My Day Fishing

Went fishing today, but for some reason I wasn't really into it. Maybe cuz I wanted to be out in a boat at one of the big lakes instead of fishing at a city park that was packed with people because of the holiday.

You sure see a lot of interesting things when there are so many people at the lake. At one point, two young teenage girls trying to get the attention of a young guy on the other side of the lake came and stood right next to me and started yelling to him. I thought that was a little rude, so I calmly cast my line out towards the other direction and in order to tighten up the slack in my line drew my rod back and stuck it right in their faces. That got their attention and they moved on.

One little boy was apparently so excited to ride his new bike that mom and dad didn't have a chance to take all the paper and plastic out of the spokes after buying it at Walmart. Boy, was he proud!

I think all boys between the ages of 2 and 6 years old have some kind of genetic predisposition which, at the sight of any kind of water foul, causes them to morph into Godzilla. From that point their one and only purpose is to make sure every duck and bird is either airborne or in the water.

And what's up with the grown ups lately? I keep seeing adults going to feed the ducks and they are reaching into that bag of breadcrumbs and CHUCKING the bread at the ducks. Picture Napolean Dynamite feeding his llama, Tina. "Eat your FOOD!" That's exactly what they're doing. Then the go storming off as if their significant other just broke up with them for someone else.

Just a little notice to any adults out there that go to the lake to feed the ducks. If you don't want to do it, you really don't have to. No one is forcing you to feed the ducks, and they'll do just fine if you don't.

Water turtles can jump off of a tall rock into the lake much faster than they can climb onto said rock.

Murphy's law implies that while at the lake, the speed of a toddler is in direct proportion to the weight of the parent chasing her as she runs towards the water. The fatter the parent, the faster the toddler. (Seemingly)

One who is not used to a baitcaster reel should not pick such a busy day, and definitely not the spot right next to the playground to practice side-arm casts parallel to the bank.

Anyone who is not used to a baitcaster reel and does not follow the above advice WILL receive dirty looks from parents as he dislodges his lure from the plants near the parent's feet. (Glad he was on the other side of the lake.)

Yep, you see a lot of interesting things at the lake. Even when you don't see any fish.

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