by Elizabeth Hesson
As a young girl, the only other kid in the neighborhood I had to
play with was a boy my
age that lived down the
road from me. We lived
in the country in a
quiet neighborhood with
a sheep farm down the
road that had winding
stream that ran behind
their property and my
neighbor's house as
well. Needless to say, I
learned to play with
"boy toys" such as his
farm toys, cars ,etc,
and played Cowboys and
Indians (that should
give you a hint of what
era!), and I was always
the Indian for some
reason!! For some
reason, he never wanted
to reciprocate in
playing "house" or
dressing dolls!!
However, we discovered a
hobby that we both
enjoyed! Fishing!! The
creek behind his home
was our playground and
we spent hours wading,
swimming, catching
crawdads and fishing
together. I never
touched those crawdads!
They had pinchers and
looked scary! Ewww!
Once I got past touching
those nasty squirming
worms, and baiting my
own hook (he wouldn't
let me use his lures!),
I really had fun
fishing. We were about 9
years old and got along
pretty good for a boy
and a girl. He had his
own fishing pole and
neat looking lures, and
I had none! There was an
old fishing pole that
his Dad had that I was
barely allowed to use
and when that fishing
pole broke--I had
nothing to fish with!!
My friend didn't feel
sorry enough for me to
let me use his fishing
pole, so he and I
started poking around in
his Dad's work shop and
found a long stick and
some string which we
tied to the end of the
stick. Then for a hook,
we used a nail and
hammered it into a shape
that we thought made a
good hook. There it
was...my homemade
fishing rod! I
actually got a worm onto
that nail and cast my
line out into the creek
at the deepest point I
could find. Believe it
or not...I actually
caught a fish on that
homemade fishing pole!
Our parents were amazed!
It wasn't a keeper; in
fact it wasn't much
beyond the minnow stage,
but hey... I caught a
fish!! That's what it
was all about for us! We
have went our separate
ways in life and I often
wonder if he remembers
the home-made fishing
pole we made that hot
summer afternoon all
those years ago. This
is a fond memory of a
part-owner, of
www.franksfishinghole.com
. We are selling fishing
gear such as fishing
rods, reels, lures and
tackle for the dedicated
fisherman, and for a
family that enjoys
fishing as a hobby and
sport. Check out our
website for the latest
in fishing rods, lures,
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About the Author In partnership with my husband selling
fishing equipment on our
website. This is a fond
memory of my childhood
days in my adventures of
fishing with a good
friend.
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