4th Grade Reading Comprehension (Set 1) - Fishing

_____Have you ever gone fishing? What would you do if you hooked a 300-pound fish? Fifteen-year-old Michael Douglas, who weighed only 110 pounds, had such a fish on his line for 33 hours. He was fishing at Cocoa Beach in Florida when a giant jewfish took the bait.
_____Several people offered to take over for Michael, but the youthful fisherman wanted to land the fish all by himself. He ate a little and slept a little when the battle eased off, but most of the time, he had to use all his energy to outwit the fish and bring it in. During this time, nearly 10,000 people came by to see Michael and wish him well.
_____The ending of Michael’s long battle with the giant fish wasn’t exactly as the boy had hoped. After 33 long hours, the fish snapped the line and swam away. Michael was both EXHAUSTED and disappointed. However, he can always go back and try again, although chances are he’ll never hook a fish that large again. Like most other fishing people, he’ll probably spend hours telling about the “big one that got away.” But Michael’s stories will be true!