Rick Bass
Fish Story
Eventually, even time spent out on the lake with a cane pole in your hand—the most timeless time of all—runs out.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010, 2:14 pm
STEVE WILSON says:
RICK,
FINE STORY ON YOUR TRIP WITH YOUR DAD AND MR. JIM. I ENVY YOU. I’VE KNOWN MR. JIM FOR 25+YRS AND APPRECIATE THE GRIN ON HIS FACE. "A MAN OF FEW WORDS" BUT ALWAYS QUICK TO MENTOR OR "ASSIST" MANY YOUNG PEOPLE (INCLUDING ME) IN HIS LIFE. HE HAS PASSED HIS LOVE OF FISHING ON TO HIS SON RUSS, WHOM I FISH WITH IN MEXICO. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR HEARTFELT STORY WITH THE REST OF US.
Friday, August 27th, 2010, 11:46 am
karen viger says:
Mr. Bass: I truly enjoyed your article "Fish Story," as it reminds me of my fishing time with my father at Toledo Bend for over 50 years. He is 93 and I’m 62, and we still love our time fishing for crappie in those waters. When I was a kid, we stayed at Wards -- across the lake from Charmichaels and down the road from Hillside fish camp. We return to Dad’s trailer, still parked at the same place on the Point, once a year. Fishing at Toledo bend is more than a sport for me, it’s a story about love between a father and daughter: When we turn down the dirt road to the trailer camp on the lake, I will pull my thinning hair back in a ponytail and plop on my fishing cap -- and then the transformation begins. I will again be the little girl, and he will be the daddy. He will make the coffee in the early morning and wake me, and I will run down to the boat, life jackets in hand. He will carry the rods, the worms, the net, the stink bait and the tackle box. He will drive the boat and bait the trotlines, and I will play with the minnows. I will get the good rod, and he will put new hooks on my line when I lose them. We will fish all day, and sometimes never get a bite, and I will once again relearn the meaning of patience -- and then we will both catch crappie at the same time, and I will remember what excitement really is! I will have the faith of a child, and he will have the strength of a young father -- and for one week, all will be right with the world.
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