Saltfest 1 shakedown

First off- Merry Christmas/Happy New Year and pull a up a chair, pull your socks up cause they may get knocked off over the following account/s. Wait for it, hopefully you will soon see what I mean!!-

"Christmas Story[West Pole]"

'twas the week before Christmas with waves on the Gulf
not a fish was heard swimming we all would hang tough.
From first cast to last the group would fare well
this Salty adventure generating stories to tell.

The 4 pack of elvers all fashioned by me
with Slab, the star, the top of our tree.
Come Victor and Eileen and Skeetbum now checked
and Santa's assigner I'm called up2speck.

Our bounty was cleaned at rampside, no deal
then escorted to restaurant for our custom-cooked meal.
The banter was cordial all days have their ends
the memories created all made with our friends.

To say this event went great would unfairly not state
the overall value of Santa's elves finished first date.
Now ending this saga and poem to boot
the assessment unanimous "this was a real hoot"!!

Santa

Sorry I couldn't have invited more elves, limited venue.
Stay tuned to this post for pics/insight-
Nary aFishMiss & Crappie New Year
u2s:santa

Along with two pic shares, sorry I didn't take many, I was kinda busy, lol. Also included is my caption( ala Post-a-pic)

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Anchorman(Vic) & CrappieQueen(Eileen)aka Netgirl

Caption= Honey, please, I know you caught this fish, but let me play King just for a second, please, please, here let me hand you this net.
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Slab(Ed) & Skeetbum(Tim)
Okay, okay Tim, stop with the attitude...I'll let you be my guide today!!:notworthy:superman

u2s

Sorry folks gotta go, got a date on the Best coast this mornin'. Hopefully pic proof to follow-

u2s

I was waiting for this. I got lots of pics I can post. But U2s has more pics too, I know that for sure. Anyway, once I get caught up, I'll post my story. One word for this trip, EPIC! And another word (OK two words) to think about for changing someones user name to, "The Director".

wait for it....

Was a really memorable day. Started out with a surprise visit from some folks from Scranton PA. We were told to go meet them and it turns out to be slab and skeetbum.We never knew there would be others coming to fish, total surprise. After that happened all kinds of surprises all day long. Up2specks really planned a fun day for all, including the fish dinner at the end. We cleaned our fish and up2 brought several other species of fish that we took to a restaurant and all were cooked for us in 3 different ways, fried, broiled, blackened. I know this is getting very long so I will end now with a few pictures. Thanks up2 , Doug for such a great day and we hope you have a very Merry Christmas. By

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Looks like a big time!

Very cool... Hope to meet a few of you guys while we are down for the month of February, Miss Vickie and I will be staying at the Acosta Creek Marina and plan on fishing the river (lake geroge), c (Slabvrescent and perhaps the Harris Chain during our stay, we are also bringing some Indiana venison just in case there is a small get together (Slab) while we are there.
Remember: "Only a jerk don't jerk"
:cheers2

Why would anybody choose to leave Scranton and go to Florida? lol

Santa and his Elves....

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So, this is what elves get to do on their day off! Glad to see everyone having such a great time. Kudos to the director.:santa

Looks like a great time & you definitely can't go wrong with fresh Trout !!:cheers2

Awesome time.... Mary Christmas to all you goobers

Hey Slab did the bobber and fishing plug get in the way while eating???--shu

As everyone knows, I can ramble given the opportunity. I’m going to go ahead and tell ya, this could be one of those times. But i promise to be as concise as I can. I’ll start by thanking Up2 for thinking enough of us all to put this together. The time and energy he put out for us is beyond measure. Nothing was left to chance, every nuance had been considered. And when it was all done, all of us agreed that it was a day that we’ll never forget.

The fishing was beyond excellent with everyone catching what we went for. Some of the hoped for didn’t show but that fits their way. Slab and I had a banner day, better than we ever thought it could be. One after another, get the net, put him in the box. Both of us got one that closed in on 20”, and a lot of the others had the drag singing. Where we fished was but one of the details Up2 had planned. For me, it was the best day Trout fishing in over 20 years. I believe Slab will plan some more of these trips, probably with the head traveling gewber in tow. One planned participant was unable to make it, and he was talked of and missed as we enjoyed the day.

Dinner was excellent, just another way we enjoyed each other’s company and conversation. All had stories to tell. The weather started cool but warmed up nicely and jackets were shed, but Slab really had the plan. He wore shorts under his long pants and got down to those with a couple of hours to fish left. The wind laid down at one point, but it was never an issue. So many things all fell into place to make a great day that much better. Even my boss had a hand in it. I requested a sick day to be able to go, and he agreed! I wouldn’t have bet on that, even told Doug I wouldn’t be able to go and had to make a few quick adjustments. I’ll remember this as one of the best Christmas gatherings ever.

Hope everyone enjoys all the recounting of this day. Truly one for the books. I’ll add a few pics and try not to add those already posted. I’ll close wishing everyone a Christmas like no other.

Merry Christmas from the Sunshine State.

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Originally Posted by shuorc

Hey Slab did the bobber and fishing plug get in the way while eating???--shu

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Only on the first bite Shu! lol

And Skeet, you said it all. Thanks for posting. I'll share more pics in the morning. Good times for sure. "The Director" really knows how to put on a show.

What’s that fish Slab has with the chartreuse jig? Funny looking trout....:Rofl

Sea Robin. Thorny headed little bugger.

What a great post!!! Sure looked fun. :santa:santa

Good times...

Great day on the water.

Looks like a great time and some good fishing!

My wifes family lives in Orlando, so I was wondering if Ya'll would mind a Michigan boy attending in one of your future endeavors? I'm betting it wouldn't be hard to talk my wife into making a trip!

I do love Florida saltwater fishing!

Thanks Steve, I'm sure we could find you a sleigh ride, saltwater endeavors are the new kid on the block for the Florida group events, stay tuned to this channel, lol. If the time occurs, just bring your ASH down yonder, ya heah?!!

u2s:biggrin

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Originally Posted by up2specks

just bring your ASH down yonder, ya heah?!!

u2s:biggrin

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Yes sir! We be Haulin!

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