Quote Originally Posted by beenfishin?
Was fishin on the river as a boy before the COE dug the channel. Tightlining for catfish. Started to real in to move down a little and there was a tug. Set the hook and reeled, realized it wasn't a fish or anything lively and just kept reeling to see what I had hung. It was a 22 pistol with pearl grips and a 12 inch barrel made by colt. My mom still keeps it by the bed for protection purposes. It was one of those cylinder type that holds 7 rounds. Shoots real good, too!
It's one thing to to hook it, but it still being in good shooting condition is something else.