What do you do when the fish aren't biting?

blaminack · What do you do when the fish aren't biting?

I am a man of a bunch of hobbies and one super supportive wife. When I am not fishing, I have a recording studio at my house for making music. I also build hand drums.(When the economy was better I sold a bunch all over the US and Europe, with one down in the Caribbean) I have in the past built an electric guitar. (I would like to do that again!) I have also rekindled an interest in rod building. I am also in to making Flies. I would like to get into building cobia jigs and pompano jigs. (have done some jig building in the past.) I am beginning to develop a serious inclination to collecting lefty Mitchells too. (This one may be bad in the long run...)

And to support all of these hobbies I work for Buffalo Rock as a fountain installer.

So, what are you in to? We all know of each other through fishing and the forum and that doesn't cover all of who we are... we are not one dimensional folks.

So?

jewfish

To support my severe fishing addiction, I work for Sprint. I have been there for almost 4 years now. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

If I'm not fishing, working or getting yelled at by my old lady, I'm playing online poker or scambaiting. Scambaiting is finding Nigerian scammers, giving them completely made up information and tricking them into doing a number of stupid things. My personal favorite is sending them on "safaris", which is a trip of at least 200 miles or crossing a country's border. My personal record is somewhere over 3000 miles roundtrip and a 2 week stranding in Darfur.

Kingfshr

I bought a new 2001 Harley Sportster.(The Buelstr) In the last 9 yrs I have ridden that bike all over the Southeast United States. 60,000 miles in 5 yrs. I put all the Buell hotrod goodies in the engine over that time. 86 hp to the back wheel. I will have 30yrs in at the city of Dothan in Dec. I'm contemplating retiring and moving to the P.C. area in the next year or two.

I can work on all types of Reels mainly Penn and Mitchell so I may pursue that interest in the future.

Tiderider

Build rods, jigs, lures, also play guitar, mandolin, enjoy my old 1976 Harley Superglide, also keep up with my little boat, maintain the crib and take care of our 3 dogs and 3 cats (even though one of our cats has relocated two houses down the street),

outlawsr <0)))>{

I guess i have alot of hobbies also I have two kayaks I bought here a few months ago to go speck fishing with in the bays. I have a couple four wheelers one honda 350 4x4 with some big ipt mud lites on it I also have a yamaha 660 grizzly with a pipe on it with ipt mud xlt's on it I have had it up to 70 mph it flies. I have a huge barn 35' x 90' I have alot of tools like wire welder air compressor table saw band saw routers all kinds of tools to tinker with when im board. I also love to deer hunt I have alot of rifles and had a compound bow but have a bum rotor cup so I traded that off and bought a crossbow horton hd 175 with a red dot scope on it I have killed alot of nice deer the biggest I killed was a 9 point two years ago went around 200 pounds it was sweet. killed that with my 308 tactical at 150 yards. I used to work at smith outdoors so i like to build rods and repair reels also I have just started collecting 706z reels and have a couple 704 reels that i am custom making manual arms for out of solid 7075 t6 aluminum it is going to be sweet. I work at goodrich aerostructures in the mro division I worked in oem for 2.5 years with alot of classes im now in the rebuilding of the factory parts for the major airlines like fedex and more. I love working with metal you can build anything you put your mind to.

blaminack

Nice stuff!

stvtackett

living so far away limits the opportunities for fishing. although i do find time to feed my addiction playing with 706's. other than that i am a slave to a few things. i have a demanding job that luckily has a slow time from may until late july which give me a few opportunities to make it to one the piers, then all hell breaks loose and from early aug until after labor day there is very little time for much at all. during my peak time i am responsible for over 100 full time employees spread over a 325,000 grocery distribution center. i also have a high maintenance home, son and ball and chain. this is the condensed version, however you i am sure get the idea of what i do when i ain't fishin.

Bama

I collect Grateful Dead shows - have a little over 200 right now

. I'm also big into saltwater fish keeping - currently have 2 tanks a reef tank and a predator tank. Also try to read a lot - mostly nonfiction and WW2 related material. Nothing too interesting.

Tiderider

Hey Bo, I listen to radiodead on itunes all the time.

When you say you collect shows are you talking video or what?

Bama

hijacker3

Pretty much all i do is fish. In my spare time, i sadly go to school

. Its actually the other way around. I'm only 17, so I'm still in high school. I go to Bay High. i'm sure some of you graduated from there. I'm finally in my senior year. Oh yeah, one last thing.... Anyone got a 17 year old daughter who just happens to be single?

blaminack

Dufus!

JJ35

WD

jewfish

One of my all time favorites. This was not my doing, as much as I'd like to claim this stroke of genius.

