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Super job mister Melancon...nice fish!

Nice to hear from you John. I was sure you were out wining and dining your sweetie in the southern hemisphere somewhere. Glad everything is working out for you. I'm especially glad that your doc is happy with the response in your leg and that she's cutting back in her meds. Be well my friend.

I don't think we can rule out accidental death unless the deer left a note.

I think that Darren and I have picked the same horse. Anything can happen though.

Excellent shots Brandon! Did you see his photo equipment? He probably took those shots from Regina.

WTG Lew and Phil, looking forward to seeing you both!

It IS a fishing forum but most here become friends and talk of other things as well. The thread title (subject) is identified as "NF". That means "non fishing". You're quite welcome to skip those if you find them offensive. If I haven't already welcomed you....WELCOME!

I'm quite sure that's what it is as well, Joey.

hahahahaha I love it when a "guestimate" happens. We get the fire pit again.

HMMM.. I've never seen MNR folks electro-shocking muskies. I guess it must be doable. But muskies detect changes in electrical fields and move out of range before the voltage is great enough to make them roll over...unlike most other species. I guess if they were ambushed.... You obviously missed my point about holding your breath. People lose sight of time in the heat of the action....holding ones breath was just suggested as a way of getting a better idea how long a fish is out of water.

Oh geez no, no correlation at all...just an idea that I think might have some merit. Do what you like. I just thought I'd pass that along.

Here's the link to Merland Park. http://www.merlandpark.com/

Dang, Joe! If you could make it, it would make the whole GTG much more worthwhile for everyone! Give me some news!

Five minutes is a death sentence. She might swim away after a while but she'll be found belly up on someone's beach a few hours later. I don't want to sound like a nag here but once you bring the fish to the boat, leave it in the pen net. Remove the hooks while the fish is in the net and in the water. If you need a pic of the fish, make sure the camera(s) is ready and then commit to taking it out for the pic. Don't pussyfoot around, grab the fish properly. As you pull the fish out of the water, hold your breath....when you can no longer hold your breath, that fish needs to go back in. Once in the water, hold it by the tail with your other hand under the belly to keep it upright. Don't move it back and forth, just hold it there. You'll feel the strength return to the fish and they should swim off strongly. Just sayin'.

So who else wants to join in the fun? There's still a bit of time to get your acts together but reservations will need to be made. Boat spots should be available for everyone. Cold and wind are usually there as well at that time of the year so warm, waterproof clothing are important. Floatsuits are almost indispensable. Let's hear your plans.

Yeah it would be the 19th Lew but I'm sure that some folks could only get there early on the Saturday. But hey...EVERYDAY is Saturday for you, Bud!

This here's the rubber ducky.....mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy!

See what a gentle, guiding hand can do?

My best guestimate would be the weekend of the 20th at Merland Park. But that's just a guess.

Pickerel is what they're after and from shore, it's far more productive at night than during the day.

Really glad you posted that MB. I just picked up a case of 6/0 tongue depressors so I'm good to go.

Where's the air valve? Happy BD!

Don't worry about it Moemoe, keep posting your reports, you'll be fine. Great fish and a great report, congrats to you.

You know that I don't need to tell you this here in public Joey but I consider you and Paul some of my best friends. You know that I wish both of you the best life together and have no doubt that it'll be. I'm sorry that I could not make it out there last Friday but I know that we'll see each other soon. Be well my dear friends. Hopefully see you the weekend of the 6th. Hugs.

Let it be, retodd. You know that this is called trolling...