For the last several years I’ve gone to Chopaka for my birthday. I’ve had some epic experiences there but this year will be my last. I hoped the big Seven-oh would be another great one. My dear wife suggested she and our pup should join me. I said, he’ll yeah! The plan was I would fish a while and they would hike and play. They did better than I did. Two solid hours of cast and strip with only one 10 inch plant to the net. As you all know the road to the lake is a ball buster. So after the big disappointment I bailed, had lunch with my girls and we left. The best part was having them there. I got Maya to try swimming as she hasn’t yet. She’s timid and unsure but paddled a bit and we’ll do more again. So it wasn’t a total bust, in fact it was really nice having them both there. So knowing what’s really important hit home and it was nice. I love my partners more than fishing.
