Centuries or Eons worth of fishing here? Let's Find Out!

islandbass · 02-04-10, 12:42 PM

I am willing to bet that there is probably well over 1000 years of combined experience and knowledge among all of us here.

I am curious to see (what else is there to do during the winter blues) what that number looks like.

I am relatively new to fishing and just about ending my 5th season, so that's just 5 years for me.

Take the number of years you've been fishing (bass and other species) and add it to mine and leave the result at the bottom of your post and the next person will add their years to it.

Combined years of experience here at Bass Resource

1) IB - 5 years
2) (next person)

nofearengineer · 02-04-10, 12:47 PM

1) IB - 5 years
2) nofear - 30 years

WTL · 02-04-10, 12:48 PM

WTL, 12 years (serious fishing, don't want to include cricket dunking as a child)

35+12=

47

everettvet · 02-04-10, 01:06 PM

16 years of fishing (didn't do much in college).

47+16= 63 YEARS!!!!!

cassidyta · 02-04-10, 01:13 PM

Cassidy, 30 years

We are sitting on 93 now

islandbass · 02-04-10, 01:31 PM

Awesome, guys! Keep them coming!

CamG · 02-04-10, 01:41 PM

93 + 24 = 117

MississippiBoy · 02-04-10, 01:49 PM

Fun post, IB. I like it...

If we're not including bobber + cricket fishing, just "serious" fishing, I've got maybe 4 years of "experience."

117 + 4 = 121

rrw4258 · 02-04-10, 01:52 PM

Cool idea for sure...

121 + 3 = 124

WatterBoy · 02-04-10, 01:53 PM

Cool thread!

124 + 10 = 134

rodnreel · 02-04-10, 02:01 PM

I'm assuming any type of fishing, not just bass.

134 +7 = 141

jasonfish320 · 02-04-10, 02:46 PM

Can't believe it...21 YEARS!

141+21=162!

doc · 02-04-10, 03:02 PM

roughly 20 years here

162+20 = 182

MO3N · 02-04-10, 03:08 PM

about 18 years of serious fishing (only 1 year of bass)

182+18=200

jooleyen · 02-04-10, 03:51 PM

3 and a half for me

203.5

i'll throw in a decimal just to make things complicated.

WaffleJaw · 02-04-10, 04:12 PM

Great idea IB!
When you say experience,Im trying to figure out if that 20 years of chunking spinnerbaits and tiny jigs with dad really count?...Or should I just count the solid 1 year that Ive really been paying attention to all the varibles?..hahaha

brushhog · 02-04-10, 04:14 PM

Three years serious trout fishing with Dad as a kid, 4 years of Bassin' with my kids

203.5 + 7 = 210.5

Jrob78 · 02-04-10, 04:15 PM

Awesome idea!

25 for me

210.5+25=235.5

bassinbob · 02-04-10, 04:33 PM

235.5+40=275.5. I guess I am the old man here. Mind you that is since I was sixteen. Fished a lot with dad before that.

islandbass · 02-04-10, 05:13 PM

Keep em coming guys! The answer is yes to all inquiries!

As for the decimal, it might too confusing for some us to add, so I'll round up to avoid calculation headaches. Who knows... It might cause some to not add their years of experience.

We're at 276

WaffleJaw · 02-04-10, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by islandbass

Keep em coming guys! The answer is yes to all inquiries!

As for the decimal, it might too confusing for some us to add, so I'll round up to avoid calculation headaches. Who knows... It might cause some to not add their years of experience.

We're at 276

Well lets add my 20 and bump it up to 296

islandbass · 02-04-10, 07:23 PM

Quickly! We need someone with just 4 years of fishing experience to get to this:

Jrob78 · 02-04-10, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Quickly! We need someone with just 4 years of fishing experience to get to this:

You've been waiting all day to do that haven't you?

WTL · 02-04-10, 07:47 PM

Since I still have my ipod calculator out, lets have some fun with math!

OK, I count so far 19 guys reporting, with 296 years experience....that averages out to 15.57 years per man.

If we were to take that small sample and apply it to every member registered here (5,967), we would as a site have 92,959 years experience in bass fishing....

