07-03-2009, 08:41 PM
Went up to LP this morning. Didn't fish as long as usual, because our daughter, who is visiting us from Tanzania where she teaches, was with us, and I had promised a short trip. We picked up one limit, with most coming from 30 feet. As another fisheman said when we were pulling out, they seem to be getting smaller!!! Didn't see any of the big dudes this morning. What I did see made me hurt. A boat besides us was having engine problems or wrapped line on their new trolling motor. The fellow's grandson said he would pull the engine off the transom so they could work on it. Yep, he promptly dropped it in 150 feet of water. His only comment: "Wow, who'd a thought they would sink that fast". Grandpa, after a long period of just holding his head, laughed about it, and continued fishing. Don't know if I could have been so gracious, but hope I might! We just felt terrible for them. It's sort of like throwing $6000 worth of bills into a brisk wind. Mike
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