Of course..we just were careful to dry off when we got wet so mother didn't know. I asked her once, when I was older, and she said that she knew and did a lot of praying for us, constant warnings, but knew we would play by the lake (in our back yard about 10 rods from the house). I had the ideal childhood, a horse to ride and a lake to fish as soon as I got my chores done. Joyce
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Joyce, > You mean you did things you were told not to do. LOL > Tony > > --- On *Fri, 8/10/12, Joyce Westphal <westpha...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Joyce Westphal <westpha...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Date: Friday, August 10, 2012, 7:25 PM > > > I second the drag a hook suggestion. As a child, I and my sisters would > look for fishermen who got mad and threw their rods and reels into the > lake. Often there was a bobber attached. We'd wait until they were gone, > and then, without my mother's knowledge (none of us could swim) would throw > a rock out near the bobber and Shep, the faithful dog, would run out to > where the splash was, grab the bobber, and drag the line to shore. By > careful pulling we could get the rod and reel close enough that we could > wade out and get the pole. Of course, there was always the danger that the > dog would get hooked, but we were lucky and he didn't. We quickly learned > that a garden rake was the ideal gadget to "fish" for the rod and bring it > up. You may want to go back with a long handled garden rake and see if you > can't retrieve your lost rod. Just a suggestion. Joyce > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Alan Di Somma > <phxflyt...@cox.net<http://us.mc1625.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=phxflyt...@cox.net> > > wrote: > > Got to go fishing with my son and his wife on Wed. > Big thunder storm was lurking so I took my time getting ready before > carrying a lightning rod out on the water. > After finally getting out I stared paddling my pontoon boat about 10 or 15 > yards out, I looked down and both fly rods were gone. I looked back towards > shore and saw one sticking straight up. Went back and got it but was really > BUMMED. The one I lost was a Cortland Black > Diamond 9ft. 5wt. And a Scientific Anglers reel. > > After getting my mind cleared I managed to get 4 small mouthed bass on a > mosquito. > > Tried getting down with a sink tip and a wooly worm, but no luck. > Stuck with what was working and got two on two casts. > > The water was like glass after the storm blew over. > > I've got to find a way to secure fly rods so I don't loose any more. Down > to 11 now..... > > Thank you, > > Alan Di Somma > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to > vfb-mail@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc1625.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<http://us.mc1625.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
