Very Special Fishing Trip

I was up at 4:30 this morning getting everything ready and pulled out the driveway just after 5 headed to pick up my dad for a day of fishing. What made this a special trip was, my dad is 87 years young and legally blind. He walks with a cane and is somewhat unstable and I knew the boat thing was going to be a challenge. He stopped fishing several years ago because of his sight, but I knew he missed it. It seems every time I talked with him the subject of fishing always came up.

Just before jumping on the Interstate I stopped at McDonalds for his black coffee and hash browns and drove to his place where he was waiting for me outside on a bench. As he was sipping his coffee and eating his hash browns as we headed to our fishing spot another 30 minutes away. I got the boat in the water and tied it up tight to the dock and dad surprisingly stepped right in while I held his arms for balance. A few minutes later we were headed for the middle of the lake.

The water was like glass and zero wind. I felt this was going to a good day. Within the first 20 minutes my dad had missed three and I had missed one (didn’t get to them fast enough) and then I lost a monster (tried to land him without a net). After that, the wind picked up enough to put a good ripple on the water and for next one and a half hours nada! Not even a hit. So we called it and headed in.

The fact that we didn’t bring home any doesn’t mean diddaly squat. We were FISHING and that’s all that mattered.

Mike:
Glad that you had a GOOD day with your DAD. It was a good fathers day doing something that you both enjoy doing.
Sorry that I was not able to join you today, as I had a matter to attend to at 7:15 AM, that was on the calendar for several weeks.
Maybe another day.

John
aka
flycaster

Making memories with you father or son is priceless no matter what age we are...Glad the 2 of you were able to spend some quality time together!!!

That my friend is good times no matter what just hope my boys will take that kinda time with me ifin i get that age good job

Nice!!! I would give anything for just 1 more trip with my dad.

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Originally Posted by huntinslabs

nice!!! I would give anything for just 1 more trip with my dad.

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Back in the spring got to take my dad on a trip, first time he'd fished in 25 years, he's 73,it was one of the most memorable days of my fishing career, and a day I will cherish forever, dad caught the biggest crappie he'd ever seen! And here's a few photos!Attachment 93765Attachment 93766Attachment 93767

Good post of a few good trips. Dad and I didn't fish together much, but he took me enough times when I was young and planted the seed that grows still. Glad y'all had good times and better memories.

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Think about the memories your Dad has given you. You just gave one back.
Had to be a great day for him.

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Nice!!! I would give anything for just 1 more trip with my dad.

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Me also!

nice i wish my dad would fish

Good job Mike, wish I could take my dad fishing again. Wish I had taken more time off to take him when I was youger.

We all have memories that are "great" or 'sweet" or "memorable", but the ones you have fishing with your daddy are just a special type that will never fade. So here's the sermon for the day - If your lucky enough to still have your daddy, go make some memories. Even if fishin ain't his cup of tea, go make some memories.

Country

glad you had a great day. We'll see you before too long at "our fishing tree"

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glad you had a great day. We'll see you before too long at "our fishing tree"

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Thanks everyone. twospecks... I'm planning a trip to the lake next Wednesday for specks but may be headed out to get some gills and crackers on Monday or Tuesday or maybe both days. Will have to wait to see what the weather is going to do.

Great post Mike, I did a lot of speck fishing with my dad when I was younger. Wish he was still with us so I could take him spider rigging. See you in January.

dont let everyday piddilly crap get in the way of important memories. lost my dad last year. wish i had one more season

awesome read mike!!!!

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Days like that are nothing but Irreplaceable memories! Some of my earlies memories are fishing with my Dad, and even thoe we live 20 hours apart we make sure we get to fish together at least once a year. (for crappie of course) Spent four day on Lake Blackshear this year. Fishing with your Dad keeps everyone young.

just a quick story remembering dad! me and dad usally fished once a year in a little 14' jon boat on lake okeechobee. as years passed we usally changed position so i could use the trolling motor which meant standing up in the boat and sliding by each other holding on to each other. time came where i thought it may not be a good idea anymore, so i told my dad to remain seated and i would pull the boat up on the bank of the rim canal. you guessed it--- three feet from the bank he stood up when i made contact with the shore over the front he went. all i could see was the bottom of his feet. once i knew he wasnt hurt we had a good laugh!! he never did get that okeechobee muck out of those overalls/memories last forever

Sounds like your dad and you had a real good time. You don't have to catch anything to make memories. Make all the memories with your dad that you can, you have no idea how much you will miss him till he is gone.

As has been said, I would give anything for one more trip with my dad too.

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Thanks to everyone's comments about my post. I plan to take him again real soon and hopefully we'll have some fish to pics of.