FISH CATCHING TRAVEL

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You have to love that Texas weather.  When I got in the truck after fishing Wednesday it said 90 degrees.  This morning when I stuck my nose out it was sleeting/snowing and blowing 25mph.  Don’t think fishing is on the plate today.  Wish I had a fireplace.

After getting back from the wedding, and not fishing in a week, I was so looking forward to fishing the last couple of days but our wind decided to howl.  Last night around dark it was shaking the walls.  But things are looking up the rest of the week for a couple of great days on the bay with winds <10 mph and warming during the day.  Combine that with a falling tide it will be interesting.  That is an area I have limited experience.  Good trout are known to hit the shallows after a cold front as the day warms, just not sure if it is better on a falling or rising tide.  There is only one way to know – Go.

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The Ramblings  of a Fisherman Stuck in the House.

More fun with boat buying.  When it is blowing 25mph and in the 30’s a guy has to humorous himself somehow.  Sorry, I just can not help myself!

This one is knocked up.

Motor makes a “rod knock” sound. Not a mechanic so that’s why I dropped the price. This boat is worth $12.5k all day without the knock…
Engine starts right up, runs good (other than the knock)

Other than the boat part this is a good boat.

This old boat needs transom replaced and floor repaired. 

So is my 1971 AMC Gremlin, if it has not been crushed by now.

Not running but complete.

Thank God, finally someone who is not clueless. 

Old boat and trailer that was abandoned on lot. No information on condition. Trailer needs tires. No title. Free to anyone who will haul it off.

Just have your buddy sit on the transom and keep spraying.

Good sturdy boat one weak spot in the floor and needs fuel lines. She runs with starting fluid

I just got tired so instead of finishing I took a nap.

The floor has been replaced except the front 8″ where there is a small hole.

At least you know it is a boat.

I do not know anything about the boat

Hey, no big deal, it was only smashed.  He probably wasn’t on plane.

There is a spot on the front of the boat where it supposedly was smashed into a dock

Back to my Gremlin.

1970 Johnson 85 hp motor, not running but ran 2 years ago,

It works really good. Promise.

The engine works but it needs a new fuel filter “on the engine”. The ignition switch just went out on it and the carbs need to be cleaned on it.

Me “thing” you do not have a clue.

I thing the engine has a blown head gasket

Another guy who ended up taking a nap instead, but hey, free carpet.

needs new carpet. I started to replace the front deck but lost interested. Still have a roll of carpet to throw in the deal.

Now of course these are the worst of the worst.  And like last time I posted some it only took a half hour to find these.  So my advice to a lot of these, give it away before it sinks into the ground, the tires rot off, and the mice move in.   

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And just yesterday I commented about what can happen when you post yourself holding big bucks after kicking some fish booty.  While checking the TPWD website I came across this, which led to his arrest.

After the warden advised him of the photos he had obtained from Facebook, the hunter apologized and admitted to harvesting his trophy deer without a hunting license

So you think I was just blowing smoke.  Trust me Facebook is a happy hunting ground for all law enforcement.  (And potential employers.)  So be sure to engage brain before hitting post.  It really is a new world out there.

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And speaking of TPWD these guys must be rocket scientist.

Upon inspection of their “teal,” the warden advised the hunters had actually taken cormorants, a federally-protected species. The hunters stated they had no idea. They had researched it on the Internet and assumed it was a cinnamon teal.

All I have to say:  How is this even possible?  About the only thing I know about ducks is they are great bacon wrapped, but this is crazy.  But it does remind me of the time Chris and I were hunting public land and some other “duck?” hunters were close to us blasting away when we heard the following:  “I didn’t know that ducks were white.”  Probably not a great day to be an Egret.

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The only outside job , other than turning off the outside water for tonight’s freeze, will be removing the trolling motor batteries from the LTS so I can replace them later this week.  There may not be heat there but at least the boat is in the garage.  One of the design flaws on the LTS makes changing batteries a real hassle, good thing I am a little guy.  (And on that note:  You always hear “little old man”, never “big old man”.  Something to that?)  Though what they will be replaced with is still up in the air, AGM is probably going to be the answer as the estimate on the number of recharges is important.

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I have managed to while away the morning and it is time to get off my rear end and accomplish something.  Might be a good time to clean up the tackle room, a little organization never hurt anything.  And every time I do it I find something else I forgot I have.  Which means I have to much fishing stuff.  Just kidding about the to much thing.  But stay tuned there is some serious fishing to come this week, good things come to those who wait.  So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.

Good Luck and Tight Lines