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Title: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:37pm Now I gotta tell ya....I have a grandson who dearly loves to fish. He fits in real well with this G'ma, cause I am obsessed with the sport. Dalton has fished with me for years (he's 11). All those years, he NEVER caught a fish....cause he won't leave the damn bait in the water long enough. I'm talkin' bass fishin', cause that's what I like, and artificial bait. Last month he came over to the lake, and instead of a plastic worm, I put a 1/4 oz. spinner bait on his line, cause I figured he'd have to leave that in the water. Well bless his heart, he caught fish! :o He's been beggin' ever since to come back and fish. OK he's back, and today I took him up to the big bridge on Toledo Bend. This bridge spans 2 1/2 miles long, and the spot where it crosses the Sabine River, is the Texas/Louisiana State Line. It's about 20 miles from the lakehouse, and I bet he ask me 1000 questions before we got up there. What bait we gonna use? Can we use live bait? How deep we gonna fish? How long we gonna fish? G'ma, how much farther till we get there? Are we bass fishin"? How deep are the fish?.....on and on and on. You see, I'm all for him catchin' fish...but I have learned that there are certain ways to fish with him....cause he'll get bored real quick. So, today I took him to the bridge, tied a big ole crank bait on his line, and we proceeded to troll in the river channel. We hit a honey hole where the river makes a bend, and holy shit, we raked in the striper and white bass. The ice chest was overflowing.....and the fish were floppin' all over the boat. I finally had to turn on the live wells and put the fish we were still catchin' in there. He absolutely had a ball! ;;D These were nice fish! Most went 3-4 lbs. He's already askin' when we're gonna go again [smiley=huh.gif] I just had to share this....cause this is really not my type of fishin', but I enjoyed the hell out of it. I never dreamed that he and I would fill an ice chest AND the live wells. He's hooked! No way he's gonna go back to Texas till he hits that river channel again. It thrills me to see my kids happy ;;D It takes very little to make them feel that way. :) Take a kid fishin'! You'll never regret it...and you'll make a friend for life. :-* Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by Sean_C on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:45pm on 07/24/06 at 23:37:33, TxBasslady wrote:
Words to live by ;;D Hell, I was excited and I was just readin it LMAO [smiley=laugh.gif] Thanks for sharin Jeanie ;;D Hugs on over. ;;D Sean................................. ;;D |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by georgej on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:46pm on 07/24/06 at 23:37:33, TxBasslady wrote:
Great post, Jean. I really enjoyed it. One of the most memorable experiences of my life was teaching a week-long fly fishing class to a group of kids between 10 and 14. What a hoot! I think I learned more from them than they did from me. Nice to hear about your fishin' grandson. Tell us any new stories that come along--please? He's hooked deep, now, f'sure. Best, George |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by kissmyglass on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:46pm Whats the biggest smallmouth you ever caught?? I love fishing for smalmouth, Lb for lb. I think they are as strong as any fish. Great fun! |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by Sean_C on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:51pm I caught a 6 lb bronze back on crank bait in Little Sandy Res 6 years ago, I wanted to keep her and put her in my 300 gallon tank, but I didn't think she'd make the trip home so I released her. Sandy res is loaded with big fish, but access sucks. Definately a very cool fish ;;D Sean........................... |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by Edna on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:55pm Jean, wonderful story !! But dear lady, please tell us all what we're longing to hear................ who REALLY caught the biggest fish ;) Really great advice, "take a kid fishing".......but if I may add to it............ take a mom fishing is just as great. I love it when my son and I go fishing, something we can share that's quite different. And, for the record, I caught the biggest fish on our last trip....LOL love you Jean, EDNA |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by TxBasslady on Jul 24th, 2006, 11:55pm No smallies here....those are up north. We have largemouth/black bass. Our lake waters are 95 degrees...too warm for the smallies. Biggest bass for me was a 8.69. That took big bass of the year for me in a bass club I fish. My next largest is a 8.68. I'll not stop till I get a double digit..LOL :-/ Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 12:03am on 07/24/06 at 23:55:00, Edna wrote:
me LOL A striper about 10 lbs. ;;D Edna, My best memories with my sons are the ones when we fished together. There's simply nothing like it. Just somethin' about those Mom's and Son's ..eh [smiley=huh.gif] Oh Edna...I love you too :-* You are one of the first CH'ers I met....I'll never forget that day....or you, as long as I live. Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Woobie on Jul 25th, 2006, 12:08am LMAO Jean....... You are too funnny. I hate fishing, myself - it's too boring. I cant sit for that long. And worms are icky. :P but - that's just me. :-/ LMAO. Love you mammaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 12:24am on 07/25/06 at 00:08:59, Woobie wrote:
