How To Write A Narrative Essay About Fishing

The Ultra was the name of the boat, and I was at its mercy. I was attempting to sleep away my discomfort down below deck in one of the sleeping cubbies when I was abruptly woken by a loud yell,” Fresh one!” from up on the deck above. Upon waking I was quickly reminded of the current state of sea sickness I was in and I immediately wished I was still in my semi-asleep state. Apparently, someone had hooked on to the first fish of the trip. It was day one of a total of eight days fishing out in Mexican waters. Me and my brother had agreed to go on one of my Dad’s fishing trips he had planned months in advance. Even though we all knew that I get deathly sea sick I still wanted to go. Mostly because I couldn’t stand the thought of my Dad and brother …show more content…
Fishing is something my Dad passed down from his father to me and my brothers and sisters so I felt I should go on this trip to be more like my Dad and be a part of this line of fishermen in our family.
Feeling the full effects of sea sickness, I staggered up out of my cubby up to the deck of the boat. I looked out, with my eyes squinting from adjusting to the light of the day, and I saw fishermen scrambling for bait or a spot to cast off the stern of the boat. I could see my brother standing near Dad who was fighting the first fish of the trip. He was the one who yelled, “Fresh one!” as it was one of the phrases that he used whenever one of us hooked on to a fish. My Dad, being an experienced fisherman, had no trouble bringing in the first Yellowfin Tuna of the trip. As soon as that fish hit the deck my Dad saw me and handed me his rod and told me to start fishing because he knew the fishing would get my mind off my stomach and the seas sickness. I did not believe it would work but I still reluctantly grabbed the rod and reached in the bait tank for a bait and started fishing next to my brother. After about two minutes my brother and a few others had hooked on to fish and

Show More