family fun 6/1 and ride for america in springfield.

[Codywskeeter1521]

Took my little family out Monday for a little family fun. We launched at cape fair around 0930 and ran to wolley. I started with a buzz bait and caught a decent keeper 3rd cast and I had my oldest cooper tied on a ned rig he started catching fish right off the bat also. While my wife and my youngest and our puppy laid out enjoying the wonderful weather. We worked that cove for a couple hours catching fish though out the morning. Cash my youngest started getting tired so I decided that a little run would put him right to sleep. { always did the trick for me when I was younger} So I wanted to run up the river to see what it looked like made it to virgin bluff and started to see big logs and trash so we turned around and went back to the main lake stopped at piney and I picked up a jig and started flipping the bushes had some success. Cooper wanted to throw a frog so I tied one on. I told him to cast close as possible to the brush and see what happens well around the 5 cast a massive blow up. I asked did you get him he said " o yeah" and the look on his face was priceless. well he fought it for around 40 seconds and I could see flashes of it. then I heard snap his ol zebco ultra light not built for a good 3lb bass broke in half and there goes his biggest bass to date, broke the kids heart then the talk of that's why we keep fishing and we don't always get them in talk,

Left the water around 1600 with 4 keepers and between me and cooper around 15 fish. We really had a great time like always.

This isn't a fishing topic but thought I would add another trip me and my family had the chance to do this past weekend.

For those that aren't aware of the new trend going on with my generation. But they think its ok to stomp on our American flag and burn it, not to mention the past events that went on in st Louis and all over the country. Well i meet this amazing group of young men around my age that started this page called ride for America on facebook. We were going to get a group of men and women to do a drive though springfield this past weekend where we put American flags on our vehicles to show that we will not stand for this and that we will fly our flags high and proud. We met around 1400 on sat well we had over 100 people and 50 vehicles show up and show there support. There was very age group you could think of and the people i met are now friends for life.

This drive really hit me hard both my grandparents are retired us navy officer and the support we had while driving down the road people honking waving. When we passed this older man walking his dog he could hardly walk stopped and started waving and giving up the thumbs up. This really brought tears to my eyes.

We all get so busy in our daily lifes and forget sometimes what these men and women do for this wonderful country. We might not all agree on fishing topics or what we are doing as a country but i think we all can agree that these men and women are all hero's'

This gave me the chance to talk to my boy about our flag and what it means to our country and the ethics of how to take care of it. The moment we said the pledge of allegiance with my son by my side and i looked down and he had removed his hat and had it placed over his heart I knew I was doing something right. If you see a member of the arm forces please take time and say thanks for his or her service.

I am sorry for the long post i just fill very strongly on this topic and love my fishing and family.

Thanks cody

Mines the dirty black chevy to the right but she's flying high.

[Champ188]

An excellent post, Cody. Most excellent. Thanks for taking the time to share all of this.

God bless America!

[Codywskeeter1521]

sorry guys I had some technical difficulties with these picture lol.

An excellent post, Cody. Most excellent. Thanks for taking the time to share all of this.

God bless America!

Thanks champ. We really had a great busy weekend.

[MOBass]

That explains the vehicles I saw with flags flying.

[Codywskeeter1521]

That explains the vehicles I saw with flags flying.

Yes it sure does lol.

[Ketchup]

Congrats on the family fishing day. We did the same when mine were young like yours. Keep them close to the outdoors and chances are they will be fine young men.

I seen flagged trucks in town also. You should have posted that on here. My buddy Brandon in Willard would of joined ya. Hes all about flying the colors on his Jeep.

Good post

[Codywskeeter1521]

Thank you. I agree with keeping the kids outdoors. To many in my opinion are sitting in front of the tv's or phones playing games. Less with rods and reels

I didn't even think about posting on here now im kicking myself. Would of loved to meet some people from this page.

Congrats on the family fishing day. We did the same when mine were young like yours. Keep them close to the outdoors and chances are they will be fine young men.

I seen flagged trucks in town also. You should have posted that on here. My buddy Brandon in Willard would of joined ya. Hes all about flying the colors on his Jeep.

Good post

[big c]

Very nice post, thank you!

[Codywskeeter1521]

Thank you big c.

[Grumpy53]

Cody, don't apologize for "...a long post...". I too am proud to be American thru and thru.

Taking the family fishing and playing in the boat is what keeps the family going. My Dad took me fishing many, many times. I have taken my 30ish son fishing and my grandson has gone too. He talks about the fishing all the time. He wants to go more, whiich I will be glad to. He is 7 yo and wants to spend time with his Dad and "Pops". Take as often as you can, they will want to be outside and not sitting on their rear end playing video games.

Good pictures of the fish and family. Ihope that everyone had a great day.