I've been done since October but when spring comes around, I'm back!  I'm sure when the sun starts shinning and the weather warms up a bit you'll get excited.

took a year off myself once  and it did wonders for my passion for fishing..i really didnt think i missed it untill i started back and then i realized how much a part of my life fishing really is..just my 2 cents worth

When I find myself getting burnt out, I tend to switch gears. Grab a few cheap panfish rods, a bucket of worms and go out to relax, not fish. Or maybe grab some chicken livers and go for catfish at dusk. For a more extreme alternative, take a trip and do some offshore saltwater fishing for some monster fish.

Mix it up. Too many people are so bent on bass that they get burnt out on all fishing, when changing gears occasionally can help keep the passion alive.

Can't say I've been there but I know a lot of times, when I need to practice before a tourney, I just want to stay home instead of all the effort it takes to load the boat/gear drive to the lake, etc. But I force myself to go, and EVERYTIME, it never fails, that I'm glad I pushed myself and end up havin' a great time.

Glad you're back!

By the way, where in Ky are you located KyBass? Cedar Creek Lake in Stanford is sure to keep you comin' back for more.

This thread is two years old, too funny  I took about ten years off from fishing and started back up last spring. Im way more serious now then I ever was before. I fished since I was a little kid but it was always for catfish, panfish, trout and every once in a while I would get lucky and catch a bass. Altho it is an expensive hobby at times, it takes away 90 percent of my stress when Im out on my boat catchin fish.

Well boys after a very long break I'm back in action again for some fishing The fire inside has started to burn again and I'm ready to wet the line and haul some bass in. I've been gone from here a while Been doing some serious hunting and have really devoted myself to archery while I've been gone. I'm going to get the tackle bag and rods and reels dusted off as soon as hunting season is over I'm going to be fishing

It's good to be back I plan on surfing around the forums the next few days and seeing what's new

WOW, talk about follow through

I can certainly empathize with your love for archery,

in fact, deer with bow-&-arrow is one sport I'd consider reentering,

even at my brittle age.

Good luck fishing, and remember it doesn't have to be bass,

nearly every month of the year offers peak fishing for some species.

Roger

Its like Im reading about myself. I grew up on the water. But as my father passed away in my late teens I started to go less and less. Just one or two times a year. Not even once last year. But over this time I really got into hunting and archery. Took my biggest deer this season.  And to me fishing never leaves. It is always there in the back of my mind waiting for the right time. And now the fire is burning hotter than ever.  ;D