Ditto re the other guys. When you catch a fish on something you made you feel better about yourself.
I was at the pond the other evening throwin' a Big Foot on one rod and a bobber with a couple sun fish hand pours on the other. A boy about 13 - 14 years old came up on his bicycle and started telling me where to fish, what to use and what I was doing wrong. About that time I had a big blow-up on the frog and the kid went nuts. I got BF back in and was checking the hook when the kid (Antonio, but I wanted to call him Opie) saw the legs. The next thing I knew he was holding that lure in his hands and holding it up in the fading light. He asked me where I got it and when I told him I made it I could almost feel myself being elevated onto a pedestal. He asked how much I charged for them. This kid didn't know what he was in for. I'm a lawyer and have spent many years at the negotiating table. We dickered for about 30 minutes. With darkness setting in we were done.
He walked away with about 15 - 20 baits that he'd never seen before. I walked away with less baits than I started with, no money, but with a big smile on my face. I also felt really good about myself.
