2nd Annual Toledo Bend Gathering!

Had a great time, even if the fish didn't cooperate. Here is Slab with Billbob's man of the year award sign!
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"G" (fill in for Billbob) with some of the women.
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The gathering Friday night.
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Me and my family (minus my son) with Slab! Thanks for coming Ed, we really enjoyed having you!
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Laikyn "LiL Shadow" couldn't wait to get out and play in the snow! This is the most snow either of us have ever seen in person!
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Mrs Shadow got in on the fun too!
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Laikyn starting her snowman.
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This is what my boat looked like Friday morning!
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And the roads going to the chicken coop! Never made it over 25 MPH I believe!
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My truck before we left
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Laikyn suffered through it with me, that is one tough little girl!
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Even got a smile out of her
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Deacon was the only other one CRAZY enough to be out there with us!
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The FROZEN chicken coop
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I have a new respect for shiners after Saturday morning! These were frozen under about 1/4 to 3/8" of ice!
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Angie and Laikyn with their snowman on Saturday
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And for all those who haven't seen my leaking tub, I mean boat! Deacon's is in the back.
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Great post Dwayne......thanks for the pics......

Those are some good pics

Great pics Dwyane, thanks for the post.
Laikyn is one tough Trooper.

Buster

Great pics Dwyane! Was great to see everyone again! Also really enjoyed meeting Slab in person for the first time. He's a class act!

great picks

Looks like you had fun and that's what it's all about. Just saw that another blast is coming through Tuesday. Supposed to stay dry here in Monroe/West Monroe but Lafayette and points south are predicted to get up to 2" ice and snow. Go figure. On a historical note, the record snowfall in Louisiana is 24" set in Rayne back about 1895. It occurred during a similar situation that we had this past week (and this coming week) where there was only enough moisture in the air in central/south Louisiana for snow.

Great post Dwyane!!!

Great pics; thanks for the post Dwayne.

Man I got a cold chill just looking at those pics. Lol. Great pics.

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Man I got a cold chill just looking at those pics. Lol. Great pics.

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Being diabetic I don't get to have many sugar sweets, but had to at least sample your Coconut pies and got to tell you they were really good! So thank you and I believe your wife? She may have had something to do with them I am just guessing, LOL!

Skip

Thanks for the post and the pictures. It helps those of us who did not get to attend see some of the "fun" you guys and gals had.

Great post Dwayne, thanks.

I had a few pictures on my camera but seem to have lost it in the move back home......Didi has some on her camera and I will be posting them soon....

I was so mad at my self just didn't think to take my phone out and snap some pics!

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Being diabetic I don't get to have many sugar sweets, but had to at least sample your Coconut pies and got to tell you they were really good! So thank you and I believe your wife? She may have had something to do with them I am just guessing, LOL!

Skip

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Haha. I know what you mean. Diabetes stinks. But I sneaked a piece in also. If I'd have cooked them they would not have been edable. She's the chief cook, bottle washer, and pie maker at the free bird household. Lol. I'll tell her you enjoyed them.

I've been lurking and watching this fest come together. Great pics, but kinda glad I was bow hunting instead!! I fished the coop one time many years ago in frigid cold weather and wrote that off forever! haha

Glad ya'll still pulled off the food fest, sure looked good.

Who Won the big Fish Pot?

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Who Won the big Fish Pot?

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Darkmatter38 won the contest but he wasn't able to be there to weigh in b/c his house pipes had froze. Marshall Bridges had second place but said he didn't feel right taking the money when there was someone who caught one bigger so as a group we decided to allow Darkmatter to win and I would send him the money but when I PM'd him for his address, he said he didn't feel right taking the money either b/c you are suppose to be there to win so he asked that we just add it to the pot for next year's gathering. I have it stored up at the house and already marked to go towards both days at the toledo gathering next year.

I would like to thank both Marshall Bridges and Darkmatter38 for being GREAT SPORTS about this!


Next year, you WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!! If the first place guy isn't there, then it goes to the second, if he isn't there, then it goes to the third and so on.

Dwyane, pm sent. After giving it some thought I had a slightly different idea for the prize. Get back with me.

PM sent back

GOOD GREIEF CHARLEY BROWN !!!! what a great bunch at the Gathering .... Makes me happy to know there are so many here in this state that would do what feels RIGHT

enjoyed the pics a bunch