I must share this story with you.
Levi tells us…
Let me begin the story by saying that I started out as a non-fisherman. My father must have “fished me out” by the time I was 12 or 13 because I simply lost interest and I knew this disappointed him dearly.
He was a fishing extraordinaire. He’d always ask me to come fish with him when I was in my late teens and early 20s and I’d always reply, “No thanks, dad. Fishing is boring.”
I was too busy partying, but he did get me to go out one last time. That last time we fished together he took me to his secret spot as one last attempt to get me into fishing I think, and we got skunked, not a bite. So, I gave it up for good until recently, that is.
I realized my son would be 9 years old this year and he had never been fishing, let alone caught a fish in his life. Poor Pops must be turning over in his grave.
I took him to my dad’s secret spot on my dad’s birthday. “Let’s go catch one for Grandpa Jack on his birthday.”
We cast out for maybe an hour or so before almost calling it quits. But something told me to put the kastmaster spoon on for him and send him out to the same exact point where my dad and I had last fished together and got skunked. Wouldn’t you know it, about the second cast he yells, “Dad! Dad! I got something!! Ooh, it feels like a big one!”
He battled the fish for maybe a couple of minutes and ended up landing this beauty on a measly 4-pound test which broke as soon as the fish got on land. He caught his first fish, a beautiful striper on my Pop’s birthday, at his secret spot.
It all made sense at that moment. I finally got what my father so badly wanted to share with me because I got to share it with my son. I know he was with us that day and we’ve been a fishing duo or should I say trio ever since. I’m ending as a proud fisherman. Thanks, Pops! #hooked
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