How many days do you spend on the water?

[Andrew Barclay]

I was shooting for three days a week, every week, starting in March and ending in October.

[Anonymous]

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I’m mostly refering to the people who manage to arrange their lives around fishing, then wonder why others aren’t as smart as them…….

Being lucky enough to have a lot of free time to get good at fishing doesn’t entitle you to anything; thus it isn’t the person who has the time and dedicates it to fishing I dislike, but rather the guy who views himself as a better angler-better scouter-better person because of that free time and the results he gets.  

Zach

This might be some of the best stuff evey posted on this site.

[Mike Anderson]

There is a flip side to this as well…

Some folks pour HUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEE amounts of money and a lifetime  into learning this sport. Not to mention the emotional stress caused by time away from the family. The knowledge they’ve gained was not free by a long shot and it should be understood if they don’t just give it all away to folks that just bought their first fishing rod yesterday. I love helping folks and it makes me feel great when they come back and tell me that what I told them actually worked. But, there are those who will take everything you teach and tell them and never return anything to you in return. Been there, done that, several times, didn’t even get a T-shirt…

Ohh and looking down your nose on other fishermen because of what they fish with or how often they fish is a sure sign of a butt head.

[Anonymous]

There is a flip side to this as well…

But, there are those who will take everything you teach and tell them and never return anything to you in return.

Doesnt this thought process contradict the true meaning of giving?

[Mike Anderson]

Doesnt this thought process contradict the true meaning of giving?  

I agree to a certain extent….I suppose its best to determine who you want to share what info with.

I’m not really interested in the true meaning of giving. What about the true meaning of appreciation. Ever taken someone out in your vehicle and your boat and showed them a great fishing experience and not been offered anything in return? At $3.00 a gallon an average trip can cost me $50 to $75 for a day on the water. Now factor in registration, maintenance, cleaning, yada, yada, yada. It adds up big time.
Taking and taking and never giving back contradicts the rule of fishing in my boat. ;D

[Jack Cummings]

I guess this begs the question, is there a correct amount of days that one gets to fish?

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