I cleaned up my boat, glued down some loose carpet, replaced the trolling motor, replaced the battery, tuned up the motor and replaced the water pump impeller, repacked the wheel bearings on the trainer and repaired the lights and wires.

I cleaned and oiled my reels, replaced all the lines, and painted the tips of my trolling rods flourescent yellow.

I threw away all the pork & beans, vienna sauseges, and potted meat that were more than six months past their expiration dates, and replaced the stale saltines.

I restocked all my jig boxes, and renewed my fishing license.

And then the rain came!

Now I can't get my boat out of the shelter because my yard is to soft to drive on and the water standing in it is to shallow to float my boat.

My wife said I should look on the bright side; the weather that's prediced for the next week might keep the crappie off balance until I can get the boat out of the yard, and I might be able to sneak up on a few before they go back into the deep water. She said if that didn't work out I could go to the lake later on and cuss the jet skiers and gator trollers.