Weds ~ Adventure

Ya know when a boy gets something in his head he's not going to be satisfied until he's done it!!...First thing out of Michaels mouth this morning was "Can we go FISHING", ugh! I knew where we were headed...He wanted to try out his new Rocket Fishing Rod. I told him that we had to go get the oil changed in the truck (forgot my appt. yesterday) and then we'd go fishing...He was jumping for joy!! He hurried around the house and helped me feed everyone and get things ready to go...and we were off...After the oil change (1 1/2 hrs of waiting, grrr) we went to a local man-made lake (old gravel pit)...Saxet Lake (notice it is Texas spelled backwards, lol)...it's pretty open and not to many trees for him to get tangled up in...I've seen some nice fish there but never caught any, but thought we'd try our luck. I didn't put bait on Michaels but a lure just because I knew he wasn't going to fish but play around...and that is certainly what he did...After 5 minutes he'd had enough...it was 91 degrees and it WAS HOT!! I wanted to fish a bit more as I am still bound and determined to get a fish out of that lake, lol...but with Michaels noise and rock throwing and the heat I didn't see it happening....and it didn't. I had a few nibbles, saw a HUGE fish swim off and another one jump clear out of the water but that was about it...As to the Rocket rod I think it may work but it needs to be in atleast 4 ft of water or more...I also think Michael does better with his other rod and reel....I should probably use live bait (night crawlers perhaps) for his rocket rod and see if he catches anything...I can't imagine anything going after the bait with that large bobber contraption up above it but if the fish are hungry you just never know...so better luck next time! I did get a GREAT photo of him....so that is one plus to the day!!