I used to ponder why I found fishing to be so attractive. Then one day I discovered the answer in a quotation which, I believe, came from Issac Walton and which I can only produce from memory:

"Fishing is the everconstant renewal of hope."

- just one more cast...maybe behind that rock...over there, at the edge of the shadows...maybe if I switched to a Hulapopper...perhaps a midge...maybe a chunk of squid...gobbaworms...if I cast over there in the shallows...or maybe at the head of the pool...just beyond the sandbar...maybe I should cruise the wrecks...perhaps if I wait 'til the tide changes...those lillypads look promising... and so it goes - each cast filled with hope and promise.