Fish Out Of Water

I got sidetracked by the gun show and forgot to mention how my kids did in the fishing derby on Saturday.

Last year my son caught nothing but weeds. This year he did better, landing three fish - a perch and two smallmouth bass. Not bad considering his dad knows nothing about the sport. I think I've been fishing three times in my entire life.

He actually caught four fish, but he gave a perch to his little sister, who wasn't having much luck with her Scooby Doo fishing pole. That little perch was enough to snag her a trophy and a bag of goodies.

The most impressive thing my daughter did that day was learn to bait a hook.



There's no way around it. Wrapping those worms in and around the hook is disgusting. But it didn't bother her much. She ended up helping her brother bait his hooks because he couldn't stomach the job. That's why he gave her one of his fish. It was a team effort.

All the fish went back into the lake. We weren't there to catch dinner, just to have a fun and relaxing day together. I think that's what fishing's really all about.