A fishing we will go...

I wanted to take my Cub Scout den for a fishing lesson so I went on a fishing message board and was contacted by Scott Gordon, Director for this area's division of the American Bass Anglers... advising that his wife Helen, ESPN Pro Angler on the woman's tour would be willing to teach my boys and show them the ropes... I was THRILLED! I thought, why not open this up to the entire pack becaues I knew this would be something that the boys would absolutely dig!

So, the date was set and the messages were sent out and voila... the day was upon us. We met at the Bass Pro shop in Grapevine. The fishing instruction started off with some casting instruction inside the indoor tank. Helen showed the boys different lures and how they operated under, in and on top of the water.


After that was over we took the group to a conference room for some expert fishing tips starting with rods/reels, lines, lures and what not.



The boys were given some fishin’ goody bags filled with lures, bobbers, and the like. Afterward, the group ventured out of the store to the ponds out front and tried their hand at fishing.




It wasn’t too long after the first pole was in that one was hooked…and then the competition was on. They all had a great time trying their hand at fishing the pond. Josh caught FOUR FISH! And a big ole 20 lb white catfish was circling his hook but never took a bite (darn!)



Once that was over we regrouped and headed to Helen’s boat and truck. Mr. Gordon gave the boys general information about the boat, gear, traveling, schedules and then told the story of the girl whose picture graces the side of the boat… Britteny Lindt. I do hope everyone takes a moment to visit her site, read the story and spread the word on safe boating everywhere. http://www.brittenylindt.com/


The boys got to dig around on the boat, explore all the nooks and crannies and where the gear is stored…. she showed them some bait she used during her most recent competition - worms — very interesting!



We paused for a group photo and then the boys presented Mrs. Gordon with some tulips and a thank you card and we let them enjoy the rest of their day.


It was a great time. This woman is just... she's jsut wonderful. I swear she's so nice you just want to hug her! She's great with kids, her husband is as sweet as he can be... they're just super fantastic people and I just felt honored to have them take time from their busy lives to give to the boys. Was just a great day!

And then we went to Spring Creek.... YUM-O!