Essay #5 by Alex
I had gone to Lakeside Park with my dad to catch a trophy
bass. During my fishing trip on the day before the Fourth of July, I learned
many new fishing tricks such as how to tie knots on a lure. I also learned how
to unhook a razor sharp teeth fish known as the pike. The day was very long and
hot from sun up to sun down. My dad and I had a ball fishing all day and we
were very happy at the end. My mom could not join us, but I still laughed and
had fun with dad.
The day had started out a little bad due to all the boat activity
at the lake. My dad had gotten peevish about the fact that people were
disturbing the fish habitat and causing havoc. Luckily, we were able to find
the fishing holes once we rowed to the other side of the lake. There were a
multitude of bass in one spot and the fishes were very healthy, except for one
that had a small leech inside the mouth. My dad caught many pikes and he was
scared to lose his lure because the pikes have razor sharp teeth and the fish
tries to bite the lure in half but instead it cuts the fishing line and takes
the lure away. Many of the fish that we caught were big, but the pikes were
much bigger than the bass. On the other hand, I had learned how to safely release
a fish with pliers into the water without hurting the fish. I also showed my
dad how to get his lure off a high branch by pulling from side to side to
loosen the lure or break the branch off.
This fishing trip was one of the best ones yet this summer, besides
the Rockland State Park adventure. We
had tons of fun catching and releasing fish all day and talking to each other
about many different topics. My dad caught the biggest bass that we had ever
reeled in at lakeside and he was able to take a photo of an ultimate size bass.
This fishing trip was magnificent.
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