Fishing Makes Waves

By Ethan Whitman

Do you like fishing?

I got into fishing this year, and I think it's really fun. I go fishing in lakes, at piers, and out on boats. Let me tell you about when I went fishing on a boat for the first time. I was really excited for the experience. 

We went to Tarpon Springs, arrived at the dock and boarded the boat! For an hour we just drove on the boat to the first fishing spot. When we got there we started fishing. My grandpa caught a fish right off the bat. Here's a list of the types of fish we caught: snappers, dogfish/toadfish, remora, lizard fish and a red mouth grouper. We could only keep the snappers sadly. On the way back we ate some good food!

I have friends who also like to fish. 

Shah Williams, 6th grade, likes to fish at the lake in his neighborhood. "The biggest fish I've caught is a 20-25 pound snook," he said. Shah's favorite fishing rod is his saltwater Spincast. He said he likes how relaxing fishing it. When he's fishing, "the time flies by," he said. 

Grant Kunky, 6th grade, started fishing when he was six years old. "It's very exciting when you catch something," he said. Grant fishes in the lake in his backyard, but has also been out on fishing boat trips. He once caught a 20-lb red grouper. 

In the future, I want to go Tarpon fishing and hopefully some day catch a a black fin tune. Another goal is I wanna catch every single bait fish. Thanks for reading, and until next time, peace.

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