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Old 09-24-2011, 03:30 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Default Re: Surf Fishin and fish tale thread

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The first time I visited Fort Myers Beach I was in my 30's.I rented a bike with one of the baskets in the front.Went fishin and filled the whole basket.When I returned the bike to the rental place an elderly man dressed in nice slacks a dress shirt and wingtip shoes noticed all the fish. He asked where I caught all the fish and I told him where and that I caught them wading in the surf. The next day I rented the bike again and returned to the fishin spot.The first thing I saw,sitting in the sand, when I got there was a pair of socks and wingtip shoes.Out in the surf with his nice slacks rolled up to his knees was the elderly man surf fishing.Now I'm the elderly man and I want to go fishin.True story.
It sounds like you enjoyed getting to be one of the elderly. I'm quite satisfied with being "old" since many fear it so much and too many don't get this far. When I think of the mistakes that I made and how they could have cancelled getting old I sit back and thank God for allowing me to continue on with my life. Hope you enjoy fishing again, it was one of my favorite pastimes but now the plants are more important to me. We have many hours of labor to do to get this place in shape and I love doing it. Good luck in the water.
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