I got up early this morning again and headed to the same spot on the river I fished yesterday, even though all the weather sites were calling for rain (it was looking pretty nice out at 5 am). When I got there, I saw that Rob was right with his prediction about Buddha’s birthday because there were already a bunch of carp fishermen parked all along the river – some of them were asleep in their cars or on the ground, and all the good spots I fished yesterday had 10-20 carp poles already set up and blocking the way so I moved on down to an area that was clear of people and poles and fished there. I caught three small bass around the rocks within the first 45 minutes and then I moved over to the right, closer to where a couple of boats are tied up. I cast my worm near one of the boats and before the lure even sank to the bottom, something grabbed it and almost ripped the rod out of my hands.
I thought maybe one of the numerous carp that were rolling in the shallows had swallowed my lure because the fish was putting up a serious fight. After a few minutes I got the fish close to the shore and could see that it was a bass, and a pretty nice one, at that. I didn’t want to lose it so I climbed down on a rock close to the water and carefully reeled the fish in and managed to grab it. YES! I climbed back up on the shore, unzipped my bag to get the camera and…NO CAMERA! Where in the heck was my camera? Crap…in my mind’s eye, I could see the camera sitting at home on my desk, where I had left it after transferring yesterday’s pictures over to the computer. DOH! So I did what I thought was the next best thing, which was to weigh the bass: 3 pounds, seven ounces, which ain’t bad, for me. No more bites after that and when a few more carp fishermen showed up and it was really getting crowded, I called it a day because I had promised my wife I’d take her to the base laundrymat this morning for that annual spring rite, “the washing of the winter blankets.” After I got home, I told the tale of the fish and the forgotten camera to the family and my daughter, eating her breakfast said, “Why didn’t you use your cell phone camera?” DOH!
Yeah, why didn’t you use your cell phone camera? lol
Because I’m an idiot, that’s why, Rob.
Lol…sometimes we are too high tech for our own good.
The one that got away…….Think I’ve heard that one before, but this, “didn’t have my camera to show proof” is a new twist…
If Nomad says he caught it, then he caught it. I’ve fished with him enough to know that he wouldn’t lie about something like that.
Nomad,
Been there, done it, had it, drank the Pepsi, and all that. It never fails that when you catch a nice one and go to reach for the camera or worst yet ask your buddies if they brought their cameras that you find out you have nothing to take a photo of the great moment. At least you have had two successful trips in a row. Good luck on your next one.
Doesn’t surprise me that it was your daughter who thought of using the cell phone. Kids today are far more high tech than we are.
Dave
Too funny! Thanks for the smile.
Nomad,
Monday should be a good day, most Koreans will be at work, same reason I will be hiking….. less people…good luck!
Or… one of your friends catches a really nice fish (Ruben, 4 lb trout) and as you frame the photo, the camera suddenly says “low battery” and shuts off. Doh! I hate it when that happens. That’s why I traded my crappy Casio for a Cannon EOS Rebel XT. The battery has never died on me since.
Funny you mention low batteries…that happened to me earlier in the week at Dunpo. I was taking pictures of the sun creeping over the mountains to catch the gradual change in light when all of a sudden, my batteries died on me. I’m afraid to take the Rebel XT out there..with my luck, I’d drop it in the water. My Canon PowerShot A80 is perfect for fishing (when I remember it, LOL).
Ah, “Canon” you said…
That Casio used to burn two AA’s after taking 10 pictures. What a piece of crap. I keep it in my glove box for roadside evidence pictures, God forbid. Probably won’t work if I ever need it anyway.
usinkorea,
It didn’t get away – although to be honest, that does happen to me far too much for my liking. I do miss a lot of fish, happened again this morning on the only hit I got. I *think* it’s because I bury my hook in my Senkos to make them totally weedless…some people fish Senkos with the hook tip exposed which supposedly cuts down on the number of missed fish but in the areas I fish, there are a lot of rocks, nets and weeds/algae.
LOL, and if I’m going to make up a fish story, you can bet the fish will be bigger than 3 pounds
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