"Thomas Rangier" nospam@nospam wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 19:50:51 -0400, "JimH" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 18:21:38 -0400, "JimH" wrote:
"John H" wrote in message
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Left Deale, MD, at 6:30, had lines in the water by 7:15, and had the
first fish
at 8:00. Caught this guy about 2 miles north of #83 in 48-50 feet of
water. He
bit a chartreuse parachute running deep (additional 8oz of weight
besides
the
tandem lures). After a decent struggle, got him to the boat and
managed
to
get
him in the net. This one was a 38"er, so landing it by myself turned
out
to be
more work than I'd imagined. Luckily there was very little wind, so
the
boat
just stayed nicely on course.
Wasted gas around the same area for another couple hours. Lots of
marks,
but no
take downs. Talked to a friend out of Breezy Point, and decided to
head
south.
Got a couple miles south of #83, and decided to call it a day. Pulled
three
lines in, and went for the last one. Cranked it about 5 times and down
she
went!
I'm hoping this is a nice 25"er or so, just to cap a nice day. But,
the
line is
leaving the reel much to fast for a 25"er. After another nice fight, I
finally
got this guy in the boat. Turned out to be somewhere between 41 and 42
inches.
Darn! Held him over the side for a minute or two and he took to life
again. I
think he said his name was Fred, so if you catch a 42"er this year,
ask
him what
his name is. Tell him PocoLoco says "hi".
Was good talking to Hookin' Up and Jon on the radio. Hope y'all did
well.
--
John H
"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."
Another nice story John. Nothing better than a day on the boat. And a
day
on the boat fishing and filling the cooler with some keepers is the
icing
on
the cake.
I envy you and look forward to the day (4 or so years) when I am also
retired and able to take the boat out for fishing whenever I want to
(walleye fishing is in full swing on Lake Erie).
A smaller boat is indeed in our future.....something I can comfortably
take
out on my own. Hopefully that will come before we sell this house and
move
to our retirement house on the Huron River. ;-)
Today was only the second time I've gone trolling by myself. The first
time was
windy, and when I hooked a fish I forgot about the wind. Got the fish up
to the
boat, realized the wind was making the boat do a 180 (with three lines
still in
the water), tried to get the fish in the boat quickly (without a net),
and
lost
the fish.
To this day I think that fish was about 8" - between the eyes. Luckily,
today
was nice and calm, although I've since learned a few tricks to make
fishing
alone on a windy day a little easier.
Thanks for the reply. You'll get that boat soon, I'm sure of it. Mine is
only a
21'er, but big enough for the wife and I and a couple kids, or three
people to
comfortably fish.
--
John H
"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."
Thanks John. But it is not a matter of affording one....it is a matter of
practicality. My wife's medical condition and the subsequent reason for
selling our 32 footer is well documented here, unless you happen to be a
certain SOB who fails to recognize it and continues to make fun of that
fact.......hello Harry Krause. But that is to be expected from him. I
can
easily buy a smaller trailerable boat and launch it at the local public
ramps (we live within a mile or so of the ramps). But as fishing is not
my
main desire (for boating), and as I can hitch a ride on friend's boats if
I
do want to, I am waiting until we buy our retirement house on the water
before purchasing another boat. It will most likely be in the 27 foot
range
and include a cabin with full head and sleeping accommodations. I am sure
an additional smaller boat will also be in the plans soon after that. ;-)
Until then I can enjoy boating on our friends boats (what a moocher I am
-) ) or putz around on the Lake on my Achilles.
Very sorry to hear about your wife's medical condition. I never suspected
that. You have my very best wishes in my heart. May she get well soon.
Thomas
Thank you sir. I never intended to post the fact about my wife's condition
as a reason for not now owning a boat or to gain sympathy.....although some
here continue to want to use that fact against me for some reason. We have
owned boats of one size or another for over 25 years and have enjoyed
boating the Great Lakes during that time.
We will buy another boat in the near future. We just have to wait for the
proper time. This is not it.
Does that make us non boaters or having no interest in boating? Perhaps to
some...but not to those who are not blinded by political bias and hatred.
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