Beginner questions

[Coffin Dodger]

Can’t say you didn’t try Richard!

Thanks, Frank.
I would have loved to have had a "stud sportsmen" for a father.
Back then, going to the Isinglass river with a friend and his father once a season was almost like a Lake O trip, today.   

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Haha! See, you’re a better person because of it!

[Coffin Dodger]

Haha! See, you’re a better person because of it!

Hope so. My father lettered in 3 sports in college, BTW.
He was just too busy working while we were growing up. He did teach us how to work. 

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Yep!

[meatandmetal]

That was me, Steph! 
Seriously, when young, had to walk down a big hill from the farm (home) and back up the hill to school. Could not walk across, cuz our old man would beat us for climbing  over (ruining) his fences.
Now that I'm reminiscing and speaking of spuds,.....at 8 or 10 years old, (no ice fisherman in the family) nailed an apple crate to an old radio flyer sled, with my skimmer, tin bait bucket, 2 tip ups and lunch bag, walked two + miles down the tracks and some more on a river that "looked like a good spot"  .
Proceeded to chip out a hole in 24 +" of ice. Yep, stripped off a lot of clothes in the process. I knew why that rope was at the top of the chisel but it was chafing my wrist with every thump. Well, you all know what happened, I hit the bottom of the ice and my chisel hit the bottom of the river.

It was a long walk home!


       (The end)

[Coffin Dodger]

You're still "the man", Denny. 
Wish I could figure out how to get my "logo" back on since it was removed by who? 

[meatandmetal]

You're still "the man", Denny. 
Wish I could figure out how to get my "logo" back on since it was removed by who? 

Don't feel bad I can't figure out how to get anything on my profile.

[Guinea]

I've heard stories similar to yours about fishing in general. A friend of mine takes his father fishing, now that he taught his dad to fish!

I didn't know anything about fishing until I was in my mid 30's. (So yeah, I've only been fishing for about 2 years. Hahaha). Seriously, it took somebody to show me. It never occurred to me to just try it.