for Jeff's 35th birthday. The kids and I gave Jeff a guided fishing trip on Clarks Hill for his birthday. Originally, just Jeff and Carson were going to go fishing...then Molly decided that she wanted to go...then they talked me in to going, too. Capt. Buddy was our guide for the day and made it a day we will remember for a very long time. To start with, he asked if we could meet him at the boat ramp at 5:30 am. The boat ramp was an hour from our house and we had to get up at 4:00 am! But it was all worth it. Guided fishing is the was to go. The guide took care of everything -- boat, fishing rods, baiting hooks, casting, taking the fish off the hook, repairing tangled fishing lines, etc... He really knew what he was doing -- we started catching fish almost immediately. We moved around to a couple of different spots until we had caught our limit (40 fish/10 per person). We had so much fun!
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1st cast of the day - probably about 6:00 AM
all smiles
the birthday boy - relaxing and enjoying the trip
helping Molly reel in a big one
helping Carson reel in a big one, too
Jeff, Carson & Molly with our catch
My favorite part of the day -- watching our fishing guide and Jeff clean all of the fish before we headed home. The kids thought it was pretty cool and gross at the same time.
