I just love fishing, and I really love finding new and different ways to cook what I catch. I free dive, scuba, offshore troll, and flats fish. Even if I don't catch a thing though, it's still a good day fishing. The experience and serenity of it are it's own rewards. Actually getting what your after is a bonus in my book. Except offshore trolling, there's just no good reason to do that if you don't catch anything ;-)
I'm going flats fishing tonight in fact. I have a spot where I know on certain tides, and at certain times of the year, the trout and red fish are so thick the water almost boils with them, sometimes
. Since it only happens after the sun sets, no one ever sees me out there, and I keep it all to myself. If I catch absolutely nothing, it will be worth the trip to just be out there on my boat, and fish. It takes my mind off of the misery of the work week. Some people golf to take their minds off of work, I choose other things. Scuba, free diving, fishing the skinny water, they all make you focus on what you're doing right then. Regardless of the perceived challenge, or the cost.
If you don't have enough stress in your life to know what I'm talking about, good for you. Congrats on your care free lifestyle.
Jason