Well, Pops and I liked fishing for anything anytime. Somehow we mellowed on the big blue sea, him sharing stories with the crew and me taking it all in. On occasion, I mean like every 7 years or so he would tell a new story so I had to pay attention.
The last time fishing it was so dead, we were dragging 5 lures and just waiting, we all ended up inside this big fishing boats luxury cabin with the A/C on. We knew we probably wouldn’t be out again. Pops was on his 5th or 6th long story of his colorful life and out of the blue he tells a new one about meeting a movie star at a horse stable taking riding lessons for a movie. I think he said National Velvet, then “BANG” we hook a Mahi Mahi.
When we got back, I was, as all fisherman do, recanting the story of catching the monster fish to a brother on the phone and Mom overhearing says “A/C, cabin, what cabin? I thought you were out on a boat tending poles fishing, not indoors, that changes everything I ever thought about your fishing”.
On occasion, we caught one fish, sometime 3 or 2, a bunch none of the times and once 5 but it ended up being about the stories.
I have some great fishing stories, I guess I should go fishing and tell a few for Pops.
When we got back, I was, as all fisherman do, recanting the story of catching the monster fish to a brother on the phone and Mom overhearing says “A/C, cabin, what cabin? I thought you were out on a boat tending poles fishing, not indoors, that changes everything I ever thought about your fishing”.
On occasion, we caught one fish, sometime 3 or 2, a bunch none of the times and once 5 but it ended up being about the stories.
I have some great fishing stories, I guess I should go fishing and tell a few for Pops.
Happy Father’s Day Pops, hope the fishing’s good.
Hope you enjoyed our Hump Day Story.