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Keeping up with an avid 81-year-old fisherman I began to hook larger fish and more of them, and, although I lost a lot more than I landed, it was nice that the smallmouth were being cooperative for the last part of our trip.
At the end of one peaceful stretch, our calm water suddenly changed, becoming a fast, wide and shallow shoal. Sometime in the past a large tree had slipped on the bank, and one of its limbs was hanging across the entire width of the stream, leaving only a few feet of clearance. I quickly stowed my rod in time to duck down and pass safely. However, I turned to see Ed fighting for his fly rod which had became entangled in the tree. He eventually came through a little shaken but with his fly rod still in his hand. Ed was right about the distance. He’d insisted we take a 4 1/2-mile trip rather than the nine-mile float suggested by the outfitter. Just as the sun was beginning to drop below the hills, our take-out point at the highway 14 Bridge came into view. Our timing was perfect. Well, almost perfect as it suddenly began to rain. The rain didn’t last long, and we were soon driving back toward the motel. Eddie was busily making plans for tomorrow’s trip. He said that even though the White River was way up, we could borrow his friend’s power boat and fish it anyway. I turned to him and said, “Ed, you’re 81, at least act like you’re tired for my sake!” He smiled and handed me a bottle of water. 
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