Whispers in the Dark!

Biggest Stiped Bass Thus Far...

Finally decided to check out the main reservoir after getting a great fishing report fr/ Roger @ the Hollister Bait and Tackle shop. He gave us the what's up and a spot where he said, "I'd go." There's probably a conflict of interest between his sportsmanship as a seller of fishing paraphernalia and wanting us to do well and his personal feelings as a fisherman and his personal fishing spots.
We checked out a spot off the 152 (horrible, foul-smelling, and full of line-grabbing "seaweed" that wouldn't let go), and afterward got to the spot. The bro picked up a 24 incher at about 6:00, then I hooked up w/ mine at 7:30. 

How...

So how does this work?
Throw it together and see good results.
Spend hours and tears and I don't see the Spirit.

Tell me, teach me how to do this.
How do I know when, and how?
This isn't my job, but it's a call.

Get wisdom and insight.
They won't let you down.
Try is all I can do.
There's no rhyme and no reason as far as I can tell.
So how...?

First Solo Fishing Outing

So I went on my first solo fishing out to the Forebay (much to the, er, chagrin, of the parents), and came back with this!

I was out there from 4:00 to 11:00, and got 2 bites and 2 fish on. The first is seen above, and the second came off due to a faulty hook that was disfigured due to the fish above, which I failed to replace (bummer!).

He fought well. The way we set up is with the sliding weight holder on the main line (10 lb. test), snap swivel, 15 lb. leader, and size 1 or 2 hook. 

Definitely ready for more this summer!

Part 1: Tutorial: Whispers in the Dark: Skillet

1 hour of sleep in the last 36 hours...

Makes you think.

Makes you need to feel alive.

Makes you think about thinking about feeling alive while thinking about sleeping. 

Makes you wish you hadn't procrastinated for the last month.

Makes you wonder why you're writing this and not sleeping, or at least dozing, even. 

Makes you wonder if grades are really worth the effort.

Makes you wonder why you don't need to avoid trying not to love sleep.

Makes you wonder why your body wants to shut down.

Makes you wonder why the body needs sleep.

Makes you wonder why the body needs a coma-like sleep for a third of it's living life on this earth.

Makes you think sleep is a waste of time, yet so necessary, for some reason. 

Makes you write on this blog while procrastinating even more

Makes you wonder why you're writing about procrastinating while procrastinating.
Makes life plain weird.

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Just believe

Change is good and bad. Good change is good.
Acceptance is what everyone wants, but compromise of principles must not happen.
Faith, hope, and love are all a part of your life, as understanding of others is as well.
I'm as real as they come, or so I've thought.

It's come back to salvation. It's come back to compatibility.
It's come back to light and darkness. It's come back to us.

I want to...

Be free.
Surf.
Play music in front of crowds.
Impact lives in the positive way.
Travel to lands I've only seen in photographs, to lands of nevers and forevers.
Be honest, vulnerable, and inspiring.
Live life in the driver's seat, not passively in the back.
Be so much.
See my friends and relatives saved.
Be with you.