Thread: Saltwater = Haulover

Danny, we's all idiots. Might have been your day, but I kinda doubt it. Post front and new moon are never a good combination for me. Every now and then I get lucky with things like this. I've spent the money for gear, fuel, bait, etc, etc, and come home with a burger from McDonalds. Sorry you didn't load up today, but there's next time. If I had all those shrimp in the frozer I wouldn't fuss.

Danny:
Take heart, at least you remembered your keys for the boat and also the trolling motor.
LIFE is GOOD!!!!!

We all fall short Danny, it's that we recognize it & not repeat is key.....

Dang. Thats not good at all except for a beautiful day on the water. Curious though, why is your trolling motor so deep? Aint that a 60" shaft?

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Dang. Thats not good at all except for a beautiful day on the water. Curious though, why is your trolling motor so deep? Aint that a 60" shaft?

I use it as a front anchor ......
(it was a little deep right there but was stuck) etc, etc. ....

OK, OK, OK, if ya'll insist ! ! ! ! ! ! The rest of the story ....

I been on this kick to try my hand on cooking some "blackened redfish", I've ate some over at friends house before and it was good, but never tried to cook any myself, so, after moving onward from shrimping season I have this drive to get enough fillets to cook up some etc, etc .....

Now, for years I've been going out to Haulover and see dead pigs laying on the side of the road where idiots hit em and just leave em to rot instead of taking them home and butchering them for food etc, etc. Everytime I see one I say silently to myself, "Buddy-Roe' if I ever hit one, he's a coming home with me for sure ! ! ! !

Well, finally it's happened......
Was going about 50mph headed to HC then I see something out of my right side just in front of the truck, and just like that, within a second, it's a hog, darting out in front of my truck. By the time I hit the brakes I'd already hit it..... BAM ! ! ! ! ! !

I thought to myself, "GOT ONE" ! ! ! ! Tried to turn the truck (with boat) around but not enough turning room, so, just pulled off and walked back with flashlight to inspect it. It was a shoat (gilt) bout 90-100 pounds, I gave it a kick and it appeared to be dead ........
She had clean teats, never been suckled = perfect primo meat ......

So, I got to load this hog up and take her home and butcher her ....
BUT, I'm going redfishing ! ! ! ! ! And after yesterday, I'm determined to get some redfish ! ! !
Now what do I do ????? Am caught in a quagmire, I must choose, hog or fish ! ! ! !

Long story short, I drug the hog off the road and went on fishing, something I swore over many years I'd never do, even cursing those that I witnessed doing the same.

Got out fishing, saw plenty of fish but, they wouldn't bite my hook ! !
I fretted and fretted all morning long about wasting a perfectly good hog for a "chance" to catch a red ! ! ! ! It just wasn't a good morning at all after that. I figured that if I caught a red right off the bat, I'd still have time to get back and grab the hog and take both home, but didn't happen.

The way I figure it, after all these years of thinking as to what I'd do if I ever hit a hog out there (take em home right away) the good lord finally provided me with opportunity to do just that, and I blew it ! !
Reminds me of the song "Desperado" where the fellow sings, "Many fine things have been put on your plate, but you always want the things you cannot have" .......

Oh, and I was going to stop back by it on the way home and take a picture of it, when I came to the spot = it was gone ! ! !
Don't know what happened. Good lord felt sorry for me so I wouldn't have to live with the memory of it laying dead by the side of the road cooking in the hot sun, rather, possibilities now exist, was it dead, or knocked out, and came to and walked off, or someone came along and picked it up ????

God I feel terrible, wasting that perfectly good hog for a stupid fish (that I didn't catch).
And that's why I feel like the good lord didn't let me catch any fish today ....
I just hope perhaps he won't keep me in the dog house too long for refusing the offering he handed to me this morning ....

Also, broke a spring on the boat trailer = time to replace em both. The truck just got a little cracking down low on the bumper = not a problem ...

And there ya go = the rest of the story ..........................

Originally Posted by Phantom309

Well, came home with "Nothing".....
Am disappointed, embarrassed, disillusioned, and have a deep feeling of guilt
upon my mind today, I have sinned against the lord and now find myself in "God's Doghouse" .....
Once ya get into his doghouse, it takes awhile to get out ....

I could run it down for ya but it's a lengthy story.
I will if, upon request, divulge the story to you, but I am certainly not proud of it today ....
I was an idiot and that's why I sit here this afternoon with nothing to show for my efforts today.

Here's a couple pics .....

OK, I'll bite. See you caught something after all. lol

Originally Posted by Slab

OK, I'll bite. See you caught something after all. lol

Beat ya to it ! ! ! lol ......