Glad to hear you are making the best of the situation.
Even worse would have been to take the shame-train home and back to get the truck.
Sounds like him and Lucas need to meet-up.
Here is a dialog my buddy had with him:
Co-Worker-I heard you caught some trout. Man that's hard, I tried once in a lake and go nothing.
Lucas- Nah, don't go to a lake. Go to a trout farm. That's where the real action is.
The kid caught 2x large trout over 14".
Yes, it was a $$ day for Jenny. I had to deal with the fish.