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    Default A fishing tale...


    I haven't written one in a long time so here is one...

    Hey Billy, do you like Gladiator movies?”
    June 6, 2016
    By Bob Zettler

    I love to hunt and fish. No, let’s face it, hunting and fishing IS my life to a large extent nowadays as I gave up on finding the right woman years ago. So nowadays there are my children, who I love and am proud of, and then there is hunting and fishing. And since it is nearly the summer solstice, fishing is it till September 1 where I begin to go crazy over hunting Early Canada geese and an afternoon shoot for dove. But until then, it’s fishing. Period.

    As such, I go most every weekend and every opportunity that presents itself, whether it is as the guest or host. And there is a big difference between the two for when I am the guest, I arrive before they ask me to meet and quit when they say quit. BUT, and that is a BIG BUT, when I am the host I go as long as I can physically stay awake most times and that will tax most anyone else in the world for they have family commitments, jobs and the need for sleep…

    I have been ridiculed for my 19, 20, 21 hour trips over to Lake Shelbyville where I will fish from a late afternoon or early evening, into the night hours and then go after those Crappie until either I catch my limit or just cannot see the water. I tell people who join me that they can come and go as they choose for they do not have to “stay the course” and beat themselves up on one of my expeditions. And, I have had a number of people join me where they come late or leave early and this has worked out for it suits us both. And then there was Craig…

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    Bob's Bitchings!
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    Great read like always Bob.
    Lets go soak a line. Pat

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    Really enjoy your writing and documenting your adventures Zet.

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    Thanks Zet! Lets just say you have a way of words!

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    Quote Originally Posted by crappie24 View Post
    Thanks Zet! Lets just say you have a way of words!
    2X-- Yep, he sure does, always enjoy his writings
    I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.....

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