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My divorce was finalized 2 weeks ago and i am still not sure why we got divorced, and my mom has been in and out of assisted living and in and out of the hospital for about a year. she just got out of assisted living/physical therapy place 2 days ago and went home. then has a heart attack and is now back in the hospital.

Went fishing this morning from 6:30 am to 9:30 am. got one good blow up on a black spro frog which i missed the hookset. then went to the clear pond to see if i can run shallow cranks in it. couldn’t run the KVD’s, they run to deep but could run the Mann’s 1 minus cranks. big thing was that while i ws fishing, my concentration was solely on fishing, thinking about what i could do to catch a few. thing is for those 3 hours, i never thought about the other stuff at all. i’m not one to worry that much about things i can’t control but i was shocked when i heard mom had the heart attack especialy when all her doctors signed her off so she could go home. if it wasn’t for fishing i’d be a nervous wreck. Even though i didn’t catch anything, it was a peaceful time that i really needed.

Yep….this is one of those activities that allows us to “get away” from the craziness.  In my world the craziness is really bad…it’s the airports.  Even if I don’t have a huge day on the lake fish-wise, I am always overjoyed to see my Ranger 620 in my rearview mirror as I am headed to the lake.  Just being on the water is a great getaway.

Sure hope your mom is OK.

Sorry to hear about all the bad stuff that’s been going on Cincy.  I hope things get better soon for you and I hope you get plenty of opportunities to catch a lot of fish this year.

thanks guys, i’ve already caught more this year than last. haven’t really fished much the last 6 weeks, with the heat and low water levels of the ponds i fish, and everything going on. i’ll just keep chunkin. sometimes i go for a few days to a week without talking to anyone.

Thats what it is a getaway. Sorry about your mom.

hear ya there man. sorry bout your mom

Sorry about all the bad stuff going on and hope your mom recovers quickly.  Fishing has always been a way for me to release, I have a bad temper and dwell may to much on past events.  Fishing lets me get away from everything and clear the mind,  I love the outdoors and really love being on the water.  When I was in the service it was a way to get away from the stress and hang with some of the guy away from the Army and being on constant alert we could let out guard down for just a little bit and unwind.

Sorry about everything Cincy. Fishing is a great way to unwind and clear your mind.

update, one of mom’s stints was clogged and almost killed her. if my brother hadn’t been with her at the time to take her to the hospital, she would have died. Closest hospital is 40 miles away on a 2 lane hilly, curvy road. not even a clinic in town where she lives. They put a new stint in and she is doing better, thank god. if she dies, then all my grandparents and parents would be gone. makes me feel alone. all i got left is my younger brother.

Praying for you man

tristencatchesfish - 07 August 2012 06:33 PM

Praying for you man

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lunkerlander - 07 August 2012 06:55 PM

tristencatchesfish - 07 August 2012 06:33 PM

Praying for you man

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