Surprise Catch

In the late '40s on hot Saturday evenings, our dad would drive us to the San Jacinto River in Humble, Texas, for a dip in the cool water.

Dad was in the water up to his waist when all of a sudden he grabbed his groin area with both hands. He let out a series of whoops while doing a little jig in the water.

When he made it to dry land, he pulled out a foot-long catfish. (The swim trunks were big legged back then.) Needless to say, dad enjoyed eating catfish while we looked on with envy eating bacon and eggs.

Outdoors on 06/19/2014

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