Why do you do it? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WARRIORMIKE · 05-03-2016, 12:01 PM

Great Question.

Because mentally you just need to. Any hobby is expensive. Fishing just so happens to be our vice. Some people will never get it and for me thats fine. I would rather spend $200 on some fishing equipment, rather then spend that money at a strip club for one night. I can always name my reel "Lola" and dance with her at La Jolla... lol

Saba Slayer · 05-03-2016, 12:22 PM

Surf fishing...kayak fishing...skiff fishing...charters...it's all AQUA THERAPY...!

Vikingj · 05-03-2016, 03:11 PM

Great thread! Enjoying the read which says it all. I'll just add the quote from A. Pope.."HOPE springs eternal"

FullFlavorPike · 05-03-2016, 04:14 PM

because mud marlin are so gosh darn tasty

2-Stix · 05-03-2016, 04:46 PM

some times i dont know. i have been catching lots of frustration the last 6 months. lots of time on the water, little to show. a friend and i were just talking about this today. "were not fishing anymore if theres not a bite on" then over lunch we planned to go out saturday to a new spot. go figure. and its an hour drive.

ful-rac · 05-03-2016, 05:27 PM

I guess were all gluttons for punishment! It's probably a good thing that we all don't catch fish everytime, I know it might seem like some of us do. But in reality we all go thru our dry spells. I guess it just makes it sweeter when you do catch...But hey there is one added benefit to not catching, and that's not having to process fish and cleaning up afterwards!

kirkdavis · 05-03-2016, 05:56 PM

Moby Dick
Call me Ishmael...Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth...whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principal to prevent me from deliberately... knocking people's hats off, then I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for cap and ball.

ctfphoto · 05-04-2016, 09:14 AM

Yesterday I started sailing after no bites for me for hours on end. I was trolling a greenie while sailing. After a bit, I decide just sailing would be funner than trying to fish on a low bite day and put the pole away. Good choice. Rode the winds all the way back to the launch on winds only.

There are so many reasons to be out fishing even if no fish show up.

Sanity is the main one.

05-03-2016, 12:22 PM	#2
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,870	Aqua Therapy Surf fishing...kayak fishing...skiff fishing...charters...it's all AQUA THERAPY...! __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

05-03-2016, 05:27 PM	#6
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I guess were all gluttons for punishment! It's probably a good thing that we all don't catch fish everytime, I know it might seem like some of us do. But in reality we all go thru our dry spells. I guess it just makes it sweeter when you do catch...But hey there is one added benefit to not catching, and that's not having to process fish and cleaning up afterwards! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

05-03-2016, 05:56 PM	#7
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Herman Melville said it best Moby Dick Call me Ishmael...Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth...whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principal to prevent me from deliberately... knocking people's hats off, then I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for cap and ball. Last edited by kirkdavis; 05-03-2016 at 06:01 PM. Reason: In case youngsters haven't heard of Moby Dick

05-03-2016, 12:01 PM	#1
WARRIORMIKE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 303	Great Question. Because mentally you just need to. Any hobby is expensive. Fishing just so happens to be our vice. Some people will never get it and for me thats fine. I would rather spend $200 on some fishing equipment, rather then spend that money at a strip club for one night. I can always name my reel "Lola" and dance with her at La Jolla... lol

05-03-2016, 03:11 PM	#3
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Great thread! Enjoying the read which says it all. I'll just add the quote from A. Pope.."HOPE springs eternal"

05-03-2016, 04:14 PM	#4
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 810	because mud marlin are so gosh darn tasty

05-03-2016, 04:46 PM	#5
2-Stix Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 376	some times i dont know. i have been catching lots of frustration the last 6 months. lots of time on the water, little to show. a friend and i were just talking about this today. "were not fishing anymore if theres not a bite on" then over lunch we planned to go out saturday to a new spot. go figure. and its an hour drive.

05-04-2016, 09:14 AM	#8
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	Yesterday I started sailing after no bites for me for hours on end. I was trolling a greenie while sailing. After a bit, I decide just sailing would be funner than trying to fish on a low bite day and put the pole away. Good choice. Rode the winds all the way back to the launch on winds only. There are so many reasons to be out fishing even if no fish show up. Sanity is the main one.