beckycprw Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Hi there, my name is Becky. I’m new to the board and fishing. I’m sure you all know Alex, Carole, and Cliff. I am Alex’s girlfriend and we have a 13 month old daughter together, Peyton. I work from home as a Professional Resume Writer. I am also into photography. I have a nine year old as well, Abby. Here are my two daughters. I figured if I’m going to be a part of the family, I better learn how to fish. I went as a young child with my father, and those are some of my best childhood memories. Today was my first day out on the river with Alex and Peyton. The weather was perfect for an afternoon of fishing, so when Alex called me I just had to give it a shot. After a couple of hours of watching him playing with his four lines and this creative contraption my crafty boyfriend put together (shown below), I decided to try to cast. Since I’m a lefty, it made things a little more difficult but Alex quickly switched around the reel so that it was correct. After a few attempts at nearly snagging my line on his truck, I actually let out a great cast. Nobody was harmed and the line seemed to travel at a fairly decent distance. I was very pleased with my efforts. Alex didn’t catch a thing, and I have never heard him curse as much as he did when his line got snagged for the 18th time. Here's a picture of Peyton crying because her daddy didn't catch anything. She decided to take things in her own hands. Finally, much to my excitement my pole started to move and there it was. I caught a beauty of a catfish. After nearly slicing my hand open several times, I was able to hold it and pose for a picture. (Below) I must say, I enjoy this a lot more than I thought I would.
Bly Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Awesome and welcome to the board....It's about time!! Glad to see that you got my niece in on the action also Love the pictures!!! At least your first picture on the board is bigger than Alex's Edited April 6, 2009 by bly
RuNnYoOzE Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome to the board!!!! yea Im the first greeter , now someone bake me a cake!
irishfield Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome aboard Becky.... the fish get bigger if you paint your nails purple !
bassmastermike Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome to the board Becky!!! Great family of fisherman and fisherwomen here im sure you will enjoy your stay looking forward to your posts!!!!!!
ecxstriper Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Hey wait just one minute. You said you going to tell everybody I caught that one.
Dondorfish Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome aboard Becky.... the fish get bigger if you paint your nails purple ! Sorry Wayne - but I believe the colour is red for the REALLY big fish: Sorry Cliff And welcome to the board Becky Don
Greencoachdog Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Great report and pics Becky!!! and congratulations on the very respectable Catfish!!! and Welcome to the board!!! Hey Alex! It looks like your sis have been giving Becky fish magnet lessons over the phone or something!!! ... and I like your rocket launcher style rod holder!!! Good Luck to y'all on your next trip!!!
lunkerbasshunter Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 welcome to the board! nice fish!!! cheers!
beckycprw Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Posted April 6, 2009 Thank you for the great welcome. I've heard a lot of great things about this board from them. I look forward to reading and learning more. In fact, I'll wear purple nail polish next time out.
smokin joe Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Nice Cat there Becky and welcome to the board. As for the nail color judging from the pic, just ask Bly which color that Cliff was using for the day OK I have to ask, was Peyton crying cause dad wasn't catching anything or cause she knew he was doing it all wrong and had to show him Edited April 6, 2009 by smokin joe
MikeFisher Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 congrats Becky and welcome to the world of fishing. hey Alex, no worries, the Gals may beat us sometimes, but at least we can tell WE showed 'em how to do it right, ha ha. Mike
beckycprw Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) Nice Cat there Becky and welcome to the board. As for the nail color judging from the pic, just ask Bly which color that Cliff was using for the day OK I have to ask, was Peyton crying cause dad wasn't catching anything or cause she knew he was doing it all wrong and had to show him Cliff mentioned using Florescent Pink next time he was out. Edited April 7, 2009 by BeckyNJ
nautifish Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome Becky. Nice to see another fellow fisherwoman aboard. Nauti.
Leecher Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome to OFC Becky and congratulations on your first big cat Looking forward to your future reports Leechman
ccmtcanada Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Cliff mentioned using Florescent Pink next time he was out. Hey now!!! I was talking about roe bags....jeez!! Great report Becky and congrats on that catfish!!!! Don't worry Alex...I'm sure next time you can catch another beauty like this one...
wuchikubo Posted April 6, 2009 Report Posted April 6, 2009 Welcome Becky, looks like you'll fit in nicely!! Stan
Rattletrap2 Posted April 7, 2009 Report Posted April 7, 2009 Welcome to the board Becky! A great first report and pics as well....what more could we ask for?
beckycprw Posted April 7, 2009 Author Report Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) I'm definitely glad to be here and looking forward to learning a lot. Edited April 7, 2009 by BeckyNJ
Joey Posted April 8, 2009 Report Posted April 8, 2009 Welcome Becky, nice to see another gal on here And I spose anyone who knows Carole can't be at all bad, Cliff on the other hand........... Joey
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