Police find boy 'shirtless, soaked, holding a huge fish' after he was reported truant from school
There are certainly worse things to skip school for. What an awesome story, glad the kid got a replacement for the rod he broke while landing this beast!

A day of fishing is better than a day at work...or school.

I am sure he will never skip school again; especially after being rewarded.

No doubt!





Hopefully he's got enough sense not to - they found him easily enough!

Neat story. Thanks for sharing.

That sounds like me as a kid except my dad lit up my butt so bad after skipping I never did it again. Not even in highschool on senior skip day. That whippin really stuck with me.

A little feller after my own heart. One year, I missed 54 days of school. Only possible in rural Arkansas back in the day. I think I got more out of being in the woods and fishing those Ozark streams than spending my days in the indoctrination center called public school.

This is so awesome.

Nice fish that kid got himself.

One of my HS boys took off last spring to go fish for a DD that was locked on a bed. We had fished a tournament the day before and saw her at the host marina after the tourney was over.

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It was really hard not to, residing on the water.

Should of invited your dad, I did with mine. Worked more often then not.

one of the best days fishing that i had was skipping school with my dad to go fishing, the cool thing was that he was also our principal

Cool!

Awesome. When I did skip a day of school I would head for my favorite water hole every time. My mother always knew and was fine with it.

That young man has his priorities straight, good job to his parents. Would much rather have them outdoors and fishing when playing hookie rather than playing ridiculous video games all day.While I can't officially condone skipping school, I was known to miss a day or two when I heard the fish were biting or the dove were flying. If and when my boys pull this, and if I know my boys they will, I will have to give them a gratuitous lecture in front of mamma then remind them to invite dada next time once mamma is out of hearshot.

That would have been me back when I was a kid, except the fish would have been a lot smaller.

All the time, even now as a man. Best days I ever have fishimg is when I am playing sick.

Some of my best days fishing are when i took off work to go...Bad thing was i couldnt show anyone the pictures of what i caught because they would know i wasnt sick!!

Neat story, thanks for sharing.

I remember a buddy and me skipping Dallas high school. We went fishing in the channel at Mountain Creek Lake.
Assistant principle called the house and said that I been missing classes. My Dad was at home and he told them he knew where to find me.
When I seen him pull up in his 58 Chevrolet station wagon.,Fear struck my heart.
All he said was "Are you catching any?"

We've all done it, and some to a greater or lesser degree, but any time spent in the woods, or around a stream or lake in the outdoors is a learning experience.
You can't get that in a classroom!