My Fishing Adventure
was created especially for
Michael Jeremy Smith
at the age of 23
with love from
Grandma and Grandpa Smith
June 12, 2003
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It had been a long day, and
Mike Smith was ready to hit the sack. As
usual, he was looking forward to his favorite
bedtime activity - reading
his fishing catalog. Although he rarely caught
anything, Mike was hooked on
fishing. If he could only learn to land the
big ones at Lake Kristina!
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Certainly Mike, at
the ripe old age of 23, was no longer a
child.
However, Larry, Wayne and
Bob suspected that deep down, he would
always be a kid at heart when it came to fishing.
Fortunately for Mike,
nobody knew Bobber Bear was his hero! He
carried his bear with him on every fishing trip.
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Being a real snoozer, Mike
began to doze off. He started to dream he
had become Bobber Bear. This was the most exciting
dream
he had ever had in his whole life!
Dad, his fishing pal, was also
transformed into a bear.
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Now, to most of us, being transformed into a bear
might be
cause for a little concern. But
Mike was excited about it!
After all, bears, unlike himself, often catch
fish. Not
wanting to waste the opportunity,
Mike and Dad
hurriedly entered the
local fishing tournament. Maybe this time they
would win...something!
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Mike and
Dad checked out sinkers, flies, hooks,
floats and anything else
they might need for the fishing contest at The
Best Little Lure House. They
also found time to pick up a few munchies and some
cold beverages.
Mike didn't have
enough pocket change to buy the new boat he admired.
You'd think anything was possible in a dream!
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Next, Mike and
Dad decided a visit to a fish aquarium
would be
beneficial. Last year, after being skunked at the
tournament, Mike had
bought a rather large fish to fool
Larry, Wayne and Bob.
Embarrassingly, though, the fish he had purchased
was not even local
to the area. Mike's
credibility as a fishing wizard went right down the drain!
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Before they knew it, they were at their favorite
fishing hole, Lake
Kristina.
Mike and Dad
opened their cold beverages and started some
serious fishing. As usual, the bites were
incredible! Unfortunately, only the
mosquitos and flies enjoyed the action.
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Several hours (and beverages) later,
Mike and Dad
were getting
discouraged. Despite being fishing bears, they
still weren't catching
any fish! "Phew, it sure seems hot today,"
exclaimed Mike. "I'm sure I've had
too much sun!" He opened yet another beverage.
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After trying all their other lures, they decided
to switch to
worms. Worms wiggled so much, and because
Mike was also a klutz, he
often hooked himself, not the worm. Mercifully,
Dad agreed to bait his hook.
"We've got to catch something," they both agreed.
"Otherwise, we'll
have to listen to all that ridicule from
Larry, Wayne and Bob again this year.
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Mike prided himself
on being a skilled angler. There was nothing he
couldn't do with a rod and line. However, today
his coordination
seemed to be off. This was just more proof he had
already had too
much------sun!
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After losing more than a few worms, sinkers and
hooks, Mike was
finally successful. "Looks like a fish, only
smaller!" quipped Dad. "Well, at
least I caught something that was alive!" retorted
Mike. "I can't wait to show
Larry, Wayne and Bob
the 20-pound boot you hooked."
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Mike and
Dad had been fishing for hours and had
only caught that
one small fish. "I can't believe this!" complained
Mike. "I thought
bears always caught lots of fish!" "Why don't you
just wind in your
line, and let's eat our lunch?"
Dad asked. "Then we can go home."
"I can't now," grumbled Mike,
"I think I'm snagged again."
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Suddenly, there was a big jerk on the end of
Mike's line. No...it
wasn't Dad. "LOOK!"
Mike shouted, as he grabbed his rod.
Both Mike and
Dad were absolutely amazed when a
humongous fish jumped
out of the water.
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