Remembering Dad

[yellburt]

sometimes i sit an think about what it would be like to be able to fish with in his older years.he died at the young age of 53,in 1983.he loved to fish .an i mean he lived it .one we were at bennett lake an catching the far out of them.i mean we were tearing them up.on a motor oil worm.i still have some of the worms .well any way we burned this one spot up an we decided to crank up an run to the otherside of the lake.my boat at the time was a seasprite.i think it was a knockoff of the earlier rangers.the first b a s s tournamnts ,thier boats looked just like it .well it had a 70 evinrude an it would run all of 42 mph.i gouged it an got up to about 30 an hit an under water pole,log or something.looked like a telphone pole.it tore the evinrude plum off the boat ,i slide forward an hit the steering wheel ,dad slide all the way up to the front of the boat an the evinrude was on the back deck....not a pretty sight.let me tell you. well it took awhile to get my breath an quit shaking.the first thought was get the boat on the trailer an get it to a guy in the ridges that i knew worked with fiberglass.but dad said son we are not taking on any water an the fish are really biting,why dont we fish alittle longer.this is the only time i can remember not taking his advice.i loaded that thing on the trailer.i will never forget that day........wish i had just one more.....thanks dad for instilling in me the love for the outdoors .they are alot of other things i could have gotten into.i feel that alot of you guys have some memories of some other great dads.lets here a few. emoFish

 

[elwestb]

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My father is still here... still fishes with me at 76... shaky and ornery at times at times ..still beats me at times... but I wouldn't trade it for the world! If it hadn't been for him and sports, I'd have been in jail years ago! Thank You Dad!

 

[dunk]

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i thank the lord my dad is still here.we fish together alot still,for which i am grateful.looking back.i started fishing with dad @3 yrs.of age,and now today @43 my greatest and fondest memories are with him.you guys know the ones,falling off the boat, getting hooks dug out of some body part,missing his big fish,him missing my big fish,and of course just spending time together.sometimes i think of the time we shared and still share and wish he could live forever,but i am carrying on his values and beliefs that he instilled in me from the beginning God created the world for us to enjoy and take care .I am currently working on my legacy teaching my children these same values and beliefs.if when it comes time for the Lord to take my dad and myself,i hope that while i am in heaven looking down after a long day of fishing with my dad and other loved ones.i hope that i have done as good a job of teaching my children, as he has with me!!!!!
can't go without saying my second dad is also still here,but life and family doesn't let us fish together like we used too. thanks fat albert for the great times we shared and hope to share again I Love you brother.Thanks dads for teaching (or trying to teach) the important things about life.

 

[Pointer 78]

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My dad is still with me but doesn't fish. Has that dang golf disease.

 

[Guest]

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Pointer 78 - 1/17/2009 6:01 AM

My dad is still with me but doesn't fish. Has that dang golf disease.

Same here brother....used to be able to get him to ride every once in a while and now its golf or the lazy chair.Recon I cant blame him.If I had busted my tail for 45 yrs.I might do some so called relaxing emoBigsmile

 

[hl&s]

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Enjoyed reading your post yellburt. Sounds like your Dad was a true fisherman.

 

[Fat Albert]

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dunk - 1/17/2009 4:05 AM i thank the lord my dad is still here.we fish together alot still,for which i am grateful.</p>

thanks fat albert for the great times we shared and hope to share again I Love you brother.Thanks dads for teaching (or trying to teach) the important things about life.</p>

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<font face="comic sans ms,sand" color="#3300cc" size="3">yes, and thinking back we had some really good times.....the Lord has blessed.....FA</font></p>

 

[WLG]

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lost my dad back in 1990...he was 60...I was 19. I am 37 now and i so wish he was here so I could take him fishing and put him on one of those big cats. He used to take me fishing as a little boy and the times we shared were absolutely priceless.!!!! I miss my dad every single day!!!! If yours is still alive.....please cherish every minute of it!!!!

 

[foodsaver]

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Thanks for sharing the stories guys. I get out on the water with my dad every chance I get and hopefully will get out on the water many more times with him over the years.

