....you make sure your cell phone is fully charged, you have handy pocket tape measure, and a pen & tally book with you along with your fishing tackle before you head out to fish....

...you wake up way before daylight on weekends, grab your pants, and announce to your wife that you're going down to the pond to watch the fish feed....

...you start using vocabulary like prolific, gravid, and tannin in normal everyday conversations...

...you FedEx so many water samples in to have tested that you and the FedEx guy are on a first name basis...

...you call or text one of your fellow PB pals and ask him how is pond is doing, before you ask him anything else...


...when in doubt...set the hook...