We rented a boat that day and slid across a glass-smooth surface of Knox Lake under intense blue sky and decorator clouds. I was serving as the local, fishing guide for my visiting sportsman friend Ted Kmet from Gainesville, FL.
While put-putting to and fro on my favorite inland impoundment, he regaled me with tales about the routinely productive fishing in those sub-tropical, salt water aquariums which surround his state--known as the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
After several delightful hours of throwing everything but the tackle box at the local lake’s legendary Largemouth Bass population, we re-rigged with bobbers and small hooks tipped with wax worms and finally managed to catch (and release) a handful of bluegills.
Considering boat rental costs, a couple of senior citizen fishing licenses and some gasoline at 3.75 a gallon or so, I figured those scrawny pan fish cost us about 12 bucks each...
While put-putting to and fro on my favorite inland impoundment, he regaled me with tales about the routinely productive fishing in those sub-tropical, salt water aquariums which surround his state--known as the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
After several delightful hours of throwing everything but the tackle box at the local lake’s legendary Largemouth Bass population, we re-rigged with bobbers and small hooks tipped with wax worms and finally managed to catch (and release) a handful of bluegills.
Considering boat rental costs, a couple of senior citizen fishing licenses and some gasoline at 3.75 a gallon or so, I figured those scrawny pan fish cost us about 12 bucks each...
...a small price indeed for the enjoyment that happens naturally in this sport where participation with a good friend is its own reward.
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