I got up at 5am to go fishing with Jack, Peter and Andrew on Fr. Jack's bass boat to Bayou Chicot about 20 minutes from his church. The boat was a gift from a former parishioner and has not made many voyages recently. Although tuned up and trailer up to spec, we encountered a few snags along the way. Before we got out of the driveway, Peter discovered and captured a little gecko lizard. Unfortunately, my new camera got fogged up as we went from the cold AC to the humid outside. I couldn't seem to get it back to normal. Anyways, we took a few pictures.
The kids were more than excited to get out on the water and get them some fish. It didn't happen as they expected. We tried bass fishing to begin with with little success - until - Fr. Jack struck it big! He got a 9.5 lb bass just off the side of the boat with a worm on a Carolina rig. Only he saw the strike and was really freaking out demanding the net. Peter could not comprehend the rush, but I was able to stretch it out and capture it. It was indeed a fish worth fussing over! Jack was able to put his whole fist in the mouth of this fish. This pretty much took over the
excitement of the day.
The kids were hoping to catch a similar fish, but these were not abundant in the lake. Andrew caught the next fish - an nice bream! It was tough for him to get the concept of "get it in the boat - quick!" Once he had it in, he was so proud. Peter, unfortunately, did not catch anything.
I did manage to save from being skunked and caught a baby bass. This shows how Jack's fish was from mine. We joked about mine being eaten by Andrew's and Andrew's by Uncle Jack's!
We returned home to get back into the air conditioning and let the big fisherman to show off the catch of his lifetime! Glad to be out of the sun, heat and humidity...but it was a great and memorable morning indeed.
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