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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 12:15 AM
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Mike Yeager
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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I couldn't do it for any amount.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 01:23 AM
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SpiderJig
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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If I needed money I could quit. Ain't gonna happen
PB- 10lb 5oz Purtis Creek 7-25-15
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 01:34 AM
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Donald Harper
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This is not quitting; but just like changing gears. Fishing in our lakes is not worth all the money I spent in my younger years. If I had it to do over I would just stay home for 3 or 4 trips then take that money and go to Mexico where the fishing is great several times per year.
Now that I am older and have come to my senses; I am finally making it happen. I could have taken that 25K I spent each year and when SOUTH every chance I got.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 04:18 AM
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CapN Ron
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Nope!!! Not a price for me. I took almost 2 yrs off. Been fishing since I was physically able and gave it up for 2 yrs, now I fish everyday!!!
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 05:07 AM
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rxkid2001
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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I'd enough for a new truck, boat, new gear, tournament costs for the next year, 3 paid trips to fork with guide. Basically would never happen unless somebody hits the power ball.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 06:24 AM
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Samuel Ragle
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I could never, any amount of money gets me thinking about what fishing stuff I can buy next, then my next trip out, and I'd want to go. Of course there are other things. Like hunting, but that's only fall/winter for me. I'd break faster than (insert whatever you can think of here) it just couldn't/wouldn't happen
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 09:08 AM
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Lmgreeri
Angler
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Angler
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Happiness trumps money....no friggin way.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 09:22 AM
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Timbass
Angler
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Angler
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Money comes and goes, but what fishing does for me cannot be replaced by anything else. Sometimes I wish there were things that I could substitute for fishing now and then, but there simply isn't. So no, I couldn't be paid not to fish, even if I wanted to.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 10:41 AM
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John175☮
MACHO MAN
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MACHO MAN
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I don't have a problem, I can quit fishing anytime I want...
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.†-JFK
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: fouzman]
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04/29/15 11:15 AM
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Fish AKA Jerry
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Giving up a hobby you love for a year, for a few dollars, seems pretty foolish to me. Especially at your age. Only so many more springs and so many more fish.
FREYED KNOT
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: John175☮]
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04/29/15 11:46 AM
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patriot07
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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I don't have a problem, I can quit fishing anytime I want... Me too. $10k - I'd do it in a heartbeat. I'd do it for $5k. I might even do it for $1k. $500 or less...probably not. This all assumes that would still allow me to take my daughter to the pond down the street to catch some perch once every few weeks. Yeah, I could give up fishing easily. Golf would be much tougher for me.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. - Soren Kierkegaard
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 12:15 PM
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BMCD
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TFF Celebrity
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I love to fish, but my son plays baseball. I always feel guilty missing some of his games. At this point in my life I would take a year off....if paid.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 12:43 PM
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Posts: 1,390
FMJshooter
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I get paid not to fish it's called going to work lol.
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 01:50 PM
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Posts: 6,673
texasbass1
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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No amount of money, if I miss a couple of weeks I get hard to live with. I have other interests but fishing is a necessity for my mental health.
Pat Leach USAF MSgt Retired 92 Procraft 180 Pro 24 Mercury 150 Pro XS 4 Stroke Minn Kota Ulterra 80
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Re: If you were paid NOT to fish
[Re: Bissett]
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04/29/15 03:10 PM
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GeoFisher
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I would definitely save at least 10K if I didnt fish for a year. If you add up the fuel, maintenance, tackle, lodging and food. But for me, it is more than fishing, it is therapy. It would have to be a lot more than 10K. An idle mind is the devil's playground.
Everything on your bass boat is broken......You just don't know it yet.
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