How Much Time Do You Spend Pursuing Your Passion?

[Admin]

This video got me thinking that I spend way too much time as a hockey volunteer and not enough time fishing! How many hours do you spend each year pursuing your passion?

It should always be "A Great Day for Fishing"

http://www.youfish.tv/born-to-fish-bc-its-a-great-day-for-fishing_624921ca0.html



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[JUST ONE MORE]

2013 was my first year with my new/used boat. I have trout fished and freshwater shore fished for about 40 years, but with my 22foot Hewes c/w e/t and h/t and a 135 honda I got hooked. 4am saw me heading to the shop to hook onto the trailer and a quick 10 min. drive to the dock. Day after day out on the water and suddenly i realized I put 450 hrs on my new/used boat. Sometimes with my son and his young family and lots of times alone we caught plenty of beauty salmon and lots of ling. My son even got a 65lb hali, which was caught on a 4" spoon. We fished on the east side of Vancouver Island and looking at the coast mountains to the East ,then turning around and seeing the mountains of the Island, I sometimes couldn't believe where I lived. It was a great year and 2014 looks like a whole lot more of the same. Yep, I'm HOOKED.

 

[Doug]

An average day for me when I have a charter is:

Get up at 4 am and travel to the boat and gear up for departure
Depart the dock at 6 am and fish until 2 pm.
Clean and bag fish and then clean the boat and home by 430 pm
Brine bait and pack lunch for next day.
Start again.

Long days but I’m on the water and having fun and meeting lots of interesting people.

My passion is changing and I will probably be selling the boat and the business in the next few years or sooner.
Then I can be the client and bring the beer and reel in a few fish.

 

[Dave S]

I try and balance out my time towards all my passions. One of those passions is fishing and watertime. My free time is more limited now with having a 1 1/2 year old. But she's worth it.

I'd say I get out about once a month in slower and colder months, and once a week in primetime. Fishing is therapy for me. I enjoy the excitement and the relaxation between action. But, I also know that it is important to spend some of my free time with passions that get me some exercise. Hockey, surfing, golf, and mountain biking are things I really enjoy that get me some cardio.

I guess I could get exercise while fishing if I got myself a kayak or row boat. I think the row boat style fishing would be fun since you can have another guy on board to share in the action/excitement.

Anyways, as long as you're having fun doing what you do, keep doing it.

 

[tubber]

2013: 15 days on the salt over 5 trips to WCVI. Only 6-8 more freshwater days last year. Can't bring myself to icefish. Anyone want an auger? Way more than 23 days lining up, fixing boat stuff, tinkering, tying gear, painting lures, shopping for fishing stuff, reading about fishing on here and elsewhere. Lining up/anticipation is almost as enjoyable as being out there for me, but I plan to fish way more in 2014. Hopefully I can get some sockeye with family in Vancouver as well. The threads about limits are hitting home. I can get more than enough fish in 10 days, but would like to be catching and releasing more this year. Will be looking more and more into retiring to the Island over the next few years.

 

[JAC]

I fish lots in the lake throughout southern b.c. I make one trip to the island and one to the central coast each year. I end up with enough fish to last all year and give lots away. I would like to go to the island more but the ferry cost are a detterant forsure!! I fish around 30days a year salt and fresh water

 

[seadna]

I spent around 40 days on the water last year - 1 full week in August. 11 weekends x 2.5 days + 4 days of spring king fishing + 3 days of steelhead fishing on the river. The other 320+ days were spent making money to go fishing, planning fishing trips, buying gear for fishing trips and preparing gear and the boat for fishing trips. So all of my time was spent pursuing my passions (work is also a passion so it's ALL good).

 

[Peahead]

The video gave me a chuckle because at the 25-30 second mark he's suddenly driving back home again south over Lion's Gate Bridge, before he even gets to his "Great Day Fishing" ( heading south instead of north to the WVan ramp)

I try and fit in shorter windows if I can't get out for a longer trip of 5-7 hrs . So being creative with time available (or not available) has become more necessary. After work or days where I have other commitments I may try to fit in a 2-3 hr trip. Shorter trips are the norm on days I have my 8 year old daughter too. Having boats easily accessible / moored close to home is a huge benefit . On a commute to see family in Gibson's I may drop the lines for an hr for example.....Post guiding years I get out less so I'd say now only about 25-35 times per year but that includes all outings that may not include dropping lines . Guiding out of Vancouver can mean 2 sets of customers with 5 hour trip in morning and another set of people for 5 hrs in the afternoon with 1 hr in between to settle up, clean fish, boat ( and head!!) then doing that all again after the second trip .....so that's a different sort of "day" than mine are now! Apples and oranges.