| REMEMBER YOUR ROOTS |
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| Written by Shipahoy41 | |
| Wednesday, 02 July 2008 | |
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How many of us have taken the time to research our roots in fishing? I am sure that many of us were not born with a rod in our hand and a minnow bucket in our cribs. Yet, as soon as we get old enough to really get good at crappie fishing, we tend to forget how to reach back and lend a hand to someone else who is desirous of our fishing knowledge. There is a thread on Crappie.Com http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/showthread.php?t=39157 that if full of comments from individuals who chose to share their stories with us. I know there are many more stories to be told to the next generation. I remember Bill Lee telling me to "Grab a worm near the rear part of the body where it comes out of the ground." He said they would be more lively and last longer. He told me that of I grabbed the head I would poke the worm's eye out. I can't tell you how many years I spent looking for that worm's eyeball. I used to pound stakes into the ground and rub sticks against them just to make vibration noises and get the worms to come out of the ground.Then there was my dad who taught me how to make a simple bait fish trap out of an old coffee can. We would cut the ends off the coffee can and make a funnel for each end out of old window screen wire. Then we would staple the funnel to the plastic lid and bait that there trap with pieces of bread. Funny, some of those fish always ended up in the goldfish bowl. Anyway, when you remember your roots, you will want to "Pass it forward" and perhaps become a root of stability in the life of another child. Teach them how to make a marker bouy out of a liter pop bottle or give them a few tips on how to raise their own red worms. Most of all, just take them fishing with you. Their smile will tell you all you need to know. These pictures are of just a few of the kids I was able to take fishing and inspire them with a tall tale or two about that old red worm and how it catches fish. Ship and granddaughters.JPG
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