Monday, October 18, 2010

Fishing Report from Mexico

Kara says everyone had a grand adventure on their fishing trip. Grandpa Tim rented a charter boat and he, Matt, Kara, Bentley and Jake arrived at the marina at 8AM--on vacation! When the captain asked what they wanted to go fishing for Bentley quickly filled him in: "Blue marlin, sail fish, and sword fish."

I asked Kara what the Captain thought about a four year old being so knowledge about deep sea fish. Bentley's love of fishing and knowledge about different types of fish (names, sizes, where to find them) comes from a fishing game app on the iPad (i Fishing--downloaded 6.3 million times). Bentley was even able to give his Grandpa Tim some advice on how to land his fish. He told Grandpa Tim he needed to do more reeling. LOL But I skip ahead.

The group decided to chase after Bentley's first choice, the elusive blue marlin. (FYI: "Unquestionably the king of the sport-fishing world, the blue marlin is the hardest to find and catch of all.") Bentley wasn't going to waste any time with lesser prize fish, go for the king.

What Bentley didn't learn from his fishing game is that fishing boats rock and roll with the waves and very often make you seasick. Jake and Bentley had a rough time of it for a while. *sigh* Fortunately they hadn't eaten breakfast, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Jake then decided that the best way to spend the boat trip would be to sleep, so that's what he did. He slept on--you guessed it--his mom.

Kara was a little sketchy on the rest of the details of the trip. It was hot. It was long--seven hours on the boat. Matt enjoyed the adventure. Bentley gave Grandpa Tim advice. Grandpa Tim caught an 8-foot Blue Marlin.

Yup, that's right. Grandpa Tim hooked into one of the most sought after trophy fish. It took him an hour to land it--and some advice from B-boy. Once the fish was landed Bentley asked his Grandpa "What are we going to do with this HUGE fish?" Grandpa Tim decided to bring it home, although Bentley told me (during a phone conversation) that it's not coming home with them, but that a big cargo jet is bringing it. He was pretty impressed with the size of the fish and kept telling me that it was bigger than I was.

Jake's take on the fishing trip? After getting off the boat he downed a carton of apple juice and told his mom "The Monkey REALLY liked the boat." Huh? He liked being seasick? Or did he just really like hanging out with his mom all day long with nothing to distract her?

Bentley was so excited about the trip that Kara let him call us and give us a report. I asked him if he tried to hook a fish himself, but I didn't get a clear answer. In any case he was very thrilled with Grandpa Tim's fish.

You might want to invite Bentley on your next fishing trip. He might be too little to do a good job of fishing himself, but with the knowledge he's gleaned from the i Fishing game, he's a valuable resource.

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P.S. Viva spent the day with Grandma Karen. When I asked her what they did she replied--in typical Viva fashion--we ate lots. Food is always at the top of her list. It appears that strawberry lemonade and chocolate ice cream top a fishing charter any day. Kara would agree.

Both boys are ready for their next fishing trip. Bentley told Grandpa Tim that next up they need to find a barracuda. Jake asked to go back out on the boat the next day. Really?! Are they serious? I've met a number of avid fishermen, but they were all a lot older and more skilled.

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