First Outing in Nathaniel's Boat

With yesterday topping out in the high 70s, we decided it was time to get Nathaniel's boat to the pond (where it will reside most of the time) and put it to work for the first time. He has replaced the seats, added rod-holders and a couple of rope cleats and made a few other basic repairs, so the boat is in fine condition.

It was an after-dinner outing, so by the time we loaded and tied down the boat, gathered a bit of other junk, drove over there and got it untied, unloaded and down to the pond, we only had an hour or so of fishing time. That was enough time, though, to give the small pond one decent lap for and for Nathaniel, Asher and I to catch eight bass and bream. We gave topwater lures a bit of a try and couldn't get the fish to come up. They took other stuff pretty aggressively, though, so it shouldn't be long.

Nathaniel's boat sits pond-side now, so we'll be in the water much faster next time we get the opportunity to fish.