Why We Fish?

I decided to break away from the norm on this one lol I just decided to talk about "Why We Fish". In these blogs I am going to try and keep it short and to the point. I was noticing the other day as I was out with my grandfather at the amount of people that fish. You have all walks of life, short hair, long hair, pro's, amateur's, no boat, flat bottom boats, bass boats, all types that fish. Something about waiting for that pull on the end of the line excites people. Ever little kids with no patience will sit and wait on "the pishy to pull". I was fishing around an old bridge a few weeks ago and a guy come down the bank, carrying his bass rod, and right behind him was his little girl. She looked to be about 4yo and she was on her way down the bank. He ask me if I had been catching any and proceeded to tell me that him and the little girl was fishing from the bank last week and she caught 4 bass around the bridge when they started pulling water....I know why he fishes...to spend time with the little lady. I know why she fishes....because she likes catching fish haha.
We all fish for different reasons, for me it's relaxing, it get's me away from the grind of school, and the work week. A lot of times I let fishing get too serious when I fish tournament's or on guide trips but then something in me I think likes that excitement and it is a different kind of "stress" on tournament morning or when you hook that first 4lbr and trying to get him in the boat while he's jumping with your buzzbait hanging out of his mouth.
I think my tournament fishing really took a turn for the better when I started paying attention to "why I fish". Instead of going out every time and trying to get a check because I needed the money, I started going out and trying to win because I loved the competition. This helped me more than you can ever imagine. When you mentally focus on the game of fishing you start to reach a new level of competition, and when you figure out "Why you fish" then you can begin to reshape "how you fish". Now that I focus more on the competition of fishing and the pure enjoyment of the sport I feel like that has opened my mind up to see new things while I am on the water and make better decisions on where to locate fish. I am now 100% better at making decisions on the go and do not mind changing a game plan up the morning of a tournament.
In the coming weeks try to develop the "why you fish" while your on the water and the pure enjoyment of the sport. I believe when you learn to do this you will become a more relaxed and confident angler, making better decisions while your on the water.

Dustin King
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