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After living in the United States for 15 years, I came back to my hometown Matsue, a small city in the western part of Japan, in November 2014. I imposed a simple rule on myself. Use only American saltwater lures for at least one year and report what they catch...... When a year had passed since then, I decided not to lift this ridiculous restriction. I am still using only American lures.(2014年11月、15年間のアメリカ生活を終え、島根県松江市に帰郷した私は、自分自身に一つのルールを課しました。少なくとも1年間、アメリカのソルトルアーだけを使い、釣果を報告すること......。そして1年が経過した時、私は、この馬鹿馬鹿しい制約を解除しないことに決めました。今もまだ、アメリカのルアーだけを使っているのです。)

Jan 25, 2024

(No. 1160) Second Day of Snow Shoveling Got Me Confident of My Mental Toughness for “Non-fishing” (2日目の雪かきをして「無魚釣り」をする精神的タフさがあることを確信)

 



The snow kept falling on and off. By dawn it had significantly accumulated at parking lots in and around my neighborhood. It was obvious that the snowfall would create troubles for people trying to drive out of or into the parking lots. I went out with a big yellow shovel as soon as I completed some translation job early in the morning. As I had anticipated, cars were stuck at their parking lots. Some cars got on the top of accumulated snow, and their wheels lost traction and were just slipping. I was happy to help them, but when I was helping the fourth or fifth driver, the fatigue started catching up with me.
(雪は降ったり止んだりを繰り返しました。明け方までには、近隣の駐車場にかなり積もっていました。駐車場を車で出入りする人たちにとって、この積雪が問題となるだろうことは明らかでした。早朝、翻訳の仕事を終えると、私はすぐに大きな黄色いシャベルを持って、外に出ました。予想通り、車が駐車場で立ち往生しているのでした。積もった雪の上に乗っかってしまい、車輪が地面との摩擦力を失って、ただ滑っているだけの車もあります。私は喜んで彼らのお手伝いをしたものの、4人目か5人目のドライバーを助けているとき、疲労が追いついてきました。)
Whenever I thought I had finally helped the last one of them, there was always another car with another driver at another parking lot. I couldn't see the goal, but I didn’t give up. I just kept doing it. You have to keep going to your favorite fishing spots with 100% happiness even if you have not caught any fish for a very long time. That’s what the so-called “non-fisherman” should do. In other words, you can't see a goal in "non-fishing" either. The first day of snow shoveling gave me physical confidence. The second day of it got me confident of my mental toughness. I felt I got ready for enjoying my “non-fishing" this year too.
(これでやっと最後の一人を助けたぞ、と思っても、別の駐車場には別の車と別のドライバーがいるのでした。ゴールは見えませんでしたが、私はあきらめませんでした。ただ、やり続けました。たとえ長期間、魚が釣れず、ボウズをくらっていても、お気に入りの釣り場に、100%の幸福感とともに、通い続けなければなりません。それが「無魚釣り師」なのです。つまり、「無魚釣り」においても、ゴールは見えないものなのです。昨日の雪かき第1日目では、身体的な自信がつきました。第2日目の今日は、精神的なタフさに確信が持てました。今年も「無魚釣り」を楽しむための準備は万端です。)

4 comments:

  1. Hello Masa --Good to see you are out fishing still --- I notice you are using a Newell reel --good choice -- last I checked in you were using the Penn Jigmaster a real classic. I see things have been slow --hope the bite is better soon .

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    1. Hello Tom! Long time no see! How has your fishing been in wonderful Rockaway? I hope you caught some nice albies last fall. Yes these days I use some Newell reels, instead of the Jigmaster. Newell reels are faster and also easier to service, although they are hard to come by in Japan. Hope you have a good catch in 2024!

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  2. Tom from RockawayFeb 6, 2024, 7:46:00 AM

    Hi Masa --- I have done well over the last few years here in Rockaway ---I will followup with some details soon .

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