Kip’s Comments - September 4, 2022

Text Messages

Imagine my surprise when late this morning I received an unexpected text message from my “just seven years old” grandson. “Hi Gramps” were his simple words. I didn’t even know he had the ability to send text messages, let alone the equipment to do it. His first message was followed with “When are you going shopping with me?” With those words our afternoon changed direction and Kristy and I made a difference in his life. 

For his recent birthday we gave him a minimally filled fishing tackle box, with a note stating he and I would go shopping together to select the remainder of the necessary gear needed for a young fellow’s angling ambitions. After receiving the text messages this morning, today became that day. Kristy and I finished our lunch, drove to his house to pick him up, and then went to the local Farm and Fleet store where there was more than enough fishing tackle product to browse through. Oh, and when we arrived at the store Kristy was encouraged to shop for other stuff…this was a shopping trip with Gramps!     

It had to have been close to an hour later when we had the important items to make a seven year old a professional fisherman. From there we went to his house, sorted through his new gear, made a functioning tackle box, and went fishing. One bass hit at a top water buzz bait followed by dozens of small bluegills herded around the dock with a nightcrawler on a hook. To say we all had fun would be an understatement. We had a great time and look forward to many more outings with his new gear.