Depends, if I'm going alone, Just enough time to pick which rods I want to take.  I don't have a boat so I fish from shore and the trunk of my car is one big tackle box.  

If I'm going out on someone else's boat, may take longer.  Usually 2-3 hours the night before, sorting tackle, eliminating baits, and choosing and storing rods.

I agree with WRB.  Preparation for the next fishing trip begins with the end of the last trip.  Anywhere from one to four hours for me, depending on what needs to be done.

I stay ready, so it takes me longer to drop a deuce than it does to load up my truck.

Assuming all batteries are charged, loaded and the trailer is hooked up, it takes me about 20min or so. I just load the rods/tackle and take cover off boat and go!

My gear lives in my car. So technically I'm always ready. If we're taking the boat, it's just a matter of hooking up and moving the gear to the van. I can be up and gone in 15 minutes.

Sometimes though I'll take an hour or so the night before, and re-arrange my tacklebox, rig some plastics, and get ideas of what I'm going to try this time out. But I'll do that on a rainy day too, just as a distraction since I'm not fishing.

I guess it depends whether you also include all the time spent sorting gear out during the off-season...

BB

When I'm fishing a lot, it takes only enough time to throw together a lunch, tie fresh knots, a few tackle additions and deletions, apply sunscreen, and load the Jeep. I take care of most maintenance the night after fishing, so I don't forget something I'll pay for later, and I'll be close to ready for the next outing.

When I've not been able to get out much (like lately ) it takes longer, and I often end up missing opportunities on the water by forgetting appropriate stuff. To stay in the game -ya' gotta stay in the game!

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Roger

depending on what type of fishn im doing ill grab that rod/reel set up for it and that tackle bag set up for the same and im off....woohoooo

I stay ready, so it takes me longer to drop a deuce than it does to load up my truck.

      funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     Serioulsy though, it takes me about 30 minutes at 5:00 a.m.  For late afternoon trips it takes me about 15 minutes because I am more awake than I was at 5:00 a.m.

"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe."

I'm in a constant state of getting ready

Boys, you make the call and I can be behind the wheel, rolling in 2.  UNless the wife and kids are home, then, MAYBE, first thing in the morning.

If I'm not fishing, I am thinking about fishing.

Twitch

Easy with this simple check list:

Is it raining-Hard? :-?

Did I wake up?

How much will my wife b*&(*%?   >

Go fishing ;D ;D

When I return from fishing, I clean the boat, gas up,  reline reels that need it, make a note of what I need to byy.  All that is required for the next trip is hook up the boat, load rods and tackle.

I voted in 0-1 hour category cause the rods are in the kitchen and the lake is one block down the street.  BUT every couple of weeks, I'll go through the tackle, check lines, work on old reels etc.  That usualy keeps me busy for an hour or two.

Now when I get the tube float thing on Father's day, it may take longer but I'll likely spend more time on the water too.

It depends, if I'm fishing a tournament, it takes me about and hour and a half the night before to make sure all of my stuff is together and ready to go. As far as fun fishing goes, it all depends on how much effort I feel like putting in that day...

I will say this, the amount of time it takes me to get ready is inversely proportional to the time that I wake up. The earlier I wake up, the longer it takes me to get ready.  

I voted 2-3 hours.

Part of the fun of fishing for me is the planning. If I know I'm going out for a full day on Thursday, I spend about 2-3 hours time on mon-wed getting ready. Checking rods, researching weather, looking at the lake map and reviewing my old fishing logs, selecting my starting baits and re-organizing my tackle.

Now if I'm just heading down to the lake to fish for a couple of hours at night then it takes about 10 minutes to grab rods and leave.

When I decide to go I'm gone. My rods stay in the truck and my tackle ox sits in the house beside the back door waiting for me to grab it and run.

depends on whether im just fishing for fun or fishin a tournament..Line may need to be changed,clothes might need to  be packed if the tournament is out of town, but if its just a regular trip, just long enough to load my gear and get hooked up