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shallowsport · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:12 am Post subject: BEER FISH

My buddies and I have implemented BEER FISH into our fishing trips. It tends to add a little something to the day. It doesn't HAVE TO BE BEER, you can make it anything you want. You just can't have it until you catch a fish, ANY fish, does snot matter what kind.
This makes that first fish of the day VERY important. You'll never find someone so excited to catch a hard head, skip jack, or piggy perch. That first fish is a PRIZE.

A few simple rules:
1. Must be caught on rod and reel.
2. A fish is considered caught when;
a) it is firmly in hand
b) fish is in the net
c) it is on the deck of the boat, or on the sand at the beach.

Had many a day that we had long discussions about the BEER FISH; what it was, how hard you worked to make it a catch, or how long it took someone to catch it. At times can work wonders on your sobriety. The first person to catch one has a strong tendentcy to let all the others know just how good it is.

Just nothing like a BEER FISH!

rodandroll · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:50 pm Post subject: Re: BEER FISH

gdavis · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject:

Great post. I'm a tradition person and this sounds like an awesome one.

Flounder_Slayer88 · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:35 am Post subject:

Had this tradition growing us, except it had to be a keeper fish worth eating. Also the you gest person was the beer bitch... Or whoever hasn't caught a fish yet. Good memories. Beer bitch had to sit on the cooler too and hand everybody else beer.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Sure sounds like something we'd do!
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ironmanstan · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:55 am Post subject:

I dunno sounds like a mutiny waiting to happen. They are gonna get their beer fish or no fish. 40 plus years of experience talking here.
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joejoe7716 · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject:

Sometimes the "victory beer" turns into a "good luck beer" !

Flounder_Slayer88 · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject:

Well it usually ends up with my dad messing with the trolling motor or untangling lines and not catching any fish. So, as being captain, he would invoke the 1030 rule, which means the captain could drink after 1030... There are always loop holes in a dictatorship!
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shallowsport · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:46 am Post subject:

Mutiny, as IMS states, could be a waiting, a skunk is now a major hurt.
But it's a blast watching yourself or a buddy chase down a skipjack with a net, or seeing the smile on a guy's face after catching a hard head. Only happens when that fish is the BEER FISH.
Traditions! Just another thing to add to the trip. We have fun with it and It's All About the Fun.

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