Nothing will ever beat my first fish.
But I remember as a youngish lad, a seeing a pike take my perch on the way in, then seeing it shoot off when it let go.
I was shaking, my heart racing, I had never caught a pike.
I rigged up deadbait and as I slowly retrieved it, it grabbed it in an instant, scattering all the fry, soaking me through with the splash....
I nearly messed my trousers.
But I remember as a youngish lad, a seeing a pike take my perch on the way in, then seeing it shoot off when it let go.
I was shaking, my heart racing, I had never caught a pike.
I rigged up deadbait and as I slowly retrieved it, it grabbed it in an instant, scattering all the fry, soaking me through with the splash....
I nearly messed my trousers.