Reading all these fine posts, reminds me of when I was about 10. Dad took me out saltwater fishing dropped the lines down to the bottom and then pulled them back up a few spins of the reel. After a couple hours out on the boat, my line got a hit.
Dad had to help me real it in! Was a Red Snapper - I was the happiest kid alive - it was huge! It was almost as long as I was tall...
When we got home, Dad fileted it and Mom made a batter dipped it and we had the best fish and chips ever!!!
Also enjoyed fishing for trout - both from a boat in the summer and from the ice in the winter. Done a little fly fishing also.
Great memories! Thanks Trumpy
