You need that back.
@roamer_1I do. But I can never go back to that time and that place. The world has changed too much since then, and so have I.
It is a nice thought, but I do not expect it to ever happen.
We would run the lines in an aluminum boat pretty much 24/7. Had a campfire going down by the lake with a coffee pot on for overnight runs. Sit around BSing and drinking until it was time for another run, about once every couple of hours.
Tried using a net once just for fun. Nets do not work very well in a small standing lake, so we gave that up.
When I was 12, my brother and I put a sinker and hooks on a line and rod. I spun the sinker over my head around and around trying to catch a bat. Surprise, surprise! We actually caught one. Then we did not have a single clue what to do with it. LOL! All we knew to do was to run away and call Dad.
Those were the days. lol. I am blessed to have lived in those times and to have had those experiences.