 

[AThornton]

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you guys cherish those moments with your fathers, in whatever it is that you do. I lost my dad 3 years ago. He was 49 and in great health. Had just got back from a hunt out west and was leaving for another hunt in KY the next morning. He never woke up. I was 22 at the time and it was tough for me to get through it. I was in school at Ga Southern at the time pursuing a degree in Wildlife. Dad was my huntin buddy and I was always his backseater. But you couldnt imagine the joy it gives me to get up in a tree or out on the water all by myself. Thats the only couple ways I feel complete these days

We never know. Period. Folks take stuff for granted all the time, but the reality is that today could be our last day. Not trying to get all doom and gloom, just want you guys to cherish them if they are still around, and remember them if they're not. It was them that passed these great traditions on to us, and I hope we all do the same for future generations

 

[yellburt]

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yes an always try to do things that would make your dads proud.for along time right after dad died,i would think to myself ,would dad aprove of this, would he be proud.an if i get into trouble,the first works out of peoples mouth ,look what jims boy did.an i have the same name as dad with jr hung on the end so i was well aware,that i should treat that name with CARE.i hope i have.two weeks before dad died we went fishing .this is strange,but for some reason i can remember work for word, some of the things we talked about that day.strange because my wife can tell me something an i will forget it later that day.my dad was never a selfish man if someone was catching more fish ,or had a better truck or making more money or whatever it was .dad was proud FOR THEM.i thank dad for for alot of things he taught me about fishing an hunting .but i also thank him for a alot of more inportant things. L I F E......

 

[fish4thepeck]

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Great posts guys, I miss mine everyday! He was a big coon hunter and loved to fish.
It seems like yesterday we were catching jack below Hales Bar. It's been a long time but the memories are alive everyday. For me, as time went by the pain was replaced by all the great memories.

 

[AThornton]

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fish4thepeck - 1/20/2009 8:22 PM

Great posts guys, I miss mine everyday! He was a big coon hunter and loved to fish.
It seems like yesterday we were catching jack below Hales Bar. It's been a long time but the memories are alive everyday. For me, as time went by the pain was replaced by all the great memories.

amen to that peck. as time passes, the sorrow is still there and always will be, but the many great memories overshadow them ten-fold

 

[MadBomber]

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I lost my Dad in 1987 at age 68. He took me hunting and fishing More times than I can count. He had a real knack for catching big Largemouth. He was a Master with a jig & pig. He fished off shore structure before the days of electronics.</p>

He pretty much gave up fishing because of a bad back but continued to fox hunt. He loved his dogs almost as much as he loved me.</p>

I miss him every day.</p>

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[dragfish]

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Man, what great shots of him, thanks for sharing. Imagine fishing these waters in those days, knowing what we know now! If it wasn't for my Grand-dad and Dad ,I may have been a lost soul. Probably have a lot more money but I wouild'nt trade it! emoBawl

 

[MadBomber]

Do you notice that Simonson tackle box sitting in front of him? A tourist he was guiding hooked him in the ear.The touristfelt so bad about it he bought him that tackle box. Most of the time in the summer, Dad carried a 6"x 6" aluminum box with 2 black Thompson doll flys, a couple of Little George-like tail spinners called a "Whiz". A baby spook and a Mr. Champ 7/8 0z. spoon. Oh, and a jar of Pedigo L3 pork rinds. One rod.A Herters blank he tied himself with a 6000 Ambassadour.</p>

Dad taught me the basics of rod building, I passed that little bit of knowledge I had to Fat Albert. The rest is history!!</p>

The Lake is Watts Bar. Dad (and me later) guided out of Pete Smith's Watts Bar resort. I got paid $1/hr. 4 hr min. Big bucks for a teenager. I financed one quarter of tuition at Tennessee Tech with my guide pay (about $400, as I recall). My spending money that summer came from tips.</p>

 

[hookset]

My Dad passed away in '78 at the age of 52 when I was still a young man. I miss him everyday. I am thankful for the opertunities that he gave me to experience the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and also, a taxidermist. When it was vacation time, depending on the season, either the two of us or the whole family was at Tellico or Chilhowee Mtn or Sylco or up on Lost Creek camping for two weeks or more at a time and not neccessarily in a campground.
During the week I can recall him telling me, "get all your homework finished, get the chores done so we can fish and/or hunt the weekend." I have had a blessed life from a priviledged point of view to have had the opertunities of experiencing Mother Nature all my life. I have memories from when Ocoee was only open for 3 2 day hunts a year for deer and hogs. Squirrel and hog season was open at the same time later and ran the same duratiuon. Trout fishing, bass fishing, catch spring lizards and hit the creeks for Redeye, etc. We were always somewhere doing something outside.
I would have to say my fondest memory of Dad is my first 21 years. At one time I could have pin pointed a fondest memory. Now, at the present time, they all are with him.
Good thread! Keep it going!