I am mostly a crappie fisherman but have a buddy that I have been fishing with for awhile but still learn something about him every trip. When I first started fishing with him we would always make stops to get cigars, coffee, breakfast or bait. I just want to get to the lake, don't care about stopping. I always tell him that I will pick him up an hour earlier just so he can get his goodies. One time we were going to wade and he got in the truck smelling like bed bath and beyond. I didn't say anything to him at the time bit noticed when we got to the lake the bugs were eating his a$$ up. I was laughing so hard because he was slapping at them and dropping his jigging rod. He couldn't run because we were wading. Bugs were not touching me. Come to find out he takes showers before fishing which I don't do because you are getting dirty anyway. He said his wife had brought some new soup and I should have told him he was smelling up the truck.

He's not very committed to fishing, I've had many a tournament where I didn't sleep much the night before and been fine.

It's also great if you can find a guy you really like and get along with and who is a decent fisherman. I've had the same fishing partner for 5 years or so now.

Pretty much, anyone who puts health, hunger, safety, sleep, or comfort before fishing is a bad partner. I think we can all agree on that. Lol.

+1 I agree i prefer to fish alone honestly. That way i am on my own terms and i can concentrate better.

i took a guy from work one time and told him not to worry about gas, just bring the beer. he shows up with 3 32 oz miller high life cans. he said that was all he could afford. $1 each!!! we went to the store and got some decent stuff for me that i bought. guess what he drinks? my good beer!! i asked what the heck was he doing and he said "I bought those fatboys for you. they're yours!!" i did put him on a 7-4 though. he was tikled with it!!

Have a real good friend that use to go fishing with me back before I sold my bass boat. He fished the front of the boat from the back of the boat! A day of dodging spinner baits will keep you on your toes for sure! I just considerd it quality time with a good friend and learned to appreciate those days when I was fishing alone.

You may be taking fishing a little too seriously, and he clearly doesn't take it seriously enough. Sounds like a blind date gone bad. Don't be mad just pick your fishing dates better next time!

That was always my deal. It was what I call the Christmas effect, like the night before. I couldn't stop working strategies in my head. Some tourney mornings I would get up and run to the local Waffle House or truck stop and order breakfast @ 2am. I'd eat then I'd drive on to the boat ramp and sit and listen to music until time for launch, just to try to calm down and relax. I've seen guys launch their boat and sit tied up to the pier or pulled up on the bank, or just sitting out in the water waiting to leave and they'd be slapping themselves in the face like a bull rider trying to get cranked up for what was about to happen, most of the time I'd see these guys come back empty handed and madder than haites because they hadn't caught anything. I think for most folks the Rick Clunn approach is better getting into a relaxed "zin" state of mind and just being focused. No, these guys weren't my fishing partners but I got a kick out of watching them.......

This is exactly me! I get no sleep the night before I go fishing. Doesn't matter if I'm fun fishing or tournament fishing!

Hilarious

A year or so ago a younger guy that just moved here from up north began hanging around the same circle of dudes as me. Always talked about how much he loved to fish and couldn't wait to get on the water.

I figured I'd help the kid out and show him the local spots etc.
Well we get on the water and he's fairly proficient but I had 6 fish he had none. I put down my rod handed him a rig and began guiding him down to rigging, exactly where to cast how long to wait between pauses etc. Long story short I quit fishing and got him on about 7 or 8 nice fish. Thought we had a good day and felt good about putting a new kid on some quality Texas fish.

Well about a week later I meet up with our mutual friends and start getting my chops broke. Turns out junior told everyone how he outfished me and that he never fished these waters before but still wooped me. basicly he made it known that he was a superior stick in every way. He ran out and bought his own rig with mom and dads money and sat on the spots I spent years locating damn near every day for a month.

Summer rolled in and the pattern changed so he quit catching fish out of my spring holes and hasn't caught much of anything since. He's been trying to prod me for more advice but that bridge is burnt down to ashes.

On a good note I been taking out a friend of mines son who's been nothing but respectful and been smokin em!