I’m okay with just dangling a line in the water (no hook required) so I can hang out and relax. I’m okay with fishing as a means of getting food. I will never understand catch and release. If I’m going to mess up another animal, in my mind it should be for sustenance, not for yucks.
For my part, never enjoyed actual fishing and am perfectly happy lounging by the river bank without any gear at all. But if I had to, I could and would.
Religion, politics and money are the reasons for war.. until the planet is one culture and everyone just consider themselves earthlings. There will be wars.
Many years ago, I read an article about a Japanese Business where people pay to sit with fishing lines in a large tub of water, with no fish in it, and the people know there are no fish. At first, I thought it was crazy, but later, I realized that it was a way to relax in the hustle and bustle of a big Japanese city…
I don’t remember it word for word, but an outdoor writer once said in his column; “People often ask me what’s my favorite weather for fishing? I answer temperature in the low 70’s, sunny with a light breeze. Next they ask Do you catch any fish? And I answer Who cares?”
When I worked at Radio Shack, a guy asked for a cordless phone with a long range so he could take it when he went fishing in the brook behind his house. “I thought the reason you go fishing is to get away from the phone.”
The kinds of leisure time almost no longer in effect. Too many people, too many phones, too many noisy gobs and too few places like this one that have not been developed.
We used to live next a canal (more like a wide drainage ditch) that the storm drains emptied into. The canal had carp and catfish. I’d catch the carp for a little action and throw those babies back in. One time I caught a reasonably sized catfish that my wife insisted on cooking. I had no part in eating that. It’’s bad enough that those catfish are bottom feeders but you don’t want to imagine what they swam in. Unappetizing is putting it mildly.
I enjoy lounging around outdoors, but don’t need fishing gear as a reason. I’d probably have my sketchbook with me, and something to read, just so they’re there, but sitting and staring at nothing in particular is also good.
If I did have the fishing pole, and accidentally caught something, it would just be an annoying distraction to both me and the fish.
My former father in law (a nice guy) remarked one time upon seeing a bunch of fishing boats for hire in Pensacola, FL (God I do love that place) saying “oh look, they’re going deep sea drinking.”
My dad was an ocd fisherman, It wasn’t about dinner it was about the competition. We went to Canada fishing one year, and he had us record every fish that we caught in a fishing bible. At the end of 4 days. we had caught 387 northern pike. All documented. And if that wasn’t enough, we stopped at Yellowstone on theve way back and spent 2 days catching the most beautiful cutthroats you’ve ever seen. Fishing is a place of peacefulness, leave your phone in the car and enjoy the moment.
Enter.Name.Here 14 days ago
Did I? I don’t see a beer in your hand."
Imagine 14 days ago
Catching a good rest…
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 14 days ago
Like the old man sitting on the pier said to me, “There’s more important things about fishing than catching fish!”
Imagine 14 days ago
He probably doesn’t even have a hook on it.
BigDaveGlass 14 days ago
Six-pack on the end of the line? Well, you don’t want that hook to go to waste.
Kornfield Kounty 14 days ago
“Fishing is a condition of mind wherein you cannot possibly have a bad time.”
Tales of Southern Rivers (1924) by Pearl Zane Grey
Gent 14 days ago
Notheeng fishy going on here eh.
Gent 14 days ago
Well at least it better than them kooks who lets the fishies go back into water after catching em instead of eating em.
bobpickett1 14 days ago
“drinking beer and drowning bait”
dcdete. 14 days ago
I think the point is to get off the vegetation less sandy desert, and find the last remaining green tree to sit in the shade under in the entire land.
cdward 14 days ago
I’m okay with just dangling a line in the water (no hook required) so I can hang out and relax. I’m okay with fishing as a means of getting food. I will never understand catch and release. If I’m going to mess up another animal, in my mind it should be for sustenance, not for yucks.
For my part, never enjoyed actual fishing and am perfectly happy lounging by the river bank without any gear at all. But if I had to, I could and would.
dflak 13 days ago
I’ve always said this, “If you think that the purpose of fishing is to catch fish, you’re missing the point.”
