You are not alone in that assessment. Though I suck at fishing so it's not a very action type of activity when I do it. I smoke about ten cigars a year sometimes 20. Though one variation is some blends with a pipe are more or less contemplative. For instance Sail Yellow is great but more action then something by GLP.Colt's Cavendish tipped ($24.75 for 8), Colt' regular Wine Dipped ($24.75 for 8), or Phillies Blunt Chocolate or Cognac ($27.95 for 5).
I'm a pensioner and basically smoke pipes. I prefer cigars when I'm fishing or in the mood in the afternoon. I find cigars more "action" oriented and pipes more contemplative, but that's me. So it's price and that's it. But I love my occasional cigar as you can see from my current avatar.
Blunts aren't bad but they're not really good either. They kind of just are. But tobacco, pizza, and some other activity I forget at the moment are still pretty great even when they're meh....The cheapest real cigar in Prince George BC's only tobacconist is a $12 dollar Guatanamera Cristales, which I might buy to bring in Advent, Christmas or other such event. But that's my repertoire.
The Phillies Blunt are actually not bad, but I figure I'd get lots of flack for saying that so I'll cease and desist now.
Cheers.