I still hear from Dean several times a year. Tony --- Deborah Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh... now you're making me wish I still had this > thread from a few years > ago. I don't remember if it was Dean Endress or Jim > that had the best story > of a fishing car that belonged to their brother in > law??? > My brain really isn't working this morning ... I'm > in vacation mode already. > I don't know Jimmy... I kind of like the truck and > boat you have now. LOL > Deb > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 8:51 AM > To: [email protected]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] Old fishing cars/trucks > > My first fishing vehicle was a 1938 GMC pickup. > Chevrolet has a retro > pickup and little SUV that look very much like my > little GMC, especially > the grille. This old truck had an in-line 6 > cylinder engine and was > about as simple as a pickup could be. I don't > remember what kind of > mileage I got, but back then 1953, gas was only 25 > cents a gallon, and I > got it free at Dad's service station. In fact, I > didn't have to buy gas > until I went off to college in 1955. My little > pickup, (it was small by > today's standards), would go just about anywhere and > I could haul my > little flat bottom Jon Boat in the back, along with > my casting rods, > lures, and fly fishing stuff. I didn't have a motor > on the little boat, > and didn't need one. My 3 foot sculling paddle took > me just about > anywhere I wanted to go, and I could scull about as > fast as a modern day > trolling motor will go on low speed. Loved that > old truck and my > little boat. > > JIMMY D > > > **************** ><((((((((º> ************** > JIMMY D. MOORE > > North Zone Fishing Editor - Texas Fish & Game Mag, > Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, > > Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, > > Member TOWA, Retired Scout Exec. BSA. > > ***************** <º))))))))>< ************* > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222
