On a fishing trip once, we all agreed to bring a minimal amount of stuff and NO FOOD. This was to try some more real life applicable fishing tools and methods, like they did in the cave man or Indian days. Chisel some wood spears, find natural bait, ect.. We did bring poles and hooks, but in the end did not use them. We were very lucky to have one of us do this before, and was able to guide us into catching some good sized fish for a good dinner. As we got hungrier and realized we might not have food, we got a lot more creative. I felt the hunter instincts kicking in. This experience reminded me of how I leaned to swim. I was young, maybe 8, and my mom and grandpa took me to the Napa Valley College pool. This pool was huge, it had three high level massive diving boards. This pool was the real deal and scary for a little kid that couldn’t swim. After holding on to the edge for most of the first hour, my seemingly honest grandpa said to jump on his back. It would be safe, don’t worry he said. […]