I was just wondering how many anglers here drink beer or any other alcoholic concoction while fishing? If you fish from the shore, do you sit, drink, fish and just relax? Have you ever had "one too many" while leisurely fishing from the shore and have fallen in or have made a humorous or embarrassing fishing mistake worthy of being mentioned here? And if you fish from a boat and also drink, well you better have someone else to pilot you back to the launch and drive you home!

Here in Ohio, it is against the law to have an open container at the lake...but that doesn't stop them. I would think it would be hard to enjoy a beer while I had both hands full of rod & reel. Maybe while still fishin'...if it was legal here.
                                                                                                                                             

Posted By mo65 on 18 Dec 2011 06:29 AM
Here in Ohio, it is against the law to have an open container at the lake...but that doesn't stop them. I would think it would be hard to enjoy a beer while I had both hands full of rod & reel. Maybe while still fishin'...if it was legal here.
                                                                                                                                             

Sometimes I think you just post so you can use your animations mo...

I have been known to enjoy a beer or two while fishing. Some areas I fish prohibit alcohol, most of the state parks don't. I hardly think two beers over 4 hours of fishing is going to impair anyone, but I have seen some fishermen consume far more!

My partner brings a few Rolling Rock beers for us on our fishing trips. I don't drink many. These trips are 32 hours long by the way. My other fishing buddy who has his own boat brings a 32 pack of Budweiser!?!?! Of course, his idea of fishing is putting some bait on a hook, tossing it in the water, and drinking beer! Danny and I fish hard and don't have much time for drinking beer. We do go through a lot of water though. I take a 5 gallon water cooler on my boat. It gets extremely hot during the day on the lakes here in the desert.
Hey mo65, where do you come up with your great animations?

Me and my fishing buddy do drink a few beers on the lake while we are out on the water.However with me having a class A lic. I can't drink to much because of my ligal limit is half of the normal driving so i don't risk it. He is in law inforcement so he has to watch what he dose also. but a few in a 10-12 hr day is o.k. .( I HOPE) I do see alot of guys out there that are in bad shape and don't see how they load the boat up to get home or even make it home.I also agree that it is hard to fish with one hand and hold a beer in the other..Be safe if you are fishing and drinking thuo guys and gals...JOHN

CQ...What makes your question so different than '151's question he made the other day??? You busted the kids chops for NOT asking a fishing related question, Now I ask you, is this REALLY fishing related??? But I'm a good sport...so I'll tell you...coffee in the morning and water thru out the rest of the day...

Did someone say COFFEE?  

I usually stick with water and sports drinks, but I've been known to tip a couple back while out fishin'

It's all about responsibility. If you are able to fish and have a few without drinking to excess then great. I have been known to have a few beers while fishing but only a few. If I am bass fishing I don't have time to drink because I fish at such a frenetic pace and move around from spot to spot quite frequently. I occasionally will have a few while trout fishing from my Dad's boat because he is the one who pilots the boat and then drives home which gives me the ability to relax and have a couple cold ones!

For me its all about them Arnie's. Couple Arizonas and I'm good for a full day of fishing. I may be a bit biased, but it seems as though most of the cans I take out of my line collection tubes (which are under fire from the town) are beer cans, which gets old after a while. Guys, just a friendly reminder, if you tip one back while out fishing, take your trash out with ya, it helps everyone out, especially the dudes who have to get it out of the park for ya.

Posted By Barresi on 18 Dec 2011 02:50 PM
CQ...What makes your question so different than '151's question he made the other day??? You busted the kids chops for NOT asking a fishing related question, Now I ask you, is this REALLY fishing related??? But I'm a good sport...so I'll tell you...coffee in the morning and water thru out the rest of the day...

Someone reported this post to me, calling it "harrassment." I'll defer to the group's judgement, but it seemed to me simply to be good-natured ribbing ...

-- Web Guy Greg

Well, it did seem odd that CQ complained '151's post wasn't fishing related, then posted this the very next morning. I have posted on both threads. Even though neither will improve my fishing...I found them both interesting. CQ and '151 are both my friends...as is Barresi. I don't see any "harrassment" coming from any of their comments. My best advise would be, if you see a post that you don't like, just move on. If you make a negative comment, you better be prepared for debate! You can bet that I'm going to defend my posts.
                                                                                                                                                                                 

Im just here to post and talk about fishing!  I thought this one WAS fishing related? It asks what your habits and practices are when you are out on the water! Wait, hang on... Time for another beer!

Posted By Barresi on 18 Dec 2011 02:50 PM
CQ...What makes your question so different than '151's question he made the other day??? You busted the kids chops for NOT asking a fishing related question, Now I ask you, is this REALLY fishing related??? But I'm a good sport...so I'll tell you...coffee in the morning and water thru out the rest of the day...

No need to stick up for me, His has more to do with fishing then mine did in a way, He asked if any of you guys drink alcholic drinks while fishing, his had the word fishing in it.

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Posted By Barresi on 18 Dec 2011 02:50 PM
CQ...What makes your question so different than '151's question he made the other day??? You busted the kids chops for NOT asking a fishing related question, Now I ask you, is this REALLY fishing related??? But I'm a good sport...so I'll tell you...coffee in the morning and water thru out the rest of the day...

Someone reported this post to me, calling it "harrassment." I'll defer to the group's judgement, but it seemed to me simply to be good-natured ribbing ...

-- Web Guy Greg

No need Greg, Its all good in the hood

Awww...did I hurt your feelings CQ? I'm sorry...hahaha...you seem to be the guy that likes to make comments, most of them sarcastic and condescending...Your able to dish it out, but cant take it?? If you look at my posts...about 90% of them are tips and advice with a few compliments, questions and a couple of complaints thrown in for good measure. Most of my tips and advice are intended to help others, And I can say they have, with the replys I have gotten back. Can u say that about yourself and your posts? So go ahead and report this post to Greg...what a baby!

Posted By Barresi on 20 Dec 2011 08:09 AM
Awww...did I hurt your feelings CQ? I'm sorry...hahaha...you seem to be the guy that likes to make comments, most of them sarcastic and condescending...Your able to dish it out, but cant take it?? If you look at my posts...about 90% of them are tips and advice with a few compliments, questions and a couple of complaints thrown in for good measure. Most of my tips and advice are intended to help others, And I can say they have, with the replys I have gotten back. Can u say that about yourself and your posts? So go ahead and report this post to Greg...what a baby!

Barresi: Please note that I did not say that CQ reported the post. The reports come to me anonymously (as they should). I was just trying to get a feel from the forum community if the post was something they'd like to see deleted, as I've gotten a lot of feedback lately about posts the community did want deleted (the NAFC-SCAM thread in which the kid dropped a bunch of profanity, etc.). -- Web Guy Greg

I thought that part of being an outdoorsman was having at least a bit of a thick skin!

You didn't have to Greg...
I thought that too Pegsguy, but apparently not...I guess this is the "new, kinder and gentler fishing generation"