I would be lieing if I told you guys my eyes weren't welling up a bit reading these stories as they bring back ones of my own. As you get older you get much more sentimental I have learned...

Sam my daughter and I were fishing Cumberland one afternoon on the tip of Island Island, yes its a stupid name for an Island but that its name no kidding. We were catching the tar out of small largeheads but mainly 10 to 14 inch Spots on YoZuri jerkbaits. We were both using spinning tackle and I think she was around 10 or 11 at the time. We were catching quite a few and having a great time. It was early summer and the wave makers were out in force. I looked back there and noticed she was watching boats and waves and waiting to cast. I say, ''Sam whatcha doing keep casting'', to which she tells me Dad I don't know if you've noticed but we are only catching one when the waves come by an stir them up. I laugh and think to myself that has nothing to do with it but I don't say that. Sure nough here comes some big cruiser waves, she waits and casts right into them and catches a decent Spot. So I think is there something to this. I try it myself and dang if I don't get one like that to. It seemed that everytime those big waves would come through the pod of threadfin that was near and around the boat would get stirred up and get those Spots and Largemouth all jacked up.
She caught onto that way before her Dad and of course told her Mom and grandparents all about it...
Now she has her own place and is a grown beautiful young woman and will be 23 in June. I wish she would go fishing with me now, maybe she will again once she gets a little older and slows down some.....
Nice thread George....I liked reading all your stories and the other fellas to...Real nice...