Why do you fish - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T10:21:15Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/why-do-you-fish?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A587309&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFishing has a lot to do with…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-03-04:2036984:Comment:5895482015-03-04T17:47:02.584ZJorge Betancourthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JorgeBetancourt
<p>Fishing has a lot to do with memories. From your first time out to the big one that got away. Make memories with friends or with nature but its something that will stay with us forever.</p>
<p>I remember being little I would go swimming in the streams in CA and would make a pole from a stick and some string. I would carry a small hook or 2 and use a rock has my weight. Using bugs on the banks and I would go at it. I would catch everything from small bass to bluegill to crayfish…</p>
<p>Fishing has a lot to do with memories. From your first time out to the big one that got away. Make memories with friends or with nature but its something that will stay with us forever.</p>
<p>I remember being little I would go swimming in the streams in CA and would make a pole from a stick and some string. I would carry a small hook or 2 and use a rock has my weight. Using bugs on the banks and I would go at it. I would catch everything from small bass to bluegill to crayfish sometimes.</p>
<p>I will never forget those memories and with some time I hope to share those with my son has he gets older.</p> It's my favorite "nothing"..…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873222015-02-24T15:04:20.361ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
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<p><span><span>It's my favorite "nothing"...</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>“What do you like doing best in the world, Pooh?"</span><br></br><span>"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best-" and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey </span><em>was</em><span> a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. And then he thought that being with Christopher Robin…</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>It's my favorite "nothing"...</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>“What do you like doing best in the world, Pooh?"</span><br/><span>"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best-" and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey </span><em>was</em><span> a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called. And then he thought that being with Christopher Robin was a very good thing to do, and having Piglet near was a very friendly thing to have; and so, when he had thought it all out, he said, "What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying 'What about a little something?' and Me saying, 'Well, I shouldn't mind a little something, should you, Piglet,' and it being a hummy sort of day outside, and birds singing."</span><br/><span>"I like that too," said Christopher Robin, "but what I like </span><em>doing</em><span> best is Nothing.” </span></span></p>
<p>"How do you do Nothing?" asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time.</p>
<p><span>"Well, it's when people call out at you just as you're going off to do it, What are you going to do, Christopher Robin, and you say, Oh, nothing, and then you go and do it.” </span><br/><span>― </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/81466.A_A_Milne">A.A. Milne</a><span>, </span><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3244521">The House at Pooh Corner</a></i></p> Genesis 1:28 LOFRtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5872662015-02-24T14:56:17.241ZLord of the Fly , Rodshttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/LordoftheFlyRods
<p> Genesis 1:28 LOFR</p>
<p> Genesis 1:28 LOFR</p> Like several others here I st…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5872622015-02-24T13:24:26.980ZMike Martinhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MikeMartin293
<p>Like several others here I started fishing, at my wife’s insistence that I start a hobby that was something other than working, as a stress reliever. </p>
<p>I loved it and I enjoyed fishing with my wife. Again like others here I started simple, made it complex and have returned to simple in the past few years.</p>
<p>There is nothing like getting out in the morning on a quiet lake with your favorite fishing partner with a thermos of hot coffee anticipating that first hook set. </p>
<p>Like several others here I started fishing, at my wife’s insistence that I start a hobby that was something other than working, as a stress reliever. </p>
<p>I loved it and I enjoyed fishing with my wife. Again like others here I started simple, made it complex and have returned to simple in the past few years.</p>
<p>There is nothing like getting out in the morning on a quiet lake with your favorite fishing partner with a thermos of hot coffee anticipating that first hook set. </p> EXCELLENT DISCUSSION JOE!! …tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5872612015-02-24T05:15:09.056Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p>EXCELLENT DISCUSSION JOE!! and to add to my comment-- having to work like i did --- time to relax-- take it easy and enjoy life!! i dont care if i catch one- or a hundred-- but it sure is nice if i do!! main thing is-- enjoying the day ;; hoping to meet new friends!!!</p>
<p>EXCELLENT DISCUSSION JOE!! and to add to my comment-- having to work like i did --- time to relax-- take it easy and enjoy life!! i dont care if i catch one- or a hundred-- but it sure is nice if i do!! main thing is-- enjoying the day ;; hoping to meet new friends!!!</p> Great Question Joe, As I thou…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873192015-02-24T04:28:50.660ZNathanael Deloachhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/NathanaelDeloach
