Fun In Spite Of Heat And Pleasure Craft

[rps]

The cross country and track coach at Eureka Springs sold his boat some years ago. When I bought the new boat last May, he was full of questions and I promised him a trip. Today I made good on that promise. After his church we went out to find fish.

For reasons that surpass explanation, I decided to take him to the Devils Backbone. The ride there was surreal. PWC, wakeboats, ski boats, runabouts, pontoons, and even a cigarette boat were all over the lake with more than half pulling tubes, knee boards, skiers, or empty ropes.

Once there we guzzled water, trolled worms at 1 mph (26 feet deep), sweated, told stories, and managed to catch two legal walleye. His was larger than mine. It was perfect.

I cleaned the fish and sent him home around 5:30. You should have seen his face.

I had a great day.

[Champ188]

Hey rps, great that you guys had such a good time. I know for me, it's tough this time of year not to get all worked up about the boat traffic, lack of fishing action and the heat. But truth is, we're FISHING — sometimes with friends, other times alone in nature. Those are pretty special times.

[dblades]

I was around Devils Back Bone, in a pontoon boat Sunday afternoon. Glad I could add to the spice of your day. I heard the cigerette boat coming, though I was back in Florida.

[rps]

I was around Devils Back Bone, in a pontoon boat Sunday afternoon. Glad I could add to the spice of your day. I heard the cigerette boat coming, though I was back in Florida.

Saw a cigarette boat earlier in the week too. Four people in cute red uniforms and helmets. I wondered what they thought they were going to do, race to Bermuda?

The gas fill up bill has to be astonishing.

[Martin]

You want to see LOTS of cigerette boats ?? Come to Cow Creek on any weekend. lol.

Make sure your bilge pump is in good working order.

Sorry rps, didn't mean to switch subjects. That's a great catch for that time of day in that part of the lake.

HOT, HOT, HOT.