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Danny, campout time is coming again...same place as last year, minus the broken hand

You in?

Fish on...

Todd

Todd wrote:Danny, campout time is coming again...same place as last year, minus the broken hand

You in?

Fish on...

Todd

Yeah uh................my bad.

I want to go but I started a new job.

My buddy Floyd, my son Tom and I got off to an early start. It was still dark out when we left the marina so once we were clear of the jetty I went down to the cabin to get my 2 Cannon electric downriggers. If you're familiar with the way Cannons mount to the base you know that they slide in and and screw down. Got the first one on and went to do the second one but in the dark I missed one side of the mount. Splash over the side it went. That was bad enough replacement cost about $500 but the rest of the fishing trip I had to listen to 2 clowns looking at the fishfinder and reporting a Cannon downrigger swimming after the boat. It's never been the same so every time we fish that area my son still reports on the downrigger following the boat.

Welcome to the neighborhood Hottip

Hey 'lip,
I had a similar experience years ago while fishing up in B.C.
While on a friends boat sporting new (at the time which tells you how long ago this was...) long boom downriggers. We were up in Barkley Sound with a group of friends in other boats and I kept ribbing one of my buddies about his 'riggers, calling him "short boom Bruce".

After trolling too close to a kelp bed, I reached out with a boat hook to clear a big mass off of the wire...SNAP!!!

The rigger popped off it's mount and the world went into slow motion as it sunk out of sight.

My friends nearly fell out of their boats laughing.. "Hey look... it's no-boom Nelly!"

Fortunately, that wise-crack nickname didn't stick much past that trip

Just signed up. Looks like I'm late to the party, as usual.

No real stories to tell other than one of the funniest days I've ever had on a river was the first time I had the pleasure of fishing with Robbo. Don't think we caught much of anything (about usual), but I do recall the endless stories about the naked young couple going at it on a log along side the river bank, Robbo pointing out the various Sauk River Sodomy Shacks, and stories of Mingo. Not in that order and with no connection to each other (at least, I don't think so).

Robbo's been cracking me up ever since!

Parker! Wow!
Thanks for joining our little shindig and I look forward to swapping incriminating Robbo reflections with you!

Rob, I won't share any stories about you...if you promise not to share any about me...or, we just go whole hog and get it all out in the open

Rob and I got to know each other back in college, before he was all famous and chit...that's when all the good stuff happens.

Fish on...

Todd

Parkers here, time for me ta leave!

I see some familiar names here. Just a quick intro to the board.
I enjoy both gear and fly fishing. Targeting silvers off the beaches in MA's 9 and 10 with the bug rod is my favorite local fishery.
Should be a great summer if the million fish forecast holds true.
SF