Tradition with a twist.

For a lot of years I have gotten out from under the wife's feet on Thanksgiving morning by going hunting or fishing come daybreak and back in time to peel potatoes. As the years have passed and the kids now have families of their own, the preparation is now a shadow of it's former self. That hasn't changed my habits for the early part of the day when I go and give thanks for all we are given in the outdoors. Always so quiet and peaceful. This year will be a special morning for me in more ways than usual as I'll have company on my trip. I'll be putting in to fish Lake Monroe at the usual place and the A number1 head gewber himself will be in the back of the boat. For a long time I have tried to put together a trip with Slab, and it has finally come together. He and I both think it would be great if we could have some company from the folks we usually fish with. I'm sure there will plenty of room at the ramp and plenty of fish in the lake. So the invite is for everyone to show if you can for as long as you can. What better day to spend in fellowship with each other. So who's in???????

My Thanksgiving tradition has always been to get out of everyone's hair for the whole week of Thanksgiving, going off to deer camp in the North woods of Wisconsin or Michigan!

But that tradition has died now that I'm a warm weather Floridian geezer. That's partly why I have that decal on the back of my truck that says "I'd rather be Crappie Fishing". Now you know what the whole decal was supposed to say but was too long: I'd rather be Crappie Fishing than freezing my buttocks off in a tree stand hunting deer! Although I do miss those days (at least I got pictures I can look at while in the warmth of my house, lol).

I think we now have a new Thanksgiving tradition! Should be a great trip Skeet, can't wait.

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Irv's bunkhouse, deer camp 2001! North woods of Wisconsin. Memories, sorry for the sidetrack skeet! The second from the right is Tomtom's dad.

Hope you fellows have a great time, wish we could be there with you.

Skeeterroo....you're in for a treat...not only is slab the smartest man I've ever known he's also very intelligent!:Rofl

Planning a short trip that morning myself. Just might see ya there.

River trip in the morning for my son and I. Good luck to everyone.

Slab's really got a hankering for some St. John's river chain of lakes Spec's...you gotta put on some big-boy pants & show him the way Skeet, YES, you got this.....

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Skeeterroo....you're in for a treat...not only is slab the smartest man I've ever known he's also very intelligent!:Rofl

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Skeeterroo....you're in for a treat...not only is slab the smartest man I've ever known he's also very intelligent!:Rofl

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.....thats kind of stretching it a bit...:Rofl

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

For a lot of years I have gotten out from under the wife's feet on Thanksgiving morning by going hunting or fishing come daybreak and back in time to peel potatoes. As the years have passed and the kids now have families of their own, the preparation is now a shadow of it's former self. That hasn't changed my habits for the early part of the day when I go and give thanks for all we are given in the outdoors. Always so quiet and peaceful. This year will be a special morning for me in more ways than usual as I'll have company on my trip. I'll be putting in to fish Lake Monroe at the usual place and the A number1 head gewber himself will be in the back of the boat. For a long time I have tried to put together a trip with Slab, and it has finally come together. He and I both think it would be great if we could have some company from the folks we usually fish with. I'm sure there will plenty of room at the ramp and plenty of fish in the lake. So the invite is for everyone to show if you can for as long as you can. What better day to spend in fellowship with each other. So who's in???????

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Thanks for posting this Tim, and beautiful photo by the way. :ThumbsUp You brought back memories, of me waiting to get old enough to hunt deer with my Grandfather and Uncles on Thanksgiving morn. In Western new York we had to wait til we were 16. My Grandmother ( Gosh I Miss her)! always was preparing food for our family get together feast. It always puzzled me as how she could cook for all that time, and we would come home from hunting and GOBBLE it down in 15 minutes!! (???) :dono Of course all us " hunter", then would sprawl out over the floor for our naps! lol

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Marv

A group of guys that I hunt with have fished Thanksgiving morning til noon every year for the past 10 yrs no matter what the weather is.

We used to get a few dozen shrimp & bank fish or find a dock, over time our little "honey hole" got ruined. We got boats & the speck addiction,
started to hit the freshwater. The last few years we have been going to Lemon Bluff & fish the river or run to Harney if the weather was decent.
That's the plan this year as well, if we change our mind we may invade you guys on Monroe. In not happy fishing & thanksgiving to you guys !!

Yoouze guys are too much..... I'll be here helping my beautiful wife.... Get this.... Get that.... Wash this.... Wash that..... That way I get to taste test all the pies:Rofl

I always knew Micah was a crap pie kinda guy !!!!:Rofl :Rofl

He's putting up with family all day while we're outdoors havin fun, good man !!:HandsClapping

But he's sneaking pies when no one's looking. I bet he'll have one stashed in the
boat for Saturday at Harney !!:ThumbsUp

So glad that I posted this. I have such good memories of past trips as do so many of you. Stirring up those memories and sharing them together here is just icing on the cake. I'm officially wound up, hope I can sleep Wednesday night!

And Marv, that is a Tennessee picture. I have a bunch from up there and they all stir memories.