I like the word "Ripper" as a descriptive - Thanks Marrakai!

And thanks to all my Australian and other friends around the world for the compliments.

I was fishing right next to her. Had I caught that fish or any of the flounder it would have meant nothing to me. But she cast her own line, set the hook, and brought in all the flounder and that monster trout it all by herself.

If you'll notice, that big fish could easily have eaten some of the "keepers" in one swallow.

While I was secretly hoping that she would complete a Texas slam (Trout, Redfish, Flounder) my guide and good friend Doug Rives pointed out that you can "slam" anytime, but a trout that reaches almost 32" is the fish of a lifetime.

Meanwhile my wife and my oldest daughter are off on a college road trip tour, and I somewhat agonized over the money I was spending already plus the money I would spend to go fishing.

Obviously I made the right decision.

Take your kids fishing my friends. - Success as a dad is not measured in the length of the fish but in the size of the smile.