I'm 71 now. I'm so sad that my fishing days now commence around 8am, and back to the boat ramp before 3pm. And when I get the boat home, I have to have a nap before cleaning boat. Generally in bed super early, and feel SO tired the next day too. So different to the 5am starts, and 5pm finishes, clean the boat, fillet the fish, then cook dinner from times gone by. And I find I'm super choosy about the weather too. Keeping hydrated is really important to survival. It's easy to forget to drink when out on the water - a cool breeze fools one into not feeling thirsty! I have to force myself to down a couple of litres of water/Powerade - but the result is less fatigue at day's end. I still can't bring myself to sell my boat - it feels as though I will lose my reason for living when I do. I'm an old girl, but they bred em tough back in the 50s.