In last weeks questions someone asked “whos your daddy”. Well I will tell you about my Dad. He is a bad ass even in retirement who goes around the world and catches 100+ lbs fish. He runs a fishing community site at Where I Fish.com
Things were not always great for my dad though. About 10 years ago he had a stroke and shortly after they found out he had a enlarged heart. They only gave him a few months to live. It was pretty crazy. I am not much of a crier but I think that day was one of about 5 times in my life I remember actually shedding tears. Anyway it was a very dark day when they gave my dad only a few days to live.
But the craziness even goes farther back. My grandma Schoemaker was born in 1900. When she was 20- something (1920’s) she went to a carnival and went to see a gypsee. The gypsee told her she would go on to meet a wonderful man and have a great family and also live to be very old BUT she would be sad as she would OUTLIVE all of her children.
Well over the years my uncle died of a drug overdose… my aunt died of cancer… my other aunt committed suicide … then my dad was the only one left and now hes been given a sentence of only a few months to live! SCARY!
Long story short he actually died a few times then was brought back… He got a heart transplant and has been going strong since. Very shortly after he got his transplant my grandmother passed away. Its like the gypsee had told her all she would live to see all her children pass… and in a sense she did… weird huh?
Sorry I got off on a add moment telling that story… The main story I wanted to post was how my dad was macking it hard last week in Spain catching 100+ LBS catfish!
Check out these pictures:
If your into fishing check out Where I Fish.com
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September 11, 2007 at 2:22 pm
wow what a fish!
and I’m sorry for your family members
August 7, 2007 at 1:53 pm
My dad once caught a 15 pound muskee on 4lb tes with a 10 foot crappy pole. It took him about an hour.
August 7, 2007 at 1:02 pm
…oh yea…his site is nice too! Did you have your hands in on that??
August 7, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I love fishing! This is a great hobby for people both young and old. Glad to see that your dad has held onto this for so long!
August 7, 2007 at 10:58 am
I love fishing but could never go after those big fish. Im good with the lake fish in Wisconsin since I dont keep the fish to eat. Just catch and release.
August 6, 2007 at 5:11 pm
The fish is monster. Your dad is the hero. Your Dad must be pround of you and i like his spirit at this age catching such fishes. WoW he must be having a good time and he is happy and satisfied of what he caught.
August 6, 2007 at 4:45 pm
that is one big ass fish. Did he spice it up when it was cooked.
Cheers
August 6, 2007 at 12:08 pm
In Arizona, I caught a 42lb flat head catfish once. It was awesome to look at. Congrats to Mr Shoemoney Sr on his big catch.
August 6, 2007 at 9:59 am
Jesus. Those pictures are great, that fish is huge!!. Cool website (your dads) too.
August 5, 2007 at 11:18 pm
aww thats too bad. You should have told him not to do that
August 5, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Reminds me of that movie “Big Fish” Pretty decent movie if you haven’t seen it…
August 5, 2007 at 4:35 pm
those aren’t fishes they are monsters
August 5, 2007 at 2:02 pm
I can’t catch anything on the little fishing game within Zelda, so I know I can’t catch anything in real life!
August 5, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Hell ya that was a great story! Sounds like you have a kick ass dad dude!
Take that shit you damn gypsee!
Best wishes
August 5, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Way to go Papa Schoemaker!! Keep on truckin!
Cheers!
August 5, 2007 at 10:10 am
Sometimes it’s great when doctors are proven wrong.
August 5, 2007 at 8:21 am
Damn I cant catch anything when I try. I cant imagine catching something like that. What kind of string do you need to pull in a monster like that?
August 5, 2007 at 8:16 am
I used to catch fish that size when I was, that size.
August 5, 2007 at 7:56 am
I thought the fish was going to be the coolest part of the post and they you told the story about your grandma. That’s very cool. Tell him to come to Georgia and fish for trout. They are way small, but it’s great to wade through the North Georgia Moutain streams.
August 5, 2007 at 6:12 am
Thanks for sharing this personal story, I was pretty touched when I read it… the gypsee prediction stuff is really weird – amazing. And congrats to your Dad, that’s one monster of a fish…
August 5, 2007 at 1:19 am
Touching story. My grandma outlived all five of her sons, including my father. She died at 91.
August 4, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Did he have a cooler large enough to take the fish home?
August 4, 2007 at 10:29 pm
It looks like all your family runs a website. Who was actualy firsst who started website?
August 4, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Is that a fresh water fish? Doesn’t look like the catfish
in the south. Is it a different species?
August 4, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Ohh nice I get to show off fishing pics
my blue fin tuna that got away. about the size of a small car:
http://www.kensavage.com/fish/tune-jump2.jpg
http://www.kensavage.com/fish/tune-jump4.jpg
we caught a 550 lb blue fin later on
August 4, 2007 at 7:03 pm
all I can say is wow
August 4, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Great to hear that you’re Dad is still going strong after a transplant, it’s amazing what doctors can do. That fish is amazing too… dang
August 4, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Holy shit, I fished when I was younger and loved it but those things are crazy.
August 4, 2007 at 4:32 pm
yeaaaah, that’s your daddy!!
August 4, 2007 at 4:27 pm
That’s a kick ass Dad.
Doesn’t he know it’s illegal to catch whales?
August 4, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Wow, the fish is big really just like the fishermen.
August 4, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Huge catfish. I thought the one I caught last year was huge but those would swallow the thing with ease. That’s in Spain? What kind of catfish are they and what was he using for bait?
August 4, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Pretty amazing Story!. I like to fish too, though the biggest I’ve catched was a salmon of about 6kg here in Chile.
August 4, 2007 at 3:31 pm
thats a big fish man! My dad also is “retired” but in his retirement, his is a saltwater fishing guide out of louisiana.. he figures he loves to fish so much why not get paid for it
August 4, 2007 at 3:22 pm
those are great pictures. I’m a carp fisher myself and i have accidentally catch a few catfishes, but never that big
August 4, 2007 at 2:48 pm
His bait was probably the biggest fish I will ever catch!
August 4, 2007 at 2:36 pm
A moving story Jeremy, thanks for sharing
August 4, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Damn that’s a huge fish…The first pic looks more like a crocodile..
August 4, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Wow those are some ENORMOUS fish!! Our dads would get along great :p
August 4, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Holy cow that is a huge fish!
August 4, 2007 at 1:48 pm
he got banned from adsense for clicking on his own ads =(
August 4, 2007 at 1:46 pm
damn..I really need to proof read what i write before i hit submit not after….Ehhh You guys get the idea!
August 4, 2007 at 1:45 pm
WOW…Thats insane! I best i’ve ever done is about the size of my hand at the local lake. Tell your dad to go check out the amazon..if he hasn’t already. My father runs Allcheapfares.com and I help with the marketing and we got invited for 10 days once and 1 day was spent at a fishing lodge were this is all they did..catch Godzilla size fish!
hey show…so you couldn’t convince your dad to run adsense on his blog?
August 4, 2007 at 1:44 pm
whohw.. quite a story!
And quite a fish as well!
August 4, 2007 at 1:39 pm
What did he use as bait on that monster, a t-bone?