Blame it on the plumber

Some days you just gotta adjust your schedule. I have been waiting for a plumber to do his rough in on a current project, he was finally able to get in and start so rather than tripping over him today I decided to go fishing instead.
My cousin Tim helps me out on my jobsites, so I told him to pack his fishing poles and leave his other stuff home. We headed to a lake "near Ionia" (remember this one guys from John?) I had a danlure swivel jig and a minnow set up and bang, 2 crappies, 2 perch and a couple bass hit it at our first stop.
A couple gills held our interest and they were biting on a simple hook and bobber.
It really didn't heat up fishing wise until around 1:00 and like a switch we were getting gills on nearly every cast using a yellow/white teardrop ( I use these for ice fishing) and tipped with a waxworm. The water temperature was at 60 degrees and we were fishing in about 8 feet of water. I have never expierienced non stop catching the blue gills like we did today.
We threw a lot back and only kept what Tim and his family wanted for a meal. I sent him home with 2 crappie, 2 perch and 26 bluegills.

As a side note, second time out with the Engel live bait cooler......I'm really liking this product, don't forget you can be the winner of one as first prize at this upcoming fish camp tournament!

I wonder if I can blame the next trip fishing on those dang electricians!!!!

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I was going to post a "Spoiler Alert" and post a "Pre-Report" just because I could from behind my desk at work.

I got to dang busy to do so..........

I. Ishtar try and get out Saturday Morning. ;)


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I spent three days at work where I was about this close (you can only imagine how close) to completely snapping and resorting back to the days when I was a Sergeant in the Marine Corps and about to completely RIP someone's head off! I have not been that angry in a very long time.

Needless to say, the doctor has ordered "fishing" in my forecast to relieve the stress levels that all but convinced me to climb to the top of a water tower with a rifle and begin to help improve our gene pool by removing certain people from it!!!

My boat is my happy place!

LOL, Yeah, I know the feeling,

I get INSANELY Proud of trivial items that other's would think "Big Deal?" its so trivial.
BUT I did it, I can see a Visual representation of "I did something" & be proud, why? Because I spend day in and day out doing something that has no "Visual Sense of Accomplishment".
I fixed a DNS Record, Big Deal. I fixed a VPN connection, Big Deal, etc, etc.

For example, I have the Pipe burner for the Hog Roaster almost done. When the Wife got home last night, I had her and all the kids come take a look, I'm standing there with a dumb grin (& all my eye brows) proud of myself, and they are all "Good Job Dad, Can we go now?" Olivia my youngest as she is walking away, "Mom, is it wise for Dad to be playing with anything that has flames?"

For the record, I did NOT lose any eye brows this time, or burn off any hair. That tire and the starting fluid was a whole other "Accomplishment" that I was DAMN proud of........ Despite the explosion, and bouncing the tractor tire off the garage ceiling.

Hog Roaster Burners, that I am so dang proud of........lol Oh & That is not an OSHA Approved work bench either........
Just kind of running out of space.


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Great report, Steve. That's a good day on the water for sure. I appreciate the live updates, too (while I was stuck at work and couldn't leave. I had a plumber on my job, too).I heard that most lakes are on fire right now. I'm going to try and get out Sunday morning.