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/a...wpage.php?full=true&pic_id=16

WD

jewfish

That website has enough laughs and funny stories to get you to Christmas if you spent every day reading it.

WD

outlawsr <0)))>{

blaminack

Nah but he is running for Grand Poobah of the Pier Rats... I just wish he put so much effort in to school as he does pier fishing.

DevnDeb

I graduated from the USAF in December of 2007 with 22 years and change in...I'm now an instructor at Hurlburt Field, fl where I teach Air Refueling Planning for Air Operations Centers around the world. Hobbies (Besides Fishing) include flying, reading, throwing the ball to my border collie and flight instructing. My house also takes a bit of time...but I manage...

blaminack

Even if I started it, I love this thread. Many of you have super interesting things in your lives.

hijacker3

Especially me.

Fishing, girls, friends, and in my spare time, school!

No googan about me, I make a good pier rat. Even Ken likes me.

outlawsr <0)))>{

i think i lead a dull life im just always on the go somewhere loli want to relax i drove semi for about 5 years and have seen the whole US of A except Hawaii and alaska I have been all over canada into mexico I have been to the top of the Seattle sky needle and have been under the niagra falls mist i guess i have seen alot of stuff including billy the kids grave site and ate breakfast on the edge of a meteor creator in arizona

jewfish

Christian, remember that wimmens are the devil. Fishing will always be there for you.

outlawsr <0)))>{

wimmens? women no they are a tornado move in fast tear your place up and leave in a hurry

Dow

I work offshore for ECO,engine room, so when I'm not working I'm still at work... When I'm off the boat for my two weeks I fish, do the family thing, drink(excessively), bowfish, hunt, skate, surf, and throw money at Ernie, Obie, or Gulf Breeze Bait and Tackle.

blaminack

Manny was the wimmens a reference to the mamma in "The Waterboy"?

Don't forget to check out that Bubble Boy movie that I told you about. Comedy classic.

the original pier pest

First of all let keep in mind that I am only 23. I work for a Group Home for Disturbed Youth. I work with high risk youth with rap sheets that would make some of the people on this forum blush, I also work with kids with mental conditions. I go to college full time at Auburn University of Montgomery, and I will finish my degree in the spring of 2010. I am a father of two, one is 6 months and the other is 4 years old. I am married to my high school sweet heart, who is addictied to fishing also. In my spare time I shoot competitively and also tinker on my firearm arseal. I also load custom ammunition for all the firearms that I own. I also fish whenever I come close to saltwater. I have fished for and caught all the billfish species in the world. While trying to accomplish that I went to Venezuala, Panama, Baja Mexico, and Kona. During the winter months I take up the hobby of hunting, with bow and gun, but it is beginning to get boring and I now want to kill a deer at over 500 yards. But the goal this year is to take my 4 year old with me and let him see a deer that is not behind a fence. But that is my life in a nut shell.

blaminack

outlawsr <0)))>{

hey jeb you know charlie want to sell his 50 for 1500 bucks he paid 2500 for it get it man its a steal and it didnt come with a scope he has a big ass scope on it to

hijacker3

But its all good man.

hijacker3

And manny, theres a few things in life that fishing wont bring you. Im 17 and even i know that!!!

kingling

if im not fishing i either am at school, making lures,coming up with rod ideas,or getting money somehow
that is basically what my life consisist of

jewfish

T-Boy

Have a bassboat and 25 rod and reel combos. Yes I'm a fishing equipment addict. Retired after 40 years of corporate stuff and trying to settle in to not having to do something or be somewhere.

Need a motorcycle to kill myself but hey we all gotta go sometime.

Love the ocean and saltwater fishing and will be coming to PC about 2 months a year.

Love college football but wish I had some other skills at building something or playing a musical instrument.

I guess being a chick magnet is all I'm good at. Ok, I made that part up.

seanspots

What do you do when the fish aren't biting?

Pier wise? I am usually fishing

and nothing is around(should have been here yesterday deal.)
Work all the time,pay bills...

FishAddict

About all I do is work, sleep, eat, and fish, with an occasional hunting trip. Unfortunately my work requires significant out of the country travel, so that cuts deep into my fishing. I keep reminding myself that work funds fishing. I've been getting as much travel out of the way as possible so I can enjoy the fall fishing.

T.MASS

If the fish aren't biting at the pier they might be biting somewhere else, so im lookin for them! I did work until like a month ago when i was let go after 4 years of working there, I also go to school full time at UWF working on a marine biolgy degree. I also hangout with the gang at Hot Spots B&T if im not fishing or at school.

blaminack

Nice T-Mass! I have always been fascinated with Marine Biology. It was my favorite class in High School a couple of decades ago.