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Anyone get excited before a trip (48 posts / 5,618 views)
Budder Budder
Posts: 88
Post #16 28 Feb 2021 09:13
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Everytime beforei go i get excited, doesn't matter if its 3hours stalking or a couple of nights. The day the pre session excitement wanes is the day to pack up. Hopefully never!
NickGordon NickGordon
Posts: 3,121
Post #17 28 Feb 2021 16:59
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The day I stop getting excited is the day I stop going.

I often don't sleep well the night before a trip, too much going on in my head.
AaronB1992 AaronB1992
Posts: 341
Post #18 28 Feb 2021 20:23
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I can't wait to get out every single opportunity. I was fortunate enough a few years ago to get out for 48 hours every week, and I'll admit at that point I didn't get the same buzz. Now I've scaled back a bit I still fish all year but appreciate every minute.
116lee
Posts: 198
Post #19 1 Mar 2021 10:17
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My new syndicate membership starts today, too far to visit until after the 28th. This is going to be one long month!!
bigappleslice bigappleslice
Posts: 521
Post #20 1 Mar 2021 11:22
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i do a day session every friday while the lockdown is in force.

i cant sleep Thursday night in anticipation. im planning everyday and thinking about my rigs/bait.
Canalcarper71 Canalcarper71
Posts: 1,389
Post #21 1 Mar 2021 11:51
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Got out for few hours yesterday although spent most time putting the deeper out but I hate staying indoors,next week I'm off on Monday so I'm off to a lake that's got depths up to 50' be interested to see what the deeper says,may take rods just in case too.
bigappleslice bigappleslice
Posts: 521
Post #22 1 Mar 2021 12:06
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im lucky as my syndicate is ''local'' however that actually is defined.
i get excited just to have a walk around it and watch for a few hours.

i work in a office and get ''itchy'' when i know ive been inside for too long
Canalcarper71 Canalcarper71
Posts: 1,389
Post #23 1 Mar 2021 13:42
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I work in warehouse and can pass the canal in town on way to work and I just hate being inside
RigDemon RigDemon
Posts: 1,458
Post #24 1 Mar 2021 18:40
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Rude not to get excited don't you think.

I've been thinking about my first session of the year for weeks and getting excited about it, and it's only a day this coming Saturday.

I'll probably be up all night thinking about it
wandle1 wandle1
Posts: 7,469
Post #25 1 Mar 2021 21:41
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Yes..

I went yesterday..had a great session on my retro gear,mitchell 3.0.0 boomerang check version 5..etc.,cooked a steak,drank filtered river water,cool and refreshing,stopped fishing ,just to read the water!!

I'm going again Wednesday..my point is ,and I cant believe I'm actually saying this,I'm still excited for every trip,even after 51 yrs of being excited..

I work outside,in All weathers,I just couldn't bear to be stuck indoors..its the way I am,I worked once in a factory and it made me end up counting the beige tiles in the processing room,...from total boredom..14.000 of them..!!
BigDave139
Posts: 62
Post #26 2 Mar 2021 12:58
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In reply to Post #25
I won't be able to sleep the night before fishing because of excitement
carpysmithers carpysmithers
Posts: 73
Post #27 2 Mar 2021 19:22
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In reply to Post #13
Just loved reading this. 👌
snapper1 snapper1
Posts: 3,101
Post #28 4 Mar 2021 10:57
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In reply to Post #13
Brilliant
1-Toner 1-Toner
Posts: 1,348
Post #29 4 Mar 2021 14:38
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I think its great we have a Hobby we love so much that we have trouble sleeping the night before we go, brilliant.

I can never settle the night before so always go on the night even if that means a night mission.
I used to rock up at ferry lagoon at around 2am and stroll around in the dead of the night, no feeling like it especially on a huge wild pit like that with nobody around.
Stickysticky
Posts: 481
Post #30 5 Mar 2021 19:58
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In reply to Post #29
For me it's a challenge and a puzzle with 1000000's of possible variants. This hook with that hook link, using that bait. I get excited every time I go to bed when I'm dreaming of all the possibilities. Then when we sit on the bank filled with anticipation, wondering if your chosen method and approach will work we get to see kingfishers at work and grebes doing that mating ritual. It's truly magic.

The other day I was up a tree watching three pike circling a shoal of small roach, before ripping through them like something on a David Attenborough program.

We are blessed, I feel blessed. So if I catch or not, and I haven't caught since November, I'm still buzzing before every session!!
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