“My Fishing Adventure”
was created especially for
John Alvis
at the age of 34
With Love From,
Jennie
May 27, 2002
John Alvis 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, John was hooked on fishing. If he could only learn to land the
big ones on Toledo Bend Lake
Certainly
John, at the ripe old age of 34, was no longer a child. Jennie and Annette
suspected that deep down, he would always be a
kid at heart when it came to fishing.
Fortunately
for John, nobody knew Bobber Bear was his hero! He carried his bear
withhim on every fishing trip.
Being
a real snoozer, John 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! Joseph, his fishing pal, was also
transformed into a bear.
Now,
to most of us, being transformed into a bear might be cause for a little
concern. John
was excited about it!
After
all, bears, unlike himself, often catch
fish. Not wanting to waste the
opportunity, John and Joseph
hurriedly entered the local fishing tournament. Maybe this time they would win…something!
John
and Joseph 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.
John
didn’t have enough pocket change to buy the new boat he
admired. You’d think anything was
possible in a dream!
Next, John and Joseph decided a visit to a fish aquarium would be
beneficial. Last year, after being
skunked at the tournament, John had bought a
rather large fish to fool Jennie and Annette.
Embarrassingly,
though, the fish he had purchased was not even
local to the area.John's credibility as a fishing wizard went right
down the drain!
Before
they knew it, they were at their favorite fishing hole on toledo Bend Lake. John and Joseph
opened their cold beverages and started some serious fishing.
As
usual, the bites were incredible! Unfortunately, only the mosquitos and flies enjoyed the action.
Several
hours (and beverages) later, John and Joseph were getting discouraged. Despite being fishing bears, they still
weren’t catching any fish!
“Phew,
it sure seems hot today,” exclaimed John “ I’m sure I’ve had too much sun!” He opened yet
another beverage.
After
trying all their other lures, they decided to switch to worms. Worms wiggled so much, and because John was also a klutz, he
often hooked himself, not the worm. Mercifully, Joseph 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 Jennie and Annette again this year.
John 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!
After
losing more than a few worms, sinkers and hooks, John
was finally successful.
“Looks
like a fish, only smaller!” quipped Joseph
“Well,
at least I caught something that was alive!” retorted John.
“I can’t wait to show Jennie and Annette the
20-pound boot you hooked.”
John and Joseph had been fishing for hours and had only
caught that one small fish. “I can’t
believe this!” complained John“ I
thought bears always caught lots of fish!”
“Why
don’t you just wind in your line, and let’s eat our lunch?”
Joseph
asked. “Then we can go home.”
“I
can’t now,” grumbled John, “I think I’m snagged
again.”
Suddenly,
there was a big jerk on the end of John’s
line. No…it wasn’t Joseph
“LOOK!”
John shouted, as he
grabbed his rod.
Now
John and Joseph
knew the sun must really be affecting them. They imagined this fish was so-o-o-o big that it started pulling their
boat!
Of
course, never having caught a big fish before, they thought it wasn’t hard for
their imaginations to play such a trick on them. However, they were going so fast, Joseph
had to hold on to keep from flying out of the boat along with everything else!
As
the story goes, the boat went faster and faster. Furthermore, it was claimed that fishermen came from miles around
to witness this incredible event.
John
clearly remembered Jennie and Annette
cheering (or was it jeering?) from the shore. “I’m going to catch this fish and win the trophy even if it takes me all
night!” declared a determined John
To everyone’s surprise, especially Jennie and Annette, John somehow managed
to land the fish. Even more
unbelievable, he was proclaimed the winner of
the fishing tournament.
John, Wake
up!” said Joseph, shaking John
out of his dream. “I just entered us in the fishing tournament. Let’s go now, or we’ll be late!”
Fishing Favorites For
John Alvis
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