Which is one of the reasons I am not fully retired: I don’t fish and I don’t golf, so what’s the point?
mckeonfuneralhomebx 13 days ago
Religion, politics and money are the reasons for war.. until the planet is one culture and everyone just consider themselves earthlings. There will be wars.
John Leonard Premium Member 13 days ago
If you have to catch fish to have a good day fishing, you need to find another hobby.
rshive 13 days ago
If you’re working, someone will bug you. Not if you’re relaxing.
ChessPirate 13 days ago
Many years ago, I read an article about a Japanese Business where people pay to sit with fishing lines in a large tub of water, with no fish in it, and the people know there are no fish. At first, I thought it was crazy, but later, I realized that it was a way to relax in the hustle and bustle of a big Japanese city…
Count Olaf Premium Member 13 days ago
Covid
dimndno 13 days ago
I don’t remember it word for word, but an outdoor writer once said in his column; “People often ask me what’s my favorite weather for fishing? I answer temperature in the low 70’s, sunny with a light breeze. Next they ask Do you catch any fish? And I answer Who cares?”
Grover St. Clair 13 days ago
When I worked at Radio Shack, a guy asked for a cordless phone with a long range so he could take it when he went fishing in the brook behind his house. “I thought the reason you go fishing is to get away from the phone.”
sandpiper 13 days ago
The kinds of leisure time almost no longer in effect. Too many people, too many phones, too many noisy gobs and too few places like this one that have not been developed.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 13 days ago
We used to live next a canal (more like a wide drainage ditch) that the storm drains emptied into. The canal had carp and catfish. I’d catch the carp for a little action and throw those babies back in. One time I caught a reasonably sized catfish that my wife insisted on cooking. I had no part in eating that. It’’s bad enough that those catfish are bottom feeders but you don’t want to imagine what they swam in. Unappetizing is putting it mildly.
David_the_CAD 13 days ago
It is called FISHING, not CATCHING.
Kaputnik 13 days ago
I enjoy lounging around outdoors, but don’t need fishing gear as a reason. I’d probably have my sketchbook with me, and something to read, just so they’re there, but sitting and staring at nothing in particular is also good.
If I did have the fishing pole, and accidentally caught something, it would just be an annoying distraction to both me and the fish.
Ken Norris Premium Member 13 days ago
The worst day fishing is better than the best day working, unless you fish for a living…
Daltongang Premium Member 13 days ago
Ain’t that the truth.
DKHenderson 13 days ago
But it is a legitimate question.
dlestersprint0 13 days ago
It’s called fishing and not catching.
mistercatworks 13 days ago
Once you discover that you don’t have to carry that awkward pole around, it’s simpler to enjoy Nature.
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member 13 days ago
My former father in law (a nice guy) remarked one time upon seeing a bunch of fishing boats for hire in Pensacola, FL (God I do love that place) saying “oh look, they’re going deep sea drinking.”
Land or sea, it’s not about the fish is it?
Jml58 13 days ago
You should have seen the one I let go.
Skeptical Meg 13 days ago
Fishing is a line with a jerk on one end waiting for a jerk on the other.
garibaldi.hank 13 days ago
“Angling or float fishing I can only compare to a stick and a string, with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.”― Samuel Johnson
sincavage05 13 days ago
My dad was an ocd fisherman, It wasn’t about dinner it was about the competition. We went to Canada fishing one year, and he had us record every fish that we caught in a fishing bible. At the end of 4 days. we had caught 387 northern pike. All documented. And if that wasn’t enough, we stopped at Yellowstone on theve way back and spent 2 days catching the most beautiful cutthroats you’ve ever seen. Fishing is a place of peacefulness, leave your phone in the car and enjoy the moment.
Brian Premium Member 13 days ago
Never been a fan of fishing. But if you like it, good for you.
eddi-TBH 13 days ago
No need to invent the hook yet.
DagNabIt! 13 days ago
Give a man a fish and you’ve fed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you’ve given him a lifetime of excuses!
Strawberry King 13 days ago
It doesn’t matter if you don’t catch one. It’s just being there that counts.