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Cermele: My Two Favorite Knuckleheads
By Joe Cermele
Though very short-lived on U.S. television, the British comdey show "Trigger Happy TV" was always a favorite of mine. It's sort of a "Candid Camera" concept, where the film crew shoots the actors doing whacky things in public to get the reactions of passersby. Check out the clip below. I think you'll enjoy it, because although it's ultmately a spoof, the acting portrays very real characteristics of fishermen.
So how many times have you been on the lake or river, or fishing among a fleet of boats, when some dude hooks up and feels the need to shout his success far and wide? My favorite is when this occurs in a group of striper boats in NJ trying to chase the same bunker school. I once fished near a gentleman who called out every hook up at the top of his lungs. When he scolded another boat for being to close during the fight (which it wasn't), I then had the pleasure of watching that captain whizz 12 ounces of lead into the windshield of the scolder.
Then there's the guy who will go out of his way to ask what you've caught, only so he can tell you what he caught. This type is especially prevalent on opening day of the trout season. He who has the heaviest stringer in the parking lot wins. And he will generally tell you, whether you asked or not, how he loaded the stringer and what you were probably doing wrong out there.
I could use a little end-of-the-week humor. So tell me your best tale of one, or both, of the knuckleheads described above. I know you've fished with them.
JC
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I remember my moms first fish. I was just a boy but my dad was trying to teach her to fish. He put some power bait on a hook and threw it out for her. She was sitting their talking with dad, I personally dont know what they where talking about because i was about 100 yards away. All the suddden i hear screams, very loud and intense screams. She had a fish on and let everyone on the entire lake know. People where actually scared at first. My mom lost the fish about 30 sec into the initial scream. Which made it worse cause she yelled at my dad for not helping her. Looking back im sure it was embarassing for my dad. And though un-called for when around 50 people, she felt the excitment and expressed it verbaly. It makes me laugh now thinking about it.
I was standing in my favorite trout hole having a pretty good day. I saw a fella working the river upstream coming my direction. He was dunking worms with a spin cast and split shot rig. No big deal. When he got close we exchanged the "Hi, how's your day" comments. I was pretty proud of my 8 fish day. After all the best stream in Ohio holds only 100 trout every river mile. He informed me he had landed 38 trout and it was only 11am. I thought to myself, "Yea right". He was only about 10 yards away when I saw him hook and land a creek chub. Then I heard him say, "39".
I didn't have the heart to break the news to him.
Nice one buckhunter, lets hope he sticks to fishing !(LOL).
Deffinitely have had my experiences with both. I have one fried that will ask me what I have caught, even though he was fishing right beside me... he knows how much action or if I got action at all during the fishsing trip. He happens to ask questions like this once he has had a successful day fishing. Also, I hate the guys that feel the need to yell at the top of their lungs, their accomplishment. It is one thing to yell from pure excitement and another to yell to let people around you know what is going on and to show how you feel.
We were fishing with friends on a neighbor's small farm pond, all anyone was pulling out were bluegills and sunfish, not very big ones at that. The neighbors daughter, about 6, was struggling with her Barbie fishing pole and asked me to help her. I got it untangled, cast it to the middle of the pond and handed it back. A minute later she got a tug, then a fight, and reeled in a 12 inch bass. Her dad and I still laugh because she thinks I am some kind of good luck charm.
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I was standing in my favorite trout hole having a pretty good day. I saw a fella working the river upstream coming my direction. He was dunking worms with a spin cast and split shot rig. No big deal. When he got close we exchanged the "Hi, how's your day" comments. I was pretty proud of my 8 fish day. After all the best stream in Ohio holds only 100 trout every river mile. He informed me he had landed 38 trout and it was only 11am. I thought to myself, "Yea right". He was only about 10 yards away when I saw him hook and land a creek chub. Then I heard him say, "39".
I didn't have the heart to break the news to him.
I remember my moms first fish. I was just a boy but my dad was trying to teach her to fish. He put some power bait on a hook and threw it out for her. She was sitting their talking with dad, I personally dont know what they where talking about because i was about 100 yards away. All the suddden i hear screams, very loud and intense screams. She had a fish on and let everyone on the entire lake know. People where actually scared at first. My mom lost the fish about 30 sec into the initial scream. Which made it worse cause she yelled at my dad for not helping her. Looking back im sure it was embarassing for my dad. And though un-called for when around 50 people, she felt the excitment and expressed it verbaly. It makes me laugh now thinking about it.
We were fishing with friends on a neighbor's small farm pond, all anyone was pulling out were bluegills and sunfish, not very big ones at that. The neighbors daughter, about 6, was struggling with her Barbie fishing pole and asked me to help her. I got it untangled, cast it to the middle of the pond and handed it back. A minute later she got a tug, then a fight, and reeled in a 12 inch bass. Her dad and I still laugh because she thinks I am some kind of good luck charm.
Nice one buckhunter, lets hope he sticks to fishing !(LOL).
Deffinitely have had my experiences with both. I have one fried that will ask me what I have caught, even though he was fishing right beside me... he knows how much action or if I got action at all during the fishsing trip. He happens to ask questions like this once he has had a successful day fishing. Also, I hate the guys that feel the need to yell at the top of their lungs, their accomplishment. It is one thing to yell from pure excitement and another to yell to let people around you know what is going on and to show how you feel.
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