Hate to hear about the problems - I know how you feel. I had a thumb
joint replaced a few years ago and it hurt a lot for months before I
got it done, then had to go a month healing before I could fish.

My wife says after every trip now, especially tournament, I comment
that I am getting too old for this. When it is hard to get out of the
van after driving home from a tournament maybe I am getting too old!

I post every one of my fishing trips in a fishing log on my site forum
- some are pretty boring, saying I caught a dozen bluegill in my pond
today. But at least I got to go fishing!

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com