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Took my son out this afternoon for a bit of fishing. Dropped the mighty blue canoe in at Lutes and this time they had plenty of shrimp. Unfortunately I left the bait bucket and bubbler at home so by the time we motored to our spot they were dead. No worries, dead shrimp beats no shrimp. We started with them on poppers and I caught a ladyfish. We switched to the bottom and I caught a puppy drum and teeny tiny spec. Kurt was still fishless although we were both giving our bait away nearly every cast. Finally the fish gods smiled upon my boy and a little rat red took his hook. After much excitement, I had to break the news to Kurt that his new friend was too small to join us for dinner. A quick picture later he was set free to get bigger. As our shrimp got less sturdy we were flinging them off hooks while casting and missing every hook up. We'd been at it awhile so we motored back to Lutes. Wind was blowing good enough to cause trouble with the canoe and remind me of another reason we need a boat. We got back to lutes and Kurt fished from the dock while I broke down our rig. As I was lifting the canoe onto the roof of the truck Kurt screamed he had something. I was in a precarious spot and it took me a bit to get there. I showed up just in time to see what looked like a keeper spec shake the hook. Kurt was disappointed but still overall very happy with the day. Very glad we got to bust his fishless slump. Will be back with a different kid next sunday weather permitting. This time with my bubbler. Saw more people out on the water today then last week, all friendly folks giving us a wide berth and small wake.
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