Thomas E. Laske

Uncle Tom,

My memories of you taking me fishing on Big Star Lake after a warm summer rain will never be forgotten. I remember hooking into something large, and you thought the bait was just bouncing off of the bottom, and maybe got snagged. You stopped the boat, and said "Let me see that pole". I handed it to you, and to my surprise, you gave it right back, "keep tension on that line, and don't stop reeling" where the next words out of your mouth. After about 30-35 minutes, we had...