It started with the procurement of an old tinny (which I was told "may or may not float, but if you take it off my property, she's yours"). I found a dingy trailer on Kijiji for $200 (which I modified slightly), and bought a 40lb thrust electric and a pair of $80 oars from crappy tire ... I had my first "boat".
This is the official launch in the sparkling clean water at Petrie Island. I emptied about 4 tubes of marine caulking on every rivet and seam, and painted it with marine paint.
She was indeed sea worthy.
We headed straight to our local muskie sanctuary. We did 2 years of chest wading in this creek, and I have to tell you, the new vessel is an absolute luxury.
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
Caught a few walleye this year too. No Quite-size 'eyes, but whatever... look at them happy faces.
Didn't do a lot of bass fishing this year. Caught a nice smallie while testing out our yaks for an Algonquin trip.
Then my buddy Jer caught a high 3 lber at the Fish Hawk tourney on Mississippi Lake.
Also got a chance to hang out and fish with a couple Hawkers!
Brad hosted me on his boat for the FH derby. I may have forced him to take a pic with less than stellar fish, so I did him the honour of hiding the evidence.
Then Yan offered to bring me aboard his ship for some fall Ottawa River fishing which was a blast (caught some walleye, sauger, mooneye and chunky catfish).
And that's that! Maybe this EOY post will motivate me enough to go out one more time......
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