Beleive me it's not ridiculous, I think that its perfectly normal. What would you be doing right now without fishing, probably working and being with your family way to much. I am hooked on it. I am going today after school for the steelhead. Even though I know that there is very little steelhead in the river that I am fishing in. But that river is close to my house, but I don't care. Just for the thrill of fishing.