The Best Fish Story!

Last Friday our family went fishing at Mrs. Tammy's house from our church. They let us go fishing but they are not stocking the pond any longer so we threw all the fish back that we caught. We went with our friends Bro. Joel and Mrs. Pam. Our homeschool group had gone fishing the day before at Broad River Greenway and Naomi really wanted to fish. She did get to with someone elses pole and then got really sick that night. Abigail and Naomi were throwing up all evening and we weren't sure they would be better to go on Friday. Daddy had promised that we could go fishing the week before but it happened to be our anniversary so we put it off until last week. The girls ended up feeling better about 11:00 pm and slept with Mommy. Just a short bug. I went to Walmart Friday morning and got 3 new poles, (because only Daddy had a pole).

The girls were so excited to be going fishing. We stopped at a fast food place on the way and Ken asked Naomi what she wanted to eat. She looked at him with sad eyes and said I want to eat the fish we catch. She looked pitiful! She was about to cry. Daddy quickly explained that we had to eat now on the way to fishing. She is Daddy's girl! We were fishing with just worms so there wasn't much biting. Naomi had here pole all set up with a bobber and fished for a little while. Then she wanted to go across the pond to see Nicole and Chey. I did catch a small bass. I had the smallest catch of the night. Caleb caught one too and I thought I got a picture but I guess not.

When Naomi got tired Abigail took over.

My little Catch!

When I caught the fish Naomi had to come see but not touch!

Abigail just screamed at it. Surprise! Surprise!

Everything settled down and Naomi wanted a sew worm on her hook because hers wasn't working anymore. So Daddy hooked her up and then she got bored again. She set her pole down next to Ken and I was about 10 feet away. My bobber was near hers so I said I would watch it for her. The next thing I know, I checked on her bobber and it was gone. I yelled to Ken, "Get Naomi's pole! The Pole! The Pole!" I was running and yelling but to no avail. Her pole was taken right down the back and into the water. Now let me take a moment to say that I am so glad Abigail was not holding on to that pole right then. It would have taken her right in!!!

All I could think is that Naomi was going to start crying because Daddy lost her pole to the fish. Now, Ken had been fishing on the bottom in the middle of the pond. Thinking quickly, he started reeling his line in quickly with the small chance that he might catch the pole. I caught something!!! It was really had to pull in and he wasn't sure if he was caught or what. Then finally we saw what he had caught! THE POLE!!!

Bro. Joel grabbed Naomi's pole and began fighting with the fish on the line. Luckily Ken had just adjusted the drag on it before he threw it in.

Bro. Joel reeling it in.

Check out this catfish that had stolen Naomi's pole!!!

She didn't want to touch him either! But she does say that she caught the biggest fish because it WAS her pole that caught it!

NOW do you see why I said I am glad Abigail wasn't holding on to that pole!!!!

Mrs. Tammy came out to see what all the noise was about and Mrs. Pam wouldn't get close enough to the fish. So Abigail went to Mrs. Tammy to see it. She wouldn't touch it though.

The Boys with their trophy!

Who would have thought you could catch a fishing pole with a fishing pole:)