Dave
Nice story. Thanks for sharing your experience. Although, I think I would rather be reading about it than being there.
Dave:::
Take advantage of your Graphics rods.
Take a long rod one that is at least 3 feet longer than you and your fly rod. Put it into the ground. (make sure it is the tallest thing around)
Now you should be safe to fish.
If you are not sure about it take your evil twin and let him hold the new fishless rod.
Harold
“If you are not sure about it take your evil twin and let him hold the new fishless rod.”
Harold. One word. Aaarrrggghhh!
anglerdave
Now Now, we all know D. Micus would only use a rookie to hold the fishless rod. Never would he use his faithful evil twin…
You get blamed for everything he does that he does not want credit for.
I figured you would run a lenght of copper wire to his belt just so he would stay safe, and never get too far away and become the tallest target.
Harold
Harold
You are right. I’ve been telling Dave for some time now that he needs to be more grounded.
Anglerdave:
I think if you use baseball spikes he might just get the grounding you are looking for while wading. Plus he would not slip and slide so much in the mud. Please warn him to be careful while wading on the rocks. Him might fall and bust him little head. ( where do I remember that from… was it a tv show or something?>
What a terrible waste my mind was, all this stuff in it and no filing system. From this side it looks like a backlash on a casting reel…
Guys it is so hot here this week the fish come out pouched.
OK now you can pick on me like I did everyone else during the snow.
Harold
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Hey DM,
Just stopped by to say I enjoyed your
story this week, as usual. Had a similar
experience a few years back, but with the
added excitement of hair standing on end,
a blue flash, and a sensation not unlike
walking into an electric fence. Was a
learning experience for me. If I can see
or hear the storm, it’s too danged close
for comfort. Something them picnikin folks
learned the hard way.G Warm regards, Jim
Nice Article Dave! I think the copper wire ground might be called for. Maybe you can run it form the Joan Wulff wrist brace.
Harold, how are the poached redfish? All I can get is a few (very few) par-boiled bluegill. They are a bit soft and mushy. I think I need to take a road-trip up to the trout water.
don
Jim, wow! That’s a scare! Haven’t gotten that close yet, thank goodness.
Don, i’m hoping the metal plate in my head will be a good ground. What do you think?
And evil dave, when you make it out this way i’ll make sure you get to fish in a lighning storm…nothing quite like it!
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Dave:
Great article with a LOL ending. One thing though. Your credentials for writing in the Boston Globe or the NY Times just went up. You told a nice little lie - or at least stretched the truth a bit.
God was kind to you on that day. You were not hit by the lightning. Could it be there was more than hemoglobin coursing through the veins???
Dave, you actually wanted me to come wave a a lightning rod around with you? I gave that up the last time my ice axe began buzzing about a hundred meters shy of the summit.
Harold, I was hoping for cooler temps on our northern trip but every where we went the Florida conditions followed. People were telling us to leave so that it might cool down.
Boston metro was unusually hot. Vermont, NY, PA, and Niagara Falls ON were only slightly cooler.
Now that I’m back, I see that the red tide is still hanging around despite the early onset of storm season. I don’t need to fish for pre-cooked fish. I’ll wait until trip reports don’t sound like Bridger’s story about the Firehole.
aka Cap’n Yid.
Stev Lenon, 91B20’68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder
Hi Stev;
It is no better in Sarasota Bay, I went there tonight to take some pictures of a couple new models and there was dead fish all over the place. The smell was not too bad so the kill must have been recent.
I’ll be in the hospital a little next week for those yearly test I will have to take for a while. But after next week you and I need to meet and have lunch. Been way too long… See you soon
Harold
Harold, here’s wishing you “Best o’ British” on the outcome of those tests.
I’d enjoy lunch when we can set it up. Bison burgers sound really good!
We may have to do something about finding other waters to fish. In the 12 years I’ve been in Florida, I’ve never seen a red tide last this long.
aka Cap’n Yid.
Stev Lenon, 91B20’68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder
Stev;
I have been here since the late 60’s and I do not remember the red tide ever being this bad. I sure wish those brains over at Mote Marine would find a cure for that mess. Saw some real nice fish floating last night. What a shame.
I have truly been considering fresh water to fill in the blanks. We might need Flats to come over and keep the gators away.
Sue and I were talking about smoking some mullet today. May have to have a cookout since we cannot fish…
Thanks for the well wishes. I hate this test, but I understand it is a must…
Harold
Well, Harold, it is not just a local problem this year. Wespent 2.5 weeks in New England and never enjoyed clams, mussels, oysters, or even lobster. Unheard of for us! But at least, now, we can complain about the warm water along with the red tide and get most of our excuses for not fishing out of the way by the time the water cools down. (Hopefully!)
aka Cap’n Yid.
Stev Lenon, 91B20’68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder