Yesterday's Catch at Cape San Blas.
17 in one throw while wading.
17 in one throw while wading.
PkrBum wrote:Dayum... that's like the old days. Great throw..!!
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Joanimaroni wrote:PkrBum wrote:Dayum... that's like the old days. Great throw..!!
My dad loved to fish.... and he really liked to mullet fish. I learned to throw the net and the first time my dad saw me throw I caught 8 mullet, throwing off the Coast Guard dock, he was thrilled. Can't imagine what he would think of his granddaughter catching 17 while wading.
Joanimaroni wrote:Lol....we have had our share of a few bad fishing experiences. I fished one night with my dad in February. He had a gill net we would set. The net got stuck and dad told me to give the net a tug as he drove forward... I fell into the net. I went into the bow and changed clothes. I was freezing and wrapped in a dry coat. Fishing continued and we caught a school of Bonita and had to remove each one from the net...of course it tore the net up. We ended the fishing. Dad went to start the boat and the motor stalled. While starting it by hand dad caught me in the head with his elbow....omg. I fell in again. We got to the dock and I got out, still dizzy from his elbow I walked off the side of the dock. Never been so cold in my life. Home a 4am.
The sad part....the boat was my ski boat. I bought it and dad said we could use it for skiing and fishing. A couple of days later dad called and told me he fixed the boat. What? It wasn't broken! I got to mom and dad's and dad was so proud. He built a platform on the back of the boat, bought 1000' mullet net and of course moved the motor to the middle of the boat.
You can't ski with the motor in the middle
PkrBum wrote:Joanimaroni wrote:Lol....we have had our share of a few bad fishing experiences. I fished one night with my dad in February. He had a gill net we would set. The net got stuck and dad told me to give the net a tug as he drove forward... I fell into the net. I went into the bow and changed clothes. I was freezing and wrapped in a dry coat. Fishing continued and we caught a school of Bonita and had to remove each one from the net...of course it tore the net up. We ended the fishing. Dad went to start the boat and the motor stalled. While starting it by hand dad caught me in the head with his elbow....omg. I fell in again. We got to the dock and I got out, still dizzy from his elbow I walked off the side of the dock. Never been so cold in my life. Home a 4am.
The sad part....the boat was my ski boat. I bought it and dad said we could use it for skiing and fishing. A couple of days later dad called and told me he fixed the boat. What? It wasn't broken! I got to mom and dad's and dad was so proud. He built a platform on the back of the boat, bought 1000' mullet net and of course moved the motor to the middle of the boat.
You can't ski with the motor in the middle
It'd be fun to talk fishing someday when I'm down. If I drank beer too I'd need designated driver... lol.
PkrBum wrote:Joanimaroni wrote:PkrBum wrote:Dayum... that's like the old days. Great throw..!!
My dad loved to fish.... and he really liked to mullet fish. I learned to throw the net and the first time my dad saw me throw I caught 8 mullet, throwing off the Coast Guard dock, he was thrilled. Can't imagine what he would think of his granddaughter catching 17 while wading.
I know my grandfather took pride in my love for fishing too. It seems to skip generations in my family. Hopefully I can turn my grandkids into fishermen... if I'm lucky enough to get some... lol. But my sister has 3 grandkids that I'm working on already... and my brothers children are still young. I can't wait to take them all to pcola... I know every fishing spot and when what fish will be there. Mmmm good.
SheWrites wrote:
Some of my best memories of my Dad. Thanks for the stories, guys.
sJoanimaroni wrote:Speckle trout were running yesterday....my grandkids were fishing. My 11 year old granddaughter caught a 20" spec on her rod then my 10 grandson caught one, a little smaller.
My 12 year old granddaughter caught a red fish....as she was bringing it in 3 more huge reds were chasing her bait.....has she was pulling it up the fish got away....lot of commotion on the dock....everyone was running to help her.
The 4 year old was in charge of the bait bucket and kept the big kids supplied with the bait they caught. The 2 year old....wandering around with her suntan lotion applying lotion to everyone. Ended with a big fish fry.
2seaoat wrote:Fishing is such an inexpensive family time event where the family turns off the tv and actually starts having fun with simple pleasures. Honestly, I have not been really able to fish this summer because of declining health but to see the excitement of the kids and to hear both of you talk about your fathers with such enduring love, it makes me very happy that I have spent that time with my children and grandchildren.
On Garcon point my wife and I used to kayak Indian and Trout Bayou. I always wondered how good the trout was which came out of the bayou as it evidently was named after the trout. It has been over five years since I have cleaned a catch and eaten it as my general rule is do not fish unless you plan on eating those legal fish. I mostly have been catching and releasing, but I do not like that because the channel cats swallow hooks and when I carefully remove the same, I worry that I have just killed them for no good reason. The small mouth bass and walleye you catch their lip and the hook removal is much less life threatening. I guess as I see my own mortality, I just do not want to take the life of another animal without eating it. I have not even chased off the raccoon with my gun since being sick, and the only good thing about this three week flood is that the nuisance raccoons have been swept away. It usually takes two to three years after multi week flooding for them to come back. Here is our main causeway which i spread gravel and began repairing as the water receded. Mrs seaoat is putting the concrete blocks back in place and I will get four yards of concrete to pour a new curb on our first of four causeways......we will be busy for the rest of the summer repairing.
2seaoat wrote:Oh...there's a kids "Pin Fish Tournament" at Bluewater Bay soon in Niceville area. I just love that. I might have to go watch.
I have this hunch that grandma will be taking the little one to this in a couple years.
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