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I had been planning this midweek excursion for over two weeks, searched for reports, looking for accommodations at an RV park, getting the boat ready & lining up a fishing partner.
All was set when a text comes telling me that my fishing partner "can't make it"...... I should have just bagged the whole trip but as stuburn as I am I just "sucked it up" and went anyways.
I arrived at the RV park at 9:30 pm, dropped the boat, got the camper off the truck & reconnected to the boat. During the last hour of setting up the site I pop my right shoulder & it's hurting pretty bad so I iced it, ate dinner, took some pain meds and crashed at 11:30.
I awoke at 4 o'clock but snoozed till 4:30 and got to the Speeliya boat ramp around 6:10. Got the boat launched & tied to the dock, took my stand in fishing partner for a short walk to do her business.....
I actually got started fishing at 6:30 and went right out to the waterfall area and nailed a big 13 incher at 7am (34' OTW (on the downrigger wire)) thinking that this was going to be a stellar day of lake Merwin Kokanee fishing like the old days!!!!
I didn't have another bite for over 2 hours till about 9am, when heading west around the waterfall the port rod trips but nothing was on the other end.....![S0110 :s0110: :s0110:](/styles/smilies/002/s0110.gif)
At 10:50 the starboard rod popped and connected with a 13 inch Fatboy and into the cooler it went, was down 52 feet on the rigger right by the point headed towards Speeliyia bay.
I'm done at 12:30 with two fat fish so i put the kicker into neutral & the cable snapped!!! Then while reeling in the last rod it breaks 4" from the tip...
ARRGGHHH there will be no fishing tomorrow. Yes I have more than one rod but that's not the point.... Im Done.
I go to the RV park to register & pay for the accommodations and since it's after 1 pm I had to pay for 2 nights.... no problem but damn.
I'm headed home anyways...
I have had many a fishing trip through out the years with ant mishaps at all (well ok, maybe a few minor ones) but all of a sudden "WHAM"....![S0009 :s0009: :s0009:](/styles/smilies/001/s0009.gif)
I used Les Davis & DV flashers with purple, orange & pink mini hoochies with tuna & bloody tuna scents.
There was a white Alumaweld with a lone occupant that was pulling fish in with regularity, I was in the marron Jetcraft fishing the same waters.
To be continued when I can remember some of the ones from years gone by....![S0142 :s0142: :s0142:](/styles/smilies/002/s0142.gif)
All was set when a text comes telling me that my fishing partner "can't make it"...... I should have just bagged the whole trip but as stuburn as I am I just "sucked it up" and went anyways.
I arrived at the RV park at 9:30 pm, dropped the boat, got the camper off the truck & reconnected to the boat. During the last hour of setting up the site I pop my right shoulder & it's hurting pretty bad so I iced it, ate dinner, took some pain meds and crashed at 11:30.
I awoke at 4 o'clock but snoozed till 4:30 and got to the Speeliya boat ramp around 6:10. Got the boat launched & tied to the dock, took my stand in fishing partner for a short walk to do her business.....
![20170815_071706.jpg 20170815_071706.jpg](https://data.northwestfirearms.com/attachments/334/334012-0427a2a0817ffff6dff86c6be5421c17.jpg)
I actually got started fishing at 6:30 and went right out to the waterfall area and nailed a big 13 incher at 7am (34' OTW (on the downrigger wire)) thinking that this was going to be a stellar day of lake Merwin Kokanee fishing like the old days!!!!
I didn't have another bite for over 2 hours till about 9am, when heading west around the waterfall the port rod trips but nothing was on the other end.....
![S0110 :s0110: :s0110:](/styles/smilies/002/s0110.gif)
At 10:50 the starboard rod popped and connected with a 13 inch Fatboy and into the cooler it went, was down 52 feet on the rigger right by the point headed towards Speeliyia bay.
![20170815_071016.jpg 20170815_071016.jpg](https://data.northwestfirearms.com/attachments/334/334014-055ad4c317944d23aa834a1eb85eb3a8.jpg)
I'm done at 12:30 with two fat fish so i put the kicker into neutral & the cable snapped!!! Then while reeling in the last rod it breaks 4" from the tip...
![S0054 :s0054: :s0054:](/styles/smilies/001/s0054.gif)
I go to the RV park to register & pay for the accommodations and since it's after 1 pm I had to pay for 2 nights.... no problem but damn.
![S0124 :s0124: :s0124:](/styles/smilies/002/s0124.gif)
![20170815_202926.jpg 20170815_202926.jpg](https://data.northwestfirearms.com/attachments/334/334013-c94d614aeb21648bc368536a61a9463c.jpg)
I have had many a fishing trip through out the years with ant mishaps at all (well ok, maybe a few minor ones) but all of a sudden "WHAM"....
![S0009 :s0009: :s0009:](/styles/smilies/001/s0009.gif)
I used Les Davis & DV flashers with purple, orange & pink mini hoochies with tuna & bloody tuna scents.
There was a white Alumaweld with a lone occupant that was pulling fish in with regularity, I was in the marron Jetcraft fishing the same waters.
To be continued when I can remember some of the ones from years gone by....
![S0142 :s0142: :s0142:](/styles/smilies/002/s0142.gif)
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