twistedparrot
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...got to go fishing saturday. for the first time in over a year, other than a couple early morning pier/wade fishing excursions before work. and for a guy that has fished at least a couple times a week since i was knee hi to a grasshopper, its been a long year. since katrina thier has just been no time, no boat, or no money.
but, that all changed the other day. the v being so close to done for the past few month with no time to finish her up, when the guys finished a job a day ahead of schedule i had them sanding off the paint that stinky dicked me on. when the wife saw the guys in the back yard she got a little bent that i was paying them for "nothing". so since she just had 2 surgeries this month, and i aint had none in a couple weeks, i promised her that i would not spend anymore money on the v till, a) i finish building our new house, or b) i get some of the doctor bills paid off. then when i saw i was gonna have saturday off(first day off in six weeks), and that the weather was gonna be perfect, all i could think about was going fishin in my own boat. all by myself.
but, the v needs new wheels and tires on the trailer, a little bit of wiring, and a new set of cables. and i promised, no more money. but, i gotta go fishing. so, what could i do. well, i'll tell ya what i did... i bought another boat! and i didnt spend a dime on the v so, the promise is still in tact!
saturday was slick calm. nice and cool with about a 5 mph blow out the north. hitide was at 4;30 am and i hit the water at 5;30. plus the north wind, i knew i would be doing more fishing than catching but, i didnt care. got to the fishing hole just before sunup. no other boats in sight, no cell phone, no problems! put a live shrimp behind a poppin cork and lit a cigarette with my left hand
...pop pop, pop pop. life is good. finished my "cigarette" and poured some coffee from my speed racer thermos then the most wonderfull thing happened. my cork went under! i set the hook and reeled in a whopping 12 inch speck. and aas the sun started to rise i pulled in schooly after schooly. none of wich were keepers but, i cant even begin to describe how much fun i was having. i sat there for about three hours or so till my buzz wore off. and i was out of coffee and shrimp. ended up with seven keepers, including two that were well over 4 pounds. much better than i expected. but, best of all, i was fishing. not once did i think about bills, or deadlines, or any of the things that keep us working folk stressed out. nope, the only thought i had other than fishing was when i stopped to thank the lord for all the wonderfull things in nature that he created. and for giving me this opportunity to enjoy them. dude, i love to fish!
but, i am saying a different prayer now. cause i know that tomorrow she will be at my moms house where i got the boat. lord help me when she finds out!
but, that all changed the other day. the v being so close to done for the past few month with no time to finish her up, when the guys finished a job a day ahead of schedule i had them sanding off the paint that stinky dicked me on. when the wife saw the guys in the back yard she got a little bent that i was paying them for "nothing". so since she just had 2 surgeries this month, and i aint had none in a couple weeks, i promised her that i would not spend anymore money on the v till, a) i finish building our new house, or b) i get some of the doctor bills paid off. then when i saw i was gonna have saturday off(first day off in six weeks), and that the weather was gonna be perfect, all i could think about was going fishin in my own boat. all by myself.
but, the v needs new wheels and tires on the trailer, a little bit of wiring, and a new set of cables. and i promised, no more money. but, i gotta go fishing. so, what could i do. well, i'll tell ya what i did... i bought another boat! and i didnt spend a dime on the v so, the promise is still in tact!
saturday was slick calm. nice and cool with about a 5 mph blow out the north. hitide was at 4;30 am and i hit the water at 5;30. plus the north wind, i knew i would be doing more fishing than catching but, i didnt care. got to the fishing hole just before sunup. no other boats in sight, no cell phone, no problems! put a live shrimp behind a poppin cork and lit a cigarette with my left hand
...pop pop, pop pop. life is good. finished my "cigarette" and poured some coffee from my speed racer thermos then the most wonderfull thing happened. my cork went under! i set the hook and reeled in a whopping 12 inch speck. and aas the sun started to rise i pulled in schooly after schooly. none of wich were keepers but, i cant even begin to describe how much fun i was having. i sat there for about three hours or so till my buzz wore off. and i was out of coffee and shrimp. ended up with seven keepers, including two that were well over 4 pounds. much better than i expected. but, best of all, i was fishing. not once did i think about bills, or deadlines, or any of the things that keep us working folk stressed out. nope, the only thought i had other than fishing was when i stopped to thank the lord for all the wonderfull things in nature that he created. and for giving me this opportunity to enjoy them. dude, i love to fish!but, i am saying a different prayer now. cause i know that tomorrow she will be at my moms house where i got the boat. lord help me when she finds out!
