Jim

It is three days past Jack Presario’s birthday and no snow on ground with spring just around corner. Waiting for winters fury’s to turn into spring, my blood also warmed up to fishing for Jim. Jim is the name for the biggest fish caught in a friendly contest among four close friends. The fishing contest ended with summer with loser’s buying a beer for winner and this excluded Trout and Salmon are. Last season, Jack Presario caught Jim at night in the Sturgeon River exiting in the famous Lake Nippossing , Canada .

Unaware of the night’s winter storm covering a snow less ground six inches a hour, Jack began the dream that ended up as Jim. The storm continued to fall, while Jack’s dream catch that ended up winning the victory named Jim.

Jack morning began sunny and last nights camp fire smoldering smoke rising against the clear blue sky. Dumping out the coffee that chilled at bottom of cup, Jack made his way in his cabin filled with the aroma of fresh hot coffee to refill this empty mug. Walking satisfied toward the cabin porch, Jack sat down to sip on his coffee and feed some cancer cells by lighting up a cigar and also enjoy looking out at a mountainous horizon.

Memorized by the horizon, Jack took a drag of his cigar followed by a sip of coffee to think about Jim. Catching Jim here, you had a better chance winning the lottery but the chance was still real. We have more fun talking about this big fish than catching it. Taking another sip of his coffee, Jack staged the biggest fish the locals ever seen. The catch became front page news and among the fishing community Jack was the best fishermen ever to pass through. The word of my coming sparked a yearly parade for the best fishermen ever to pass through. Grefedy filled the street with the crowd chanting, JACK, JACK, JACK! His buddy brought Jack back to reality shouting,

“Come on Jack time to catch Jim!”

Jack’s buddy continued to walk his way to the boat carrying his gear. Being brought back to reality, Jack stood up scaring off several birds pecking the last night’s crumbs off the ground.

Catching up to his buddy followed by two more friends joining them in the boat, they all joked about catching Jim.

The four drove half throttle enjoying the view along the river to the waveless Lake Nippossing . Now traveling in full speed on the waveless lake, they began their long day only catching 4 fish for the fish fry planned to happen tonight. The day was to hot and the lake stayed waveless all day making a good drift from happening. Calling it quits for the day and the thought of only four fish on tonight’s menu, encouraged Jack to fish out the remaining daylight on the mouth of the river.

Look’s like Jack is extending the day fishing in the dark, after everyone insisted being dropped off so they can start dinner. Jack drove off into a sunset settling in the mountainous horizon; after he let his friends hop ashore to relax the night away.

Settling in the mouth of the river with just a can of bug repellent protecting him from the night’s fury of bugs, Jack casted the shores in the heat of the night making several cast using a jointer silver and black floating Rapala. He decided to let the lure float before retrieving into action. Doing this the second try Jack landed two more fish for dinner. Motoring up to beat the night’s total darkness and show off this enormous fish he just caught before it reaches the knife.

The boat is lit up like a Christmas tree as Jack bumped the boat four times on the dock because the darn dock was moving causing him to do a sloppy parking job in the boat slat. Finally after settling in, Jack made a mad dash to grab the stringer of fish to show off that big yellow belly Walleye with big meaty cheeks. After all the excitement created over the Walleye, that weighted in at 8.12oz,it went in the fryer to enjoy the fish fry where the #1 fish story truth was told,

THE END

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