![]() ![]() They are the kind of men we need in our world today and I count it a great honor to be able to fish with them whenever I can.ShopDisney Logo Search Icon Search Icon Image Carousel Arrow Right Image Carousel Left Location Icon Sign In Icon Minicart Icon Minicart Icon (Blank) Caret Icon Caret icon thin Left Arrow Right Arrow Checkbox Check Filter dropdown arrow Close Zoom Close Clock Icon Plus Icon Minus Icon Plus Icon Minus Icon offers more details Exclamation Icon Exclamation Icon Disney Account Logo account Warning Icon Menu Icon Stepper/Minus/Active Stepper/Plus/Active Calendar Icon Play Sound Mute Sound Remove Promo Remove Promo Fairy Godmother Magic Wand Share Wish List Link Share Wish List on Facebook Share Wish List on Twitter Zoom Close Arrow Down Arrow Up mickey-time mickey-time Share Wish List on Email Calendar Add to bag plus icon Add to bag plus icon Bonus Product Icon Bonus Product Icon Blue Personalization Error Twitter Icon Pinterest Icon Facebook Icon Instagram Icon My Account Edit Icon My Account Email Icon My Account Mickey Icon character-icon phone-icon confirmation-num calendar-icon mail SizingĪdd £75 worth of product to your bag andapply the promo code SHIPMAGIC to receive free shipping.ĭiscount does not apply toshipping & handling, taxes, gift cards & gift wrap. Watching men live calmly through incredible adversities, yet never complaining about it while living a selfless life as well as they can inspires me to be better. I found out later that he had worked in the ag industry and grew up as part of the “greatest generation.” John hung in there the whole day I hope I can do the same when I’m 80, let alone having gone through one of the worst surgeries on the planet. Within 45 minutes we had landed/released five very nice stripers and lost at least another five. Wow! It was filled with hundreds of fish that looked like they were feeding. I got to the spot, looked at the sonar and couldn’t believe my eyes. “Hey, John, what if I took you to one more spot before we go? Can you handle it?” He looked at me with an expression as if to say, “What are you waiting for!” I knew something was going to happen. Instinct? Intuition? How do you explain it? Really? I could feel that things had changed somehow. So…I’m trying to figure out what to do when the wind switched direction, then calmed. We agreed to fish one last area, but there were no fish there. and it seemed like the fish were slowing down, but something more was needed. It’s always special to be able to fish with other passionate anglers, but we all wanted for something special to happen for John. All three knew that the bite could be slow – but they were fishing. Up until noon, the fishing was very slow, with just a couple nice stripers to show for our work, but John just kept on as good anglers do. Seeing him made me once again reevaluate my blessings and made me ashamed of my occasional whining. He was in the moment, and didn’t take any part of the trip for granted. Tough guys like this don’t waste time complaining. ![]() Temperatures were in the 90s but John never complained or showed he was uncomfortable. I was concerned that the day might be hard on John because I had seen the impact on the health and stamina of my much younger friend, but John jumped in the boat ready to go. I met Dale, John and Dale’s brother-in-law Dale Self at the dock bright and early. This man deserved a special fishing trip. ![]() Surviving this operation is a feat in itself and I knew from another friend’s experience just how difficult it was to try to recover from it. I had last fished with Dale Rhine of Hollister some years ago, but in the meantime his father, 80-year-old John Rhine of Salinas, had been diagnosed with the cancer and gone through the incredibly complex Whipple operation. Few make it more than a couple years after having the procedure. What seemed like an ordinary guided striped bass trip request for me became something more when I was told that this was a special outing to celebrate the sixth-year anniversary of a pancreatic cancer operation. ![]()
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