Reel Big Fish

A while back, and I mean a while back, I had a friend ask me if I wanted to go fishing. I said, "I would love to go,but you need to know one thing. I am bad luck when it come to fishing and most likely you won't catching anything." Matt, my friend, laughed a hearty chuckle in reply and said "That's because you have never been fishing with me before. " He told me to meet him at a place at a time and he'd show me how to catch a fish. I said "Great what are we fishing for?"
"Bass" came his reply. I have to admit at this point I start to get a little excited. "I have never caught a Bass before that will be exciting." Matt's jaw hit the floor "what was that? Did I hear you say that you have never caught a bass before?!?"
"Yep" I told you I was bad luck and most likely you won't catch one this time either. Matt shook his head in bewilderment. "You just leave that up to me. You meet me where I told you and I'll do the rest."
I gathered my gear at the appointed time and met him at the appointed location. "This is your secret location?" I asked
"Yup"
"Everyone knows about this place"
"But not every one knows there are fish here."
We proceeded to start our fishing adventure and after Matt had caught his tenth fish and I still hadn't caught one. Matt gave me a look and said. "Man, you weren't joking were you?"
"No" I said.
"Well no one makes a liar out of me! Come on I'll take you to my uber secret place." We proceeded to walk about a hundred yards up river. "This is it?" I ask. "Yea and don't tell anyone." I started to chuckle. OK genius, where do I cast my lure? Matt studied the river for a few seconds and pointed "Right there behind that rock."
I draw my rod back and cast....
The first bass I have ever caught. All I had on me was my cell phone and up until now I had no way of getting the pictures off of it. So all my stories of how big the fish was and how long it took me to reel it in can now be confirmed with the proof that you now see before you. If you look closely you can see a tear just under my sunglasses.
"Haaa haaa" came a shout from Matt. "See what'd I tell ya!" I was so choked up that all I could muster was a goofy grin.

Some time later on a different trip to the same location and after many months of tutelage.

I caught the biggest Bass I have ever caught in my life!!! The expression on my face I feel sums it up for you.