Today, alas, I threw all my gear in the trash and considered my years of study and labor in the fishing art wasted time. Why you ask? Because of this...
She caught a 7 pound bass on a #2 bream hook (barbless..no less) with a 50 cent bobber and...wait for it.... A PIECE OF CORN!!!!!!!! AArrrggghhhh!!!! My soul was ripped from its core. Surely there could not be a God. If there is, he is playing some terrible joke on me. I found out later that there is, in fact, a God, and, yes, he has a horrible, sick, twisted sense of humor. Because not 30 minutes later, this happened....
Yes...that's a bluegill that easily was 1-1/2 pounds. Notice that she couldn't even fit her hand around it. It was so fat, I was concerned that it would die of a heartattack before we could get it back into the water. And what technologically advanced piece of hardware did she use? Same hook, same rod, same 50 cent bobber, but this time it was a wadded up piece of bread that was the coup de grace. *Hangs head in disgust*
So there it is. I quit. Maybe I can take up crocheting or something. By the way, she's giving a seminar next week at the Bass Pro Shops in town entitled "How to Handline Blue Marlin with a Coathanger and Some Hot Dogs". I encourage all the mullet fishers in Beaufort County to attend....one of your own has made it big.
-LT
7 comments:
Way to go, Heather! *Applause*
Sorry to hear of your bad luck at fishing, Jeff. If you're serious about the crocheting, I'm sure my Mammaw would be happy to give you some lessons! *wink*
Nice to see you again, Ha!! Good job catching that fish. I think it is so funny when you can out do the boys in their own element!! You can always have this day to talk about!!! and laugh!!
Bub, if you wouldn't be such a nazi at the 10 and 2 thing, maybe you could get a fish on a cane pole, I think it works just the same, maybe even a little better. LOL.
Good job Heather, just goes to show simply things are sometimes the best things.
What fun and in your in back yard!
Charlie looks proud of you too!
Great Job Heather!!! Looks like you guys had a great time. Ainsley and I once used pizza flavored combo's and caught a 6 pound cat fish in a pound. So throw all that other stuff out Jeff. Life is simple!!!
Jeff, you gotta listen to the little lady once in a while. Be willing to change your mind. Try diferent things---all that high falutin stuff you buy for bait is just to get your money. Maybe you need to buy some of that spray-on fish smelling stuff to increase your odds! Anyway Grandpa never used all this new junk, just brought the fish home for dinner. I bet you enen toss them back, just fish for sport????
Heather, Granny Ship is from Cumming, SC (right where the pond is) I'm hoping to get some good stuff from here later. Her dad was actually very wealthy in his "day".
LMAO!!! Eric feels your pain LT! The big one of course! LOL Heather, great job!!
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