Dad's and fishing

[Gamakatsu]

I was about 7yrs old when my father took my brother and I fishing for the 1st time. I older by 16 mos. My dad had a Glasply back then (1969-70) and he and my uncle Neil loaded up the boat with a couple a garbage cans and all the 5" chrome steel tube jigs with a trebble hook suspended from the bottom than one has ever seen. We made our way once on the water to a place in the san juans called thatcher pass. once there my dad and uncle feverishly handed out rods and barking out commands. Down to the bottom. You have to bounce it up and down and hang on tight. After a period to long to elaborate for a 7yr old we had managed to fill one can with 5 or 6 fish, rock cod, 1 red snapper, several other bottom fish. We were about to leave for the day reeling in when my Dad kept making comments about how he thought he had something on but each time he lifted the pole there was no resistance. After all the chatter and the pipe jig came to surface a small rock cod appeared and we noticed that the jig had passed through the gill plate so it was trying to free itself, as we all laughed in amazement the biggest damn fish I'd ever seen had it's jaws wide open headed straight for the rock cod. My dad began screaming he was about to lose this 5lb fish to this monster from the deep and my uncle began clubbing it with the gaff staph. Just then my Dad grabbed the gaff and with one lunge the 5' long monster was in the boat. Kids were crying, men were screaming etc. By the time the confusion was over that monster turned out to be a 55lb ling cod that filled the other can, and the stories that came from that day are priceless. And we kept the rock cod too. Since then I have passed the confusion down to my son and hope he'll be able to do the same. good luck and keep fishing<br><br>

[ssor]

Way to go dad. Storys like these are pricless. This is a great way to comunicate with the younger ones. Hearing this would want most young ones to keep their eyes and ears open for a special trip to pass on to their little ones of the future. Great communication skills you have developed. Way to go dad!<br>That is a trophy for you and yours.<br><br>Texas Gulf Coast Fisher.

[davetclown]

thats a great two fish on one hook story,<br>gotta love them[]<br><br><A HREF="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/" target="_new">http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/MESS6438/</A> <br>Lookie See what the kids are up to.<br>Dave T. Clown

[theangler]

Hello Gamakatsu,<br>Great story! Its great how an ordeal like this that last about 5 minutes can be worth a lifetime of laughs, s and fond memories!<br><br>[laugh] How about a good laugh?<br><A HREF="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/comics.htm " target="_new">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/comics.htm </A> <br><br>Mike H

[lou]

yeah that is a good story. like it lots.
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[lou]

hey Tex haha this is pathches, i had to switch my user name to lou cause i had to reregister yesterday. don,t remember if i wrote and told ya but thought i,d just let ya know. so,s if ya ever want to write me. marytake care gonna go muzzleloadin this afternoon. snowed again last night. pretty out but terrble cold and windy.suns shinin though wind chill must be 0 have fun fishin.[] haha give me your heat!!!! haha
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