[alanw]

My son has sciatica. The doctor referred him to physical therapy a few times a week for a few months which helped him out immensely. He now knows the proper stretching techniques and can usually stop the pain right when he feels it coming on by himself, or at least limit it to tolerable levels. If you have a slipped disk then you're on the right track to having it evaluated, but rest it and hopefully you can avoid back surgery. As far as fishing, you already know that you can't really do anything with that sort of pain going on. Good luck!