為無辜致死之鱸魚祈禱文

親愛なる君へ :

我發誓我真的不知道鉤子勾得那麼深，而且從眼下深入到腦內！難怪我放入水中時，它已經奄奄一息了！

人為財死，鳥為食亡！唉，鱸魚老弟，你為了一條假餌，斷送了你寶貴的魚命！我為你祈禱，為你祝福！請你不要怨我，其實你在這湖光山色的地方也住夠了！今日蒙主寵召，也算是踏入一條來世的康莊大道了！阿彌陀佛…..阿門阿門…..

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以前在台灣我其實沒有很喜歡釣魚！因為台灣沒有這麼好的湖區，污染又重！雖然在這裡釣起來的魚我還是不敢吃，但最起碼這裡感覺上比較天然！

我記得有一個人曾經感嘆道：「我懷念寧靜獨自釣魚的時光！」
在美國釣魚好像也有這種感覺，不過差別就在我要不時地動一下釣竿，讓假餌扭動一下，吸引魚的注意！

希望那天可以跟爸媽在這種地方釣釣魚！

Bass Fishing in Indiana

I did not really like to go fishing when I was in Taiwan. But in Indiana, I start to enjoy going bass fishing.

This was my fourth time going fishing in Hawthorn park near Terre Haute, but this was the first time for me to catch a REAL fish. I would never forget the moment: feeling the lure attacked by the fish…I pulled the fishing rod…reeled back the line…..and then I saw the fish ripping the surface of the lake. Catching the fishing, I felt a sense of achievement and happiness…Well, can I say: I just conquered the nature. Hahahahahaha…
See the sharp teeth of the fish. They hurt my thumb when I held the fish's mouth.

On that day, I actually caught two fishes in Hawthorn park. For the first one, I used down/drop shot and soft worm bait as the lure. But for the second one, I used jighead and still soft worm bait. The worm with a curly tail really worked.

Well, I really wanted to keep them if I had a big fish tank at home! But they were not big enough. I could not help but let them go. Actually, people said that bass of this kind did not taste good!

This was my third fish caught in Chinook Fish and Wildlife Area. I wasn't expect to catch one cause it was getting dark, and Yoshiki and I were preparing to go back. It was just a moment of pulling and I immediately saw the fish flipping over the water. WowwwwwHahahahaha…another cute little sucker coming to my hook!