Over the years I have introduced friends of mine. That isn't a word I use freely and I have been blessed with just a few. My thought is that my friends need to know one another. Having approached my battery gremlin and had a moderate success I woke this morning to a pretty healthy charge in my TM system. Having the day off and able to shuffle some things aside I had to head beck to yesterdays location. Now to the friend part. Ernie and I have been friends for over 15 years and done a lot of outdoor stuff together. I would give him my checkbook and a key to my house with a clear conscience. The last time he crappie fished was in my boat before I left for TN. Having the batteries and time I just needed him in the back of the boat. Had I called he would have had a list of things that needed done so I just drove to his house, woke him up and off we went. A late start didn't get us to the ramp til almost 9 and we fished about 3 1/2 hrs. Wind was already up and a down wind run was easy and we had a fish in the box in 5 minutes. As yesterday the bite slowed as the day progressed and the power was getting low so all totaled we boated 18 and kept 7, which will decorate Ernie's dinner table this evening. As fish go, it was an OK or lackluster day by some folks standards. By my standards it was a stellar day with one of the best folks I know. No pics but one did bump the 13" mark. I can't wait to get Charlie in the boat, been a while since I fished with him too. One little hint, 2 rods had beetle spins on them and kept us quite busy. Just sayin.......