03-31-2022, 01:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2022, 01:11 PM by Cowboypirate.)
I am sitting in front of the fireplace, waiting for our exchange student to finish getting ready for school so we can headout. And,, I am scratching mosquito bites.
That had me thinking about my habits. The mosquito bites, not my exchange student.
I am covered in them and they really swelled up bad this time - but I won't use spray when I am catfishing. It was burned into my head that they are so sensitive and will shy from bait if they smell the spray. Same with getting gas. I won't fill up my truck until after I am done fishing. Silly habits - maybe but still habits.
Got me thinking more about what we do, good or bad, while pursuing our passion. Dad would lecture us about moving around in the boat, cause it would scare the fish ( it was a small metal boat). We belly crawled up to beaver ponds with our fly rods. And we put up hay on the full moon so we could plan our horse packing trip "when the fish would bite" - i still prefer to not fish on a full moon, but I am more pragmatic about it now and fish whenever I can.
How about you? Do you always have kipper snack when you go deer hunting like my father in law - just because? Whats your odd habits and do you think mine are odd or valid.
My last thought, as I peel another inch of skin off scratching...I am taking a shotgun next time I go catfishing. Blood for blood- its only fair. Them skiters are gona earn it
That had me thinking about my habits. The mosquito bites, not my exchange student.
I am covered in them and they really swelled up bad this time - but I won't use spray when I am catfishing. It was burned into my head that they are so sensitive and will shy from bait if they smell the spray. Same with getting gas. I won't fill up my truck until after I am done fishing. Silly habits - maybe but still habits.
Got me thinking more about what we do, good or bad, while pursuing our passion. Dad would lecture us about moving around in the boat, cause it would scare the fish ( it was a small metal boat). We belly crawled up to beaver ponds with our fly rods. And we put up hay on the full moon so we could plan our horse packing trip "when the fish would bite" - i still prefer to not fish on a full moon, but I am more pragmatic about it now and fish whenever I can.
How about you? Do you always have kipper snack when you go deer hunting like my father in law - just because? Whats your odd habits and do you think mine are odd or valid.
My last thought, as I peel another inch of skin off scratching...I am taking a shotgun next time I go catfishing. Blood for blood- its only fair. Them skiters are gona earn it
Remember: keep the lid on the worms, share your jerky, and stop by to say hi to Cookie and the Cowboy-Pirate crew