![]() But my hooks will stay on, you bet that! Do you mind if I reel in this fish? But I’m nearing the big 5-0, and my eyesight isn’t what it was, and I generally forget my glasses. I learned about 10 years before you were born. “Don’t you know how to tie a fishermen’s knot? That hook will come right off!” Yes, I do. ![]() My tying on of hooks really gets them going. Also a smaller or larger hook is advised, depending on the other fisherman. I am always told that nobody ever caught fish like that, you need a sinker. I use only a weighted foam bobber, and a size 6 hook. My pole handles them just fine, thank you. I usually catch catfish, large and small mouth bass, bluegill, sun perch, red-eyes (rock bass), etc. The largest fish might be a striped bass, a catfish, or maybe a pike. I’m not after marlin, here in these lakes. I don’t go down to the nearest Bass Pro Shop and blow over $100 on a fancy fishing pole. OK, so I don’t own a rod and reel that cost me more than $15. ![]() The loudmouths usually start with my fishing pole. Take my fishing experiences, for example. Nor are they adverse to loudly sharing such opinions. I also find that fishermen are some of the most opinionated people on the planet. ![]() I mean why would we brag about losing a big fish? It makes no sense whatsoever.) I mean we exaggerate the size of fish caught, the amount of fish caught, how we managed to entice them so that we could catch them in the first place, and brag about the “one that got away.” (I find that particularly disturbing. Let me state for the record, however, that I think fishermen everywhere to be slightly demented. I have a choice between several fine lakes in the area, so there is no chance of me being bored. Almost every morning finds me on the lakeshore somewhere. ![]()
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