[Jagdgewehr]

I have fished in a few local bass tournaments and found that I enjoyed fishing so much more when it wasn't a competition. Needless to say, I don't watch that stuff anymore either. I love fishing from a $30,000 to $40,000 bass boat just as much as the next guy. But I have just as much fun fishing in a $200 jonboat.

[cripplecreek]

I’ve found that now that I live on the lake I seldom go fishing. If someone comes over and go fishing I’m happy to go out and row at a creep along the shore as they fish and I take the camera rather than my rod.

[ArrogantBustard]

I like fishing from a bassboat, a rowboat, an innertube; I like fishing from the shore, fishing while wading, fishing in the mountains, fishing from the beach, deep sea fishing from a charter boat ...

I just plain like fishing. I like the fresh air, the water, the solitude, the companionship, the strike, the fight (if any), the food (if I so choose) ...

But the idea of formally competing with other fishermen just seems to ruin it. For me.