I'm 18 and have been fishing for as long as I can remember. (which isn't nearly as long as everyone else in here) I do to forget about everything else that there is. I used to do it to spend time with my fishin buddy, but he went off to Marine Corp boot camp 3 weeks after graduation. Since then it has been just time for me and the fish. But they manage to avoid me pretty well. beathead And yet i still find myself going everyday that i can.