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<blockquote data-quote="Stayinthewoods" data-source="post: 4958432" data-attributes="member: 21055"><p>Good afternoon all. I hope all is well with yall tonight. I wanted to take a minute and explain a hard truth I faced this weekend. I now suck at fishing.</p><p></p><p>Back up 11 years I'm a freshman in college. I'm a full time student with a part time job and a love for fishin. I fished 3-5 times a week... morning, afternoon, all night. It didn't matter. I was on the water and tearing up the bass. There was almost never a time I didn't go out and catch at least a 10-12 lb bag minimum. I never tournament fish. I just go because I love getting out there and seeing what I can do.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to now. I'm graduated, full time job, married, have a kid. I don't fish much at all anymore. The truth is, on Saturday morning I'm happier chasing my daughter around the house and listening to her sing into her "Frozen" karaoke machine, than I am on the lake. No fish can make me happier than her laugh.</p><p></p><p>Now, here comes my question for yall. When I DO go now.... I'm awful. I'll spend 6-8 hours on the water and not catch a fish... on consecutive trips. What has happened? Is fishin like they say golf is, where if you don't practice, you only get worse? When i do go now, it's not as fun as it used to be when I'm constantly skunked. I don't expect to go crush them on every trip, but I can't even catch a fish anymore.</p><p></p><p>Anybody else go through something similar? I hear guys at work make fun of dads that spend time with their kids on the weekend or show up for their games instead of going to fish or deer camp. I'll never be that guy. If my daughter joins a ballerina thing/group tomorrow, I'll be At every recital she has.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But what would be your advice for somebody to start back at square one to get back in the groove.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stayinthewoods, post: 4958432, member: 21055"] Good afternoon all. I hope all is well with yall tonight. I wanted to take a minute and explain a hard truth I faced this weekend. I now suck at fishing. Back up 11 years I'm a freshman in college. I'm a full time student with a part time job and a love for fishin. I fished 3-5 times a week... morning, afternoon, all night. It didn't matter. I was on the water and tearing up the bass. There was almost never a time I didn't go out and catch at least a 10-12 lb bag minimum. I never tournament fish. I just go because I love getting out there and seeing what I can do. Fast forward to now. I'm graduated, full time job, married, have a kid. I don't fish much at all anymore. The truth is, on Saturday morning I'm happier chasing my daughter around the house and listening to her sing into her "Frozen" karaoke machine, than I am on the lake. No fish can make me happier than her laugh. Now, here comes my question for yall. When I DO go now.... I'm awful. I'll spend 6-8 hours on the water and not catch a fish... on consecutive trips. What has happened? Is fishin like they say golf is, where if you don't practice, you only get worse? When i do go now, it's not as fun as it used to be when I'm constantly skunked. I don't expect to go crush them on every trip, but I can't even catch a fish anymore. Anybody else go through something similar? I hear guys at work make fun of dads that spend time with their kids on the weekend or show up for their games instead of going to fish or deer camp. I'll never be that guy. If my daughter joins a ballerina thing/group tomorrow, I'll be At every recital she has. But what would be your advice for somebody to start back at square one to get back in the groove. [/QUOTE]
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