Ash acts like he's fine, but truthfully, he's overwhelmed a lot. People expect him to be the best at everything, when he's not. When he gets invited with his team to go fishing, he agrees to it while knowing that he doesn't want to do it. He doesn't like the idea of hurting worms or fish since it makes him rather sad. But he doesn't want to admit it. So he decides to make up some excuses as to why he can't fish, while also claiming that he's good at fishing, but just can't do it today.