Comments on: “I only fish for the fishing, not the catching” https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Geis https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519554 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:33:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519554 While I certainly enjoyed being in the woods or out on the lake, when I was hunting and fishing the entire point of the excursion was to bring home some meat.

]]> By: Jim https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519553 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:27:13 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519553 Chapter 7 (XVII) of “Three Men in a Boat” is surely relevant here…
Available at Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/308/pg308.html

]]> By: Charles Evo https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519552 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:16:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519552 I read Playboy for the articles, not the erotic nudity of women’s bodies.

]]> By: Jim Thomerson https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519551 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:08:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519551 Your bass’s eyes are adapted to fairly low light levels. They are essentially blind in open clear sunlit water. I used to do a lot of bass fishing on a creek which had a high bluff on the west side. No need to fish for bass until the bluff shaded the water. Bluegill, on the other hand can see fine in bright light. So I would fish for bluegill until the shade got on the water and the bass started biting.

]]> By: Hp https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519550 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:16:20 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519550 Wait a minute — today is Friday. And this is at least the second Saturday is Reposted Essay Day post on a Friday today. As a longtime reader, I don’t begrudge you the occasional (or even weekly) Reposted Essay Day, but it would be nice if Saturday is Reposted Essay Day occurred on a Saturday, so I would know what to expect.

I realize that we should all keep Saturday is Reposted Essay Day in our hearts all the year ’round. And I do try to maintain the spirit of Saturday is Reposted Essay Day. But twice in one Friday seems a bit much. How many essays can you possibly repost tomorrow in order to keep the memory of Saturday is Reposted Essay Day? If you keep reposting Saturday essays on Fridays, why should I regard Saturday is Reposted Essay Day as being different from any other day?

]]> By: Victor https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519549 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:06:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519549 “I only fish for the fishing, not the catching”

That’s what they should say about praying.

]]> By: Jim Thomerson https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519548 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:29:32 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/02/i-only-fish-for-the-fishing-no-1/#comment-519548 I once got into a mental state which prevented me from accomplishing anything. As soon as I would start on something I would think that something else needed to be taken care of. I would dither away the whole day long.

My son asked me to take him fishing. As I sat on the river bank, rod in hand, I realized that when one is fishing, there is nothing else is important. Talk about your light bulb going off! I realized, for the first time, what my problem was; and set about rebooting my mind and becoming a useful and productive individual.

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