WELL, I'M BACK...FROM A FISHING TRIP TO LAKE ERIE. I WAS GONE
FOR 5 FULL DAYS THIS WEEK. I WENT WITH MY COUSIN ROSEMARY'S
HUSBAND, LEN , AND 2 OF HIS CLASSMATES. THEY GRADUATED FROM
ELDER THE SAME YEAR I GRADUATED FROM NORWOOD. SO YOU HAVE TO
PICTURE 4 OLD FARTS TRYING TO STAND UP IN A BOAT WITH THREE
FOOT WAVES HOLDING A FISHING POLE IN ONE HAND AND HANGING
ON TO A RAILING FOR DEAR LIFE WITH THE OTHER. WHAT A SIGHT !!
WE HAD A CAPTAIN WHO WAS A TOTAL HOOT. HE WAS IN HIS EARLY 60'S,
A BIG POT BELLY AND LEGS SKINNIER THAN MINE AND EVERY TIME HE
LAUGHED REAL HARD HE WOULD PASS GAS....AND HE SMOKED "ROLL YOUR
OWN" CIGARETTES. BETWEEN THE GAS AND THE SMOKE, IT WAS SORT OF
NOXIOUS. BUT, IT WAS ALL WORTH WHILE. WE WENT ON HIS BOAT TWICE,
AND LIMITED OUT BOTH TIMES.
ON MONDAY WE CAUGHT AND KEPT 28 WALLEYES AND THE TOTAL WEIGHT
WAS 75 LBS. ON WEDNESDAY WE CAUGHT AND KEPT 29 WALLEYES THAT
WEIGHED 101 LBS. WE WERE THE ONLY BOAT THAT CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT
ON BOTH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SO WE WOUND UP WITH 57 NICE WALLEYES
THAT WEIGHED 176 LBS...NOT BAD FOR SOME OLD FARTS.
WE TOOK THE FISH TO HAVE THEM CLEANED EACH DAY, AND THE TOTAL
CLEANING BILL FOR THE TWO DAYS WAS $125.00 PLUS THE COST OF STAYING
IN A CABIN, PLUS THE COST OF TRAVEL GAS, PLUS MEAL MONEY AND
TIPS, AND I FIGURE IT COST ME ABOUT $1.54 PER BITE...BUT MAN IT SURE DOES TASTE GOOD....ALL IN ALL...A GREAT EXPERIENCE.........DUNN DONE
3 comments:
J.D.I'm glad your fishing trip went well.I'm also not sure why four older guys who suffer from cronic flatulence would go out on the big water and risk an explosion when your captain lit up one of his "roll your own " coffin sticks.I guess I'm not old enough yet to be so inclined.Perhaps after the 28th and I'll start my 9th decade I'll be as brave as you guys.Anyway it sounds like you had a good trip and thats what counts. Glad you are back Bro!!!!
Sounds like it was an interesting trip. We were definitely missing you on the blog!
I hope you share some of that expensive fish with your big brother. I bet he is missing the freshly caught version! Maybe you could work out a trade. He can teach you how to post pictures on the blog and you can fix him a fried fish dinner!! :-)
Welcome back!
THANKS FOR THE WELCOME BACK SANDY....AND WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE DEAL ON THE SWAP YOU MENTIONED.
WE SEALED THE DEAL LAST NIGHT...
DUNN DONE
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