Scoped 28 gauge or .410 with the $10 each #9 hevi shot is the go to gun for the young turkey hunters. I bet you could handle one of those if you really want to turkey hunt.
The best tip you'll get today is be there ready to fish when the whistle blows. Fish in a frenzy for the first fifteen minutes or so.
Edit: Use 2-pound test mono. Weaver's can spool you up.
High School sports - you pick which one - are nothing like what any of us ever had growing up. Those guys fishing instead of football, basketball, or baseball work just as hard and deserve just as much respect. They're all on another level now.
Dry here. Nothing yet in my usual place in the backyard. Asparagus is nothing yet too, but the patch has been burned off and salted. Patience is a virtue, right?
I have some very fond memories of Maifests and Octoberfests in Hermann in the late '80's. A bit on the wild side but not like what got the fests shut down. Great food and plenty of wine most of it too sweet. Loved the music and dancing drunks. A fun time if you want something like that. At the time we did.
I coat the prime rib with coarse salt and pepper a couple of hours before cooking. Get the kamado joe as hot as it will get. Put the prime rib on for a couple of minutes each side, then shut everything down. Give it a couple of hours that way and I bet you will like it.
So are you going to be compliant or a hardhead who knows better than everybody else? My advice is do as you're told, its' helped me get over a lot of orthopedic issues, the last one being a dislocated hip. That brace wasn't any fun but I'm doing fine now. I wish you the best.