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Every kid's dream - big THANKS to Jeff!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:51 am
by Double R 2
Big THANKS to Jeff for hosting my sons and me for a couple of days out of Venice! Jeff said his #1 goal was to see each boy holding a bent rod with a bull red on the other end, and that mission was accomplished! In addition t lots of memories, we brought home plenty of filets too!
Here's a picture of Jeff helping the 5 year old hoist up his lunker bull red...
Jeff helping the 7 year old get his big one into the boat. The look on the brothers' faces is priceless! The boat in the background is a charter with 2 couples on it - they erupted in cheers each time the respective bull was boated!
Jeff holding up the 7 year old's trophy...
The thing about great fishing trips is the quiet ride home!
If I can afford to do so those two big red drums are destined for the trophy room. Thanks Jeff, this weekend was the substance of every little boy's dreams!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:56 am
by chopper30
Awesome time!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:37 am
by iron grip
Looks good there guys!!!
Ramsey I think those boys deserve their bull reds on the wall for sure...hauling them big boys in must of been the fight of their young lives!!!!!
I'm glad you had such a good trip!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:40 pm
by Chuckle12
Looks like ya'll had a great time. The look on those boy's faces is priceless.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:42 pm
by Greenhead22
It was either really hot or someone threw Jeff overboard in that first pic. Now which one was it?
Great pics
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:47 pm
by bigwater
ramsey, i figured you'd of short-stopped those fish fore they could get to the young'ns.. kinda of like you did me in kokodrie...
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:51 pm
by Meeka
Awww, you shouldna gone and done that. My boat is loaded and ready to go, but it is loaded with huntin gear ready for the relocation. So I'm jealous.
Was it hot out there? Looks like not much wind blowing. I counted 33 specks, bout 19 and under, but they always look smaller in pics. I'm guessing croakers. Am I right?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:16 pm
by Double R 2
Meeka, 30 trout and 6 reds on live shrimp and popping corks.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:22 pm
by Hybrid Biscuit
Good job Ramsey! Your boys will remember that trip forever.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:31 pm
by sorefeet
RR..... looks like you and jeff practiced catch and release (into hot grease
)
Sometimes I wish I had boys... my two girls just ain't into fishing/hunting.... I tried for boys but what can I say...... I done blew the balls off of them
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:35 pm
by Jeff
We had a lot of fun. I haven't ever fished with kids that young before. I enjoyed the heck out of it. I wish we could have caught more fish, but it was a decent trip nonetheless. We had rain the first morning (hence my soaked look), and lots of wind the second morning. The boys are good fishermen especially considering their ages. The could both throw out their own lines, and by the end of the trip they were baiting live shrimp through the head without killing them and without slinging them off the hook. It was a good time and I look forward to doing it again.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:49 am
by MemphisStockBroker
Way cool...
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:50 am
by feedcall
sorefeet, can you PM me the link to your avatar?? I have got to have that as my screensaver.
nice
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:20 pm
by Quack-killer
Very Nice!
Those boys look REAL happy!
I'm Sure they will never forget that day!
I also like the hat the 7 year old has on!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:31 pm
by Jeff
It killed me to even allow such putrid hats on my boat!! Normally it's purple and gold only!!!