Saturday Upper End Madness

[rps]

My wife believes lead should be banned. She knows this because my excessive playing with lead has caused the kind of madness that led me to go out Saturday at noon. I fished until 4:00.

Among other things observed:

Kid falling off tube (with vest on) and losing swim trunks.

Big ol' girl trying to get up on wakeboard - at least 17 fails.

An armada of Chaparrals and such - 25 to 30 feet long - traveling in a V echelon up river from Holiday Island that put water into a Lowe semi-v. I was tossed about but my high sided Alumacraft stayed dry.

Three couples anchored in a cove where the girls are dancing in the boat and the guys are in the water throwing balls at them. I think, from the yelled conversation, something was at stake.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cool in one of those small flat bottomed, very loud race boats, out tempting fate by racing between me and the submerged tree line I was trolling - right over marginally submerged trunks.

I had a great time dragging a worm harness and catching small bass and small walleye at 22 to 27 feet. I switched to pulling a deep little ripper at 21 feet and caught the pictured fish plus a 17.75 inch walleye.

[Quillback]

I like to fish, but putting up with that level of craziness just isn't worth it to me. But, I can now fish during the week (and I am thankful for that). Nice bunch of fish, kudos to you for being able to pull them out in the midst of all that stuff.

[Paola Cat]

I think it's time to set-up my chair at a boat ramp (maybe this evening).... I love to watch the humanity and carnage unfold while I enjoy an adult beverage.

[rps]

I don't know which will be better viewing - tonight with the drunks or tomorrow with the hangovers.

[Martin]

rps, how big is that walleye at the bottom of your photo? It looks to be a really nice sized beast !