Just a jerk at the end of a line

No this isn't a post about there being plenty more fish in the sea.  Seriously, I would be chatting about that subject forever;).  I was 'caught' out yesterday.  I was being the 'fisherwoman'.  No I wasn't on some river bank or side of a canal with a rod.  In real terms of fishing, with fish as the reward, I've no interest whatsoever. I also wasn't using flirting techniques as a 'bait' to 'reel' in a guy.  I was however 'fishing' for information.  In other words I was trying to obtain information from someone.  Okay so that in itself isn't a crime and is a useful skill in many profession. The problem is that when I 'fish' I 'beat around the bush' (God 'fishing' and 'bush' - anyone would think I was nature obsessed or had a perverse mind (leave that to you to work out;) ), in other words I painfully spend ages creating a whirlwind of verbal waffle, talking indirectly and not stating exactly what I mean, hoping that the other party will cotton on to what I am trying to ask and just bloody answer.

Well the person I was trying to 'fish' information from saw right through this and refused point blank to go along with it, requesting I be direct.  I was hoping that they'd fall for my waffle 'hook', 'line' and 'sinker', but no that didn't happen.  So I then proceeded to painfully spend another hour, trying to dismiss that I had been 'fishing' and failing miserably.  I guess 'fish' can relate to this, but I really had to 'squirm'to get off the 'hook'.  The sad fact was, I was still non the wiser and had no answer to my original question (the one I couldn't ask).

Vincent Van Goch said, “The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore”.  That is so me.  I know I am going to end up drowning but the danger of that still isn't enough to stop me from fishing.  It has also been said (no idea whom by, but I've heard it) that a fisherman is 'a jerk at the end of the line' - that's more apt for me.  I guess 'a 'reel' expert can 'tackle' anything' and I clearly have a long way to go on that score.

Well the final outcome was that I was advised by this person to, 'get 'reel' and get my 'bass' into gear and just be direct.  If it was that easy I'd have done this at the start.  Well I've decided that good things come to those who 'bait', and I'm hoping that my 'fishes' come true and I find some way of finding out the answer to the question I so want to ask, but am okay, scared to.  In the meantime I have resigned myself to the fact that I'd chosen to 'lure' the best and failed miserably.  I guess the person saw something 'fishy' in what I was doing and refused to take the 'bait'.

I guess I reckon I need to probably give up the 'fishing hobby' as I am no 'fisherman/woman'.  The reality is that I'm more like the bloody fish and like the fish I get into trouble when I open my mouth!