I have had very little fishing experience. The few times that I went my son was very little
and I only went if I had someone to put
the worm on the hook. Last year, I fished in a man-
made lake behind my girlfriend’s house
(see day 46-Fishing ) and she put the worm on the hook. Looking for a new mother/son experience, I was willing to try deep sea fishing though I
am plagued with motion sickness. So I
took my motion sickness pill and we chartered a boat in South Carolina, for a “big fish adventure."
Reflection
I envisioned hooking one of those
big fish with a very long nose.
Unfortunately, it was too windy
to get into the ocean so we only made it 3 miles off the coast to the inlet. Thus,
we were
in search of flounder instead.
It still was exciting when my rod bent and I thought I had something. Most
times it was hooked on the bottom or on seaweed but on one occasion my rod bent like a candy cane and I got a
sting ray! It was exciting to get a real ocean animal but I felt bad looking at
its little face. As he threw it back, the captain assured me that the stingray would be fine.
Flounder, yummy |
My son was much
better and caught three( 3) flounder .We could only keep one and actually ate
it for lunch the next day. Boy was it good! I guess there is nothing like eating fresh sea food off the boat (another new experience).
I am now a fan of fishing for fish that you can eat!
My toad fish |
I only caught a little ugly
toad fish but I had fun trying. Maybe next time I will have a “ big fish” story
to tell.
Spiritual Reflection
One day as Jesus was walking along the shore beside the
Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers-Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew- fishing
with a net, for they were commercial fishermen. Jesus called out to them,
"Come be my disciples, and I will show you how to
fish for people!" and they left their nets at once and went with
him. (Mat 4:18-20)Add caption
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