10-26-2003, 06:07 PM
It was one interesting day. First off the electric starter on the main outboard would spin just great, but wouldn't engage the outboard. Then I had to clean the fouled plugs while on the water (Petty4life, sorry I didn't even know that I could do that while on the water!) on the trolling motor twice (really strange because I can typically troll about three days before they need to be cleaned). Then I snapped my downrigger rod, while breaking the rubber band band to release the line! My drag wouldn't tighten on my almost new reel. I discovered that somehow recently I had snapped the handle off of my new fishing rod. Then to add insult to injury, I wasn't catching anything -- heck I wasn't even getting a bite. When I finally caught one I got a standing ovation from MGB and Senkonate! After I got the first one then I came on strong for the rest of the day, but it was too late then to have any hope of catching up. MGB underestimated the number of fish we caught by over 10. He alone caught at least 20 (that guy could catch fish in his bath tub!). Then of course at the end of the day one of the turn signals wouldn't work on the boat trailer. Great company, fun day, but expensive in the repair department.
PS -- it felt about mid 40 to me, but I had a hard time judging, because I was wearing my ice fishing insulated coveralls (they kept me warm and toasty all day long).
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PS -- it felt about mid 40 to me, but I had a hard time judging, because I was wearing my ice fishing insulated coveralls (they kept me warm and toasty all day long).
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