09-02-2003, 12:25 AM
here's one for you . when i was let's say younger and a little bit rebelous ( stupid is more like the correct term for it ) i went fishing with my pals in a backwaters of lake erie for some catfish .
a roaring campfire ,a slight breese and plenty of empty beercans . anyway you get the picture . i managed to finally get a cast out , set the pole against a log and waited for a nibble .
the pole moved and i grabbed it , watched the line for movement ( feeling was not up to par if you know what i mean )nothing was there so i set it back down . the can pile was growing steadly .
over and over this happened . no fish .
after about an hour i decided to wait for the fish to really hit the line hard .
the pole started to move , a little more each time , suddenly it just jumped strait up in the air about three or four feet . i fell ove backwards in shock . everyone was laughing their tails off , i was the only one who didn't know i had hooked the big cottonwood tree i was under .
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a roaring campfire ,a slight breese and plenty of empty beercans . anyway you get the picture . i managed to finally get a cast out , set the pole against a log and waited for a nibble .
the pole moved and i grabbed it , watched the line for movement ( feeling was not up to par if you know what i mean )nothing was there so i set it back down . the can pile was growing steadly .
over and over this happened . no fish .
after about an hour i decided to wait for the fish to really hit the line hard .
the pole started to move , a little more each time , suddenly it just jumped strait up in the air about three or four feet . i fell ove backwards in shock . everyone was laughing their tails off , i was the only one who didn't know i had hooked the big cottonwood tree i was under .
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