Fishing with Dad

[Hi-Powered Red Neck]

   My Dad and I just recently started fishing together again. The story behind that is rather long. But here it goes. My Dad "retired" from tournament bass fishing 25ish years ago. He tells it that he was fishing his 41st tournament of the year when he said enough. Went sold his boat most of his tackle and basically stopped fishing altogether. About 3 months ago I get a call from him. He's said "you'll Never guess what I'm doing" I gave a couple things I figured he'd be up to. "Nope, Nope, I'm fishing on lake Eufaula" was the reply. I was floored. Fast forward a month, I get another call. "Guess what?" I don't know you're fishing again was my reply. "Yeah, but I'm in a Skeeter" You bought a new Boat!! "Hell yes I did ! When are we going fishing?" Two weeks later we where on Lake Seminole. The first time we'd been in a Bass Boat together in 25ish years. We didn't catch much but needless to say we enjoyed our selves. You see I grew up on the back deck of a Bass boat. Tagging along with him. As he prefished for events all over Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. When I turned 16 he let me join his Bass club where I won several events. You see, while tagging along I managed to learn a thing or two about catching fish. Needless to say most of my fondest memories of him are from the back of one of the 7 or 8 boats we went thru. When he stopped fishing I basically did too. For about 10 years all I did was spear fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Then I ran a small charter fishing boat out of Destin for a few years. Once I started Bass fishing again. I bought an older boat that my son and I restored. I fished some of my Dads old haunts with my son. But never really got the bug to compete so I stayed out of tournaments. My son never really got the taste for Bass fishing so I mostly fished solo. My wife bought me a Pelican Bass Raider 10E for Christmas last year. I have torn up the Lakes around my house with that. But theres still nothing like being in the boat with my Dad. Except maybe the look on his face when I won my first Tournament out of the back of someone else's boat that didn't place. Now that he's active again we will fish together at least once a month for as long as he can. This mouth we are going to fish in a lake I found in the National forest near my house. Next month maybe Eufaula. All I know is I have off two weeks every month and one of those days I'll be in a Bass boat with my Dad.

[Hammer 4]

Awesome story. My Son and I don't get to fish nearly  enough, he travels a bunch for work. Nothing like a Father and Son fishing together. Glad you guys got back into it...

[NHBull]

Life is to short.

I am booking a trip to Mexico for next Fall with my son, and hopefully it will be an annual thing going forward.

#noregrets

[Conrod]

Man what an AWESOME STORY!!! You are a BLESSED MAN!!! Get as much of it as you can and take pictures ??.  Keep trying to get your boy out with you and Grand pa!!

[Hi-Powered Red Neck]

3 hours ago, Conrod said:

Man what an AWESOME STORY!!! You are a BLESSED MAN!!! Get as much of it as you can and take pictures ??.  Keep trying to get your boy out with you and Grand pa!!

Thank you, and know thats in the works. I currently own 3 boats. Two of them are going up for sale with several other toys that we don't play with anymore. The plan is to sell off the boats and the other toys to buy a good used 20' - 21' Bass boat. That way we'll have more room for activities. LOL 

[Hi-Powered Red Neck]

13 hours ago, Hammer 4 said:

Awesome story. My Son and I don't get to fish nearly  enough, he travels a bunch for work. Nothing like a Father and Son fishing together. Glad you guys got back into it...

  Thank you. I travel for work as well. I work hitches. Two weeks on and two off. My dad is retired so he's always ready. My wife works full time, my Son is in College, and friends have normal jobs. That all leaves me with a lot of free time. It's amazing how dead the lakes and rivers are during the week. Last time I was home I loaded my Raider in my truck and fished 4 consecutive days. 3 different lakes by myself and the upper Apalachicola river with my Dad. We took his boat for that trip. I have a 17 1/2'  Bass boat as well, It's just way easier to load the little boat in the truck and go. 

     Days before our first trip were filled with excitement. Checking and rechecking my gear, tie this on, no wait this one. respooling reels. I didn't sleep the night before and left my house about an hour earlier that I needed to to get to his house. When I arrived he was sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee, just as reved up as I was. Only caught one that day. I caught it on a spinner bait. Believe it or not our fishing styles are night and day. He's a finesse guy, I'm a power fisherman. He'll throw a rattle trap on occasion, but his go to is a Texas rig. I'm all but totally run and gun. Guess who's winning our two trip tally. Lol You guys make some time to go. Theres nothing like time spent together in a Bass boat.

[Hi-Powered Red Neck]

12 hours ago, NHBull said:

Life is to short.

I am booking a trip to Mexico for next Fall with my son, and hopefully it will be an annual thing going forward.

#noregrets

  I'd love to make a trip down there for Big Peacock Bass. Thats on my bucket list. Thinking about a trip down to south Florida. I see the Peacocks are down there now. Y'all have fun!!

[Bankbeater]

Cherish all those new memories.

[Hewhospeaksmuchbull]

On 11/17/2019 at 6:30 AM, Hi-Powered Red Neck said:

Thank you, and know thats in the works. I currently own 3 boats. Two of them are going up for sale with several other toys that we don't play with anymore. The plan is to sell off the boats and the other toys to buy a good used 20' - 21' Bass boat. That way we'll have more room for activities. LOL