I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the summer right before I started high school. My Cousins are visiting for the 4th of july. My dad says, “How would you like to go on a fishing trip son?” I had never gone fishing before so I said, “Of Course!” The next day me,my dad, cousin, my uncle, and my neighbors drove out to niantic seaport and got on a charter boat. On the side it read The Grumpa! “The grumpa,” I thought, “what a silly name.” We got on the boat and a short blonde teenager came out and said, “Hello i'll be your captain.” I must've looked sketched out because my neighbor said, “don’t worry he is the best in the fishing company.” Within minutes we started to head out to sea, the day has begun. While we were on our way out my
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The boat lurches forward and the hooks start to get dragged. I can't help but thinking that this will work, i have to believe that this will work. 3 of the slowest minutes of my life go by until...Slam! It felt like a gorilla grabbed the end of my rod and pulled with all his might. “START REELING QUICK!” shouted the first mate. I started reeling with all the strength i could muster up. Every single crank felt like i was curling a 100 lb dumbbell. After 10 minutes i had only reeled in half the line, I started to believe that I had hooked a shark or a small whale. I kept cranking and cranking away feeling as if there is no end in sight. 5 minutes pass and you can tell that whatever is on the other end of the line is just as tired as me. I can see the end of the line in the water, and I get a second wind. I've finally reeled the fish in. The first mate reaches into the water and pools up the rig and on it...are three fish! 2 striped bass and a 35 inch blue fish. The first mate says “that's the biggest bluefish i've ever seen anyone catch.” I ask how long are the bass and the first mate says “none of them are over 35”. Even after hearing this news i'm not mad, i feel like i accomplished
The boat lurches forward and the hooks start to get dragged. I can't help but thinking that this will work, i have to believe that this will work. 3 of the slowest minutes of my life go by until...Slam! It felt like a gorilla grabbed the end of my rod and pulled with all his might. “START REELING QUICK!” shouted the first mate. I started reeling with all the strength i could muster up. Every single crank felt like i was curling a 100 lb dumbbell. After 10 minutes i had only reeled in half the line, I started to believe that I had hooked a shark or a small whale. I kept cranking and cranking away feeling as if there is no end in sight. 5 minutes pass and you can tell that whatever is on the other end of the line is just as tired as me. I can see the end of the line in the water, and I get a second wind. I've finally reeled the fish in. The first mate reaches into the water and pools up the rig and on it...are three fish! 2 striped bass and a 35 inch blue fish. The first mate says “that's the biggest bluefish i've ever seen anyone catch.” I ask how long are the bass and the first mate says “none of them are over 35”. Even after hearing this news i'm not mad, i feel like i accomplished