A friend of mine purchased a speedboat recently and mentioned to me that he was interested in fishing. He wanted to catch some salmon so we made a plan to get out and give it a try. I have some experience fishing and he knows boating. At this point he is the captain and I am the fisherman.   We head out one morning only to reach the ramp and see the waves crashing against the shore. We made the wise decision to cancel and rescheduled for another day.   Night before Civic Holiday, my friend