I Should Be Studying...

Yes, I should be studying. I have an exam tomorrow... but for whatever reason I cannot focus at all. Probably because my throat is still a swollen torn up bleeding pipe of pain. Anyways, I decided to try and distract myself for a few minutes by writing about something that makes me really happy. Fishing. I have gone fishing plenty of times throughout my life and I have always found it decently enjoyable, but probably nothing I would have ever gone too far out of my way to do. But at the start of last summer I began to go fishing in Saint Clair county pretty frequently. For whatever reason the more I fished the more I wanted to fish. I usually go with my friend Heather, but I also go alone quite often and once and a while I take my youngest brother Timmy out with me. 

Whenever I take Timmy I usually go to some small ponds in the area so he can catch a bunch of bluegill because he enjoys that. But I fish mostly in the St. Clair river and in Lake Huron. We get a TON of while bass in both and some occasional pike and trout, and this year we have our sights set on some walleye hopefully. Some of my favorite fishing, however,  is in the Black River. Even though its dirty and sometimes the fishing spots are tough to find, you can't find a better place near us to get some catfish, which are a ton of fun to catch. Now, if I'm fishing to eat, I would have to say my favorite by far is perch, which are easy enough to find, but not so much to catch, and if you want to make any sort of a meal out of them, you've got to catch at least 20. I've found some luck with perch in the St. Clair river and in some ponds, but a close second for good eats is the silver bass which, like I said, are abundant. I can't wait to get out fishing this year... just waiting for the weather to warm up and then I'll be out every chance I get. I think Heather and I are planning on a meet up between our two schools in a couple weeks now because sucker fish should be out soon- and even though they are tough to catch and they are disgusting- its still fishing.

I'm not too entirely sure why it is I enjoy fishing so much... you would think that with my terrible fear of fish I would hate it, seeing as how you do have to come into contact with the fish. But I think that as afraid of them as I am, I am just as interested in them. When I was a kid I always wanted to be a marine biologist because marine life fascinated me so much- and it still does. (We have only discovered 10% of the world's oceans so far. Can you even IMAGINE what else could be down there!?) So being deeply interested in marine life helps quite a bit, and also being out of the water with the fish makes them much less terrifying to me. I think it is maybe because I have the control on land. The water is the fish's domain, but land is mine and on land I have the power, and on land I win. I logically know that there is no reason to fear fish, I know they aren't going to hurt me or even come near me but there is just something about them that always sends chills down my spine and I don't know what it is. I have gotten a lot better about dealing with it since I was a kid though... it used to be much worse. 

But anyways, the reason fishing is on my mind today (is because it almost always is) is because today my Dad took me to Gander Mountain and I filled up my (brand new) tackle box (to go alone with my brand new rod I got for Christmas). He has been promising to take me for a really long time and I have been bugging him wayyy too much about it, but he finally took me and it was fun to go with him, and now I am even more ridiculously excited to go try out all my new stuff. My Dad also promised me a day this summer that he would go fishing with just me and we could go wherever I wanted. This might sound like no big deal, but since I have 4 little brothers I pretty much never get to spend any time alone with my Dad, especially because he works constantly, so its really special and I'm excited. Well, since I doubt anyone is actually going to read this heap of text about my thoughts on fishing, I'm going to throw a bunch of pictures of what I got today on here, just because I'm that excited about it all. And because I'm procrastinating from work. I'll probably go make myself some food after I finish this.

Perch lures and a perch rig.

Two large spinner baits. The one on the left has 2 3-prong hooks... I am probably most excited to try out that one.

Some basic plastic lures. Good for pike, trout, bass..,

Some nasty smelly stuff for catfish and some weights

Organization!!!

I was in desperate need for some jig heads.

These white ones on top are THE BEST bait I have ever used to catch bass. Ever.

Organizationnnn

More organizationnnn!

Every time I type the word 'organization' I sing it in a certain tune in my head... I wish you could hear it. But I mean I cant even hear it... its in my head.... how weird is it that you can hear things that aren't there, and see things that aren't there? Like the mind's eye and ear. That totally blows my mind every time I think about it. Its insane.

Finished Tackle box!!! 

It actually looks kinda empty but I think thats due to my high level of organization, because I assure you it is not at all empty. Anyways, I had fun rambling, and I've been excited all day with no one to share with so I'm glad I got to get it all out. I'm gonna go make some food now.