Well Saturday was the first full day of spring
and they say a young mans thoughts turn to something but not being young I just thought about fishing
I decided that going out on the ice may not be a good idea, so I dug out the folding boat
found all the peices and off I went to the river for some crappie or pike or whatever wanted to bite my hook
got it in the water
and off I went, I was a little worried as I had to use it as an ice breaker, I wasn't concerned about the boat but wondered if the small electric could push me through it...
well it was just a bit that iced over night and pushed through no problem
I tried fishing a lot of areas but got skunked and it was colder then it looked and my hands and feet were freezing
but it was the first of many fishing trips for 2009
I had trouble getting back to where I launched the boat, the motor would only work in reverse, turns out the shear pin broke, so the prop spun, but in reverse it would pust against itself and hold enough to get me home..
now it's time to get my big boat home......