‘Twas four days before Christmas
And all through the skies
Many things were stirring
But some weren’t meant to fly
On a trip I was
To find a new tournament site
When a phone call from home
Told me of an unusual plight
My daughter, Olivia
said something was quite the matter
There is a bass in the pool
And it looked like it had splattered
A bird must have dropped it
On the way to its nest
But now the dogs are barking
At the family’s new pest
There’s a big hole in the screen
Where the fish fell through
Another expense before Christmas
To fix the lanai and make it new
My work is following me home
This one’s a pound or so
It probably came from Lake Tarpon
Where big bass are known to grow
How ironic that I plan B.A.S.S. events
And fish fall in my swimming tank
But with this kind of luck
I wish I worked at a bank
So Merry Christmas to all
And may your New Year be filled with bliss
The next time you go fishing
I hope you catch fish as easy as this
Michael Mulone is B.A.S.S.’s Director, Event & Tourism Partnerships.