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keithr

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fishing and meditating
« on: November 16, 2004, 06:48:59 PM »
I was just reading something I wrote some time ago and came across this sentence: 

"People who are fishing but not having any luck are either just about ready to give it up, or they are meditating."

Does this ring true for any of you?
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2004, 07:09:05 PM »
Fishing at times is certainly meditative. I find for myself that there are periods where my focus and intensity are at a full 100% and other times I will be much more relaxed and watching mother nature almost as much as my float. Like I read just a couple of seconds ago on this site, Stress kills so when I find myself surrounded by the beauty God gave us I always tell myself to relax, take some nice long deep breathes and enjoy it. ;)
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2004, 07:57:37 PM »
If "meditating" is the same as taking in your surroundings, then I guess most poeple not catching much, but still enjoying it, are meditating.

I agree with NF, you always get bites when you least expect it, gives new meaning to "expect the unexpected." It seems to happen a lot to me when I'm fishing in silence (of conversation), then dad will yell something to me (usually about not catching anything), then I get a hit and don't react in time. It also seems to happen a lot if you leave your gear in the water and go to to the "wash-room" over the side of the boat. A buddy of mine (female) had a double header occur while doing this, and couldn't do anything but watch, then charged for the rods.

Strange stuff happens when your fishing...
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2004, 08:46:37 PM »
Yeah NiceFish...that's when the float gets buried.

How many times do you look back from idly watching birds or chicks on the dyke (before I was married) and cant find your float?

Lovin it! :D
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2004, 09:04:28 PM »
   Way it works with me is the fishing kind of gets put on automatic, doesn't matter if it's still (bar?) fishing or working a spot with a fly. . . . .

  Then I realize I've been sorting something out upstairs for a while. 

  Then I probably check my bait or dab that fly right over there, and pretty quick I'm sorting things out in my head again.  On and on . . .
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2004, 12:44:30 AM »
the last time i meditated while fishing, i birdnested....so much for tranquility. :P
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2004, 01:47:21 AM »
i usually take in the scenery when i'm not having any luck. i would take 5, sit on a rock and have a good look around and maybe see something i didn't notice before.  as for 'chicks on dykes', nice to see but costs me too much money  ;)  :P
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Re: fishing and meditating
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2004, 04:23:56 PM »
Fishing or meditating.  Aren't they the same thing?
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