has come off its hinges. We still recognize and feel a zest for life. The challenge and thrill of the primordial hunt, and the satisfaction of a successful outing. No different than the farmer who prides himself on the fruits of his labours. We need to produce and succeed. It is part of our instinct. Far too many people live in an electronic, computer generated, world of fiction and fantasy. Phony reality shows where we watch a group of fools create their own little soap operas in paradise while millions watch the circus. We, on the other hand, are very alive and real. Our pleasures are found in a real world. As one psych prof put it. Insanity comes from a) the inability to distinguish the difference between fiction and reality, and the transposition of fantasy over reality. Who cares if the rest of the world can't figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 this morning I got confirmation that we are in fact, perfectly sane. this is the form that it came in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Are those your own words Kemper? If so, they are poetic! Very well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 (edited) well,some of my friends,family, and neighbours might seem to think I am a little nuts for some of the times I go fishing...just last winter my neighbour got a good kick out of me....my boat pretty much sat in the driveway all summer of 07, simply because most of my summer fishing was done at my trailer where I already have the 14 footer, so I didn't bring the other boat up...after "trailer season" was over and the snow started to fly, my boat was out pretty much twice a week from Nov-May, lets just say the people next door thought I played it a little bassackwards Edited October 28, 2008 by jwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Are those your own words Kemper?If so, they are poetic! Very well said. indeed they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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