Fishing Bad for Health ?

CMorg · 07-05-10, 08:33 PM

I dont know if anyone else is thinking about this , but maybe the california warnings on fishing products arent bulls#!tting. Just saying that recently with peoples health problems on here alone , maybe there is something to it....

WTL · 07-05-10, 09:02 PM

I don't think that is it. Obviously skin cancer is a major problem, but I dont think we are exposed to lead in a way a regular joe isn't (think about lead solder, think about asbestos, think about oil - all those are carcinogens)...

This board is just having a terrible run. I cant remember a situation like this occurring previously, and its all hit at once.

Either that or God is assembling one heck of a bass fishing team.

Jrob78 · 07-05-10, 09:48 PM

If you take a large enough cross section of any group you will find health problems. I don't think it can attributed to fishing.

BigBassin144 · 07-05-10, 10:34 PM

I don't think it can be attributed to fishing either.

I think sickness and death seems to run it streaks. For example, hardly anyone we knew died last summer or fall, but we went to 4-5 funerals in about a month and a half during the winter.

BB

bamabassman · 07-05-10, 10:40 PM

i too think GOD is getting a bass team together. he has a special tourny going on and wants the BEST there is.

Ebbetsguy · 07-06-10, 05:36 AM

I have had to not go fishinhg in the lat coupe of days, because of the heat. I am 60 years old, and I just do not feel safe, going out alone on the boat in weather like this,

Bob Smith · 07-06-10, 08:10 AM

Drink plenty of fluids, use lots of sunscreen and WHATEVER YOU DO, DON"T EAT THE SPINNERBAITS!!!

Abbeysdad · 07-06-10, 09:00 AM

Life is dangerous...after all, it can only end in death!
It would defy logic to suggest that any single, non destructive activity would negatively impact ones heath. The least of these are wholesome outdoor activities. Oh sure, too much sun may lead to skin cancer, too much heat could lead to sun stroke, heck, too much water could lead to drowning!

I'm convinced that fishing is more helpful than harmful.

HarveysMinnow · 07-06-10, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Abbeysdad

Life is dangerous...after all, it can only end in death!
It would defy logic to suggest that any single, non destructive activity would negatively impact ones heath. The least of these are wholesome outdoor activities. Oh sure, too much sun may lead to skin cancer, too much heat could lead to sun stroke, heck, too much water could lead to drowning!

I'm convinced that fishing is more helpful than harmful.

AMEN, Abbeysdad!
If one thing doesn't kill us, something else will, and if I die with a fishing rod in my hand, I'll die happy.

I get sort of amused that one segment of our population seems to believe that we can all live forever, providing the government, the medical community, and other groups will just protect us from everything. It was never intended to be that way, so why not just enjoy the time we have left and not fret about it.

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nofearengineer · 07-06-10, 02:40 PM

I can personally attest to the therapeutic benefits of fishing. Even my co-workers' lives have benefitted from me fishing a lot. It keeps me from killing them.

carolina-rig-01 · 07-06-10, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

I can personally attest to the therapeutic benefits of fishing. Even my co-workers' lives have benefitted from me fishing a lot. It keeps me from killing them.

Same here. When people at work ask me why I fish so much I tell them that fishing on my days off is the only reason half of them are still here (joking of course.......well sort of joking lol).

Cmorg I see where you are coming from but I honestly just think it's what WTL said, it's just a run of bad luck around here lately. And it seems that bad things happen in groups of 3 so everyone be careful.

CMorg · 07-06-10, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

I can personally attest to the therapeutic benefits of fishing. Even my co-workers' lives have benefitted from me fishing a lot. It keeps me from killing them.

Really ? Come on now Bryce....slips, trips, and falls...

bassinbob · 07-06-10, 06:36 PM

Funny no fear. The thing that scares me if I die and no one finds me for a while. I only have one sister who lives close by and we talk a lot but sometimes not for a week or so. Maybe work would figure something is wrong if I don't show up for a couple of days with no calls. So for now fishing is keeping me going.

WTL · 07-06-10, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nofearengineer

I can personally attest to the therapeutic benefits of fishing. Even my co-workers' lives have benefitted from me fishing a lot. It keeps me from killing them.

But not from hiring someone else to kill them. I know how you work, sir.

Cavs1123 · 07-06-10, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bob smith

drink plenty of fluids, use lots of sunscreen and whatever you do, don"t eat the spinnerbaits!!!

lol! Amen!!:d

07-05-10, 08:33 PM	#1
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Fishing Bad for Health ? I dont know if anyone else is thinking about this , but maybe the california warnings on fishing products arent bulls#!tting. Just saying that recently with peoples health problems on here alone , maybe there is something to it....

07-05-10, 10:34 PM	#4
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I don't think it can be attributed to fishing either. I think sickness and death seems to run it streaks. For example, hardly anyone we knew died last summer or fall, but we went to 4-5 funerals in about a month and a half during the winter. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

07-05-10, 10:40 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i too think GOD is getting a bass team together. he has a special tourny going on and wants the BEST there is. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

07-06-10, 08:10 AM	#7
Bob Smith BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 1,472	Drink plenty of fluids, use lots of sunscreen and WHATEVER YOU DO, DON"T EAT THE SPINNERBAITS!!! __________________ Bob Smith a.k.a. "Porko" (vintage Strike King variety!)

07-06-10, 09:00 AM	#8
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	Life is dangerous...after all, it can only end in death! It would defy logic to suggest that any single, non destructive activity would negatively impact ones heath. The least of these are wholesome outdoor activities. Oh sure, too much sun may lead to skin cancer, too much heat could lead to sun stroke, heck, too much water could lead to drowning! I'm convinced that fishing is more helpful than harmful. __________________ Fish now, work later

07-05-10, 09:02 PM	#2
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I don't think that is it. Obviously skin cancer is a major problem, but I dont think we are exposed to lead in a way a regular joe isn't (think about lead solder, think about asbestos, think about oil - all those are carcinogens)... This board is just having a terrible run. I cant remember a situation like this occurring previously, and its all hit at once. Either that or God is assembling one heck of a bass fishing team.

07-05-10, 09:48 PM	#3
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	If you take a large enough cross section of any group you will find health problems. I don't think it can attributed to fishing.

07-06-10, 05:36 AM	#6
Ebbetsguy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 483	I have had to not go fishinhg in the lat coupe of days, because of the heat. I am 60 years old, and I just do not feel safe, going out alone on the boat in weather like this,

07-06-10, 02:40 PM	#10
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I can personally attest to the therapeutic benefits of fishing. Even my co-workers' lives have benefitted from me fishing a lot. It keeps me from killing them. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

07-06-10, 06:36 PM	#13
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Funny no fear. The thing that scares me if I die and no one finds me for a while. I only have one sister who lives close by and we talk a lot but sometimes not for a week or so. Maybe work would figure something is wrong if I don't show up for a couple of days with no calls. So for now fishing is keeping me going. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

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