Confidence Builder/A reminder of why I do it

cassidyta · 11-01-10, 01:00 PM

My last two tournaments have been downright terrible. I managed 1 measureable fish out of both events. I caught several shorts, but kept losing decent ones. In the last one, I broke off two and had my net guy knock one off when he went to scoop it. I had managed to go from 2nd in the AOY standings to mathmatically eliminated over 2 events. For a brief time, it stopped being fun for me. I had managed to become more focused on points than why I was out there in the first place.
So Saturday, I decided to meet up with a good friend to fish a pond. The pond is tiny, maybe 150 yards on length and I can cast the width. The deepest spot is only 10' deep and most of it is around 5'. Rather than taking everything in the arsenal, I took two rods. I had 1 spook, 1 spinner bait, a bag of worms with hooks and weights.
It was great to fish without the self imposed added pressure. I admit that I cursed when I missed the first spook fish, but eventually I settled in and enjoyed watching a sunrise and listening to the birds. Once I began enjoying my surroundings, the fish came easier than they have in a while.
The most productive bait was a 4 inch DS worm.
I ended the morning with 8 fish in about 3 hours and a reminder of why I do it.

This fish wasn't huge, but it was the one that broke the shortie skunk.

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walkeraviator · 11-01-10, 01:06 PM

Yeah, i really want to give tourney fishing a try, but i am afraid that the competition may take some of the love i have for fishing away. Right now it is how i decompress. I love being on teh water in nature, and basically could care less if i dont catch a fish. I just remember those age old words...

a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work....

cassidyta · 11-01-10, 01:12 PM

I never had a problem with it until I was in the hunt for AOY, thats when I began to become too worried with the size of the fish and what others were doing to enjoy it fully. I do believe I can have both the joy of competition and that of fishing. I just needed to remind myself.

Old Hooker · 11-01-10, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by walkeraviator

...a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work....

Amen Walker.

Cassidy, you just wrote the main reason I don't tournament fish. I compete against the fish, not other people.

bamabassman · 11-01-10, 11:02 PM

PLUS 2 hooker! i tell ya gang, i haven't been in a couple weeks and starting to have withdrawels!!

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11-01-10, 01:00 PM	#1
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Confidence Builder/A reminder of why I do it My last two tournaments have been downright terrible. I managed 1 measureable fish out of both events. I caught several shorts, but kept losing decent ones. In the last one, I broke off two and had my net guy knock one off when he went to scoop it. I had managed to go from 2nd in the AOY standings to mathmatically eliminated over 2 events. For a brief time, it stopped being fun for me. I had managed to become more focused on points than why I was out there in the first place. So Saturday, I decided to meet up with a good friend to fish a pond. The pond is tiny, maybe 150 yards on length and I can cast the width. The deepest spot is only 10' deep and most of it is around 5'. Rather than taking everything in the arsenal, I took two rods. I had 1 spook, 1 spinner bait, a bag of worms with hooks and weights. It was great to fish without the self imposed added pressure. I admit that I cursed when I missed the first spook fish, but eventually I settled in and enjoyed watching a sunrise and listening to the birds. Once I began enjoying my surroundings, the fish came easier than they have in a while. The most productive bait was a 4 inch DS worm. I ended the morning with 8 fish in about 3 hours and a reminder of why I do it. This fish wasn't huge, but it was the one that broke the shortie skunk. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

11-01-10, 01:12 PM	#3
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I never had a problem with it until I was in the hunt for AOY, thats when I began to become too worried with the size of the fish and what others were doing to enjoy it fully. I do believe I can have both the joy of competition and that of fishing. I just needed to remind myself. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

11-01-10, 11:02 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	PLUS 2 hooker! i tell ya gang, i haven't been in a couple weeks and starting to have withdrawels!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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11-01-10, 01:06 PM	#2
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	Yeah, i really want to give tourney fishing a try, but i am afraid that the competition may take some of the love i have for fishing away. Right now it is how i decompress. I love being on teh water in nature, and basically could care less if i dont catch a fish. I just remember those age old words... a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work....

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