Deg

via Don G, aka DEG. Excuse me .... I'm still trolling

Did you live to tell about it?

Sounds good to me Justin. As much as I like the 'Big Boys' (salmon, bows and stripers), I do miss the largemouth whacking the top water. It just gets the adrenalin pumping. I have to ask .... how long is the rod in the last pic? Lew ... if you read this, notice I didn't say muskies. LOL

I loved those shots of the slop Justin. It brings back some memories of throwing topwaters like the Scum Frog and waiting for those brutes to burst through the pads. I haven't done much of that since I started downrigging. Sure miss it though. Great report .. thanks.

It was a great day to be on the water Lew and I'm looking forward to the next time. It was nice having that area of the lake to ourselves. You can't beat the scenery of the north. I just wish you had blanked out the background behind me .... now everyone will find our secret spot. It probably doesn't matter, cause Whopper threw his marker buoy out when we left. LOL Those storm clouds look familiar but I've never had hail with them while in my boat. Great pics and report.

Geez Phil ... how many times do I have to apologize for trying to take the dumb buoy? I thought you were done with it as you hadn't caught anything anyways.

Canadianguy33 .... I make it a point not to argue on the board but I knew some people would take the comments personally. The world is filled with different folks .. some even think poaching is OK. I never said I wouldn't question the rules but this isn't about right and wrong. He was over the size limit and yes it would have been nice to get off with a warning. But then where do you draw the line ... give an inch take a mile. "Many of my fellow anglers on this board feel that ..." have you looked at how many people are on this board? A few posts are not MANY??? Tommy Douglas, David Suzuki ???? that's a stretch of about a 1/4" LOL Just goes to show light does travel faster than sound.

TG, sounds like your bud is a pretty level headed guy. He knew he made an error in judgement and was man enough to take the medicine without ranting and complaining about the 'Big Bad CO'. Unfortunately not all anglers have the common sense to know that the onus is on us to follow the rules. Our job is to measure the fish and if in doubt throw it back, the CO was doing his job enforcing the law. I doubt that he is told to let you off if it is 1/4" today but on holidays and Sundays make it 3/8 or maybe 7/16. The people who complain the most about the rules are usually the ones trying to stretch them as far as possible before they get caught. In this case it was an honest mistake but a mistake none the less. Glad to see the CO was out there. Too often we are hearing complaints that they are never around. Tell your bud, I really respect him for his attitude and maturity. Great to hear that he understood who made the error ... we all make some but the big difference is how we deal with them. Thanks for reminding us to be diligent.

Glad to hear you had another good fly-in, Mike. It won't be long before the next one ... just a long winters nap. Nice pics ... I see you are getting older .... really roughing it in that log tent. LOL Don

I had the same thing late last night but it seems fine this morning. Just slow changing pages.

But you can cook a mean sauce for that pasta.

I wonder if it attracts rabbits? Playboy Bunnies would be nicer. Hey, douG can't you come up with one from cucumbers for the muskie guys? I'd be afraid to own one .... sometimes they sit in the rack so long waiting for me to get out, they would take root.

Just remember Phil, she emails me once in awhile and I could use that comment for leverage, LOL I'm waiting to see what GCD thinks of it. His "Ole Yeller" comments are going to find him used as chum if he's not careful. LOL So far 'Miss Ruth' is still smiling.

A few minutes before the church services started the towns people were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate. Soon everyone had exited the church except for one old man calmly sitting in his pew without moving, seeming oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. So Satan walked up to the old man and said "Don't you know who I am?" "Yep, sure do." "Aren't you afraid of me." "Nope, sure ain't." "Don't you realize I can kill you with a word?" "Don't doubt it for a minute." "Did you know that I could cause you physical agony for all eternity?" "Yep", was the calm reply. "And you still are not afraid?" asked Satan. "Nope." More that a little perturbed, Satan asked,"Well, why aren't you afraid of me?" The man calmly replied............ "Been married to your sister for 68 years!!"

When did we start letting people from Cleveland cross the border? LOL We let those other southern boys in so you must be OK. I envy you headed to Nip. Have a good trip and enjoy. Deg