I can relate to all of it, except for the boat and truck part...:( unless I'm with my friend and his boat... But when I'm fishing solo, either from shore or float tube, it's so nice, and generally peaceful... That is, until school is out, and the recreational boats and Jet Skis come out...x(

But, lately, I've been going to ESPN's LunkerCam site (http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/fishingtips/news/story?page=LunkerCam) and drooling over those 3 big bass swimming around... I'M ADDICTED!!!... I keep that window open, on one of my monitors, ALL DAY!... I actually got to see them being fed, large live minnows, this morning (around 10:00 AM PST)!...:7

Unfortunately, since it's live, the fun ends at around 5:30 PM or so, as the tank/pool is in Florida, and they're 3 hours ahead...;(