I remembered when I was growing up my father and I would go to Lawton, Ok to visit my grandparents. I remember going to grampas boat house on Lake Latonka. We would catch bluegill, crappie and small bass. At night grandpa, dad and I would get the homemade stink bait out and catch hugh carp and catfish. I remember most of the time I could stay awake all night and I would go and fall asleep. One day dad told me that I had to stay up and give it a try. I stayed up all night and finally got the bite from the largest fish that I have caught in my life. It was a 25# catfish. I remember that I couldn't reel the fish in I wasn't strong enough. My dad insisted that I kept up the fight and finally MOBY DICK got tired and let me land it. I really miss those days fishing with my dad and grandpa. Grandpa has passed but my father and I fish together as much as possible. I can't wait when I can take my daughter out with us and let her fight her first fish.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
Dave