This is one of the crappies Ted caught on his fishing trip to Reelfoot, Tennessee. He and the men folk of the family fished for a week. They clean , vacuum pack, and freeze the fish. Split it all up and bring it home.
Our friend Rusty showing a couple more fish.
Son-in-law Matt (Emma's dad) , Ted, and his son Heath.
I try to tell them I am the fisherman of the family. Here's a 4 pound, 20 inch small mouth bass I caught at Trout Lake Michigan, then froze it .....so I could show it to all my brother's , way back when. LOL
Catching a sucker in Canadian waters. It was a good sized fish anyway.
This is the biggest fish I ever caught. A 35 pound Amberjack, in the Gulf of Mexico. I have been fishing since then, but not for many years now.
Here's my grandson Skylar when he was small, holding up his catch of the day. Bless his heart.
This is a picture of Jeff, Skylar's dad, holding up his catch ...when he was about the same age as Skylar in the previous photo.
What a haul...Reelfoot lake one of the best fishing holes :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like the entire family have the fishing gene :)
What a fun trip.
Hugs,
~Jo
Jo, All the fellows love that lake. It's clean and we trust eating the fish from there. My girls do like to fish also. I always thought I would retire near the water so I could fish all the time...never quite happened that way. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteI enjoyed all the photos, Susie. No one in my family fished, so it's not something I've ever done. I wish you a very blessed Mother's Day weekend.
ReplyDeleteOh fishing was mostly relaxing to me. Although I love competing with my brothers. LOL Thank you for the mother's day wish. Hope your day is a sweet one. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteI am impressed with the size of those fish you caught! I am not a fisherman but I do love to eat seafood :)
ReplyDeleteKaren, That Amberjack was caught on a huge tackle set up on the boat we took out to the gulf. There was a captain running it. Such fun. Blessings to you, xoxo, Susie
DeleteMe and my friend used to love to catch crappies out of the river. We’d scale and cut them right there on the dock then my uncle would throw them on the fire. Good eattin.
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Lisa, That just sounds like a fun time . Especially your uncle cooking them. I think all young people need an experience like that. We have marinated fish in low fat Italian dressings then grilled...So good. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteWow! You've caught some amazing fish over the years. We need to go fishing again! heehee! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteDiane, You and your man are right in a good fishing state. I have caught a cat fish while fishing Florida...threw it back. LOL. Blessings for a fun weekend, xoxo, Susie
DeleteI haven't fished since the '80s. My friend and I owned a small 12' aluminum rowboat with a motor and we would go rainbow trout fishing. It was fun and relaxing.
ReplyDeleteBoston Boy, It has been since the late 80's that I have been fishing too. I used to just love...it was relaxing...but I always tried to out fish my brothers. LOL. I never minded baiting my own hooks...but when we fished in the gulf, the man on the boat baited all the hooks. They would kind of talk you thru catching the Amberjacks...they did not want any backlashes. LOL Hope you are enjoying this good weather. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
DeleteWoe what a catch and I bet you will be having a big fish fry. love all the pics and memories. Happy Mother's Day sweet friend. xo
ReplyDeletehehehe, crappies - i never knew!! and yes, you are the fisher-woman of the family for sure!! great catches!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh!!! Those are some really big fish! How fun! I never caught anything bigger than a minute! You were (and still are) cute, cute! Happy Mother's Day to you! xoxo, Connie
ReplyDeleteIt always makes me laugh the way crappie is spelled. It seems it should be croppie.
Eating well at your house! Those are some seriously large fish. I've heard of crappie, never had it. Bet it made a terrific dinner.
ReplyDeleteWow you are quite the fishermen! Happy Mother's Day. Enjoy celebrating you today and the wonderful loving mom and grandmother you are.
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Kris
Wow, these are some HUGE fish, Susie! You look so cute in these pictures, and it sounds like you are a fisherman too haha. I'm glad Ted had a nice fishing trip with the guys, and that is an awesome fish he caught!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day, Susie. I hope you had a beautiful day.
love, ~Sheri