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Plan "A" .......This had been "brewing" for a week, ......had planned to hit Port Darlington on Sunday with Hoss, .....but after chatting with him saturday, ...and with the 50 k winds forecast, ....decided it wasn't worth the long haul up there to get blown off the lake.....
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Plan "B" ......This started brewing after Plan "A" got "blown" out of the water, ......just stay at home and suck up the father's day thingy....
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Plan "B" was actually well under way, ....soaking back some suds and watching the game, .....my mail alarm went off, ......hmmmmmm(did I tell you I've been doing that a lot lately)
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Turns out it was a new fella I had met briefly at Bronte earlier this year, ....Steve was just wondering what I was up to in the morning, ......
I relayed my exciting itinerary,
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Several PM's, .....and a couple of hours later, .....Plan "C" was submitted, ......and reluctantly approved by the governess, ....it was the eleventh hour, .....so not much downtime tonite.....
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I was up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 2:30, ....Okay, .....bushy tailed anyways, .....I wanted an early start as I had never been to this launch before and didn't want to be late.....
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I took the boss's car to save some gas, ......the fact that the "air" worked in it.......did not influence my decision, .........much....
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Found the launch and Timmies, .......no problemo
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By the time I had brought the timmies, ....Steve had the boat wet and we're ready to roll.....
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Water was like glass, ....so much for the howling winds.....
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It's only a short cruise to the fishing grounds, ....I took the wheel and left the set up in Steve's capable hands.....
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We never even got all the lines out and we had a fish on, .....it was just a shaker, but that was a good sign......
"Steve, ....are we keeping any today?"
"Nope, .....not unless you want some skoot"
"Nah, ........but let's get a pic" ......PLUNK, SPLASH ...... "of it, .....never mind"
"Geeze, ....never thought, ....hope that's not the only one we get"
" .......me too"
I go back to my driving, .....he goes back to setting up......
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Fish on.....!!!!
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Another shaker......
Just get the camera turned on for the pic, .......PLUNK, SPLASH, ........
"Little poo poo jumped right out of my hands, ....hope we get another one"
".......me too"
I go back to my driving, ....he goes back to setting up....
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Fish On......!!!!!
"Hey Steve, .....this one's got some weight to it....."
Does a couple of nice surface runs, ....and gone, .......this was on a cut bait rig, ....reel it in, ....head's still there,
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"Geeze Skooter, ....it must have been the knot, .....hope we get another one...."
".......me too"
I go back to my driving, ...again, .....chuckling a bit now, ....we're having a pretty good day and not a pic to show for it, ....I need my "picture" high....
"So Steve, ....are you keeping track of this?, .....just in case"
"Let's see, ....two shakers, ....one lost hook......"
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Next thing ya know.....
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Fish On......again!!!!!!
This time I'm taking no chances, .....I see it, ......it's gonna be shot.....
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We've been out here well over an hour, ....and have yet to get a full spread out, .....but I finally have a pic.....
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I think we eventually got all four rods down before this one hit....
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She put up a good battle, ....and was the only one we kept, ....it was bleeding like a stuffed pig, ....that's why I'm holding it over the side....
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Steve barely got things set back up and another one fires....
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I'm getting the pics now, .....awsome!!!!
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This was our biggest king today, .....I believe it weighted in around 17 lbs.....
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We caught it with about a half hour left on our scheduled time frame, .....Steve had some commitments for this afternoon and I told him we could head in now if he wanted, ......my day had already been made....
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He insisted we try to get me a big one too.....
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Just about the time we're ready to pull and motor, .....the rigger pops.....and I'm on it....
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This puppy must have hit the bait and crossed just about every line behind the boat , ....the other rigger fired about 10 seconds after the first one, ....thought we had a double header to finish the day, ......it might have been, ....but when I started seeing the other lines coming up with mine,
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Luckily none of them knoted right up around mine, ....and Steve did his best to untangle them while I just kept the tension on the line, ......it was a lost cause, .....even a spagetti vender couldn't straighten that mess out.....
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Still managed to keep the fish on though, ....and when we saw it, ....I realized we might still have a chance at it......
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I thought it was a laker, ....but lakers don't usually fight like that, ......
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Steve took a look over the side,
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Long story short, .........my day was made about three times over when he managed to slip the net under this one.....My "PB" bow, .....by a "large" margin, ......Thanks BUD.....
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She weighed in at a little over 16 lbs, ....and 33" long
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It was released to swim another day.....
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We were done and heading for home......
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It was just an awsome day out there, .....I think we only managed to get a full spread out a couple of times, ......the conversation may have slowed things a bit,
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Our final tally was 10 for 11 with a knock off, ......good for a full day of fishing, ....never mind half a day...
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It's always great to find a new friend on the water, .........Well, .....Steve has certainly got my attention.....
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You can call me anytime bud..........
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