It was a really tough night. Cade was a real trooper. He shot at a lot of suckers and was shaving scales off of them. He is getting to be a really good shot.
Last night was a really fun time watching Curt teach Cade about perserverance and patience. As he said it was really pretty slow. Cade ended up shooting a lot, but much of the shooting was at suckers. He had a few nice shots on carp and he nailed one right in the center. As Curt said, I think we may have blown that for him. What was great to see was Curt letting Cade go at his own pace, but reinforcing the fact that you have to be ready at all times to have good success. Cade had gotten pretty tired and decided to go and sit down and have a drink and a snack. Right after Curt said you really need to be ready for them the carp in the photo below committed suicide. As you can tell from the arrow placement it was pretty much straight down. A perfect opportunity for Cade had he been ready. It didn't take Cade long to jump back up front and then he connected on the carp noted above just around a bend from Curt's fish.
Curt probably only shot 10 times last night and landed at least half of them. He made a really great shot on a quickly departing sucker. He led it like a champ and impressed me with his shot. Poetry in motion.
Overall it was a fun night and I just guessed wrong on where the fish would be and the tide really hit us at the wrong time. We saw deer, beaver, eels, catfish, suckers, striped bass, smallmouth bass, an enjoyed a beautiful night.
Cade is a wonderful and well mannered young man. He is more than welcome to share a boat or camp with me anytime.
Curt, great job on spending time with your kids and teaching Cade by a great example.
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