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Thoughts for the Day.
I heard a great quote today: “Being a professional fisherman is about staying broke just long enough to get rich.” And basically you can say the same thing about guiding, except it is long enough to make a living, rich is probably not in a guide’s future. And speaking of guides, like Carmine said when she was still open down at POC: “There are so many guides in POC they have to wear badges so they do not guide each other!” The fishing business is a tough game and it takes commitment and perseverance to make a living.
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84 degrees a few days ago, and now ……………
It was a beautiful morning.
A hurricane and snow in the same year. It is true what they say about Texas weather.
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I just realized that folks assume I have an IPhone or some other super fancy phone. I figured that out when I got back from POC last weekend and there several messages on my Facebook. So sorry if you did not get answered, but I have a flip phone, for which I take a ton of guff from family and friends. But you know what? When it fell in a foot water at the ramp when I was putting in and did not know it, and then was found over an hour later, it still worked fine. So until this thing finally gives up the ghost I will continue to live in the old guy world. So know if you message me until I open facebook on my laptop I do not have a clue you sent me a message.
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I am watching Major League Fishing, which is my favorite fishing show. A guide once commented that catching 2 redfish in saltwater tournaments means nothing and Major League Fishing confirms his point. In most bass tourneys you need to catch 5, and that often requires fishing a specific way, and it is irrelevant how many fish you catch. In MLF you find out who can catch bass. Often it is decided by size, but numbers matter and it is interesting to see how they make decisions, when those decisions are usually different than they would make in a regular tournament. Obviously liking this show is a comment on my competitive nature, which I am trying to tamp down some as I get older.
Bass fisherman are the best at life jackets with kill switch attached, but they do one thing that is not the safest – They let go of the steering wheel while running. Several guys have done it while talking to the camera and it makes me cringe. I know the steering systems are so much better than they used to be, but letting go while running is asking for trouble. It happens.
Today they are on Lake Eustice, a part of the Harris Chain in Florida. As it looks like we will be ending there at some point I got a pretty good heads up on what I need to know. Bass are bass no matter where they are. And nothing like being right down the road from a great chain of lakes, and just a little over an hour from either coast. Which is about what I deal with right now. So not a bad trade when it happens.
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A random bass from 2014. That is a real one.
This is basically is the ramblings of a guy who has stayed in the house to long. Of course much of that had to do with the weekend, so as usual I left it to the weekend warriors. Tomorrow it is back to the bay. I will be meeting Billy around 7:30 at Froggie’s and from there who knows. The wind looks awesome, so by getting the long ride out of the way first thing we can fish back to POC from down the island. It will be interesting to see how much the water temperature dropped, and then figuring out how it will affect the fish. Throwing the twitch bait will be first up, and may even give the bigger one a go tomorrow. And with Billy being the topwater nut it shouldn’t take to long to get some kind of clue. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
