Thursday, June 28, 2012

A FISHY STORY

I learned some interesting things about fishing last week, the most important being: when an avid fisherman asks if you want to go fishing be sure to ask for how long.  Make sure his answer is specific (as in minutes/hours).  Here are some other things I learned.

1.Apparently four hours on a boat is really a short time.

2. You haven't really nearly died lived until you've driven in a boat going 60 mph.

3. It takes two days to detangle your hair after riding in a boat going 60 mph.

4. Sitting in a boat for four hours in the hot sun will turn you into an animal. Lobster (sunburn) or raccoon (sunglass tan), take your pick.

5. When a fisherman refers to the bites he got he is most likely talking about mosquito/deerfly/horsefly bites not fish that have attempted to take the lure.

6. Casting near trees is not a good idea, right Nathan?

7. Four people fishing+ four hours= nothing, nada, zilch. (well a couple of little ones that were let go but we came home with nothing)

8. I don't get it.


I probably would have felt better about the whole ordeal experience if I had actually caught something. I was the only one that didn't even get a nibble on my line but maybe that is because I sat and did crosswords for most of the time.  Yeah, that must be it...that or Matt Fuller gave me a bum lure because he didn't want to be shown up by a newbie.

Proof that he actually does catch a fish from time to time.

3 comments:

  1. 1.Apparently four hours on a boat is really a short time.

    If you spent 20-30 hours preparing to go out fishing you should at least spend 4 hours on the water!!

    2. You haven't really nearly died lived until you've driven in a boat going 60 mph.

    How else are you going to get where you need to go (the best spot) really fast???

    3. It takes two days to detangle your hair after riding in a boat going 60 mph.

    You may require shorter hair if you are to become a real fisherperson.

    4. Sitting in a boat for four hours in the hot sun will turn you into an animal. Lobster (sunburn) or raccoon (sunglass tan), take your pick.

    If you went fishing more often this would no longer be an issue. Please remove this from your list.

    5. When a fisherman refers to the bites he got he is most likely talking about mosquito/deerfly/horsefly bites not fish that have attempted to take the lure.

    There are no bugs??? It's all in your imagination...

    6. Casting near trees is not a good idea, right Nathan?

    The first really valuable bit of info in this blog!!! thumbsup

    7. Four people fishing+ four hours= nothing, nada, zilch. (well a couple of little ones that were let go but we came home with nothing)

    It's called fishing, not catching....standard line...please commit to memory

    8. I don't get it.

    Yes you do...you had fun...I can tell :)

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    1. Hahaha Ian. I had forgotten you were a fishing fanatic. I will have to remember that it's called fishing not catching in the future. The Scots invented curling and golfing (two of the most boring sports(?) ever) and I would not be in the least surprised to learn that they invented fishing too.
      Your comments brought a smile to my face though. I would imagine that a sense of humour would be a prerequisite for being a fisherman.

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  2. Ahaha! Hence why I've never been fishing. I loved learning of your experience. :)

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