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Day With My Dad
If you’ve read my past blog posts, you may remember the walleye of my lifetime – the 15.2 pound walleye caught in 2009 with some friends in Picton, Ontario. Click the link if you would like to read the blog post:
http://www.shelovestofish.com/2009/11/big-one_12.html
This is her, an unbelievable fish and a great day on the water that I will never forget thanks to Mike, Warren and Colin. After catching the fish, my dad talked about getting it replicated, but I knew that it may be costly and I never expected such a gift from anyone.
When my dad called me back to tell me we were picking up “the fish”, I immediately knew what he was talking about and I couldn’t believe it!!!! We are both stubborn and I wanted him to go fishing with me, and he wanted me to go to Toronto with him and this was why. My parents are the type that always have a surprise up their sleeves, so I really should have known. I love the fact that it was a surprise though, because I just love the unexpected. It’s much more special. So the Bass Pro Shop was a cover up, and we really went to Advanced Taxidermy and Wildlife Design (and to Bass Pro afterwards of course).
So here I am, holding the replica of the ‘eye of my life a few minutes after picking her up. I think I smiled the whole way home! I felt like I was bringing a baby home from the hospital for the first time, haha!
7 responses to “Day With My Dad”
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Hi there,
Is this fish related to the Zander?
Just trying to learn…But it is a very nice fish anyway.
Very different than the ones we get in tropical Australia.Have a good day.
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awww… that's a great story and awesome fish Ash!
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A year ago your dad told Jeff and I that he was going to do this for you. He must of been so excited about it. What nice parents!
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Wow! That is one BIG fish! Congrats on the catch. It's wonderful that your parents did that for you.
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Ashley while working on my blog code3anglers.com I came across yours. I wanted to thank you. My daughter too loves to fish and I showed her your blog. She got a big kick out of it. Then she said, “Dad lets go fishing!” so we did. We had a great time…..
Tight Lines To Ya!
Chris -
Awesome blog-Great to see a woman out there on the water! I'm a female game warden and wish I'd run into more women like you. I think I'll add you as a link on my blog (hope you will add mine too!): http://fishcopoutofwater.blogspot.com/
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Fantastic fish,the ladies show us lads how its done yet again.you are well on the way to becoming the 21st century Miss Ballantine.
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