choppa
01-03-2006, 11:30 PM
had the great job of packing up the 4x4 with the essential fishing gear last sunday,as i was told by my best mate (3yr old grandson) that he wanted to go fishn,, after we went through the checklist, 1. rods. 2. bucket. 3. tackle box. 4. chair for him, chair for me. 5. bait. 6. aerogard, we set off,,,,,,,,,Pops favorite SECRET spot here we come,,,,,,,After we got there, we unpacked,,, this has to be done in an order that only he understands and usually takes 10-15 minutes,, i baited up the rods and the traps were set,,, we only needed the fish,, it wasn't to long a wait,, and we started getting baited left right and centre,, i was excited, grandson was excited,, the fish were definitely excited,, on the last retrieve of my rod, i baited his, cast it in, and passed it back as he made himself more comfortable in his chair,,,,NOW I ONLY HAD MY BACK TURNED FOR NO MORE THAN 5 SECONDS WHEN,,,,SSSPPPLLLAAASSSHHH,,,,,,POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!,,, as i turned back around, here he is,, spreadeagled in the drink,, the rod in 1 hand going berserk,,, his other waving around in thin air,, and he's upset cause he's drenched,,
outcome,, no fish,, repack car,, strip g/son of wet clothes,, and back home to bath and shower,,, he watches dvd's for rest of stay and pop spends next 2-3 hrs cleaning every thing down,,,,
READY FOR NEXT SUNDAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,choppa
outcome,, no fish,, repack car,, strip g/son of wet clothes,, and back home to bath and shower,,, he watches dvd's for rest of stay and pop spends next 2-3 hrs cleaning every thing down,,,,
READY FOR NEXT SUNDAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,choppa