Thread: April

Folks around here like photos. 10 rods out the back of the boat is a lot. Running 2 planer boards out each side with 2 rods out the back kept me pretty busy last weekend. Them locals certainly look like the ones on every lake. 10 is a decent take.

pics are always a neccessity and much appreciated. I may do it too much but don't think so. would really like to see your setup as well as what folks come up with is always nice.

Nice discovery! What are the rod lengths you're using, Paul? Can even use fixed-floats to try "way back" presentation for the spookier HOGS!!

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I pulled 2 rods out the back of the boat with floats. The fish last weekend prefered those under the planer boards

I will take some pictures of my setup and post up.

This morning I am up early to prepare a meal for a bunch of Bull Gators. These are very wealthy folks that enjoy watching the very best college football team in the entire nation- The Fighting Gators of the University of Florida. These guys pay big bucks to be included in the exclusive group. Today they are having something called a Topping Off Party, or something similar. It is for when they get the roof on a new structure, during construction. Well they have the roof on a new indoor area here in Gainesville. I am frying fish.

The school already has an indoor football practice area so unclear what this is designed to do. That first indoor area was so the other football teams couldn’t come and film the practices. College football is big business and any advantage is taken. It is also a recruiting tool.

Here in Gainesville we have gotten a new coach. The town has a love hate relationship with coaches. Spurrier was coach forever, until one night he up and quit to turn pro. He came back scrounging around for his old job and the Bull Gators were uninterested. Apparently he didn’t drink enough and avoided their functions. Then we got Urban Decay and won a few titles, but at a high cost. He kind of allowed crack smoking and shootings so long as the kid could play ( Aaron Hernandez ). Then another, then another, then another. Now we got someone new and I haven’t a clue who this one is. I do know this though, if he wins the game he is a hero, and if he loses he is a bum and better get out of dodge. Tough town with a small amount of patience- maybe.

I think it will be fun to see what our state money has purchased. I do not get to see many of the games because they are on ESPN which I would have to pay money to see, or on SEC TV which again costs money. So I listen on the radio which is an old school way of enjoying the games. I think I got to watch twice last year.

When I came to this area I was a Miami Hurricane fan. After four days living here I realized that I was gonna have to be a Gators fan or else I was gonna be real miserable. I had no idea that this school has such a great history of football. I don’t really care if they win so much as if they are good kids. I prefer ethics and fair play. Usually I get that. I was very happy when they booted Cam Newton from the program for stealing. I was especially happy that Shame Us Winston played for our rival the Criminoles. We have had some scumbags, don’t get me wrong, but the fans will always love the greatest player we have ever seen- Tim Tebow. He was unbelievable. The media hated him because he dared to pray openly where others could see him and be offended. We live in a world run by evil people, and it ain’t getting fixed anytime soon.

Time to get ready to go to work. I work again tomorrow, probably yet another wedding, and want to try to take the wife out on Sunday. I have figured out a way that she can lay on her tube while I fish. I will lash it to the front of the boat so it stays right alongside the boat as I troll around. In tight will make me feel better about things. When she was out behind the boat all I could imagine was that I was trolling her like a lure for gators. That one would grab her foot and pull her off and under while I watched. Which is why I tended to keep my gaze away. But the new configuration will allow me to keep her close to me and the gators will probably not realize they have an opportunity. I feel it is as safe as being in a kayak and folks get away with that all the time. True shame I realize, but they do. Anyways, I think she will have fun in the Sun. Couple of hours midday and then we are off the water anyways. She burns very easily.


UP2- I have a pair of 16’ rods, a pair of 11’ rods, and a pair of 6’ rods out each side. Then I have a pair of 10’ rods and a pair of 6’ rods in rocket tubes mounted to the seat. This gives me a wide spread and I can drag all of them a ways back or drag a few closer into the boat. Again, I like to leave the area where I land the fish open and free on lines, so I fish a few jigs in close to the boat. I do need to order me up some new rod holders though. The four adjustable holders came with what I call quick draws. The front is shaped like a V instead of a U. These are good for spider rigging but suck for trolling as the rod slips out of them when a nice fish gets on or I strike a hydrilla garden. Looks like the pole is gonna take off and it might. So as always the boat is a work in progress.

The wife and I are very happy that we have new schedules. Being funeral directors meant we worked nights, weekends and holidays ALL THE TIME. I missed so many family events and cool gatherings with friends because- my boss needs me. Very seldom did we both have off any time together. I wished I had never got started in that profession as it stole my youth. So when she wanted to quit, I was for that 100%. Now she has some county government job and will get lots of time off. She also gets a nice healthcare plan, which includes me, and that ain’t all bad. Now I don’t have to have a job that provides coverage.

My new gig has me working nights and Saturdays. I told the boss I needed to quit and find something else to do. That working nights and weekends wasn’t something I wished to do. They have offered me the office manager position. This will have me in the office during the heat of the day, and off nights and weekends and holidays. Like normal folks. They say they will still want me to cook when they need me to, but that’s OK. I told them I wanted to work four days a week. The old office manager leaves the job soon and they expect to transition me sometime next month.

I will take pictures today of the new arena if I see anything cool.

Congrats on the new position. Being inside during the heat of the day surely is a nice perk. As well as limited nights and weekend. I have certainly worked my share of both. Seems things hardly every need to be repaired during the light of day. Been on dayshift going on 3 years now. Certainly is nice to sleep a night as was intended. A couple of episodes of Swamp People and you can learn to Choot'em gators like Troy Landry.

Originally Posted by Micanopy

I went fishing Monday and the weather was beautiful. ...

It felt good to catch more than six, which has been my average lately. It also felt good to be catching some nicely sized fish. Not sure why I didn’t take any pictures for you guys. Maybe if someone were interested, they could have asked. I will probably take pictures next time.

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We love your adventures and especially the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing. GL with the new position.