Tribute to a friend

[massbassman]

That is a great story, Joe! Congrats to Mike and to you both on a great day. Enjoy your time together as we never know when our last trip might be.
One of my close friends, lost their 14 year old son to brain cancer a year ago. This kid was full of life and always smiling, even during his sickness. He loved fishing and would always ask me how I did when I saw him, and want to how I caught 'em and any pic's? About a month before he got too sick to go, we went to a local lake and caught some fish together, and just talked. As he sat there with his hairless head covered with his baseball hat staring out at the lake, he told me,"This is what I'm going to miss the most." I took a picture of him with a bass he caught and gave it to him. He died about a month and a half later, with that picture beside his bed. Sometimes when I'm having a crappy day, I think about him, and that day, and it makes me smile. Enjoy your time out, and dont always make it just about fishing. I miss ya Mike!

[Slipknot]

nice story Joe, I'm glad to hear your friend is a fighter and he knows how to enjoy what he has. I wish him well, and good for you sharing some fishing time with him.

[Finaddict]

Thanks for the story ... inspiring ... and certainly do agree that we should not take any day for granted and to live it with gratitude and to live it to its fullest ... a credo we should all follow ... thanks again.

[bloocrab]

Thanks for sharing that story Roc -

We need stories or rather reminders like these, about how precious and limited our time is hear on earth. I often take it for granted and am always humbled by stuff like this. Takes me back a few steps. We get stressed out about the stupidest things sometimes.

Great read, good for the both of you...when it's all said and done, make sure you're on the right team. God Bless us all.