I had the same experience with my Shures. Disappointed until I tried the other ear buds included. Now I love them.
Fishing boring?
You must be a bait chucker. I used to be too. In fact, I gave up fishing for a while out of boredom. Then a friend taught me to fly fish and now I enjoy it more than ever. You are always busy, you get to enjoy the whole river instead of just your favorite hole and casting truly is an art form that I will always be striving to get better at.
Of course, if you live by lakes, you kind of have to do what works for the area.