Fishing Line

My dad and my brother do a lot of fishing, and when they do, they have a lot of fun. Though they may tell you the time I slipped in the mud and slid into the river was one of the funniest moments they remember, I have to say that fishing line is usually want send me into fits of giggles. I don’t fish, but I have been known to go along on trips just to get out of the house and enjoy the great outdoors. Time and time again there have been moments when I couldn’t understand why they love fishing so much, but I know that everyone loves what they love, and there is usually no reason for it. They just do.

My brother often needs help with his fishing line. This means he must remove the new line from the spool it comes on, and then it must be put on his reel. This is always a problem for him for some reason, and this may have something to do with him always asking me to help him with their endeavor. Just asking me to touch fishing line is a curse, I think, and he is better of trying to take care of it by himself.

Putting the line on the reel is only half of the problem for my brother. He seems to be cursed though it never seems to stop him from wanting to go fishing. At least twice each time he goes, he gets his fishing line caught on something, and it is usually an article of clothing. It makes you wonder why there are so many articles of clothing in water, and how exactly they got there. He’s broken his line pulling in many things, but old work boots seem to be something he finds quite often at the end of his fishing line.

If he isn’t pulling in something odd, he’s getting his fishing line caught on something that for a while he is sure is a fish. Once the tugging begins, he gets excited when he sees his line go taunt. After a few moments however, it becomes obvious that it is not a fish. A fish on fishing line has movement. When the line is steady and unmovable he knows it is more likely a log or branch in the water. Inevitably, he ends up having to cut his fishing line and has to start all over again. It’s not all bad, however, he does catch fish. It just seems that when it comes to fishing and my brother, God does indeed have a sense of humor.

Fishing Line

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