05-26-2006, 03:46 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Glad you liked the pics and the report. That really is a quaint little town. Some of the older homes date back to the early settlement days of the 1840's. If it weren't for the SUV's parked in front, and the satellite dishes on the roof, you could almost imagine you were back in the olden days.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lake is just like an overgrown farm pond. Same water weeds, reeds and fishy denizens. The yellow perch are small cousins of the walleye and are really very good eating. We never turn down a batch when we can get them. I agree that crappies are fine on the table, but perch are firmer and just as toothsome.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had the rods on top of the car as a temporary measure. We set them up there both while loading and unloading. Helps prevent hearing that awful CRUNCH noise that means your favorite rod(s) has an "owie" We carry them inside the Jimmy fully rigged, by stringing a bungee cord across between the two clothes hooks on either side of the doors. It is flexible and holds the rods up out of the way when we run them full length inside the vehicle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you like the pink/lavender rod holder, wait until you see how her tube turns out. We are playing with the idea of trying some fabric paint to customize our fading Cats. I am going to do a shark, in gray, with open mouth and teeth. I am trying to talk my wife into a purple tube with red and yellow flames. I think she is going for it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, she has the regular Fat Cat, with the foam seat and back, but it is the old style with the low back. I rigged the PVC extension for her too, and she won't leave home without it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The lake is just like an overgrown farm pond. Same water weeds, reeds and fishy denizens. The yellow perch are small cousins of the walleye and are really very good eating. We never turn down a batch when we can get them. I agree that crappies are fine on the table, but perch are firmer and just as toothsome.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had the rods on top of the car as a temporary measure. We set them up there both while loading and unloading. Helps prevent hearing that awful CRUNCH noise that means your favorite rod(s) has an "owie" We carry them inside the Jimmy fully rigged, by stringing a bungee cord across between the two clothes hooks on either side of the doors. It is flexible and holds the rods up out of the way when we run them full length inside the vehicle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you like the pink/lavender rod holder, wait until you see how her tube turns out. We are playing with the idea of trying some fabric paint to customize our fading Cats. I am going to do a shark, in gray, with open mouth and teeth. I am trying to talk my wife into a purple tube with red and yellow flames. I think she is going for it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, she has the regular Fat Cat, with the foam seat and back, but it is the old style with the low back. I rigged the PVC extension for her too, and she won't leave home without it.[/#0000ff]
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