On the day before the bass season opened， he and his father were fishing early in the evening， catching sunfish and perch with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset， then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.
When his peapoledoubled over， he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.
