Raf Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) aa Edited April 15, 2010 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeGuy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Nice! 2008, "It Was A Very Good Year" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Looks like a great year to me, were those baby bowfin in your hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Nice!!!! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Awesome Raf....you had a good year. Those Lakers have me even more fired up for Jan 1st! What are those little black fish in your hand in the picture under the heading "summer'? I have been seeing a lot of these 'year in summary/season end posts'....good idea...enjoy reading them. Your post however is the first i've seen that goes from Ice...to....ice, i am gonna do one soon....but was waiting cuz my fishing year doesn't have an 'end'....it just keeps going, probably have 2 or 3 small outings left before my 'year end'. you let that Benbeattie in your boat? just kidding. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Looks like a super year Rafal. Some of those pics are just perfect! Thanks for sharing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Great restrospective, Rafal, with lots of quality fish. I especially like the lake trout, but the muskies and walleye are fabulous too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Goodun Raf. Nice to see some familiar faces again. This wrapup was a little easier for me to swaller. No need for all that banter, the pics say it all. Right on brah! HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Great set of pics Raf. Congrats on a great year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Excellent year in review Raf Congratulations Loved the first pic of the laker.... Real cool shot of the head sticking out of the hole You certainly got into a good variety of quality fish.... also loved the shot of the big pike Great job and thanks again for putting this report together and sharing it with us Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 looks like a real good year to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwl Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 great pics and wrap up of your season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 thanks gang the bass fisher: good eye! baby bowfin for the win. limeyangler: same deal here, no real end of the year. although right now; can't launch the boat, can't walk on the ice. ben is always welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Whoa ......... Now thats quite the report, Very ,very nice pics Well done , Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 excellent report love the pics, and some great shot personally love how you went black and white with a blue head on that mallard! thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pachone Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 great year!!!!! i love lakers... i gotta learn how to target them better good job cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigger Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 great year for you Raf! That pike is sick! Nice lakers and 'skis as well. I really like that island shot, thats mag worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 great report! the lakers are sweet, they should go in "the best looking fish" post! i think lakers are the best looking fish out there. thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Awesome year Raf! Some truly fantastic fish you guys got into and your wild life shots are always good as well. That incidental walleye is a tank!! You gonna be able to get out on the ice over the holidays? Hope so. Thanks for not posting the picture of my 'fat pants'! haha. That weekend is easily one of my favourite annual trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Jeez!! Do you ever catch small fish?? LOL. A great collection of pictures!!! Looks like you had a good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Just awesome Raf I love the snake in the water pic, that's cool. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Thanks Raf. I needed that. Now where is my auger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Very nice year end report, loads of pics and not much talk. Some real beauty fish for 2008. Good luck next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whopper Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Well done boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted December 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) alright some verbage. great report! the lakers are sweet, they should go in "the best looking fish" post! i think lakers are the best looking fish out there. thanks for sharing! that thread was over the minute the pic of moosebunk's arctic char was posted.. but i don't disagree. love the look of lakers, especially the 'dark' ones. their fins are such a brilliant white - pics don't do them justice. That weekend is easily one of my favourite annual trips. Does that mean we'll see ya somewhere around 4/20? Jeez!! Do you ever catch small fish?? LOL. A great collection of pictures!!! Looks like you had a good year. thanks Cliff.. this is a year end thread & they didn't make the cut lol. bear with me here a lil Not taking anything away from 08, great company, great water and fish were caught. However, looking back over the year, we didn't boat any real giants and it was a tough year in the sense that it seemed we always had to work for fish. Whether it was wind, brutal cold, oppressive heat, post-cold front bluebird skies, or unusually high water levels - it was an odd year. It re-affirmed my belief that I need to get rich & retire and/or find a rich wife so I can pick my days instead of being a wknd warrior . I think a few pics tell an interesting tale in that they were taken during low light. We did quite a bit of fishing (and were succesful) before or after the sun was up, right out of your playbook . We spent a few hours on shore with brown pops and/or catching some zzz's due to the heat or wind in the day. Fish smarter not neccessarily harder. I'm not sure I am sold yet but, the solunar calendar was quite often 'right' too as a few of the fish in the pics were caught during 'prime' periods. Very nice year end report, loads of pics and not much talk. Some real beauty fish for 2008. Good luck next year. thanks! best of luck in '09 to you too. Well done boost Thanks for the blast from the past, Phil. No snail on the Jeep though.. (yet???) Edited December 23, 2008 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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