LMAO Silly girl ::) I love you too... Momma |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Woobie on Jul 25th, 2006, 12:27am Hey did ramon give you that shirt?? and I miss you Mamma..... :'( you should bring your grandson up here (not in the winter time) and we should all go fishin on the mississippi river.... you and ramon and his would have a blast, and I could drive the boat! ;;D smooooooooooches woobs |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 1:05am on 07/25/06 at 00:27:24, Woobie wrote:
Yep, he did ;;D Thank you a bunch :-* Much love, Me |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Mastifflvr28 on Jul 25th, 2006, 1:20am Don't ever take Kaleb fishing!!!!! I love fishing...and Kaleb "thought" he did. We only went a couple of times when he was younger. We just fished in the lake for Trout. He get's bored REALLY easy...then starts flinging the pole around...then in the water...I've had to untangle the line from trees...rescue poles from the lake...re-bate (he wouldn't touch the worms), recast every 30 seconds, etc, etc. And he's even caught one before by MY GOD would he touch it?? NO WAY!!! Freaked out! Something about a mother and son time on the lake...I'm surprised he lived :) Mast |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 1:27am on 07/25/06 at 01:20:27, Mastifflvr28 wrote:
LMAO...That's funny ;;D I really have trouble with fly fishin'...I get that damn line in my hair, my shoe strings and any where else it might decide to go..guess I need to get Georgej to gimme a few lessons [smiley=huh.gif] Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Woobie on Jul 25th, 2006, 1:37am so, fly fishing and bass fishing are different???????????? [smiley=huh.gif] :-* :-* |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by zwibbs/Scott on Jul 25th, 2006, 1:42am We love fishing too. I live on the Long Island Sound and when my son was little he'd go everyday. I grew up in Northern New Jersey and trout fishing was my thing. I can't remember what I did yesterday but I can remember when I was twelve and caught 3 trout in one day !!! And I certainly remember all the fish my little guy caught right here ! |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by georgej on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:06am on 07/25/06 at 01:27:14, TxBasslady wrote:
Anytime you're willin', Jean, and the creek don't rise... ;;D Not much to learn, as far as casting goes. A person can teach anybody to fly cast in about two hours. The rest of it takes a lifetime to learn. Plenty of willing trout up here to practice on. (Idaho). All the best, George |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by georgej on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:09am on 07/25/06 at 01:37:45, Woobie wrote:
Not really. It's all just fishin'. You notice, they call it fishing, not catching.... Best, George |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by BlueMeanie on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:11am :) |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:13am on 07/25/06 at 02:06:59, georgej wrote:
Hey George, It's that "rest of it takes a lifetime" that makes me a mess. LOL The casting (when I tried it) was a freakin nightmare for me...all that line down there...just went everywhere..LMAO Thanks for the offer...If I'm ever in Idaho...I'll look 'ya up. Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by ShadowLord on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:17am Ewwwwwwwwwwww... Fish... If humans were meant to eat fish, then fish would live on land and say moo. PFDAN......................................................... ShadowLord |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by georgej on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:23am on 07/25/06 at 02:17:37, ShadowLord wrote:
Who said anything about EATING them? ....Well, maybe brook trout, and Hm....well the occasional rainbow if it's early spring, or bass pretty much anytime.... Well, yeah....okay.....maybe I'll eat them too. Best, George [smiley=cowboy.gif] |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by sandie99 on Jul 25th, 2006, 2:56am Great story, Jean! :) I loved reading it. Oh, one of my best memories come from a fishing trip I went with my dad... We were fishing around 6pm and got 11 fish within an hour! ;;D It was a beautiful night and we had a great time. And mum was busy cooking the fish for the rest of the weekend.. Heh heh... ;) Sanna |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:05am Sanna, I started fishin with my Dad when I was a little girl. I wish he was still here....for one more trip. :'( I'd give anything....for that. Love ya, Sanna Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Yorky on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:14am do abit of carp fihing myself......also caught a 10/5 pound barble 1st time i eva went(lucky sod) ps wen you say hes hooked....is that a pun or wat? |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:30am It's just a figure of speech, Yorky ;;D Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by sandie99 on Jul 25th, 2006, 6:16am on 07/25/06 at 03:05:44, TxBasslady wrote:
Jean, I feel that way, too...[smiley=hug.gif] Oh, what I would give to fish with my dad once more... A lot. Luckily my boyfriend loves to fish, so there will be fishing with a man I love in the future. :) Sanna |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by zwibbs/Scott on Jul 25th, 2006, 6:34am on 07/25/06 at 03:14:30, Yorky wrote:
Carp !?!?!?!? That's a big Goldfish !!!! [smiley=hurl.gif] |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by BarbaraD on Jul 25th, 2006, 7:51am I started fishing with my Dad when I was small. My brother never liked it so I was Dad's fishing buddy. He hated it when I caught the "big one!" When my son was small, he and I spent a lot of time at the lake and he's a fair to middling fisherman. Now that we've got little Caleb, he loves to go fishing with Granny. He caught a "little" catfish, but had to let it go back to it's "mommy" and grow up. Granny sold her boat, so we just fish off the bank (he has a short attention span, so it saves putting the boat in and out of the water). Every day when he comes to Granny's he asks, "Is it too hot to go fishing today?" Never got into bass fishing -- I like bream (fish with crickets) and catfish. Glad you're having fun with your grandson, Jean. They just grow up so fast...... Hugs BD |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Melissa on Jul 25th, 2006, 8:25am Crawlers & chartruse(sp) Mister Twisters. I've caught about everything using just the two baits. That is AWESOME about the bass Jean! When Eli gets in school, I'm going to make it a point to go out fishing by myself again like I used to when Lily was small and then in school. Right now, fishing for Eli is swirling his Spongebob pole around in the water for 2 hours. ::) We've tried having bait on his line with a REAL HOOK, but that doesn't work well with him as he gets pissed when he can't cast his "bopper" out far enough and then has problems getting the reeling motion down correctly. For some reason his bopper hits all of us in the head and then gets wrapped around the steering wheel, other poles, the dogs legs and my purse. He also likes squish worms and then to stick them down the holes that hold our seat poles. Ah well, there's always ice fishing. ;;D |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by jimmers on Jul 25th, 2006, 10:14am Awesome! Nothing like taking a kid fishing! I wish I had all the money I've spent on Spongebob and Scooby Do fishing poles for kids. Worth every smile! :) Jimmers |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Dixiedelight on Jul 25th, 2006, 10:33am Jean what do you do with all those fish, throw a party? Thats a lot of fish. I know you two had a ball. |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 10:56am E, The only fish I eat are crappie and catfish. I fillet these....and hope that the neighbors down the road are hungry for white bass and striper ;;D Had Dalton not been with me, I woulda thrown 'em back. No way he was gonna let me do that. ::) Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:28pm on 07/25/06 at 07:51:36, BarbaraD wrote:
Fishin' is fishin' to a child....doesnt' really matter which fish ya catch... ;;D Yes, Barb, they do grow up fast...sometimes too fast. Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Dixiedelight on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:33pm Dalton is your grandsons name, Thats JD middle name Jonny Dalton ! I love cat fish, but always hated getting those off the hook they fin me every time. My family and I like just about any fish. Wish I was one of your neighbors ;-) Big Hug to you lady ! |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 25th, 2006, 3:39pm I wish you were my neighbor too :'( Bet we'd have some fun together [smiley=huh.gif] Love ya, J |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Peppermint on Jul 26th, 2006, 9:09am You know Jean, I love this sort of thing. I watched a bass fishing tournament on T.V. Never knew it was that exciting. But where the heck ya go fishin' up here? It's one helluva trip to do it, unless you go to Sheepsheadbay and pay a pretty penny to get on a boat. 'sides that, the only thing I caught off Sheepshead Bay was.... Squid. ::) and it was a little one. and they used it for bait. I think my daughter has the right idea about getting the hell outta here sometimes. Fishin' sounds like a memory maker. Pep |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 26th, 2006, 11:41am on 07/26/06 at 09:09:08, Peppermint wrote:
It's the best memories, Pep. :-* Y'all have lots of freshwater lakes in NY. That's where ya need to go. Where you caught the squid?? that was salt water. Check around...find a lake and take your daughter fishin'. Just a cheap fishin' pole will work....some places down here in Texas, you can rent the stuff you need. Most of these places are like catfish farms....you rent the stuff and fish at the same place. These are great places to go with a kid. Their guaranteed to catch a fish. Jean |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Jasmyn on Jul 26th, 2006, 2:43pm Quote:
That is how I became my son's queen. Don't know nothing about fishing but got meself a hand line, sat with him on the pier, hooked on some poloni(boloni, I believe in your parts of the world ;)) and caught us some anonymous sea creature that liked the taste of preserved meat. I must say that I also had the time of my life. Fly fishing...well, I do not know about that one, lots of line to get tangled in... not very ambidextrous if you catch my drift. ::) |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by Jackie on Jul 26th, 2006, 4:20pm Fine story, Jean....I loved it.... :) You and Mr. Dalton will both remember that day for the rest of your lives.... :D Love to you my friend, Jackie |
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Title: Re: Fishin' Tale (Not CH) Post by TxBasslady on Jul 26th, 2006, 4:41pm on 07/26/06 at 16:20:44, Jackie wrote:
Rainin today....but he's ready to go first thing tomorrow..LOL no rest for the weary... :P Jean |
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