Of course that sounds good, but many of those members have vanished into space, but it shows you just a glimpse of the info that is available online. So much that the job isn't acquiring more info, but rather processing through the reams of info that you already got.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-04-10, 08:45 PM

29 years ( I am counting all) = 325 years total.

02-04-10, 12:42 PM	#1
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Centuries or Eons worth of fishing here? Let's Find Out! I am willing to bet that there is probably well over 1000 years of combined experience and knowledge among all of us here. I am curious to see (what else is there to do during the winter blues) what that number looks like. I am relatively new to fishing and just about ending my 5th season, so that's just 5 years for me. Take the number of years you've been fishing (bass and other species) and add it to mine and leave the result at the bottom of your post and the next person will add their years to it. Combined years of experience here at Bass Resource 1) IB - 5 years 2) (next person) __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-04-10, 12:47 PM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	1) IB - 5 years 2) nofear - 30 years __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-04-10, 01:13 PM	#5
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Cassidy, 30 years We are sitting on 93 now __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

02-04-10, 01:31 PM	#6
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Awesome, guys! Keep them coming! __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-04-10, 01:49 PM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Fun post, IB. I like it... If we're not including bobber + cricket fishing, just "serious" fishing, I've got maybe 4 years of "experience." 117 + 4 = 121 __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

02-04-10, 12:48 PM	#3
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	WTL, 12 years (serious fishing, don't want to include cricket dunking as a child) 35+12= 47

02-04-10, 01:06 PM	#4
everettvet BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 730	16 years of fishing (didn't do much in college). 47+16= 63 YEARS!!!!!

02-04-10, 01:41 PM	#7
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	93 + 24 = 117

02-04-10, 01:52 PM	#9
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Cool idea for sure... 121 + 3 = 124 __________________ Never Give Up!

02-04-10, 01:53 PM	#10
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Cool thread! 124 + 10 = 134

02-04-10, 02:01 PM	#11
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	I'm assuming any type of fishing, not just bass. 134 +7 = 141 __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

02-04-10, 02:46 PM	#12
jasonfish320 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MAINEIAC Posts: 585	Can't believe it...21 YEARS! 141+21=162! __________________ "If at first you don't succeed; have another beer"

02-04-10, 03:02 PM	#13
doc BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,134	roughly 20 years here 162+20 = 182

02-04-10, 03:08 PM	#14
MO3N BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: pullman, wa Posts: 113	about 18 years of serious fishing (only 1 year of bass) 182+18=200

02-04-10, 03:51 PM	#15
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	3 and a half for me 203.5 i'll throw in a decimal just to make things complicated.

02-04-10, 04:12 PM	#16
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	Great idea IB! When you say experience,Im trying to figure out if that 20 years of chunking spinnerbaits and tiny jigs with dad really count?...Or should I just count the solid 1 year that Ive really been paying attention to all the varibles?..hahaha __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

02-04-10, 04:14 PM	#17
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Three years serious trout fishing with Dad as a kid, 4 years of Bassin' with my kids 203.5 + 7 = 210.5 __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

02-04-10, 04:15 PM	#18
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Awesome idea! 25 for me 210.5+25=235.5

02-04-10, 04:33 PM	#19
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	235.5+40=275.5. I guess I am the old man here. Mind you that is since I was sixteen. Fished a lot with dad before that. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

02-04-10, 05:13 PM	#20
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Keep em coming guys! The answer is yes to all inquiries! As for the decimal, it might too confusing for some us to add, so I'll round up to avoid calculation headaches. Who knows... It might cause some to not add their years of experience. We're at 276 __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-04-10, 07:23 PM	#22
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Quickly! We need someone with just 4 years of fishing experience to get to this: __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-04-10, 07:47 PM	#24
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Since I still have my ipod calculator out, lets have some fun with math! OK, I count so far 19 guys reporting, with 296 years experience....that averages out to 15.57 years per man. If we were to take that small sample and apply it to every member registered here (5,967), we would as a site have 92,959 years experience in bass fishing.... Of course that sounds good, but many of those members have vanished into space, but it shows you just a glimpse of the info that is available online. So much that the job isn't acquiring more info, but rather processing through the reams of info that you already got.

02-04-10, 08:45 PM	#25
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	29 years ( I am counting all) = 325 years total. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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