<p>Great Question Joe, As I thought this one out I found it was actually hard to put it into words....</p>
<p>The initial driving factor to get out fishing is the passion that just burns inside of me. I can't drive by any body of water without trying to diagnose where I think the fish are located based on what I just saw. Sometimes it feels like a disease that I just can't get rid of... in some way's it's actually more like a cancer....</p>
<p>But what keeps that passion from turning into an…</p>
<p>Great Question Joe, As I thought this one out I found it was actually hard to put it into words....</p>
<p>The initial driving factor to get out fishing is the passion that just burns inside of me. I can't drive by any body of water without trying to diagnose where I think the fish are located based on what I just saw. Sometimes it feels like a disease that I just can't get rid of... in some way's it's actually more like a cancer....</p>
<p>But what keeps that passion from turning into an obsession is being able to share my skill and experience with my friends, new folks who have never fished before and most of all my family.</p>
<p> What keeps my head up and prevents my eyes from doing nothing but scanning shoreline for blue gill cover or studying my map to find the next under water structure is the beautiful warm sun as it peaks over the trees in the morning, or the magnificent Bald Eagle as it soars over head.</p>
<p>And most importantly what keeps me from worshiping the creation that I pursue with such passion is having a relationship with it's Creator. The desire I have ultimately points back to Him and His Glory, not it's own. I am grateful that he has given me this passion to play and share in His creation. </p>
<p>It's hard sometimes to keep the priorities strait when this cancer of fishing runs through my veins but ultimately it surrounds me with so many good reminders of what's really important that it keeps itself in check with it's own cure.... </p>
<p>If any of that makes sense, that is why I fish....</p> Tony...indeed, the quest for…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873172015-02-24T04:11:30.303ZJim Gronawhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>Tony...indeed, the quest for big fish is challenging, but is it ever satisfying!</p>
<p>I'd be a liar if I said I didn't target bigger fish, most of the time. But watching my grand daughters squeal at the sight of a squirming bluegill brings me back to my boyhood days in a refreshing way!</p>
<p>GOOD DISCUSSION!</p>
<p>Tony...indeed, the quest for big fish is challenging, but is it ever satisfying!</p>
<p>I'd be a liar if I said I didn't target bigger fish, most of the time. But watching my grand daughters squeal at the sight of a squirming bluegill brings me back to my boyhood days in a refreshing way!</p>
<p>GOOD DISCUSSION!</p> I suppose I have a somewhat d…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873832015-02-24T03:59:59.930ZTony Livingstonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TonyLivingston
<p>I suppose I have a somewhat different take on things, since I basically live at the shoreline. I'm fortunate in that I can see and appreciate the natural wonders, and there are indeed many, pretty much all of the time. There is no real traveling involved for me to get a line in the water. Relaxation to me, at this period in my life, is something other folks talk about most of the time. I am driven by purpose, and time constraints, and schedules. One day I will relax and fish, but that day…</p>
<p>I suppose I have a somewhat different take on things, since I basically live at the shoreline. I'm fortunate in that I can see and appreciate the natural wonders, and there are indeed many, pretty much all of the time. There is no real traveling involved for me to get a line in the water. Relaxation to me, at this period in my life, is something other folks talk about most of the time. I am driven by purpose, and time constraints, and schedules. One day I will relax and fish, but that day will not be tomorrow, or the day after.</p>
<p>Joe mentioned that when he stopped caring about the size of his catch, his catch rate went up. I'm just the opposite: when I stopped caring about my catch rate, the size of my catch went up. Never thought about it that way until tonight.</p>
<p>My days of measuring success by numbers of fish caught are over. I've been there, but now my interest lies in making the most of my limited time on the water, searching for trophies. And to be honest, it really does seem like work some of the time.</p> Amen to that! Although I admi…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873822015-02-24T03:54:48.624ZJim Gronawhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>Amen to that! Although I admire the skill of the tournament pros and the amazing technical advances of todays angling, it's just not for me and my bluecollar fishing efforts. I still love those close-to-home, quick-hit trips with family and friends.</p>
<p>That's why bluegills rate so high in my book!</p>
<p>Amen to that! Although I admire the skill of the tournament pros and the amazing technical advances of todays angling, it's just not for me and my bluecollar fishing efforts. I still love those close-to-home, quick-hit trips with family and friends.</p>
<p>That's why bluegills rate so high in my book!</p> Pretty much the same here, Jo…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-02-24:2036984:Comment:5873092015-02-24T03:48:50.412ZJim Gronawhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>Pretty much the same here, Joe. Fishing gets me into Gods creations and allows me to just get such a rush every time that rod is bent over, whether bluegill, bass, catfish or carp. I caught my first bluegill when I was five, and I haven't been the same since!</p>
<p>Pretty much the same here, Joe. Fishing gets me into Gods creations and allows me to just get such a rush every time that rod is bent over, whether bluegill, bass, catfish or carp. I caught my first bluegill when I was five, and I haven't been the same since!</p>