A Fishing We Will Go....

Who doesn't like the feel of a fish on your hook, and reeling in your line to see what you've caught? Well, Chase and I were able to have that experience this weekend. A couple from church knew about Chase's addiction (and I DO mean addiction) to fishing, and they invited us over to their friends beach house on Saturday to learn how to Surf Fish. It was a lot of fun! Chase, Rich (our friend from church), and Dennis (one of Rich's good friends) spent hours catching Pampanos (Nate is in the picture with this type of fish), Flounder, Mullet, and even a very unhappy Sting Ray. Nate, Rich's son, taught me all about Sand Fleas! Boy are those little critters fun! Chris, Rich's wife, and I spent most the day chatting about numerous things and watching the guys. Oh, if Chris ever says, "You look a little red, want to get out of the sun?" you may want to take her up on it, or you'll end up with raccoon eyes and a tan line any farmer would be proud of, trust me!

When we got home Saturday, Chase filleted the fish we brought back and we fried them up in a bread crumb batter. They tasted very yummy! On Sunday, Chase informed me that our poles weren't good enough, nor did we have enough poles, so he wanted to purchase another one he found at Wally World. We made a deal, he wouldn't purchase it until he caught $40 worth of fish. We did agree to buy a cooler, though.

Well, Monday was Columbus Day and Chase had a 72, so what did we do? That's right, we loaded up the truck with fishing gear, the cooler, towels, chairs, and Bubba, then we hit the beach. Onslow Beach didn't have much going on, and the fish were not biting, but Chase sure enjoyed driving through the sand and the ruts! We decided to leave Onslow and head back down to Surf City. Of course, we had to stop for some better fishing bait (fresh shrimp that would be labeled Jumbo back in Indiana) and a breakfast burrito from the most expensive Hardees I have ever been too (what can we say, we were famished!). We set up fishing camp, right outside the beach house our friends invited us to on the weekend. Chase caught a mullet (who ended up wiggling off the hook and back into the water, then was gone before Chase, Bubba, or I could tackle him), a big Blue Fish (pictured above), and 2 Pampanos. It was fun watching Chase hook one and see him smile when he was reeling it in.
While Chase was being the fisherman, I spent a few minutes catching Sand Fleas or knitting. It was a very relaxing day, and this time both Chase and I poured on the sunscreen! I have to admit though, I think Chase needs another fishing pole. So, it's off to Wal-Mart we will go. : )