03-06-2004, 08:48 AM
I got mine for my 8th birthday and man was I one pound boy!! Up until that point I was hangin' on to the end off an old bamboo cane pole and darn bobber. It worked great for the sucker's or a small cat's close to bank along the river my folks would take us to fish, but I caught very little else..
Then came my 8th birthday and boy was I tickle to find a "real" fishing pole that even had a reel attached!! I believe it was one of those old 202 Zebco combo's loaded with 300lb test line and,, I wish I still had it a a keep sake.. At any rate,, we went fishing the next day at little lake not to far from our home.. And before leaving I'd been out side all morning practicing my new found casting ability and was set to cast and reel all day long if that's what it took to actually catch what would be my first rainbow once we'd reached the lake.
However,, upon arriving at the lake I found not to much had change. I was stuck setting on my butt next to my uncle who'd loaded a hook, sinker, night crawler,,, along with a darn bobber on my new fishin' pole!!! Whats more,, I didnt catch a trout the entire day. But,, I kept practicing those casting skill's in the back field knowing someday I'd get one! Yeah I got one alright,, I caught my first rainbow by hand in a ditch 50 yards from house after a kids fishing day was held in the park and later the pond was drained. But hey,, I was one proud lad anyway!!
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Then came my 8th birthday and boy was I tickle to find a "real" fishing pole that even had a reel attached!! I believe it was one of those old 202 Zebco combo's loaded with 300lb test line and,, I wish I still had it a a keep sake.. At any rate,, we went fishing the next day at little lake not to far from our home.. And before leaving I'd been out side all morning practicing my new found casting ability and was set to cast and reel all day long if that's what it took to actually catch what would be my first rainbow once we'd reached the lake.
However,, upon arriving at the lake I found not to much had change. I was stuck setting on my butt next to my uncle who'd loaded a hook, sinker, night crawler,,, along with a darn bobber on my new fishin' pole!!! Whats more,, I didnt catch a trout the entire day. But,, I kept practicing those casting skill's in the back field knowing someday I'd get one! Yeah I got one alright,, I caught my first rainbow by hand in a ditch 50 yards from house after a kids fishing day was held in the park and later the pond was drained. But hey,, I was one proud lad anyway!!
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