I've fished for over 40 years and had forgotten until this week the absolute brilliant feeling that is super rare, when you have just caught the fish of your dreams. Having it secured, of just photographed are unforgettable. When you make ridiculous amounts of tea, phone calls and just lay there thinking YESSSSS.
Those moments were not as rare years ago, but I hadn't had that feeling in the last 10 years plus and all of a sudden the memories came back.
I'm not looking for congratulations, more reflections when you have those couple of hours of the immense high after not screwing up the netting!
Those moments were not as rare years ago, but I hadn't had that feeling in the last 10 years plus and all of a sudden the memories came back.
I'm not looking for congratulations, more reflections when you have those couple of hours of the immense high after not screwing up the netting!
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Initially you have grin like a Cheshire Cat when you get the special ones or the ones you want. I think when you have had a bit of success it's with you forever because you will always have a little smile when you think about them and the captures, part of our own little fishing history
As for not having the feeling for the last 10 years, all about where you are fishing for me and what's swimming in there, these days I struggle to find places that i REALLY want to fish
Initially you have grin like a Cheshire Cat when you get the special ones or the ones you want. I think when you have had a bit of success it's with you forever because you will always have a little smile when you think about them and the captures, part of our own little fishing history
As for not having the feeling for the last 10 years, all about where you are fishing for me and what's swimming in there, these days I struggle to find places that i REALLY want to fish
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I'll be honest I always struggle to enjoy the moment, it always seems like a blur, it never sinks in untill usually around a day later, and then I feel like I'm walking on water for the whole week.
The whole buzzed up "get in there" as it goes in the net, is the complete opposite to how I feel. I usually Exhail a sigh of relief, then flap around like a crack addict trying to organise all my stuff.
I'll be honest I always struggle to enjoy the moment, it always seems like a blur, it never sinks in untill usually around a day later, and then I feel like I'm walking on water for the whole week.
The whole buzzed up "get in there" as it goes in the net, is the complete opposite to how I feel. I usually Exhail a sigh of relief, then flap around like a crack addict trying to organise all my stuff.
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After a long spell of blanks, frustration, lots of effort, questioning everything etc to get one in the net after a while is euphoric!
After a long spell of blanks, frustration, lots of effort, questioning everything etc to get one in the net after a while is euphoric!
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Yes yes! What lovely refreshing positive post! Euphoric is how id describe it in one word or the old cliche 'blown away'.
Yes yes! What lovely refreshing positive post! Euphoric is how id describe it in one word or the old cliche 'blown away'.
After catching my first French fifty, i just wound all the rods in and got drunk. My first sixty will be a similar celebration hopefully!
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It's the reason we all do it. If it don't get you like that each and everytime your in the wrong game. A hell of a lot of nothing for a long time. To a huge adrenaline rush for a few fleeting. No wonder at times after a capture I've had banging headaches and felt the need to throw up. My body can't handle it.. But wouldn't want it any other way.
It's the reason we all do it. If it don't get you like that each and everytime your in the wrong game. A hell of a lot of nothing for a long time. To a huge adrenaline rush for a few fleeting. No wonder at times after a capture I've had banging headaches and felt the need to throw up. My body can't handle it.. But wouldn't want it any other way.
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Its relief more than anything for me, especially after an elongated blanking period when others are catching but you cant buy a bite . . .years ago I would have ensured the offending rod was back on the spot and the area re-baited before I'd even looked at a capture in the net - these days its as yourself with elongated vaping / generally pacing about randomly followed by a cup of t to calm down!
Its relief more than anything for me, especially after an elongated blanking period when others are catching but you cant buy a bite . . .years ago I would have ensured the offending rod was back on the spot and the area re-baited before I'd even looked at a capture in the net - these days its as yourself with elongated vaping / generally pacing about randomly followed by a cup of t to calm down!
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Mate,
I'm all over the place with any fish from my syndicate, but other captures from other lakes just didn't 'do it'.
I remember when I caught my first 30lb carp, from Brackens, I was cheering, chuffed to bits, as I was at a 28lb common, my biggest common, yet the 23lb common later I just weighed and returned.
I've also been absolutely gobsmacked at a 10lb fish from a small lake where a double is big, yet disappointed at a 10lb fish from Nazeing where 40lb was a possibility and a 20lb was average.
The syndicate I'm on though, no matter how big, every fish just gets me 'hollering and whooping'.
Don't get me wrong, every fish is a good fish, but some just leave me reeling.
Mate,
I'm all over the place with any fish from my syndicate, but other captures from other lakes just didn't 'do it'.
I remember when I caught my first 30lb carp, from Brackens, I was cheering, chuffed to bits, as I was at a 28lb common, my biggest common, yet the 23lb common later I just weighed and returned.
I've also been absolutely gobsmacked at a 10lb fish from a small lake where a double is big, yet disappointed at a 10lb fish from Nazeing where 40lb was a possibility and a 20lb was average.
The syndicate I'm on though, no matter how big, every fish just gets me 'hollering and whooping'.
Don't get me wrong, every fish is a good fish, but some just leave me reeling.
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I'm 72 now, I'd set myself a target to catch a forty from my adopted home US state (NC)..they are somewhat rare here...
on a wet night last October it finally happened... I know exactly what you mean.
A feeling that Can't be explained to a non angler.
Hope you get to feel it again...
I'm 72 now, I'd set myself a target to catch a forty from my adopted home US state (NC)..they are somewhat rare here...
on a wet night last October it finally happened... I know exactly what you mean.
A feeling that Can't be explained to a non angler.
Hope you get to feel it again...