The First Catch
Ben quickly understood that Brodie hadn’t hooked an ordinary fish. Brodie, however, was thrilled with his first catch. The fact that it wasn’t a fish at all was a big letdown for the 11-year-old. He was far from pleased with the hidden treasure they had pulled from the water. As a beginner angler, Brodie had no clue how remarkable it was to reel in something other than a fish at Lake Hartwell. Something his Uncle Ben knew very well. In all his years fishing at Lake Hartwell, he had never caught anything but fish.