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PlatinumHooks · 06-03-2005, 11:59 AM

Some people are born Pesimists and some are born optomists??!!?? To each his own

FishSlayer · 06-03-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

Some people are born Pesimists and some are born optomists??!!?? To each his own

Optomists find themselves disapointed more often than do Pessimists.

PlatinumHooks · 06-03-2005, 05:54 PM

Possibly so

but but an optomist can be "cautious" without being burdened with the spirit of pesimism. Optomists catch more fish lol

FishSlayer · 06-04-2005, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

Optomists catch more fish lol

I dont see how you figure that!
An optomist will spend his day fishing one spot but having positive thoughts while I will go find the fish.

PlatinumHooks · 06-06-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FishSlayer

I dont see how you figure that!
An optomist will spend his day fishing one spot but having positive thoughts while I will go find the fish.

Not true. An optomist will fish the whole area with the belief that they will catch fish before the end of the day and if they're a good angler (which is all that matters), they'll probably catch fish. The difference is, they will leave the lake being happy that they had a good time outdoors regardless, as oppossed to a pesimist leaving upset and bitter, stressed and unhappy.

which one would you want to be?... ...anybody??

NulodPBall · 06-06-2005, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by FishSlayer

Not larger but because Sabrina is large and is creek fed you can catch "wild" fish, fish that have never seen a hatchery. Plus its one of the most scenic lakes in the Eastern Sierra.

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There's a chance I may be fishing Rock Creek this weekend. If you see a guy with a fly rod, surrounded by guys with spinning gear, and they're all catching fish...that probably will be me

Ray

FishSlayer · 06-07-2005, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

Not true. An optomist will fish the whole area with the belief that they will catch fish before the end of the day and if they're a good angler (which is all that matters), they'll probably catch fish. The difference is, they will leave the lake being happy that they had a good time outdoors regardless, as oppossed to a pesimist leaving upset and bitter, stressed and unhappy.

which one would you want to be?... ...anybody??

You seem confused, I am pessimistic, not depressed, and actually I prefer to be called a Realist.
I show up to a body of water expecting to get skunked, be surrounded by loud annoying people and possibly experience some type of equipment and weather problem.(wind, rain etc.)
As long as everything does not go as expected I consider it a good day, If everything does go wrong I was expecting it and am not surprised or dissapointed. Just because I expect the worst from life does not mean that I hope for the worst and it does not mean that I dont enjoy the good times. You can continue to expect rainbows and butterflies everywhere you go if you want to but if you expect to get a little pie in your face now and then you wont be as pissed of when it happens.

FishSlayer · 06-07-2005, 01:24 AM

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There's a chance I may be fishing Rock Creek this weekend. If you see a guy with a fly rod, surrounded by guys with spinning gear, and they're all catching fish...that probably will be me

Ray

Have a good time, thats one of the areas I am thinking of hitting either this trip or when I go back up in August.

PlatinumHooks · 06-07-2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FishSlayer

You seem confused, I am pessimistic, not depressed, and actually I prefer to be called a Realist.
I show up to a body of water expecting to get skunked, be surrounded by loud annoying people and possibly experience some type of equipment and weather problem.(wind, rain etc.)
As long as everything does not go as expected I consider it a good day, If everything does go wrong I was expecting it and am not surprised or dissapointed. Just because I expect the worst from life does not mean that I hope for the worst and it does not mean that I dont enjoy the good times. You can continue to expect rainbows and butterflies everywhere you go if you want to but if you expect to get a little pie in your face now and then you wont be as pissed of when it happens.

That's a better description of you Russ(IMO).... a Realist ...... pessimistic individuals have no place around me. A realist is different than a pessimist (obviously). I would consider you a Realist to the max and there's nothing wrong with that. Realists bring balance to life...pessimists bring death to life (so to speak). getting a little pie in the face every once in a while is just a fact of life, and even optomists realize that, but it's what you do after you get hit with the pie that matters...an optomist would lick the pie off his face and say "tastes good"! and laugh about the getting hit part.

FishSlayer · 06-07-2005, 01:58 PM

I disagree, a pessimist would actually expect that to happen and would try to duck or he would clean himself off with the towels he brought just for such an occasion and then he would be on the lookout for more pies. An optimist would be cought totally by surprise every time it happened because he was positive it couldnt happen again and he would be to busy looking for the good that he (or she) knows is deep down inside everybody. The pessimist knows that people suck!

PlatinumHooks · 06-07-2005, 02:01 PM

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I disagree, a pessimist would actually expect that to happen and would try to duck or he would clean himself off with the towels he brought just for such an occasion and then he would be on the lookout for more pies. An optimist would be cought totally by surprise every time it happened because he was positive it couldnt happen again and he would be to busy looking for the good that he (or she) knows is deep down inside everybody. The pessimist knows that people suck!

Most people do suck unfortunately......

Hey guess what........I like to fish!!!

Nick Velvet · 06-07-2005, 03:13 PM

I like the term realist as apposed to optimist. More of a balance I guess. Optomisticly for me when fishing I show up thinking I will catch fish, but if I dont I had a great time anyway. Realisticly when I fish I show up not only knowing I will catch fish but I will catch more than anyone else

....oh wait thats cocky and arrogant

been told I have a little of that too.

PlatinumHooks · 06-07-2005, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Velvet

I like the term realist as apposed to optimist. More of a balance I guess. Optomisticly for me when fishing I show up thinking I will catch fish, but if I dont I had a great time anyway. Realisticly when I fish I show up not only knowing I will catch fish but I will catch more than anyone else

....oh wait thats cocky and arrogant

been told I have a little of that too.

Shiiiii, that's just confidence baby!

Nick Velvet · 06-07-2005, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

Shiiiii, that's just confidence baby!

Thats exactly how I look at it. Funny story, I met my wife I was at a friends for a get together. She was there, although I didnt talk to her too much. Anyway I guess her first impression was that I was a cocky arrogant
a- hole

Im thinking...yeah thats me...all in good fun.

IncredibleHuck · 06-07-2005, 11:41 PM

Russ i'm going up next weekend and we are staying at Creekside Rv Park. There is 8 of us going all together. There is about 4 of them who only want to drink, which will be fun just to watch 2 of those guys in thier canoe! They said they would take thier ice chest out in thier canoe with them. I may have some pictures of it overturned!!! LOL