08-28-2025, 08:52 PM
Most of us in the fishin' community build up fambly fishing rememberies over the years. My earliest recollections are of my dad letting me hold his rod while he "visited the bushes". And I just happened to hook and haul out the biggest fish of our trip just as he was returning. All instinct and no skill. He was the first to put a pole in my hands. And I was the last to put one in his.
In between are countless fishing trips with other family members. Those include my kids. They all grew up learning to fish and enjoying the total experience. Sometimes I took all three. Other times I made it one at a time. Super bonding experiences. And there always seemed to be some special happening...serious or humorous...to identify with any given trip. Whenever we get together it is a lot of remember when....?
In between are countless fishing trips with other family members. Those include my kids. They all grew up learning to fish and enjoying the total experience. Sometimes I took all three. Other times I made it one at a time. Super bonding experiences. And there always seemed to be some special happening...serious or humorous...to identify with any given trip. Whenever we get together it is a lot of remember when....?