Catfishing in Bamberg 2/21

On Saturday we headed down to our hunt club "Maysferry" in Bamberg. SC. The club is on the Edisto River and it is very pretty. There is an old 1970's bus that has been converted into sleeping quarters with an attached kitchen and living room. It's still roughing it, in my opinion, but the boys think it is the coolest thing ever!

We road around the club for a little bit and Dad let Ethan do some driving... That was fun! Then we decided to park and actually take a walk down one of the logging trails in hopes of getting a few squirrels. I guess the boys shooting the BB gun scared them all away because the woods seemed to be very quite this afternoon...

When we got back to camp the boys took turns shooting a target while Matt chucked a catfish rod in the river and started the charcoal grill. It was not long and all the sudden the rod was doubled over and Matt was running to the rescue. I thought the rod was caught on a tree or something but Matt said "FISH ON!!" It was very exciting to see that Matt was not skunked after all... :o)

The fish weighed about 5-8lbs. It was funny how docile he was when Matt pulled him up. After we put him in the cooler, the fish seemed to come to life. He all but knocked the cooler off the truck tailgate. Ethan ran over with the BB gun and, of course, wanted to shoot it to make it stop beating around from inside the cooler. We explained that it was a bad idea to shoot the cooler... (HILARIOUS moment).

We started the fire pit to keep warm, since it was pretty chilly now that the sun was going down. We all sat around eating the hot dogs and waiting on the monster catfish to take the bait. While watching the fire, Billy said it was kinda like the burning bush in the bible. It was amazing to listen to Billy recall the story from his book almost word for word! After we talked a little more, Matt heard some racket in the woods across the river. It was a couple of owls. They were carrying on like crazy until Matt and Ethan tried to imitate their call. Who knows what they actually told the owls... ;o)

Shortly after 8pm we decided to head home. The fire was put out and the rod reeled in. We headed home with a few pics, a catfish, and some great memories that I think the boys will remember for some time... Until our next adventure... We hope to see you outdoors!

The Grissom Family
Matt, Nikki, Billy, Dane, & Ethan