What I like about fishing

[ohiotuber]

I lack the ability to put into print the great thoughts Jed & the rest of you did, so I will simply state..."GREAT thread!! All of you made great posts here & I have to agree with all, including Chris' post regarding the mighty bluegill.
Mike

[FishnDave]

I love being immersed in nature and being in/on/near water.
I love making a connection with the fish.
I love the variety of fish species, their colors, their varying degrees of aggressiveness in the way they take a fly, and the different ways they do battle once hooked.
I love the intricacies of the challenges provided, and solving the puzzles. (Sure, they are "just fish"...but on occasion they seem to have ME figured out!)
I love it when fish are right where they are supposed to be....and the pleasant surprises when they aren't.

[Marco]

Referring back to "God's favorite fish", I should have added the rest of the quote I "purloined" from someone ( perhaps Betty) , "Trout Must be God's favorite fish because He put them into His most beautiful waters". Tough to argue with THAT.

Mark
PS: And THAT once was MY "signature" till ...................BUT, in any case THAT's what I like about fishing. Bluegills ARE "cute" though.

[Daniel J]

I tried to fish the places where they said to fish when I was young;
I got a chance to fish the places I read about when I was young;
Once is good enough but a monkey keeps coming back to the places;
Wondering why he didn't do better the last time.
A man tells other men that the place is not as important as the destination and the results.
A man cares little for the results but more for the experience.
The Savior for many of us, I feel, wants to hear nothing but fishing stories; as he, had one of the best fishing stories ever told.
.........or WTF do I know.......I'm only an FAOL member......

[FlyinCarp]

Great thread!

My writing and poetry skills are about as good as my casting strokes therefor, I will not torture you folks with my thoughts.

[fr8dog]

I love it ALL. But I think this pic sums it up. My son's first bone on the flats in HI. Better than catching it myself, and we'll probably never fish there together again. Family is GOOD!!!

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[Marco]

fr8dog,
Even as a "newby" you NAILED a GREAT point. I too have experienced the euphoria of what you've posted BUT I wish I had posted it first. Kudos!

Mark