There’s no denying it – when you’re out on the water, you can have a very big impact on your fishing partner’s pysche and/or karma.
Here are 6 things that, in our opinion, you should never say to your fishing partner.
Never Say This to Your Fishing Partner
- “I wouldn’t fish that fly, but sure – give it a go.”
- [On a flat with partner on the bow, fish approaching] “That’s the biggest tarpon/permit/bonefish I’ve ever seen in my life.”
- “Man it’s relaxing out here, but aren’t you worried about that big meeting tomorrow?”
- [Immediately after the loss of a fish] “That’s the biggest fish I’ve ever seen in my life.”
- “That knot looks a little funky, but I wouldn’t worry about it.”
- “Hey, wanna split this banana?”
OK, you all fish a lot and we know you’ve heard some gems out there. You can probably even top our top 6. What’s the worst thing you’ve heard from your fishing partner? Leave us a comment and let us know!
How about when your buddy is hooked up to a nice fish and you say “WOW this is great let me grab the camera” – and then you loose the fish right after that!
Hey, can you take this fly out of my lip?
Spoken as we wade into the river for winter steel, “This water is ideal. I hope it doesn’t rain”. Then, after battling a bright on the first drift of the trip, “Damn…I don’t have to catch another fish all week.” You can just see the rainclouds forming, eh?
I was five days into a seven day tropical saltwater trip to Belize a few years ago. My partner and I had seen and landed a LOT of bonefish and a couple of Permit. I wanted to take a day with our guide and fish for some of the resident tarpon around the mangroves. My partner emphatically stated: “I’m not willing to give up my time on the flats”. Our friendship cooled after that, and I have not fished with him since. He hasn’t found anyone to go back to Belize with him, either.
fishin buddy : can i borrow another flie
me: …..seriously
So I was watching this episode of Oprah about…
Dude really. Stop there.
I told you, you should have retied that knot.
You ever…seen a grown man naked?
Do you…like movies about gladiators?
have you ever been…in a Turkish Prison?
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Hope this counts:
Guide, watching the weather radar in the marina with its band of dark green, yellow, and red: “We could go now, or we could wait about an hour…”
Friend, having just acquired brand new Grundens rain gear, “Let’s go now!”
Me, after huddling behind the only (and the lowest anywhere) barrier island for an hour, training not to get washed over or vomit, “G——-t, John, When the guide says we could wait an hour, let’s wait an hour!”
While doubled up on a pair of winter steelhead: “I hope you don’t loose your fish, then we won’t get the picture to prove this happened”
We should bring a net.
“Are you gonna land this fish, Sally [a guy fisherman, NOT named Sally], or can I just go ahead and start fishing again?”
“I know the knot I tied your [permit] fly on with is good… hope the others [you tied] hold up. That’s a HUGE permit.”
“Dude, that 40-pound will NEVER break.”
True stories.
(pointing out the only tree snag in the section of the river)
“make sure you keep him away from that tree….1 minute later……pop goes the pig
While fishing tuna and 40 minutes after playing a monster bluefin on a fly “don’t let him get under the” …….snap……”boat”.
Whatever you do, don’t lose him.
Hand me the camera (before the fish is landed).
Next time, hook a smaller fish (after losing a big one).
Don’t worry, he was not that much over 30″.
Concerning my bamboo rod.
“you couldn’t make that cast with a real rod.”
I DONT KNOW
BILL WHAT DO THINK I DONT KNOW
Never blame your partner for something he’s done when he loses a big fish–no matter how buffoonish it was. If you get that urge and it’s irresistible, just kick him in the crotch instead–it will hurt less.
In that same category, and even worse, there’s the cardinal sin of preemptive blame–the product of extreme anal-craniosis: “Wow, he’s huge–take it easy on him so you don’t lose him/I hope you checked your knots recently/don’t f— this one up like that pig you lost on the Dean/I’m not reeling in, there’s no way you land this fish.”
Ok, no AE (angler errors) today…………That always gets in your fishing partners head.
The #1 for me is: What time do you think we’ll be home? Followed by how early do we need to get up?
Hey I only have an hour and a half then I need to get back to… (work, home project…)
Man. I don’t think your net is big enough.
Hey, I have iPhone connectivity! Want to check your email?
In Alaskan bear country never say to your fishing partner, “I am glad I bought you along, since I can run faster than you.”
:My rod is 3 inches longer then yours”
On a day you got skunked your partner says” Man you should of been here yesterday”
At the end of the first day of bonefishing in South Andros, your partner
says we only have 5 more days to fish.
After losing the monster – ‘Don’t worry it will come again’.
Didn’t you have your rod tip when we started this wooded hike?
“I put you on that fish and you lost it!” That was an ex-boyfriend; I now keep love and fishing separate.
1) You don’t need to bring that water/food/gear, we’re only going to be gone for a couple hours.
2) Can you help me apply my sunblock?
3) This is going to be the best trip we’ve ever taken
4) Don’t worry, that storm is still pretty far away
5) I forgot the beer
“Brah, hold my rod while I go to the bathroom”
I won’t take a picture. It looks just like all the other ones!
Dude, You brought bait?
You saw that. One cast, one bonefish. Your turn, keep it up.
You should really learn to rollcast, and maybe a simple water haul.
Bruce Chard – that happened to me last week, I said it! So many deal breakers on this list…
one of my fishing buddies who is 6’6″ and goes about 290, while fishing for kings on a crowded river…”If I was wearing a thong we could have the river to ourselves!” I lost all concentration at that time…brain went to mush!
Dude, should I go sleeveless?
Famous Josie Sands, “Why you do dat? you see that fish eat it? you ruin my whole year man!”
“C’mon E’lick, you better dan dat mon”
—My favorite Bahamian guide Hermon after I gift wrap myself in fly line in the face of a 20 mph wind as the bonefish swims by
Trap’s was CLASSIC! Had me laughing out loud.
My buddy would tell you that my line to him was, “Man, are you gonna set that hook or just gonna wait til he jumps in the boat with us?”
NEVAH _ NEVAH say, “this is going to be a great day’ as it will turn out to be a total flop.
“Hey Fred, isn’t that a harmless water snake in the grass coiled right next to your foot? Fred…. “Ummm, O.M.G. no, it’s a deadly poisonous copperhead but he….owww.”” Oh, I thought it was a harmless water snake just trying to be friendly. Did he bite you?
“do you need the landing net?”… the exact second that those ominous words are spoken the tippet breaks and my fishin’ buddy loose a big brown that he has been fishing on for an hour, at the least! :).
Best thing is that it’s all on tape! 🙂
After a float at the takeout where we dropped a truck…”you got the keys right?”….long walk of shame
Well since your a single, we have this gentleman who is also, so you will be fishing with him the rest of the week. I know he’s 87 and he does not like to ride up to fish the braids, get up early and likes to be back at base camp by 12pm for the rest of the day. Doh! (Actually happened on the Alagnak River and not with Deneki Outdoors).
That fly box that floated by me looked just like the one you carry!