---- Original Message ---- From: "Ron Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "susanne" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:32 AM Subject: Re: [OTlist] pfishing for thoughts(-: on meaning!
> Hah, I knew there was a reason why I kept over 2,500 OTnow > messages!!! I was able to go back and find the message your > referred to. Since you didn't get an answer, I will go ahead and > answer now. Thanks Ron - I enjoyed that - especially as I cooked and ate one of those redfish this weekend - reading your story about the fish and the hunt made me taste it a second time. BTW - my boyfriend - who used to fish and hunt in Greenland before his accident - now gets his "kicks" from choosing the fish at the shop and instructing me in great detail how to clean and cook them. Not to mention the eating:-) (You don't do that - clean, cook, eat it?) susanne > If an OT were to ask me why I fish, here's how I might answer. > > First off, fishing is about being; being outside, being on the > water, being on a 'hunt' and I guess ultimately about being > successful. > > You see, I sight fish for redfish which are a Southern predatory > fish that prowl very shallow waters. Often they are seen with their > tail out of the water or even their back. They are very > aggressive and at the same time, very wary. The water I fish can > be as clear as water or as muddy as the Mississippi River. The > fish are very sensitive to boat noise because of excessive fishing > pressure. > > For me, the challenge comes from several different avenues: > > 1. Locating fish; They move quite a bit for a variety of reasons > > 2. Obviously hooking and landing the fish > > 3. Releasing them safely, well at least most of them > > The rewards are of course in meeting the above challenges, which > would bring up several other topics for discussion!! > > Well Susanne, it's said that a late response is better than > no response!! > > Ron -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
