Yesterday, my husband asked if I wanted to take the kids fishing. At first, I wasn’t really up to it. I had just spent five days in Virginia visiting my parents and the day in my hometown for my cousin’s wedding. In total, I had driven more than 22 hours in seven days. I wasn’t up for another car trip.
But I caved. Because the fishing poles we got the kids were too cute.
So off we went. I am not the type of person who is inclined to go fishing. At all. I’ve been twice before and I’ve never caught anything. So I’m not exactly the type of person who gets all “woo hoo” about fishing.
My husband picked a spot that had a lot of blue gill. Apparently, these fish are the easiest to catch. And he was right. My daughter caught 11 fish and my son caught 8. They had a blast. They lasted more than two hours fishing (I had my money on 20 minutes, so I would have lost that bet).
Isaac's First Fish
Veronica's First Fish
The highlight of the day? I caught a couple of fish, mostly Blue Gill. But I had one that I really had to fight with to reel in. When I pulled it out of the water, my husband told me it was a Large Mouth Bass. He seemed jealous. I’m quite proud of myself.
My Large Mouth Bass
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You are a champion fisherman! That’s awesome. Looks like such a fun day. I see Isaac has a Bass Pro hat on. We were supposed to go to the headquarters store in Springfield, MO on our trip,but didn’t make it there either. Darn it. Cool place if you guys ever get out that way – we’ve been before.
Congrats on your first large mouth bass. I remember all of my fising trips with my parents. Pure torture for me only because they would spend the entire day on the water.