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....and that's exactly how I felt yesterday morning fishing in Port O'Connor. The Mrs. and I went down Wednesday after lunch to spend New Years with some great friends. We planned on being back home today after lunch and we were.
I decided to not take my fishing gear and to just relax and visit with my friends. As soon as we arrived another friend decided that I HAD to go fishing with her husband the next morning, so my buddy Johnny precedes to show me his two sets of waders. One was a pair of heavy boofooted neoprenes and the other some light breathable Frog Toggs, and both pair had been found in the road in POC!
Than it was on to which rod and reel I would use. The pick of the litter was a green Curado missing the cast control knob and more than a few cleanings on a 7' rod of unknown origin. My buddies helper brought by two boxes of tackle and some pliers. The tackle was so rusted I wasn't sure what some of the lures even were!
ANYWAY...... yesterday I met up with the fellow I was fishing with, and he had the boots I was to wear. They were low reef boots but really to small. I struggled at the dock to get them on, and as we headed out I was wishing I had just said "No I'm just not fishing. Take me back to the dock".
Luckily after I was into the first wade, my feet were so numb that it felt like I was walking on fence posts.
I had one small jig and two or thee cocaho minnows to fish with. It was supposed to warm up and the sun come out but of course that didn't happen. It's funny how you take for granted your own gear until you're using borrowed everything and flailing around with monofilament.
I ended up catching three 18-20" trout for my efforts......and that was a miracle!
I decided to not take my fishing gear and to just relax and visit with my friends. As soon as we arrived another friend decided that I HAD to go fishing with her husband the next morning, so my buddy Johnny precedes to show me his two sets of waders. One was a pair of heavy boofooted neoprenes and the other some light breathable Frog Toggs, and both pair had been found in the road in POC!
Than it was on to which rod and reel I would use. The pick of the litter was a green Curado missing the cast control knob and more than a few cleanings on a 7' rod of unknown origin. My buddies helper brought by two boxes of tackle and some pliers. The tackle was so rusted I wasn't sure what some of the lures even were!
ANYWAY...... yesterday I met up with the fellow I was fishing with, and he had the boots I was to wear. They were low reef boots but really to small. I struggled at the dock to get them on, and as we headed out I was wishing I had just said "No I'm just not fishing. Take me back to the dock".
Luckily after I was into the first wade, my feet were so numb that it felt like I was walking on fence posts.
I had one small jig and two or thee cocaho minnows to fish with. It was supposed to warm up and the sun come out but of course that didn't happen. It's funny how you take for granted your own gear until you're using borrowed everything and flailing around with monofilament.
I ended up catching three 18-20" trout for my efforts......and that was a miracle!
At least you scratched some fish out of it. Hope your feet didn't sustain any permanent damage 
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