Quote:
Originally Posted by reelecstasy
Sorry Swimmer, I chopped up your post. But you hit some of my big reasons balls on. I love the camaraderie, seeing Johnny C in the morning making breakfast asking how the night went. Watching the old guard roll out of the house picturing them back in their days..
I guess I don't fish it for the tourny, I just use that as the excuse to disappear from real life for a week or so and most importantly to spend some time with me...
|
I fish the Derby because you are fishing
with legends past and present, fishing places that absolutely touch the soul, fish with friends that I do not get to see enough of, fish harder than I want and sometimes I get to rest harder than I want. I love the island, the community, the smaller community of anglers that we gather with.
I like freezing my butt off on Big/Little Bridge on a could clear night and seeing the Northern lights. I like the Chowder on the Ferry coming over ~ when I'm not taking the freight ferry.
I like chasing bass then chasing Albies, before chasing sleep.
I like releasing bass that could be a daily while I look for (and can't find ~ yet ) the one that could win it all. Hooking into the occasional outboard motor.
I like showing up at the Conga Line just north of Wasque and seeing friends I see only in late September and early October every few years. I like seeing Bill & Jules & the O'Rourke brothers yelling "No Pain",seeing The Hess Brothers, the Pollock Brothers, & the other MSBA folk.
I like fishing opportunities that simply do not present them else at other times and places.
And I like to see what Johnny C is carving for that day.
Threaded Mode