College Application Essay About Fishing

College Application Essay Most people wouldn’t consider fishing a life changing experience. I, however, believe that it plays a big role in shaping the person that I am today. When I was eight years old, my hobbies were similar to those of the stereotypical boy my age; video games, television, and a maximum of about 30 minutes spent outside per day. At this age, I wasn’t very close to my dad because of his constant flow of work, and my busy television schedule that didn’t allow for much bonding time. It was on a cloudy day under a bridge on Lake Lewisville when my interpretation of a “quality time” had changed. My dad has always enjoyed the outdoors. It seemed as if a good majority of his free time was spent planning a fishing trip for my brother and I, even though I would always decline. When I was about eight, the power in our house went out. This gave my dad the perfect opportunity to take my brother and I out on the boat. Having nothing else to do, I came along. After about an hour of traveling, we got to one of my dad’s favorite fishing spots. At the time, I could think of about a million different things that I would rather be doing. After throwing my bait in the water, the “fun” had begun.

I had absolutely no Idea what to do so I grabbed the rod and started feverishly reeling in, and to my surprise I had a difficult time holding onto the rod. I indicated that I had a big one by screaming at the top of my lungs calling for help. My dad, full of excitement, came running to my aid just as I pulled the fish ashore. Being the amateur that I was, I didn’t know how to compare my fish to others. My dad, however, was staring down at it in amazement. We quickly grabbed the scale to weigh the fish, and it was not surprising that it was the biggest fish that either of us had ever