Ever Call Out Sick To Go Fishing? 2025
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
I've done it a time or two. ;-)
Catch and Grease reply :
Yep, you say your sick but then post pictures on Facebook of you fishing then remember your playing sick....
Bruce424 reply :
Depends... are you my boss under cover??
Bankbeater reply :
Nope. When I come back the next day I would have twice the work waiting for me.
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
I am not friends with any of my work people on Facebook. However most guys I work with fish too. ;-)
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
On 9/11/2014 at 7:28 AM, Bruce424 said:Depends... are you my boss under cover??
Yes. And I mandate a fish day tomorrow. Lol
Darren. reply :
Nope.
Bruce424 reply :
On 9/11/2014 at 7:37 AM, 5 Dollar Fishing Game said:Yes. And I mandate a fish day tomorrow. Lol
Alright! bosses orders!!
A-Jay reply :
Yup ~ In fact I've Been Out Sick since 2007
I am inflicted with something called Bassaholism - perhaps you're heard of it.
The is no know cure - so I'll take this one to the dirt.
A-Jay
Heron reply :
Nope
Djf3864 reply :
I only call in sick when I am sick, but I have thought of it just can't pull the trigger.
einscodek reply :
We wouldnt do that now .. would we?
Or would we?
Smokinal reply :
On 9/11/2014 at 7:28 AM, Bruce424 said:Depends... are you my boss under cover??
came in to say this
Sam reply :
No.
I own the company so I just go.
If anyone wants me they can call me on my cell phone or my secretary can call and tell me to call someone.
Huntrava reply :
Never called in sick to go fishing.
But strange enough, usually I start feeling better after I make the call. It's like there's medicinal value in calling in sick!
Catch and Grease reply :
I'd like to be my own boss one day.... Sounds nice sam haha!
jbw252 reply :
I can neither confirm nor deny...
RF813 reply :
Yep, just a couple times though.
flyfisher reply :
nah i never have but i have split out early to go fishing. Like has been said earlier though, it isn't like my workload would change it just means i have less time to do the same work, well that was when i was working. been unemployed since May but it seems like i am more busy now lol
Now if you asked did i ever skip classes in college to go fishing, the answer is a resounding yes and to go climbing, backpacking, hiking etc....probably why i too a year or two off after ever 2 semesters or so...got in the way of having fun 
RSM789 reply :
On 9/11/2014 at 8:25 AM, Sam said:No.
I own the company so I just go.
If anyone wants me they can call me on my cell phone or my secretary can call and tell me to call someone.
I am in the same boat as you. If the conditions line up right & it doesn't create any major problems, I will play hookey.
Almost did this Monday when there was a chance that part of a Pacific hurricane would bring clouds & some scattered showers to our normally dry & sunny county. Over the weekend, the weather reports changed and said the storms would stay further inland (which they did). d**n...
ColdSVT reply :
I dont know what youre talking about
kikstand454 reply :
Mayyyyybbbbeeeeee. .
Raul reply :
No need to, I'm my own boss.
StormEasy reply :
I don't have a job, but I've skipped school to go fishing after lunch. I also planned my college classes around the times that I prefer to go fishing.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Of course not... 
bigbill reply :
Call out sick?
I can't answer that.......but now being retired its different I have plenty of time.
Preytorien reply :
Ha, yea I have. Fortunately it's not a work overload problem as with my job I can work remotely, check emails if I need to, etc. Sure it might require me to put down the rod and answer an email, but I get to do it from a boat, and not a laptop in a grey cubicle. So it's worth it IMO.
Speaking of......the weather's supposed to be nice and mild next week
Mainebass1984 reply :
You never know when you will come down with a case of fishingitis.
I get a lot of sick days to use through my work. I use them when I am sick of work.
slimshad reply :
Yes, cough cough. It is getting nice out now and I am starting to feel alil under the weather. I really get feeling bad when the rut is going hard and a cold snap comes in....
kikstand454 reply :
On 9/11/2014 at 7:54 PM, Mainebass1984 said:You never know when you will come down with a case of fishingitis.
I get a lot of sick days to use through my work. I use them when I am sick of work.
This.
Felix77 reply :
No ... never ... 
MikeJames reply :
I guess you can say I do it all the time. The conversation usually goes like this....
Me: Hey, Art. I'm not gonna be able to make it in today.
My boss: You got your boat hooked up already this morning?
Me: I'm halfway to the lake.
My boss: (laughing) Ok, we'll see ya tomorrow
All cell service is lost about 5 miles from the lake, so I can't call from the ramp.
