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I am so blessed
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03/12/22 08:32 PM
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Catfish Tim
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Y'all know I post a lot on this forum. I love the catfish family on here and it is so much fun sharing experiences with so many like minded guys. Some time I get really technical and go down a rabbit hole on tactics or some other issue. Most days I work hard at fishing when I'm on the water. El Gato calls it a grind some times and it can be exactly that. I never let it get to be so much work that I don't enjoy it. I have been working hard since I was 10 years old. I have always enjoyed things that took some effort. Today was a little different. Today there was no work. I caught bait and I put out boards and pulled them with the trolling motor because the lake was glass. It was a little chilly but not cold. But today was special. Today I started over. Today was the very first day that Sawyer, my youngest granddaughter, Wyatt's little sister, who just turned 2 years old, went fishing with me. My heart is so full. Watching her experience everything for the first time was so special. She had that sense of wonder when we put the throttle down and got the boat up on plane, same thing when we pulled up the cast net with bait in it. She jumped up on the front deck and grabbed the hand line and started pulling it in "helping" me. She was blown away and a little scared when we turned those 6" shad into an 18 pound blue. She was breathing in the fresh air and seeing everything and when her nap time came around she fell fast asleep on her mama's lap to the rocking of the boat. As we were headed back to the ramp we blew through about a thousand cormorants and gulls sitting on the water and they almost didn't get out of the way in time. We had to come off plane to keep from running them over. She was amazed by it all. It was such a special day. Only fished for about a hour and a half, and only caught the one fish. But it was enough. We had a great day. I can't wait to do it again... God Bless & Tight Lines
Last edited by Catfish Tim; 03/12/22 08:57 PM.
Catfish Tim ðŸŸðŸŸ"If it doesn't have whiskers, it's just bait"ðŸŸðŸŸ Romans 8:1
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313720
03/12/22 11:08 PM
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Beak47
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She is a doll and way to get her started chasing blues. My 2 granddaughters are here for Spring Break and it makes for a great week!
Hardcore Texan
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313771
03/13/22 12:02 AM
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Bluecat Bob
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She is a doll!
So glad you got out on the water with her today, and caught a whopper! Clearly she is made of the right stuff, as it was pretty cold even later in the morning.
Memories to last a lifetime. I hope her big brother was gracious when she returned (sibling rivalry and all that).
Retired from the grind and enjoying life and the great outdoors ### Formerly Texas Brit ###
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313872
03/13/22 02:01 AM
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Whistlebritches
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Good job getting the little doll out there chasing blues...............memories she will never forget I assure you
On Time,On Target,Never Quit
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313884
03/13/22 02:12 AM
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Ed-n-eddy
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1987 Whaler Super Sport 17, Yamaha 90 1981 Whaler Sport 13, Johnson 50
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313924
03/13/22 02:56 AM
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DEWAYNE BULLARD
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Very nice day and great memories !
BEATING THE BLUES ONE FISH AT A TIME. PB BLUE 57 LBS. Lake Conroe TEAM SLIME-N-ATOR
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14313958
03/13/22 03:46 AM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Priceless!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14314017
03/13/22 08:00 AM
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ðŸ€El Gato AzulðŸ€
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Pure Greatness buddy! A day with the kiddos involved beats grinding for big fish hands down!
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14314030
03/13/22 11:00 AM
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Catfish Tim
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Thanks y'all. Don't know what I'd do without these littles in my life. Love having them here with us all the time.
Catfish Tim ðŸŸðŸŸ"If it doesn't have whiskers, it's just bait"ðŸŸðŸŸ Romans 8:1
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14314116
03/13/22 02:03 PM
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Blue Blazer 2400
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Awesome memories Tim. Her face is priceless in the pic with the Shad
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14314180
03/13/22 03:01 PM
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Catfish Lynn
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Brings back memories. My daughter was 1 1/2 sitting on the bank with her lifejacket on beside her grandpa rod-n-reeling while I ran my lines upriver on the Trinity River. Within a year or so, she was running lines. But at not quite 4 in JUly 1985, she was with me when I pulled in "Big'Un" (a 60+ pound Op) that I had been using my catfish calendar to stay on top of (trying to finally pull it in from August 1983). I had it on the line several times, but it always managed to get off. Especially on vacation In June 1984, when we finally thought we had it, trotline going up & down river, Going down & up, and boiling water until it got off just before we could get to it. I'm glad Kristina was there when I finally caught "Big'Un".
Congrats on the memories made!!!
Lynn aka "Catfish"
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14314389
03/13/22 08:11 PM
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skeetmaster
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Tim, It's funny to see such a big strong guy like you turn to butter in that little ones hands! You are obviously reaping what you've sowed! Well done man, well done...
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14315055
03/14/22 02:45 PM
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Holzer
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Holzer My pic is gone
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Re: I am so blessed
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03/14/22 06:59 PM
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Fishin' Nut
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My grand daughter can't wait to visit her PawPaw in July to try and catch a big cat.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: I am so blessed
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#14315511
03/14/22 09:17 PM
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littlewheel
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This summer I am taking my 3 year old grandson out. I am so looking forward to it!
Shannon Wheeler Lake Fork Channel Catfish Guide Cheeseologist at Stubbys Cheesebait 903-987-2315
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