Ive been thinking about this for sometime now. I dont get the analogy of saying "you farmed it" when you lose a fish. I just dont get this one.

Im certain it will be obvious once someone explains it.

lol only you would ask such a question :+

I'm with you, I have never used the term and dont know what its suppose to mean.

Any farmers out there care to explain :+

Whoa, hold on there John. Its interesting you are the first one to reply, and heres why. When you wrote a summary on the tube site about your Fed Clear Lake tournament 2 years ago, you wrote that I farmed a fish!! Its true. And that may be the first time I heard somebody say that. So I actually was thinking about your comment,and was thinking that this farming thing is a Bay area thing.

Other than that, this thread was inspired by complete boredom in cubeland.

>Other than that, this thread was inspired by complete boredom
>in cubeland.

I was inspired to read, research and respond this post, for the same reason.

"Farming" may not just be a Bay Area thing as I have a friend that is from So-Cal who uses it all the time as well. He says he learned the expression while working on a party boat, but does not know why it is used.

Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have-yous

Farming = you should be a farmer rather than a fisherman.

lmao..I cant believe it...I'm searching for the report now

OK Steve I have searched using the keyword "farmed" for any posts by Lake and nada :P

while searching it appears as far back as it goes...Rob was the 1st on the forum to use the term, back in 99 posting margarita reports

funny topic

Ok John, here it is: http://calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=6&topic_id=26820&mesg_id=26820&listing_type=search

My bad, you said "farms", ha ha ha.

Im entirely too bored today.

Heres another phrase the bay area crowd got me to saying: "thats my MONEY bait" :D

lol great stuff, I did say it,sorta. Not sure what I was thinking....OH I know..I was looking for something that said "I" farmed a fish lmao

I swear to never use that word

As far as money goes, I use it all the time. After I designed the Delta Money Reap and it was named that because I have made alot of $$ on it. :7


I'm with you man, to much time on the comp. right now and not enough on the water.

>Farming = you should be a farmer rather than a fisherman.

I always thought that to "farm" a fish = any successful chance of landing your catch just bought the farm. Or your fish landing skills bought the farm.

My friends use "farming it" if you try to set the hook too soon and pull the bait out of the fishes mouth.