FrogTosser88 reply :
Yes!!! They work us 6 days a week and all d**n day and night... I called off today actually!!! Im going fishing at 5pm-8.
Hyrule Bass reply :
nope, never done it. too many times ive called out sick, and actually been sick, that work calls me back at home on the house phone later to ask me a question about something. if i could just call in and be left alone for the day, i would probably do it.
paleus reply :
I have taken a paid day off to go fishing. Where I work, we don't have sick days. If you aren't there you use a paid day off, except for jury duty, bereavement, or a maternity/paternity leave.
Jar11591 reply :
My "sick" days are usually reserved for when I want to go fishing. If I'm really sick then I tough it out just so I can call out to fish at another date. Only chance I get to be on the water during a weekday...I mean no! Of course I don't!
LApanic reply :
Are you kidding me, on a weekly basis! JK...But in all seriousness, yes I've called in twice in my life to go on a fishing trip
joefish reply :
My boss would always ask if I had lake fever, when I said yes he would want to know which lake was causing it. Then he would usually meet me there for the day .!!!!!!!!
Driftb reply :
I haven't missed a day due to being sick. I don't get sick often, but I always show up. Funny thing is I would have to call off a fishing trip if I called in!
Stumphunter reply :
Sure have, One morning i called in sick, I got to the lake unloaded boat and was going down the lake, There was a point i had planned to fish. Came around the bend, and saw a boat already there fishing. Done a double take and noticed it was my bosses boat. So i hunkered down in the boat and done a U-turn, my heart was racing like oh crap maybe he didn't see me. About 20 min went by, and i was almost at the other end of the lake. Look and my phone and i had a missed call, yup you guessed it from HIM. Awkward. I didn't know what to do, i couldn't even enjoy my fishing from worrying if he saw me. Then i received a text from him. It said "Need help catching all these fish, park your boat and hop in mine" I busted out laughing with a sigh of relief. Pulled up beside him and we both where grinning like a kid getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar..Turned out to be a great day.
SirSnookalot reply :
Owning a business there were many days when I had nothing on the books, free to fish or golf. Didn't always work out that way, had to leave the course or water many times to go trouble shoot a situation.
powerduster reply :
As tempting as it is, I hope I never get to that point. I feel like if I do it once, then it will lead to a possibility of becoming a habit. College comes to mind, where I skipped classes I didn't like and went fishing instead. I kind of regret it actually.
FL Bass Abducter reply :
Be careful not to get raccoon eyes. It will be a dead giveaway when you come in to work the next day.
FrogFreak reply :
I usually plan ahead but I admit there are times I've wanted to.
Mainebass1984 reply :
Fishing was great this past weekend. Cough. Cough. I feeling kind of sick.
Slade House reply :
I met some guy at the dock yesterday who was skipping work to fish from shore and i ended up taking him out on my boat for 4 hours and we killed it. I was thinking about this post the entire time
5fishlimit reply :
Yes, I've called off sick to go fishing.
I'm actually starting a new job this coming Monday, and rather than finish out the work week I quit today so I can get an extra day of fishing in before I start at the new company.
Rhino68W reply :
I WISH I COULD! I am a Solider and we dont get to "call in sick". We have to go to sick call and get approved by a physician to stay home if we are contagious. Otherwise, it's back to work sick guy! Now that I think about it, it's kind of dumb. And I am a Medic!!!
J Francho reply :
Never. I just declare that I'm using a sick day. That way, there's no bad juju or jinxing myself, lol.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Nope. If I did something like this I'd wreck my truck or blow up my outboard. Karma I guess. Its just how things work for me.
Rhino68W reply :
On 9/12/2014 at 3:13 AM, Red Earth said:nope, never done it. too many times ive called out sick, and actually been sick, that work calls me back at home on the house phone later to ask me a question about something. if i could just call in and be left alone for the day, i would probably do it.
You know you can set most home phones to forward calls to another number...say...a cell phone number...
buzzed bait reply :
On 9/19/2014 at 2:50 AM, Siebert Outdoors said:Nope. If I did something like this I'd wreck my truck or blow up my outboard. Karma I guess. Its just how things work for me.
just thinking about every time i skipped high school..... literally every time something would happen. wrecked a truck once, blew a tire once, got caught at the bowling alley by a family member, ran out of gas 4 wheeling, just too many times it happened!!!
Mike2841 reply :
Every now and then I take some PTO to give myself a long weekend, but I've never called in to go fishing.
One time I got a call around 11 from a guy who used to work with us (retired now) asking if I wanted to go fishing. My boss let me go on the spot.
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