Poppa Virgil pops his yak cherry!!

Got off work at 4, raced home and took my Dad out for his first time on a kayak EVER...brought the rods along just in case he felt comfortable enough to soak some bait...

Met e2g at the dock...nice to meet you!!  

Get my Dad in the BigYak and paddling around and he did AWESOME, and then we paddled over to the kelp beds...fished for a bit together and I caught and released 3 or 4 little dinky RockFish...Dad was getting used to the yak and then I hear him scream "I got a fish!!" and I look over and his rod is bendo!!!  

Gets in the boat, talk him through getting it on the gameclip and then he yells YES!!...And right then I hear him crack a beer!!

LOL!!!

Paddled back in after awhile and we came back into the beach instead of the dock where we launched so he could get the surf experience..he did great!!

Came home, cooked up the fish along with some of Ana's homemade gumbo made even better by some NOLA crabmeat that my Mom brought out!!

Really enjoyed sharing kayak fishing with my Dad and very grateful that I got the chance to spend some quality time on the water with him!!

Sincerely,

Jim

Some more pics of the gumbo and my Mom!! 

Sincerely,

Jim

Dude, I miss gumbo big time. I lived in Lafayette for a year so I know all the great food they have there. Great picture of your dad holding the fish on the
kayak. It looks like you have to win another kayak for him.
Thanks for the report and pictures Jim.

Jedmo

too cool and how many more BigJimFamilySmiles can you make?!  From newbie to FishOnDish!
and that Gumbo looks like the Real_Deal!!

Thanks guys...

The Gumbo is my Mom's recipe that she taught to Ana last time we were out there...

Ana made a big batch of it for Valentina's 4th birthday party in January and we froze some to share with my Mom to see if she thought Ana had done a good job...she approved wholeheartedly!! 

Here is the whole clan walking down to the beach yesterday!!! 

Sincerely,

Jim

Suuuuuperrrr awesome badass report, Jim.  Your Dad's loving it OTW - your clan definitely has superior smiling muscles.   

Gotta love a NOLA hotty scooping crab meat into authentic gumbo too!!   

perfect day Jim, the Russel clan always pulls fish up out of CAP... And that skillet has seen a lot of fish too!

very cool report jim

Now that's a Family outing  HELL YES!!!  WFTG!!!  BigJ...I like the crack a beer to celabrate.....

And that panOfish...were going to have to do DAT!!! When I visit!!! Get Some Crunch!!!

That looks like the same fish I was trying to ID...

Can u imagine u on your old yak!!!  Hard to look back!!!  One of these days I will know that feeling...but will have to put up the ching to get it!!!   

The family that Fishs together Dishs together!!!  I LIKE THAT!!!

Great post!!!  BETTER save some of that Gumbo for me...been since 95 in New Orleans since I had any!!! 


Congrats on getting your dad out like that...mine has to many injurys...maybe a PB trip for him...

Now that's a Family outing  HELL YES!!!  WFTG!!!  BigJ...I like the crack a beer to celabrate.....

And that panOfish...were going to have to do DAT!!! When I visit!!! Get Some Crunch!!!

Looking forward to catching, cooking and eating some fish with you Mike!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

The Big Yak dude, love that thing still!

Right on Jim. You made daddy proud. Love that signature BimJim fry who fish. Gotta try to cook it like that next time. Thanks for the report.

glad you got your dad on some fish!

Now that's a Family outing  HELL YES!!!  WFTG!!!  BigJ...I like the crack a beer to celabrate.....

And that panOfish...were going to have to do DAT!!! When I visit!!! Get Some Crunch!!!

 

Looking forward to catching, cooking and eating some fish with you Mike!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I love your fishing reports, puts a smile on my face and warms my soul.  Keep em coming!!!!