tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post4604814324069819467..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: It's Just An Old Reel, Isn't It.Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-31108509014029986752011-11-30T08:51:05.050-05:002011-11-30T08:51:05.050-05:00Mark, you're more than welcome. It was my plea...Mark, you're more than welcome. It was my pleasure, and please, come back and visit with us. Nice people hang here.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-57493364428421898142011-11-29T21:54:26.565-05:002011-11-29T21:54:26.565-05:00Stephen,
Thanks for this post! It brings back so...Stephen,<br /><br />Thanks for this post! It brings back some of my most cherished memories of fishing with my Papa when I was a kid! They are some of the best memories of my life! You made my day! Thanks!<br /><br />MarkNavy91noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-85526765081543582152011-11-29T17:12:18.879-05:002011-11-29T17:12:18.879-05:00jambaloney, I haven't thought about a Pumkinse...jambaloney, I haven't thought about a Pumkinseed in over forty years...thanks for reminding me. Do you remember the little mouse lure?<br />One of these days I'd like to take a canoe ride and catch a few trout with you...until then.<br /><br />Kris, really, go fishing, it's fun. Thank you for the kind words, and you're welcome.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-49167136619329730802011-11-29T13:33:33.941-05:002011-11-29T13:33:33.941-05:00Can't say I've ever really taken a shine t...Can't say I've ever really taken a shine to fishing, but I enjoyed your story. Eloquent writing, really. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-81528467043000441622011-11-29T12:47:50.475-05:002011-11-29T12:47:50.475-05:00Stephen:
boy does that story ever bring back memo...Stephen:<br /><br />boy does that story ever bring back memories for me. i didn't hunt so it was fishing all the way. i could go our for 8 hrs at a time when i was 8-12 years old, no water, food or anything. i mostly went alone as companions tended to complain after an hour. my fishing gear was my most prized possession!!<br /><br />i fished a lot with my grandpa and my dad, but the vast majority was like you wrote, by myself: sometimes at my grandpa's fishing camp, sometimes the creek near the camp. the mississippi river (canadian one ;-) when i lived in carleton place, and basically, any body of water i could get near!!<br /><br />there were rarely any largemoths in our neck of the woods, but lots of smallmouths, walleye, pike and brook trout, i fished 'em all. we used rapalas and mepps a lot, but at night, plugs were tons of fun topwater (my favorite fishing!!)<br /><br />as far as heddon is concerned, i still have a lucky 13, a river runt, a pumpkinseed and a prowler.<br /><br />no bass in cape breton, but i will take you out in the canoe ANYTIME for some wonderful trout fishing!<br /><br />thanks again for the memories!!!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-12925313756630788582011-11-29T09:04:40.819-05:002011-11-29T09:04:40.819-05:00kymber, thank you, and don't be surprised one ...kymber, thank you, and don't be surprised one day at a knock on the door....Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-26079011473355142952011-11-29T08:56:22.995-05:002011-11-29T08:56:22.995-05:00Stephen - beautiful story and thank you for sharin...Stephen - beautiful story and thank you for sharing your memories. i, too, have been haunted by waters. i left my ocean 25yrs ago and have not been back to it until almost a year ago. but i am back to my ocean and have my beautiful river and it has been balm to my soul!<br /><br />jambaloney as well. that is why he sooo loves to go out in the canoe. he says "thank you for bringing me here" almost everyday. we are very fortunate and grateful.<br /><br />you are always welcome for a visit. and some fishing.<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-5395965083448520902011-11-28T22:47:48.271-05:002011-11-28T22:47:48.271-05:00doublebhomestead, I understand, and so do I. Nice ...doublebhomestead, I understand, and so do I. Nice to have you. Please, come back for a visit. Thanks.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-82213253173894820002011-11-28T22:04:35.093-05:002011-11-28T22:04:35.093-05:00I too am haunted by waters, such an eloquent phras...I too am haunted by waters, such an eloquent phrase. Not by the fish I caught but by the waters themselves. I remember the sights and sounds and smells, and long to go back to those simpler days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-8997728523529594912011-11-28T21:39:27.495-05:002011-11-28T21:39:27.495-05:00Mudbug, I'd pick fishing any day of the week.
...Mudbug, I'd pick fishing any day of the week.<br /><br />Sixbears, and just think, this room holds six book cases...my office, four more seven foot tall, my bedroom three more...I've more junk than Fred Sandford. Thank you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-20197963166646252222011-11-28T20:28:34.966-05:002011-11-28T20:28:34.966-05:00I got a kick of the odd things you squeeze into yo...I got a kick of the odd things you squeeze into your bookcase. I too pile some odd stuff among the books.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-27540733696447062022011-11-28T20:18:14.430-05:002011-11-28T20:18:14.430-05:00Man, I want to go fishing now. My choices at this...Man, I want to go fishing now. My choices at this point is either ice fishing or fly to New Orleans for the BCS Championship game and watch LSU whoop Alabama again, then go redfishing.<br /><br />Choices, choices.Mudbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483155829643371296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-21365283413807547932011-11-28T16:59:06.143-05:002011-11-28T16:59:06.143-05:00Mmasse, thank you. I had a few hooks stuck in plac...Mmasse, thank you. I had a few hooks stuck in places I don't care to remember either..kinda goes along with boys and fish world over.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-25793342431391043212011-11-28T13:56:50.007-05:002011-11-28T13:56:50.007-05:00Rob, thanks. After rereading my words I feel I hav...Rob, thanks. After rereading my words I feel I haven't done the memories justice.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-53341172121644841422011-11-28T12:24:19.772-05:002011-11-28T12:24:19.772-05:00A wonderful trip down memory lane. Thanks Stephan ...A wonderful trip down memory lane. Thanks Stephan reminds me of fishing with my grandpa.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.com