General Discussion

SARose

(1,404 posts)

32. Welll

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 07:38 PM

Apr 27

You stand on a sand bar with your rod and reel in hand. Attached to your waist is a net, a stringer, and a bucket of live shrimp.

You use a popping cork. A popping cork rig uses a buoyant cork to attract fish by creating noise and surface disturbance when "popped".

You hook up the shrimp; hold onto the rod with both hands and cast it as far as you can (chunking) while standing in waist-to-chest deep water. Then you pull back and “pop” the cork to attract the fish. Very similar to fishing with a top water lure for bass.

The sun is coming up; the sea is calm and green to the beach. You keep popping the cork and bam! Fish on! Now sometimes that ole redfish or speckled trout will turn you completely around before it gives up! Heart racing you use your net and scoop that beauty up!

Heaven! Nothing like it in the whole world!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

37 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Has anybody seen my happy place, I seem to have misplaced it. [View all] Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 OP

Listening ,or watching my favorite music on YouTube. Boomerproud Apr 25 #1

Thank you. We do have that in common. Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 #3

I borrow a phrase from the Spider-Man creator Stan Lee: DFW Apr 25 #2

That is a great happy place. Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 #4

On a comfy chair, on a beach in Hawaii at sunset Sun-Moon Apr 25 #5

Thank you, thats pretty close to what I remember about my former happy place. Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 #6

When I research art and famous art museum shows in the U.S. and Europe. CTyankee Apr 25 #7

Thank you, I really enjoy art museums. Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 #8

You can also find lots of museum stuff online. CTyankee Apr 25 #9

To actually visit the museums in France was such a privilege Buddyzbuddy Apr 26 #12

Oh, yes! CTyankee Apr 26 #13

Very nice experience to have at 16. It creates a desire for more at such a young impressionable age. Buddyzbuddy Apr 26 #14

Just my preference. YMMV. But Florence is special when it comes to art. CTyankee Apr 27 #18

Across the decades, you reminded me of this Bloom County gem. Xavier Breath Apr 25 #10

That sounds about right. Thanks for the chuckle. Buddyzbuddy Apr 25 #11

Thanks I'm sharing that one fujiyamasan Apr 27 #20

Omg 😄 electric_blue68 Apr 27 #29

Scuba diving most anywhere, Prairie_Seagull Apr 26 #15

Thank you. If not mine I'm sure it's somebody's. I can only imagine Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #16

A wooded trail in a cool ravine on a sunlit autumn day with ferns and berry bushes... haele Apr 27 #17

Thank you. So well detailed, I can see it, feel it, smell it and hear it. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #19

raindrops... Meowmee Apr 27 #21

You will never find your happy place here at DU in GD or LBN. elocs Apr 27 #22

I beg to differ. There have been some wonderful responses from DU Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #24

I understand why you would say I won't find it here. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #26

My happy place is in the woods on a path Tree Lady Apr 27 #23

Great thought, thank you. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #25

Floating the Guadalupe River SARose Apr 27 #27

What is "chunking". I think I know the end result but not the process. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #28

Welll SARose Apr 27 #32

It sounds like a pleasant time, except for maybe the fish. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #36

I find immense joy in propagating native plants EarthFirst Apr 27 #30

Thank you for sharing your happy place. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #34

Luckily I have choices... electric_blue68 Apr 27 #31

Those sound like terrific happy places. Buddyzbuddy Apr 27 #35

Yw 👍 electric_blue68 Monday #37

Happy House Celerity Apr 27 #33