Fishing: Is there anything better?

So is there anything better then to just be out on the water with a fishing rod in hand, shades on, and relaxing? Yes, when a 4 and a half pound largemouth bass thunderously strikes your rod so hard it damn near bends it in half! Setting the hook and fighting the beauty up to the surface to pull him into the boat are just sheer moments of joy. Its as though time stands still when your battling a fish, the only thing that seems to matter is the contest between you and the fish, the battle of man versus' nature if you will. I am proud to say I won this battle yesterday as well as a couple others while bringing home roughly 10-10.5 pounds of freshly caught Maryland bred largemouth bass. Although cleaning them isn't nearly as much fun as catching them, its all part of the process.