• Best day ever...

    Yesterday I fished the Griffin Slabfest and won (FL FEB Slabfest). Took 6.5 hours to catch 5 legal fish the day after a 26 degree cold front came through. What a difference a day makes.



    Today I took mom out for a boat ride. I bought one 14ft jigging pole with.


    She told me exactly where the fish were.


    I put on a Shinee Hinee and we were off to the races.


    We caught 5 nice ones in less than 45 minutes. Shoulda taken mom with yesterday! This picture is actually her releasing the fish. We didn't keep any. She wanted to let them go to let them grow.

    Best day ever. Got mom out on the boat, and we caught our Slabfest limit in 45 minutes. What more can one ask for.

    She's funny. First off, she never thought she'd go out on the boat again, and now she's in front of me saying "we go once more". She says this time she won't take her water pill in the morning. We had to come in so soon cause of, well, you know why.

    Life is good.


    Three hours later I posted this:

    I told my guide I wanted my money back...




    Went out with mom again and it took twice as long to catch 5 fish. Took 1.5 hours this time.




    I think this is unbelievably fantastic. My 84 year old mom who thought she'd never go out on a boat again. Went fishing with me on the boat and we caught 5 fish in 45 minutes this morning (see above). Then in the afternoon she asked to go fishing again! Huh, what? Well, no problem mom. We went fishing, and caught five fish again. But it took twice as ling this time, 1.5 hours! lol

    The funny thing is, we're gonna fish off the sea wall in about an hour for Bluegill. I'm fishing with mom 3 times today. Got to love her.


    Theres a car in the background that floats. She got a kick out of seeing that!
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    Comments 31 Comments
    1. "D"'s Avatar
      "D" -
      GREAT!!! Get's no better.
    1. Tn Johnboy's Avatar
      Tn Johnboy -
      Awesome story and pictures.
    1. prefers shiners's Avatar
      prefers shiners -
      great story Ed.....reminds me of my mom also.....I can still recall a moment when she was pulling a 2# crappie into the boat.....thanks for sharing.......
    1. Taylor5's Avatar
      Taylor5 -
      What an awesome mom. Reminds me of mine. My mom and I went out shed hunting last weekend. Doesn't get any better.
    1. kickingback's Avatar
      kickingback -
      Nice!
    1. Crappiehabits's Avatar
      Crappiehabits -
      That's awesome! I hope my mother can go with me at her age. Great job mom!!
    1. bowhunter012463's Avatar
      bowhunter012463 -
      Your a good man Ed.
    1. Tn Johnboy's Avatar
      Tn Johnboy -
      Love this !!!
    1. yankee doodler's Avatar
      yankee doodler -
      Great to see the ole gal again Ed! Thanks for a great story and pics. Tell Ma I said "hi". Those are some dark blacks too. Purdy fish.
    1. Toxarch's Avatar
      Toxarch -
      Nice fishing Grandma. Great that's become a regular with you.
    1. GaryFisherman's Avatar
      GaryFisherman -
      your mom is a fish catching machine!! Good job!
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