Last week, the grandmother that helped raised me passed away from emphysema. She was a tough old German lady that taught me many lessons about life when I was growing up.
So to cheer me up, a couple of friends of mine called me up to take my girlfriend and I fishing since they knew that we had both been holed up almost constantly working our asses off at our respective careers for the past few weeks and so had not done any fishing yet since the weather has been warm.
Since one of my goals this year is to buy a boat much like his, it served as even more inspiration for me to keep digging at it. I'm not motivated by money so much as I am freedom. Freedom to do things that I want to do and the freedom to have the resources to do things with and for the people that I care about.
Yeah, this is a cheeky "inspirational" thread. If you got a problem with it, bite me.
Anyway, here are some cool pics that we snapped while we were out.
Not thirty minutes after setting the outriggers, I grabbed the first dolphin (Mahi-mahi)
She wasn't nearly as large as my grimace lets on, but I didn't have a harness on either, so the pole was digging in my crotch. At any rate, it was the first catch of the day and it was only about 7:45!
Even though she was small, she was still pretty.
She bled like a stuck pig too.
After I put her in the cooler and reset the outriggers, it was time for the first beer of the morning and a shot of the ladies in their Navy caps.
Soon after, the lines started buzzing again and Krista (my girlfriend) jumped on it to attempt to land her very first salt water catch. Of course, I didn't want her to lose it so I lent a hand.
Krista's bringing her up to the hull to get gaffed.
And, like a good boyfriend, I do the honors; draws hanging out of my shorts and all.
Continued...
So to cheer me up, a couple of friends of mine called me up to take my girlfriend and I fishing since they knew that we had both been holed up almost constantly working our asses off at our respective careers for the past few weeks and so had not done any fishing yet since the weather has been warm.
Since one of my goals this year is to buy a boat much like his, it served as even more inspiration for me to keep digging at it. I'm not motivated by money so much as I am freedom. Freedom to do things that I want to do and the freedom to have the resources to do things with and for the people that I care about.
Yeah, this is a cheeky "inspirational" thread. If you got a problem with it, bite me.
Anyway, here are some cool pics that we snapped while we were out.
Not thirty minutes after setting the outriggers, I grabbed the first dolphin (Mahi-mahi)
She wasn't nearly as large as my grimace lets on, but I didn't have a harness on either, so the pole was digging in my crotch. At any rate, it was the first catch of the day and it was only about 7:45!
Even though she was small, she was still pretty.
She bled like a stuck pig too.
After I put her in the cooler and reset the outriggers, it was time for the first beer of the morning and a shot of the ladies in their Navy caps.
Soon after, the lines started buzzing again and Krista (my girlfriend) jumped on it to attempt to land her very first salt water catch. Of course, I didn't want her to lose it so I lent a hand.
Krista's bringing her up to the hull to get gaffed.
And, like a good boyfriend, I do the honors; draws hanging out of my shorts and all.
Continued...
