A Grandparent's greatest adventure

Lake Tarpon,
Wednesday, April 1st

Water temp. 70.4 degrees, wind out of s-sw 3-5 mph, temp at 7am - 64 degrees. My Grandson (Turner - 15 yrs) commenced
out second fishing trip of his lifetime. 4 yrs ago we went Bobber- gill fishing at Lake Thonosassa.

This time out - plan was to Long-line lake for Spec's. Turner handled situation like he had done this for years. Set up his
own double hook lines, picked his starting colors and layed out a long-line pattern with 6 micro-lite rods.

We worked 6 - 7 ft contour north end by weed line- took several gills and few small specks.
Moved into north to south pattern working 9 - 11 ft holes and contour into wind (now up to around 9 -12 mph out of s-sw) took mostly spec's little bigger. By now its around 11am, have changed colors on 3 of 6 rods keeping to speed from .9 - 1.1 mph. Most fish being taken on black/chart tubes, roadrunner Bue Cheese & Yellow curley tails, Sliders - being sour grape
& black/chart.

Moved to west side of lake down by Dolly Bay - working south in 12 - 14' ft. Spec size picked up......at 2:30 made 2 northbound passes over brush piles on east side (nothing taken)

Kept 16 spec's nothing under 13", thew back 37 gills/spec's -no bass, no gar, no catfish.
13 inch spec's weighed in at 13.78 oz,
14 inch spec's weighed in 15.20 oz
16 inch spec's made 1 lb 1.5 oz

Believe me there was no finer time or fun experienced by myself than to watch my Grandson catch, bring a fish in -and see
the expression in his face & eyes...... It is a look that i will remember rest of life. Thank the Lord that was able to be
involved with taken him fishing. I truly thank with all my heart my Daughter & Son-in-Law for this opportunity to take Turner fishing.



Last time i whitnessed a feeling like this about 40 plus yrs ago in a farrowing barn when my 5 yr old daughter was involved with a sows first birthing. She was there to catch the piglet coming out of womb, hold it for cutting of cord and than shaking piglet to breathe air into lungs and it started to squeal....... The look on that Girls face will forever be priceless in my mind. She raised that hog to full term, entered in county fair, won a position and took it to State Fair for competition..........