Setting the can of worms and tackle box between us, we settled in to fish the afternoon away. Time passed slowly. The fish seemed not to be hungry, so we talked. Our youthful voices harmonized with the frogs, birds and the occasional muffled slap of a turtle leaving its warm log for a cool swim. Andy s line suddenly tightened, then, just as quickly, hung limp beneath our feet.
Big catfish are deceptive.
They ll move the bait toward you. You ll relax, thinking no fish is there. If you re ready, you ll catch a fish. Caught unprepared, the pole can be yanked from your hands and you ll lose everything. The world became silent and still as we focused on his line, waiting.