Great addition. My kids, when they were 10 to 14 years old would fish the channel between Cedar and Lake of the Isles with an assortment of kids including Al Wong from Rainbow Cafe. Each year someone of these kids managed to hook and land a 25 to 28 lb muskee in addition to big largemouth and tons of carp. They (the kids) are older now, and have more sophisticated fishing places and tastes, but their best fishing stories are still about that fishing.
One poor kid always had to borrow equipment from the other kids. One day he was able to purchase a $5.00 zebco combination at K-Mart but had no lures or hooks. When asking for such the other kids made a joke of each attaching one or two lures to his line in an eight inch string. Jokingly he cast it out and on that cast hooked a 28 lb Muskee. After fighting for an hour the kids all waded into the shallow water and herded the big fish into shore and pushed it onto shore. This true fish story is better than any in any fishing magazine I have read. I have eavesdropped and heard it many times from small boys through young men over the years, and it still delights me. Thanks for the opportunity to again re-live it from my memory. Those kids from many backgrounds and nationalities still have a bond that was built from such mutual experiences.With all the talk about Park and Recreation Buildings we sometimes forget our best parks and recreation building, which is building our children and their character. Jim Graham, Ventura Village ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: [Mpls] Re: Mpls digest, Vol 1 #977 - 17. Re: Good fishing spots in the City?(JIM GRAHAM) > Ditto Jim! Your observation on urban angling is plug in the spot. But you fail to mention Lake Calhoun > with its monstrous Muskies and hybrids! Who with there patrolling have created a great Large Mouth(LARGE) > bass population. In the right conditions (NOW) the bruisers cruise the stone walls and attack minnow lures > with vengeance. Shore fishing at it's best! And what a better way to be neighborly than to hold up an arm > length sow and gently release it in front of the disbelieving eyes of native born MNs who never knew that > here just outside their front door dwell these monsters of the fin world. No need to travel north to find > the trophy of the lake. Please catch and release only, they can only get bigger! > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
