As I think about why I fish, I am reminded of the movie Shrek when Shrek said, "we have layers." I know that I haven't figured out what all those layers are yet, but the older I get the more I'm drawn to it. I'm 38 and I find myself getting more fishing magazines like "Hunting & Fishing news" and "Sport Fishing," watching fishing shows on tv, reading more websites for reports, buying books and trying to expand my fishing to different species. Some of these reasons for fishing include: the surpise and adrenalin from the strike, the suspense until the fish is landed, the opportunity to experience the outdoors, making it a family activity with my kids, the satisfaction of improving your skills and knowledge.

Whether or not it is an "addiction" doesn't trouble me... there are far worse things that we could be addicted to.