You get really shaky! Then your brain goes blank and you forget to measure the fish or take enough pictures. And you forget about the locked on 12lber you could have gone back and caught. And you forget that you are soaking wet from rain. And then you feel like you're in a daze for a few days. That kinda summed it up for me. The shakes are the worst/best part and I think that's the addictive part of fishing... nothing else gives me that pure adrenaline rush like that. Last year I saw a huge fish on a bed and I started shaking just from seeing it :D That catfish got me going pretty good last week too. It's definitely an addiction.