my old man and T-ville

We didnt catch any big ones but had alot of bites, a bunch of swings and misses, and several old man 3lbers AKA 14 inch dinks. We had around 10 or 12, i lost 2 pretty decent ones at the boat. They were biting weird, wouldnt feel anything, then the line would swim off set the hook and nothing but a missing trailer off the jig. I let one fish run 25 ft because I got sick of missing and I missed him too. Old man had a good time but left his pain meds at home so we cut it off close to 1130 or so.Going to see if he can make a Rough trip before cold weather because we usually do really good there. One thing I want to mention is that several people offered help when we were trying to get him in the boat( thanks for the offer)and a few commented about how he must have wanted to fish bad with a walker there trying to get in a boat. It was heartbreaking to watch and help, I wont lie. Like Woody said seeing him do so many things forever and then things that would never cross your mind like just getting in a boat becomes a chore like a jigsaw puzzle if you put this here, swing this leg there scoot this side here things like that where just a year or two ago he would just jump in from the dock. I think the thing I missed most yesterday was his normal " Good lord hit the bank now, I gotta use the woods" and then upon his return 10 minutes later " shoulda used the lake, I set the woods on fire with that one" Kind of funny the goofy stuff that rolls through the mind when a routine is broke but anyway we had a really good time and thanks for the kind words in the other post about him.

Work smarter not harder. I can't just grab, lift and tug things like I used to because of my hernia problems. I have learned to use straps and other things to help me still get the job done but just not adding more pressure to my stomach. Maybe you can take yesterday as a learning experience and remember the difficulties that he had getting in and out of the boat, moving around the boat and think of ways to help him (especially since you seen it first hand) and implement these at your tripS to Rough. Maybe it is a block of wood to help him step straight off the dock onto the block of wood inside the boat then step off the block to the deck. Maybe it is some sort of grab handle or rope to let him pull himself up and down into his seat. Just throwing out ideas to get the point across. Just like a jigsaw puzzle it takes a bit of time to solve it but you start one piece at a time.

Great idea Woody, I was thinking about one of those step up stools but a block of wood he has in the garage would be perfect for ehat you suggest... thanks.

DC Chop - I've been reading your posts and already know you will hang in there with your ol' man till the end, so I'm not gonna tell what is already obvious. But as far as the handicaps your dad is now faced with, Elwood is correct...Anyone faced with these sorts of situations just needs to think up different ways, means and methods. For example...last week I took a quick trip to Bass Pro during my lunch hour...when I pulled in the parking lot I saw a Bass Boat on a trailer in behind some guys truck...I never saw the guys and I didn't have time to talk to them anyway. At any rate...I looked at that boat...and looked at it again. I went inside the store, did my business and left. When I walked out to the truck the rig was still parked outside...so I got in my truck and drove up closer to this guys rig for a closer look....He had a handicapped railing of sorts along one side of the boat from like where the drivers console was to near the middle of the stern where the motor was. The railing was about waste high there on the back deck.

Where there's a will there's always a way.

seems like at tville that if you are getting bit but few hookups thats its them **** little bluegills... doesn't matter how big the bait is, the lil sob's