And, even if you think you know the lake well, you will be surprised how different everything seems after dark.
Very true! Deer hunting, when it gets dark, the woods becomes a different world!
That is a tough restriction but then again we have lifeguards on most of the lakes here in Cali. They can’t rescue what they can’t see.[crazy]
I worked with the County FD for 7 years. I mostly did water rescue. If you could see what was going on during the day, you wouldn’t even want to go there at night. Not for the weak stomachs.
Wellllll…I could give the advice, but doubt that many of our members could pull it off.
**What T-Junior is referring to is some of the night cattin’ trips we used to do on Willard Bay, at the south marina. I would get my three younguns set up fishing off the bank, under an overhead light, where I could watch them while I was out tubing. I could see them, but they couldn’t see me out in the darkness. **
**Now, both TN2 and I speak fluent “Donald Duck”…a “talent” that amuses some folks and drives others wacko (quacko). When we have ducky conversations it gets wierd…especially when we speak Spanish in “duck-speak”. **
**Anyway, in those days gone by, I would periodically issue forth with my rendition of what an agitated feline might sound like, using my best ducky ME-E-E-E-E-OW-W-W-W-W. The kids knew who and what was making the wierd noise…but other bank tanglers or casual strollers did not. They would stop, with eyes bugging out, and ask “What the %$## was that?” I guess that noise coming across the lake, out of the darkness, could cause some consternation. **
Maybe carrying a signal horn might be a better idea for most tubers and tooners.
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**What T-Junior is referring to is some of the night cattin’ trips we used to do on Willard Bay, at the south marina. I would get my three younguns set up fishing off the bank, under an overhead light, where I could watch them while I was out tubing. I could see them, but they couldn’t see me out in the darkness. **
Now that sounds like an awesome babysitting service TD!!!
We had a night floatilla last night…(before I had just gone by myself) it was one of the funnest trips I have had in the last couple of weeks. Perfect night, the cats were biting – and you could see little green glow sticks all across the lake like fireflies, as most everybody was trolling side by side with minnows under a bobber engaged in friendly conversion…Every once in a while, I would see my neighbor go by on plane with a big cat hauling him around like a water skier.
Glad to hear your catching some fish Dusty. Work has been seriously getting in the way of my fishing lately.
I hear ya on the water skiing.
I would always ask for my Pops permission before going somewhere except when I had a Kitty on the line while in the tube.
I would just tell him that I would be back shortly. He said that if I didn’t, then at least send a post card from wherever I ended up.
The Kitties at Willard used to be some good quality ones.