Wondered if people had experienced losing the buzz of carp fishing? I'm sure many have at one time or another. Just interested as to how it manifested and how people got the buzz back?
I ask this because I myself, have well and truly lost the buzz. I joined a syndicate at the beginning of last year that I had been on the waiting list for for a few years. It was really close to my then home, really nice lake, good head of big and good looking carp, and me and my brother started the season with great earnest, walking the lake most days, putting a bit of bait in, and fishing whenever we could (which is always pretty limited). It's not the easiest of places but we did ok, however my personal life changed a bit and I moved out of the immediate area, only a twenty minute drive away, but now had a mortgage and changed jobs, which meant my fishing time was even more limited. I remember being on the bank in the middle of the summer one Saturday, it was roasting, I was down to fish the night with my brother, and just thought '**** this', I don't want to be here tonight. I left the lake and haven't been back. I've completely lost the buzz. I sold half of my gear, and am on the verge of selling the rest (it's nothing too expensive that couldn't be replaced further down the line). It was like a switch went off. I stopped going online and reading articles, I still occasionally watch the odd YouTube video, but I certainly don't seek them out.
I never thought I would stop fishing, I was mad about it. But at the moment the thought of having to tie rigs and bait up and walk the lake just doesn't interest me. Suffice to say I didn't part with the £400 to join the syndicate this year.
Has anyone else experienced this 'switching off?' I don't think it had anything to do with the lake, because it has a great group of lads and I loved it there. I'm just wondering if it was the realisation that I would no longer have the time required to achieve the rewards, or that my life has changed in a way that fishing just doesn't seem to fit in/isn't important any more.
It saddens me that I can't find that spark to make me want to keep the gear I have left and go fishing.