Fishing hours
Guest
Posted 1/3/2010 8:11 AM (#415277)
Subject: Fishing hours


Anybody kept track on how many hours spent on the water fishing in '09 ?
Lens Creep
Posted 1/3/2010 9:20 AM (#415284 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 123


It was easy for me as I only fished 8 days. My best guess would be just under 70 hours. I didn't catch a muskie my first trip out, but caught one each of the other 7 days on the water. Largest was a 49". Had my 3rd straight year without losing a fish, so I think I've caught the last 20 I've hooked. I don't have a boat anymore so I probably won't fish muskies again for a few years until I can get another one. Paying for kids' braces and a new car in the meantime. With c&r I'm sure they'll still be there in 2013.
allegheny river kid
Posted 1/3/2010 2:52 PM (#415324 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 463


Location: Sw Pennsylvania
Over 300 hrs from the end of feb 2009 til the end of november 2009. Alot of 3hr evenings after work.
bridgeman
Posted 1/3/2010 2:55 PM (#415325 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 529


Location: Not Where I Want To Be
Not Enough
Esox-Hunter
Posted 1/3/2010 3:12 PM (#415329 - in reply to #415325)
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Posts: 774


Location: South East Wisconsin
I didn't get out much till Oct / Nov. Hope this year that will change.
AWH
Posted 1/3/2010 3:27 PM (#415332 - in reply to #415325)
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Posts: 1243


Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN

bridgeman - 1/3/2010 2:55 PM Not Enough

 

That's the same number of hours I ended up with!  I don't know what my actual total of hours was. But I didn't really start getting out until mid fall this year. So the season was way too short for me.

Aaron 

esoxaddict
Posted 1/3/2010 4:09 PM (#415340 - in reply to #415277)
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Probably only around 100 last year, down from probably 400-500 in an average year.
JKahler
Posted 1/3/2010 4:14 PM (#415341 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 1286


Location: WI
About 273, up from 150 the year before.
Slamr
Posted 1/4/2010 2:16 PM (#415488 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 7037


Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs
Less than I have any year since I graduated from college. Next year will either be less or a whole lot more!
Mak51
Posted 1/4/2010 11:15 PM (#415588 - in reply to #415488)
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Location: MN
I think I did around 500+ hrs. But not as much as some on these boards....
Lars
Posted 1/5/2010 12:11 PM (#415645 - in reply to #415588)
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Posts: 136


About 120 hrs....looking back more than I thought I had, but not as much as I wanted to.
Cowboyhannah
Posted 1/5/2010 2:06 PM (#415669 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 1451


Location: Kronenwetter, WI
I have no idea. Too many, and yet somehow not enough.
dtaijo174
Posted 1/5/2010 4:47 PM (#415697 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 1169


Location: New Hope MN
Wow. I thought i fished a ton, but when i looked back it looks like under 200 hours. I lost more fish this year than any other. My hook setting was horrible
shaley
Posted 1/5/2010 5:35 PM (#415702 - in reply to #415697)
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Posts: 1184


Location: Iowa Great Lakes
Around 500.
Top H2O
Posted 1/6/2010 10:16 AM (#415798 - in reply to #415702)
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Posts: 4080


Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
I stopped counting after 800 hrs. because the fish caught, to hrs. fished raito was to depressing to me.
But the good part of fishing was that I got to fish with different people more and learned more about the waters that I fished.
2010 WILL be a better yr. of catching more Big Fish for me, since I'm another yr. Wiser, right ???

"Happy is the man that finds Wisdom, and the man that gets understanding" Prov. 3:13

Jerome
Top Predator
Posted 1/6/2010 9:04 PM (#415913 - in reply to #415277)
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Posts: 76


I dont count the hours I only count the days.
It was 86 days in 2009 I am looking to get over 100 this year.
theedz155
Posted 1/7/2010 9:08 AM (#416000 - in reply to #415277)
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With a remodel project on the house my poor boat was off the trailer 4 times this year. Add that to the 6 times it floated last year and I'm really considering selling the poor girl. She deserves better than me.
muskyhunter24
Posted 1/9/2010 11:53 AM (#416357 - in reply to #415277)
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I would say over 1000+, I was unemployed from opening day until beginning of august and during that time frame I was fishing 15-18 hour days every day of the week. I am glad I don't know the exact number because the hours fished to fish caught ratio is well over 100:1, but it was enjoyable anyways.