05-24-2010, 09:00 AM
Today was the 3rd Annual Scenic City/Fishing Teacher Student Extravaganza. Sam Simons (known at Red Bank Elementary as "The Fishing Teacher&quot
rewards his best students with fishing trips, and I&#39;m proud to help out in my own meager fashion. <br /><br />This trip was sponsored &amp; paid for by my friend Kirk Gardner (CFF&#39;s popeyedpete). He bought a trip I donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Then he turned around and donated it to Sam&#39;s kids.<br /><br />We ran four young ladies through two &quot;fishing shifts.&quot; First up was Ciara and Ja&#39;Quayah. We concentrating drifting shiners and each young lady tagged a few fish. We switched out to bluegill and Ja&#39;Quayah was smokin&#39; &#39;em. We enjoyed a boat ride down the river... and then it was time for the second shift.<br /><br />Hayley and Anslee tagged teamed bass and cats. Hayley tagged two different LARGE catfish (and I do mean large!) that both came unbuttoned. emoBang Hayley did great... no mistakes on her part. They just came unbuttoned. Of course the little ones DIDN&#39;T get away (even though they weren&#39;t so little to Hayley). <br /><br />Meanwhile Anslee stuck a beatiful smallmouth (and broke off a couple more, oops). <br /><br />It was great fun... we spent a while letting the young ladies take their turn on bluegill and they absolutely did NOT want to quit. They were fishing fools. I think they&#39;d still be out there if we let &#39;em.<br /><br />It was a great experience... for them and for me! Which means life is good and gettin&#39; better every day.<br /><br />Pictures in order of appearance (not counting Sam):<br />Ciara<br />Ja&#39;Quayah<br />Hayley<br />Anslee
rewards his best students with fishing trips, and I&#39;m proud to help out in my own meager fashion. <br /><br />This trip was sponsored &amp; paid for by my friend Kirk Gardner (CFF&#39;s popeyedpete). He bought a trip I donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Then he turned around and donated it to Sam&#39;s kids.<br /><br />We ran four young ladies through two &quot;fishing shifts.&quot; First up was Ciara and Ja&#39;Quayah. We concentrating drifting shiners and each young lady tagged a few fish. We switched out to bluegill and Ja&#39;Quayah was smokin&#39; &#39;em. We enjoyed a boat ride down the river... and then it was time for the second shift.<br /><br />Hayley and Anslee tagged teamed bass and cats. Hayley tagged two different LARGE catfish (and I do mean large!) that both came unbuttoned. emoBang Hayley did great... no mistakes on her part. They just came unbuttoned. Of course the little ones DIDN&#39;T get away (even though they weren&#39;t so little to Hayley). <br /><br />Meanwhile Anslee stuck a beatiful smallmouth (and broke off a couple more, oops). <br /><br />It was great fun... we spent a while letting the young ladies take their turn on bluegill and they absolutely did NOT want to quit. They were fishing fools. I think they&#39;d still be out there if we let &#39;em.<br /><br />It was a great experience... for them and for me! Which means life is good and gettin&#39; better every day.<br /><br />Pictures in order of appearance (not counting Sam):<br />Ciara<br />Ja&#39;Quayah<br />Hayley<br />Anslee