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So, ....Where should I start....?
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Hmmmm, ....my old pappy used to say, ...."Always start at the top" ......'course that was easy fer him, ....he was a lot taller than me way back then.....
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Okay, ....How about Winter
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.........That pretty much sucked, ....didn't it? :hs
Of course, with winter, ....comes ice fishing.......
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Now, .....all the long time members here are aware of my love for ice fishing, .......For those of you who aren't.....
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Let's just say, ....ice fishing has carved it's own little "niche" in my list of favorite things to do, ........slightly "above" paying taxes, ....slightly "below" catchin' a cold.....
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This year I tried something new, .....it's simply a matter of deduction, ...I know I enjoy the water, ....I know I love fishing, .....So, ....it's gotta be the "ice" that's the dinger, .....remove that, ...and it's game on.....
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I was gonna finally get my hands on the new ride by mid March, ......this gave me a few early weekends to kill, ....rather than just sit and mope, ....or subject myself to more humiliation on the afore mentioned white stuff,
I hooked up with a few bud's who have about the same attitude as I do about winter, ....and made a couple of trips to fish water, ....with just some ice "in" it, .....instead of ice, ....with just some water "under" it
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Let's just say, .....winter didn't seem so rough anymore......
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When my new lady finally moved in, ....all thoughts of fishing were suppressed for awhile, .....but these fella's continued to pound 'em week after week ....
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"My New Romance".....
"It was Out with the old, ....and in with the new...."
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I had a lot of stuff to do to her to get her ready for spring.....and she nickel & dimed me pretty good there for awhile....This is before
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THEN.......
.......A new prop$$$
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......A new battery X 2$$$$
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......A new seat, ....sort of$$$
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.....Deckin' out the battle station$$$
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......Wirin' up the war room
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Plus dickin' around with the trailer fer a week or so till I eventually got fed up and bought new wiring, lights, ....and did 'er up right.... $$$$
But it was a labour of love, ....and eventually she was ready to go.....this is now
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The finishing touch......
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Now, ...... will all this work show some dividends....
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It was a slow start, .......Salmon volounteered to accompany me on her maiden voyage, ....and we got our first stinky, ...but I still considered the trip a success 'cause the boat exceeded my expectations.....
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And with that off my mind, .....now I could concentrate a little more, .....on actually putting some fish in the boat......
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Which I guess brings us to the present, ......or, ....from me pappy's point of view, ....the bottom......
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I do hope though, ....it's actually the "beginning", .....of a happy, and long romance.....
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I may not be around here as much these days, ....but I'm still around, ....I've met a bunch of great people on this board, and made some good friends along the way.....
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That being said, ...I'm open to hooking up with anyone here who lives, ...or is gonna be around, ....my neck of the woods, ....for a day chasin' some kings & bows .....just shoot me a PM
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(Token boy & his toy pic)
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See ya's on the water.......
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Skooter