Hunting and Fishing Thread - With Poll

[energy]

it's all over!

Got home tonight and even with ATT, timed out. Very unusual. Do you think that the moisture in the lines has something to do with it? Could be something as simple as hardware snafus. Weather's great, so is the reception? Like cable TV. Like Satellite TV. What's the difference? Just a moron paying for services with no clue why they aren't producing.

 

[mooser]

I would like to share fishing story like the ones earlier in these posts:

 

[energy]

Post it

I would like to share fishing story like the ones earlier in these posts:

Bring it on, Mooser!

 

[mooser]

I would like to share fishing story like the ones earlier in these posts:

My mother died when I was only months old and my Dad remarried a couple years later. So the contact I had with my Grandparents on my Mom's side were few and strained. That is, until I was at an age that could fish.
I remember the first time my grandfather took me out to fish - I was about 8 or 9. He takes me to this little stream with only native brook trout. I was using his 3 piece fly rod ( which he later gave me). He taught me how to cast and try to catch fish. We got to this nice hole with no fish in my basket yet. I remember almost crawling up to this hole and placing the bait in the hole somehow. I was rewarded with a hungry 10" brook trout (which was big for the standards of that creek). Fighting that fish and then seeing the it's beautiful color it had hooked me for life. My relationship with my grandfather grew strong after that trip and I will never forget the greatest treasure that he gave me that day.
Fishing has since that time been one of the most relaxing things for me to do. As Energy reminds us even better then sex.

 

[db]

Unusually slow today. Even with DSL, the task bar fills up at a speed akin to a snail's movement. In fact, the snail would win. Forget AOL. Time outs. Maybe tomorrow will be better. This is the worst I've seen, and with only 10 members and a few guests on line.

I'm not sure why you posted this here energy. Oh wait...

Unusually slow today...Maybe tomorrow will be better. This is the worst I've seen...

Yep, I've had fishing days like that. I guess the post does belong here.

 

[mooser]

Energy,
I knew you would appreciate that story and be the first to reply.
Oh, how I wish I was ther now.
Mooser

 

[db]

Energy,
I knew you would appreciate that story and be the first to reply.
Oh, how I wish I was ther now.
Mooser

I lost my dad earlier this month. He spent about 20 days in intensive care before he lost the fight. In his last days, I had commented that we should probably take him out of the hospital, put him in a boat, give him a cigarette, a Pepsi and a fishing rod and let him pass that way (instead in a hospital bed all doped up).

I clearly remember one opening day of pike season at Fletcher's Pond (in northern Michigan). IT was rain/snow mix. My brother (who was around 10) and I (one year younger than he) were covered by a drenched sleeping bag to keep the rain off us. So here we were in a small row boat, trying to troll, and control our shivering. IT was a miserable day, but made for great fishing! I bet we left with about dozen good sized pike (there were no limits on pike on the pond back then). That night, we feasted on fresh northern pike and fried potatoes.

To quote Mooser:

Oh, how I wish I was ther now.

 

[Mike S.]

db,

Very sorry to hear of your recent loss. That has to be very tough to take. I am lucky -- I still have my Mom and Dad and hope to get to fish with my Dad for the first time all year tomorrow. Not at our favorite spot (water still over the boat ramp from constant rains!) but nevertheless at least fishing. Every year as I load up the boat after the year's last fishing trip I pray that I'll get another chance to do this next year with Dad. He's getting weak and can't sit long or take the hot sun, and I might even have to handle his anchor and mine, but it is still a strong desire of mine to spend time with him fishing. I get the bait, load the boat, make the lunches, etc. -- all he has to do is fish. He enjoys it greatly -- and so do I. I dread the day it will stop.

Hopefully your Dad is catching a limit even now...

 

[Craig H.]

db

Sorry to hear about your dad. I was thinking of maybe stopping by my parent's house this evening. Now, I know I will.

Craig

 

[db]

Cats in the Cradle

Remember that song?

If you are a father (or mother), take you kid(s) out fishing today (regardless of age). If you are a kid (regardless of age), take your father (and mother) out fishing today. You will never know if you gat another chance.

Hopefully your Dad is catching a limit even now...

Considering where we fished (Fletcher's Pond), It might be more likely he is losing all kinds of spoons, plugs, poles, boat motors, etc. I'm not sure he could enjoy just catching fish!