These pictures tell the story, so I shouldn’t have to be very long winded on this blog. Darryl called late last night, and wanted to try for another mess of fish, and did we get into them! Besides the four largemouths, we caught crappie, rock bass, sunfish, bluegill, and I even caught a huge sheephead. (threw it back) Not only those fish, but Darryl caught this “master angler” catfish on a purple rubber worm. We also released him, after snapping a couple pictures. Darryl had one bass on that probably was in the five pound range, but he did a acrobatic jump, and spit the worm back in Darryl’s face!
My brother Randy showed up with his grandson Jackson, and we let him “reel” in a couple, including a big bass! He liked playing with the fish in the bucket, until one splashed his face pretty good. He ran to grandpa, but was right back at it in about 10 seconds.
When I got home my two granddaughters were waiting for me, and they wanted to “help” me clean fish! Ava and Addison never saw fished cleaned before, and they were quite inquisitive about the whole process. They helped with buckets and garden hoses, but wanted nothing to do with “touching” the fish! It took me about 3 hours from start to finish, and my poor old back is killing me right now, but do I have a nice mess of fish in my freezer. Looks like I’ll have to have a fish-fry once we get back from Chicago.
Oh man , you weren’t kidding! Wow, looks like a fish fry at your house!
Gotta love those moments with the grandchildren…I remember vividly every outdoor experience with both my grandfathers. That’s what makes the outdoors even more special than they already are!
Mike those are really nice pics. love the colors, cannot wait to take Lani panfishing, already bought her rod and reel. A nice St Croix UL and Daiwa reel. No Zebco’s for this kid lol.
That is one nice table full of fish there Mike. I’m sure the freezer is full.
What a catch, I’ve got to bring my girls down with my dad and you guys need to take us fishing. They would love it. Ashtyn, the 4 year old, likes to help process deer.