Memories
© Tim Tipton 2021 The author, and his wife Jennifer, enjoying some time around Abrams Creek, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “Fishing and hunting trips are not singular episodes. Instead, they are like chapters in a book. One chapter does not tell the entire story. These trips add up to one long adventure. If they were predictable, there would be no reason to go,” --Tim Tipton, Outdoor Sage and Amateur Philosopher. Beginnings Unlike many longtime anglers, I can’t recall the first fish I caught. I have my suspicions about it, but no solid memories float up to my frequently forgetful brain. I have two excuses I often trot out for this short circuitry in my cranial matter. I spent 16 years getting hit in the head, as an amateur and professional boxer; Also, my brain, like the rest of me, is now solidly in its mid-50’s. My wife, whom I’ve been married to for 31 years, says my long-term memory is surprisingly go...