Baymule
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Maypops are edible and jelly can be made of them. I never tried them, but I love the beautiful flowers.
CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures
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Bruce
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Big fruit on a SMALL plant Fred!
Mike CHS
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I tried a little one day last summer but it must not have been ripe since it was real bitter.
greybeard
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Tried some as a kid and that was my experience as well.
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CntryBoy777
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Took the gboys fishing again this evening and we did fairly well.....tho, it was an "Adventure" all the same....I got hit twice with a jig as they were casting and one ripped my hat off my head.....
......so, PawPaw had to implement his standing rule that all have to fish off the same side of the boat.....
.....the youngest decided he wanted to fish a different lure and Joyce put one on for him, I tried to explain the weight difference between them and he would have to adjust his casting style some....well, needless to say he never got it to the water for the trees on the bank....his dictionary doesn't have the word finese in it yet, so each cast is as far back as he can reach and throw forward will all his strength no matter the distance or weight of the lure....
, so there were leaves floating on the water when we headed home. Tho, he switched back and on the final lap around the pond he got to catching some. The oldest caught his biggest fish yet, of his young life.....a pound and a half Large mouth bass....he was more than thrilled....it was the big fish of the trip. He is starting to listen, watch, and learn from PawPaw on how to work his lure in different ways. I showed him some of my lures the other nite and was explaining how and what they did...and my favorites....today I used them and was catching some, so he paid attention to what I was doing. I told him if PawPaw lives long enough I'd teach him how to scull the boat, but at 10 and a half....will be 11 in Dec...he has a couple of yrs of growth to be able to handle it. He may turn out to be a decent little "Hook Wetter"....I kinda hope so, cause I have some fishing stuff, but nobody to pass it on to, so it would be nice. I have lures from the 70's that are no longer in production that could be wirth something one day....and more rods than he would ever need, guess there are a total of about 30-40 of them, but some of those need to be thrown away. Nothing of real great value, but they are certainly usable. I have 3 tackle boxes packed full of stuff I've gotten over the yrs....and in my life I have never had anyone give anything pertaining to fishing, so when I was his age I was saving my $$ to buy stuff, but the bulk was bought from the 70's onward. I have never been a "Collector" of anything for value, but always stayed on the lower end of everything....so, it isn't like someone is getting a lot of "Priceless" items, but they are to be used and can save one starting out from spending bucjs today. I didn't get a count on the fish, they are on ice, but will tomorrow and post some pics....I guess I'll be cleaning more fish tomorrow....
......so, PawPaw had to implement his standing rule that all have to fish off the same side of the boat..........the youngest decided he wanted to fish a different lure and Joyce put one on for him, I tried to explain the weight difference between them and he would have to adjust his casting style some....well, needless to say he never got it to the water for the trees on the bank....his dictionary doesn't have the word finese in it yet, so each cast is as far back as he can reach and throw forward will all his strength no matter the distance or weight of the lure...., so there were leaves floating on the water when we headed home. Tho, he switched back and on the final lap around the pond he got to catching some. The oldest caught his biggest fish yet, of his young life.....a pound and a half Large mouth bass....he was more than thrilled....it was the big fish of the trip. He is starting to listen, watch, and learn from PawPaw on how to work his lure in different ways. I showed him some of my lures the other nite and was explaining how and what they did...and my favorites....today I used them and was catching some, so he paid attention to what I was doing. I told him if PawPaw lives long enough I'd teach him how to scull the boat, but at 10 and a half....will be 11 in Dec...he has a couple of yrs of growth to be able to handle it. He may turn out to be a decent little "Hook Wetter"....I kinda hope so, cause I have some fishing stuff, but nobody to pass it on to, so it would be nice. I have lures from the 70's that are no longer in production that could be wirth something one day....and more rods than he would ever need, guess there are a total of about 30-40 of them, but some of those need to be thrown away. Nothing of real great value, but they are certainly usable. I have 3 tackle boxes packed full of stuff I've gotten over the yrs....and in my life I have never had anyone give anything pertaining to fishing, so when I was his age I was saving my $$ to buy stuff, but the bulk was bought from the 70's onward. I have never been a "Collector" of anything for value, but always stayed on the lower end of everything....so, it isn't like someone is getting a lot of "Priceless" items, but they are to be used and can save one starting out from spending bucjs today. I didn't get a count on the fish, they are on ice, but will tomorrow and post some pics....I guess I'll be cleaning more fish tomorrow....
Glad you made some memories... for you and the boys.
Mike CHS
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Those are the events that will forever be with them.
Bruce
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Lucky it was your hat and not your ear!
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CntryBoy777
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Yeh....but, the youngest is very sensitive and thought I was going to be mad at him and tears dripped from his eyes. I told him it wasn't a problem and have suffered much worse in my yrs of fishing....it is just a part of it. I told him that I would have hollared if the hook got me, but wouldn't be mad at him....just the situation. I think they are finding out that PawPaw isn't the ogre that others make me out to be....
Bruce
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That is why they need to spend time with you
MANY years ago I was out deep sea fishing with my Dad and Grandfather on a good size boat (I think there would be about 50 people on it). Bonito and mackerel if I recall. Some guy on the other side of the boat went to cast and snagged my ear. I have NO idea how how he managed to stop before he ripped it, maybe I screamed REALLY LOUD when I felt it.
MANY years ago I was out deep sea fishing with my Dad and Grandfather on a good size boat (I think there would be about 50 people on it). Bonito and mackerel if I recall. Some guy on the other side of the boat went to cast and snagged my ear. I have NO idea how how he managed to stop before he ripped it, maybe I screamed REALLY LOUD when I felt it.
