jaximus wrote on May 3^rd, 2011 at 5:01pm:

i wish fishing could still be that relaxing. i generally fish with my brothers or buddies and it always turns into a competition. i talk a lot of trash about how i'm going to catch the first, biggest and the most. generally it holds true; however, when it doesn't i never hear the end of it. the only relaxing fishing i get anymore is with my fiancee'.

Being a young buck, you've let to learn that talk is indeed cheap and that pride goes before a fall ;)
If you want fishing to be relaxing again, compete with yourself and don't worry about what others are doing. Chances are you'll still win out as many times and with a lot less stress and zero flak if you don't ;)