So i was sitting at my desk this morning between meetings and strted thinking about fishing. I decided I better go for a walk and distract myself back to work mode. As I'm walking through the building I pass a TV with a bass pro commercial on and back to fishing I go...

No matter what I do my mind just goes back to it.

My wife call it the fishing disease. She never used to believe me until my son started pointing out ponds and puddles as they are driving around during the day and telling her, I bet there's a good fish in there, or mom I've always wanted to fish there.

I'm pretty sure this is something that we are born with.....

It only get's worse!!!!! I have lost jobs, girlfriends, school hours, respect from my in-laws, and endless amounts of money because of those damn little green fish.........and while im on the subject "Anyone want to go fishing?"

I caught the bug myself a while back. Best disease I ever had. There ain't nothing in the world like that THUMP!

I bet we could start a club. Everyone put put in an entry fee and prove the big catches you have lost because of fishing. Big catches lost would be like: Job, Wife, House, Boat and etc. At the end of the week the Tourn. Director would select the winners and issue the checks.
With the economy the way it is, this could be the answer to some of our expenses of fishing.

Is it a disease or sickness. Do u think BPS has a doctor I could see while I'm there shopping.

Dont worry guys.....I found the cure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The BASS patch!

Only 72 easy payments of $19.95

I had one of those. Wore it on my thumb to keep the bass teeth from sandpapering it.

preaching to the choir bro, your talking about fishing addiction to the TEXAS FISHING FORUM lol. were all obsessed.

Step 1: Admit that you are powerless to control your urge to fish and buy more fishing gear including all that stuff you don�t need and has no chance of catching a fish; that your addiction hurts those around you; that your life has become unmanageable because of it; and that you�ve hit bottom, bankrupt, friendless, jobless, mired in dispair.

Step 2: Start to believe that only a Higher Power greater than all of us, the Fishing God, can cure this insanity.

Step 3: Make a decision to turn over your life over to the care of the Fishing God.

Step 4: Make a fearless inventory of yourself, detailing all your deficiencies and paying special attention to stashes of lures, flies and nightcrawlers that should be in the refrigerator.

Step 5: Admit first to yourself, then to the Fishing God and then to a loved one or close friend, the exact nature of your wrongdoings, out loud, shamelessly, unrestrained. That means all the laughable exaggerations about the length of your fish, the lame excuses to your spouse about why you needed a new boat or rod, and those reprehensible lies to your boss about why you weren�t coming into work.

Step 6: Ready yourself to ask the Fishing God to cleanse away all of defects in your character. And be sure to allow a lot of time for this.

Step 7: Humbly request that the Fishing God erase your shortcomings. Again, allow lots of time for this.

Step 8: Make a list of all persons you have harmed with your defects and wrongdoings and lies and become willing to make amends to all of them.

Step 9: Make direct amends to all these people. This will require even more time, at least several months.

Step 10: Should you forget and fall from grace and return to your shameful ways, commit to make amends immediately after your future misdeeds. This may add an hour or so to each day you go fishing, but it�s allowable to make amends to your fishing buddies in the saloon after a long day on the river.

Step 11: Commit to maintain your improved character and devotion to the Fishing God. Otherwise, He will continue to frown upon you and send you home fishless day after day after day.

Step 12: Have a spiritual awakening as the result of taking these steps and carry this message to other fishaholics you meet along the river or on the lake.

I do not require compensation for this program but welcome donations (mainly fishing gear, gps coords, free instructional guide trips, etc)

It's the dreams of fishing , then wondering what bait to use today and I can't even get to the lake. That's when u "I" have a problem .

I am always checking the weather reports, fishing reports, and lake conditions daily. Then of course there is always the annual trip to the sporting goods store every pay day to stock up on lures that I really don't need

+1. I have met a lot of sick people on here, with the same addiction as me.

I saw it on here somewhere, I think.
"The Weak Call it an Obsession. The Strong Call it Dedication"

We should form a support group.

20 bucks to join the group.

We'll meet every couple of weeks on a random lake and go battle our addiction, whoever fails the worst and ends up with the most fish gets all the money as a consolance.