It was great. It was a guy thing. As the patriarch of the species, anything done to insure that a young junior expels his stomach contents is considered an official sirehood duty, and an unofficial parental badge of courage, heavy on the legacy. Sisters, or any other persuasively female family member, did not accompany us on these nocturnal raids of derring-do s and don ts. The Icky Factor.
Fishing is an icky enterprise, from beginning to end.
Great guy stuff. I reared back in the boat attempting to out-cast him, and the line let go prematurely, landing in some bushes on shore. When I reeled it in, there was a squirrel on the end of it, helplessly tail-hooked. But, I feel a gentle nudge from our lady partners, gentlemen, urging me to stop skimming the surface and drop anchor on this week s Marching orders. It s dark.