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Tribute to a friend
last night was the high light of my season....nothing that happens this year will top it...Last October, my long time.. young friend walked into my office and dropped a bomb shell...he told me he had stage 4 lyphoma..... I was stunned.. Mike is 37 with a wife and 7 year old twins... I've known Mike since he was very young...I fished with both his grand father and Dad ( I still ice fish with his father) ... after aggressive Chemotherapy he is schedluled for his final pet scan on Friday.. the last two have been clean... the treatments have left him weak and vulnerable.. but he's fighting back and looks good....it was like old times, him on "point" like a bird dog on the bow, casting at breaking fish... we didn't land any monsters, the fish were averaging about 10 lbs.. but we got a bunch of 'em... when late in the tide ( our third last drift) Mike did what he has always done when I put him in posistion.. after making a move looking for "something better" .. he coaxed a 20+ lb fish to strike and put it in the boat.. not a monster or even large by our standards.. but it brought smiles and laughing.. Mike shook my hand and said "it's a great day to be alive".. I relied it's a great ****** day!... having him healthy and smiling did me good.. i think he profited as well... this winter has been especialy hard, him with lymphoma and another dear friend, known to some here, batteling lyme disease... his battel is not over yet.. aggressive treatments have left him worn and ragged.... I write this to let every one know that we ALL need to count our blessing ... EVERY DAY... you never know what fate may be waiting.. make the best of your friendships and be kind to one another... and lastly.. fishing aint always about catching fish..
tight lines all
Roc
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