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| Is it possible to lose the passion? Say it isn’t so!
I have been absolutely avid in love with musky fishing for over 15 years now. How long will this last? Can I expect to be this enthused when I’m old and gray? Is it possible to lose the passion?
I have heard some say they’ve “lost the passion”, but I doubt it though; I don’t think it’s feasible. Perhaps maybe a slight withdrawal from it, but to lose it, for any real amount of time? – Impossible.
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| Just don't marry it. |
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| NXT,
I've seen it happen. A friend of mine had his own successful lure company (L&L Lures) and was completely obsessed with musky fishing. He was a good stick too with many 30+ pound fish to his credit. One day he decided his career as a teacher was more important and he sold the lure business, his boat, and all his equipment. Not sure what he does in the summer these days.... but it ain't musky fishing.
So... YES... it can happen.
Even Lunker Lou Eich has "lost the passion". He has been part of the Musky Hunter clan since it's inception and even did some of their Schools. He quit guiding and is now selling off a lot of his stuff. He still fishes a couple times a year... mostly just to be with his old fishing buddies. He hasn't lost is touch either... boating a 20 pounder about two weeks ago on his annual fall trip with TR.
I pray my candle will burn for many moons to come.....
jlong |
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| I may lose the passion for chasing a particular species for a time but I never lose the passion for fishing.
Brian |
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| I hear they are coming out with an over the counter drug called..."Muskagra"..
Its supposed to put the drive back in muskie fisherman. I pray I never have to take meds to fish!.[:bigsmile:] |
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| My elbow may give out but I dont think I will loose passion for this fish. Can anyone recomend a good tendonitis brace? or a support to use. I used to love to bass fish but it got to easy and there just wasnt the challenge, but I dont ever see that happening with the musky. I gott it bad!!!
See ya on the water [:p]
RandyW |
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| I lost my passion this year after sooo many BAD things happened...Summer sucked!I used to be a fall "fishingfool",I usually fished every weekend soaking suckers,trolling and pounding the water to a froth.Not this year.I had a poor trip to LOTW,came back and fished for an afternoon and that was it for the fall.I decided to let the fish win! I am even thinking obout doing a major lure and gear sell off this winter,the Tuffy might be for sale too! It has really gotten to me and I don't know if i can ever gain my passion back that drove my life for so many years.So,yes,it can happen and I hope it doesn't affect you the way it did me! |
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| short of suffering from a stroke or being paralized, I will NEVER quit fishing until the day I die. I really don't even want to think about that last outing. I think that will be a very sad day! But I hope for many more years to come. |
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| I can't imagine it happening to me. I am wondering if depression or a major lifestyle change has effected these people who do all of the sudden quit. I would think that these people somewhere deep down want to fish for something after fishing all those years. In my personal experirnce I may not be able to play baseball anymore due to the condition of my arm but I still have a passion to go hit some ball in the cage once in a while and watch the games on TV. Keep after you fellow freinds don't let them give up on what they once loved. |
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| Yeah, I can see it happening. It's happened to me with bass and crappie at home. I've got a lake 5 minutes from the house which I'd fish every weekend for years, but this year only crappie fished 2-3 times in the spring, and no trips for bass at all. I got good enough that most times caught fish each time out, sortta took the fun and challenge out of it.
Now with muskies, it's different because I plan trips so I look forward more to it. I could fish some major musky lakes within an hours drive of home, but refuse to do so. This is also a reason I don't move or live where I musky fish. I'd be out most evenings and weekends. This is where I think the problem of burn-out has it's roots. You fish the milk run all the time, and after so many years, you've combed every inch of your lake. Now you know where to catch the fish and it takes the fun out of it. You soon start going to new lakes and start all over again. See where this goes??
That's what happened to me years ago with pike and walleye when I went on vacation. That's why I went to musky because the rest became too easy. With this history, I'm making sure to never get the burn-out with musky by limiting my trips and not allowing it to get to be routine. I think of muskies and fishing them all the time, so each trip is special. I'm like a kid and can't sleep each night before a trip. My advice is keep it special, and hope the fire burns as long as you're alive. "nough said. |
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| Hunts hit it on the head, variety is the spice of life. Due to my career (what pays the bills) I have very little fishing time. But I'm working on changing that! I fish way away from where I live- N. WI/MN & Canada. I tried Petenwell cause my son asked me to go, I don't think it will be a regular run- what a big giant stump/mine field the north end of that place is- ESOX Maniac was putting along most of the time. But it was interesting.
Paul- don't quit! - wanna do my fly-in lake? It will re-invigorate your passion! Pristine Canadian water, no pressure and if we see another boat in a week, it's crowded ( There are two private cabins)- But I've spoken to the owners(two brothers), they've been there + 10 years and they or their guests have NEVER ever even seen a 50" Muskie on this lake + I've seen 2 WR class & caught a +50, 38, 36 in three 4 day trips since 1996! Everyone else on first two trips was fishing smallie's & laker's-I was the only one throwing for muskies. Last trip was just me and my daughter (I got skunked, but she got her first muskie) and we had the lake to our selves for three of the four days! I've seen many fish in the 40" to + 50" range. I'll even give you first cast on the WR spots!
This lake is a scaled down version of Dryberry! It keeps my passion alive!
Al Warner
www.ivegotthepassion.com
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| There is no way I will ever lose this passion, they will have to burry me with my g-loomis at hand. [:p]
Paul, I have your cure ( if a 50 incher will cure you ) you just need to e-mail me. [:bigsmile:] |
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| "PASSION", I don't know about you but I've got the "SICKNESS"[:0]
I seem to have caught this "FEVER" some time ago and I just can't shake it, nor do I want to!!!!!!!![:bigsmile:]
I guess maybe some guys just plain get burned out[:knockout:]
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| It's about the same time men lose interest in sex....Approximately 90 days after death![:bigsmile:] |
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| To be truthful, I lost the absolute obsessive compulsive behavior I used to exhibit when I topped my lifetime goal on the Goon in '94. I now work when I should, sort of, and fish when I can. But the 'passion' for the sport will be with me until I push daisies, for certain.[:bigsmile:] |
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| Randy:
I have "tennis elbow" in both elbows, sometimes so bad it's hard to pick up a glass of water. I get steroid shots directly in the elbow about once each year (spring time). They do the job and usually last at least 6 months. Also, you need to analyze what motions you make that aggravate your tendonitis. Good therapy can help. I have been muskie fishing for almost fifty years. Muskie fishing is kind of like a good marriage...the early years are full of passion. If you're lucky, the later years are filled with love and devotion (and passion). |
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Lose the passion?