Alex and Scott Richmond might dwell fairly far aside lately, however the father-son duo made it some extent to spend some high quality time collectively and make the trek to Lake Hartwell to benefit from the storied Toyota Bonus Bucks House owners Event.
A bittersweet a part of rising older usually comes within the type of bodily detachment out of your family members. Whether or not we graduate school or tackle a brand new commerce after our formative college years, it’s not unusual to have to maneuver away from the parents you like most.
Working example, Alex Richmond and his dad, Scott.
Alex grew up fun-fishing together with his dad however rapidly gained a ardour for match bass fishing. Not solely did he fish on his highschool group however he additionally loved a collegiate fishing profession at Grand Valley State in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Together with his father, Scott, dwelling simply outdoors of Chicago and Alex now residing in North Carolina, fishing time collectively has been admittedly scarce. However the duo found out a solution to coordinate their schedules this yr and share a ship collectively on the 2024 Toyota Bonus Bucks House owners Event on Lake Hartwell.
They had been in a darkish nook of a resort parking zone the night after registration and any angler may inform they had been taking their preparation critically.
“We practiced this morning for a couple of hours and it was truly fairly good,” Alex stated. “It has been so much higher than we had been anticipating, so we’re feeling optimistic. However with this chilly entrance coming in, who is aware of what may unfold tomorrow.”
When probed concerning the fishing circumstances and potential methods on the desk for tomorrow’s fundamental occasion, each Alex and Scott stored coming again to 1 very particular factor.
“Man, this has been a lot enjoyable and so gratifying already,” Scott stated. “To have the ability to fish and spend time with my son is such a blessing. That is my first Tundra and it received’t be my final. I can’t even really feel the boat behind me whereas I’m towing and have had zero points. And to have the ability to come to an superior occasion like this and meet our favourite professionals like Mike Iaconelli and Gerald Swindle is icing on the cake. We obtained to speak about trying to find some time with Gerald and he’s such a down-to-earth particular person. We had so much in frequent and it’s nice to know that he’s simply one other man like us.”
For Scott, it may need been a 13-hour drive by busy cities and all types of big-city site visitors. However when he lastly reached the autumn dogwoods nestled between the towering pines of Anderson, S.C., nothing else mattered. He had his boy with him, in the identical boat, doing what they love most collectively.
The Toyota Bonus Bucks House owners Event has some nice raffles and equipment, even for essentially the most discerning angler, however what’s not talked about sufficient is the connections, and on this case, reconnections it makes amongst each household and associates.
Whether or not the Richmonds catch something right this moment or not, you’ll be able to relaxation simple understanding Scott might be sporting a smile as vast because the Seneca River watching his boy fish and having fun with some much-needed one-on-one time. That’s a present solely the Nice Outside can provide and for that, the Richmonds are eternally grateful.
