These times are gold
Submitted by Belly Fish on Sun, 2014-01-26 21:15
Got an opportunity to take my old man boat fishing on Saturday. He's now 78 and just recovered from a bout of cancer, so these opportunities are to be treasured. Makes up for all the times he took me growing up and he's responsible for turning me into the fishing tragic I am now. Just listening to his endless stories of fishing in the old "days" is priceless, and he managed a few nice fish too, including this Baldie. I hope my kids read this :-)
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petervb
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Nice fish the old boy doesnt
Nice fish the old boy doesnt look that happy though maybe baldies were bigger in his day
kirky79
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Good work Belly. Put him
Good work Belly. Put him onto a good one too. If he is anything like my old man they used to fill the boat with ones like that in their day!! Haha
petermac
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legend
looks good for 78 probably could give you a slap if needed , nice nice work getting him out and onto some fish , he is the reason you grew up well adjusted
JohnF
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Awesome stuff Belly.
Awesome stuff Belly.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
opsrey
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Well done.
Put your Dad onto fish, excellent job. Great to hear he is recovering. Hope the summer gives the two of you another crack at good fish.
meglodon
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A picture to treasure
That is surely a picture to treasure a show the grand kids in the future of what great grandad looked like.
Rob H
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great pic mateMy boys better
great pic mate
My boys better take me out too, all the places Ive taken them!
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Belly88
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Grandad
Good to see old grandad getting out there and having a crack again.. Would have loved to been out there also (dam work). He sure does have a lot of fishing story's of the old days.....I'm sure some of which are true haha.
Fingers crossed he is well enough for a few days at the abrolhos in a couple of months. :-)
carnarvonite
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Missed out
Well done and good to see he has caught a top eating fish
Wish my old man had taken me fishing but he hated it, something to do with being the youngest and having to go with his old man on the dirt road from Pemberton to Windy Harbour, sit in the boat while the men fished and sit in the car in the dark while they had a few coldies at the Northcliff pub on the way back, probably wishing he could have been off with his mates doing their own thing.
Spent many hours with my son and grandsons fishing and hope they still take me out when I reach 78.
Tank
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Great effort
Awesome moment for memories...last year went back to NZ as my dad was dying with cancer...managed to take him out on Lake Taupo for his last trout fish...one of the best times for many years and memories to boot...video and photos to have to reflect. Well done..he will treasure it as well. Glad he has come through...