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My Taneyfest Weekend..


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When I first started seeing the posts, I checked with my fishing buddy while fishing near Pickwick catching some nice bass and sauger.  He was going to be in Florida with another of the TN fishing group.  Checked with the wife, only weekend off for her that weekend and knew fishing was out for me.

Made some calls, coworker has condo on Point Royale, and one of my good traveling couples worked a weekend off.  Weather looked ok, we decided to launch.

Started the day around 3 am on Friday, spent about 45 minutes at the farm, and passed over my homewaters of St Francois, Black, Current, and the skinny little upper part of the 11 Point.  Side trip to see the side show at a Bucees around 10:30 then landed at Bass Pro.  Met up with other couple and killed the afternoon there eating and shopping around.  Left there around 4:30 and found the condo after dark.  Dumped gear and heading down to the riverfront.  Eat at Big Whiskeys and enjoyed the landing for a while.  Back to the condo for catching up and some serious UNO cards.

Breakfast Saturday at the condo, parted ways  and I spent 2 hours visiting with the group at the river.  Then off to my bunch.  Grouped up and headed over to the College to tour the Ralph Foster Museum till it closed which was quite a collection.  Watched the swans on the lake on campus.  Drove back to the overlook up the road and spent some time there.  Hit the State Park and Cooper Landing just as the light was fading.  Picked up some takeout at Danna's and played serious dominos till bed time.

Breakfast again at the condo, launched out for home.  Took the back way across to Ava and up to 60 at Mansfield, taking our time back.  Back to the farm till dark then over to unload around 7 pm.

Great weekend and I never even wet a hook.  But the time with family and friends, new and old, was priceless.

Best of all, I got to see the auto of the group that used to wave goodnite to me when I was a kid.  Back when TV was simple and black and white.

 

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"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

Hunter S. Thompson

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Thanks for taking the time to hang out with us.  It was really nice to put a face to the name.   

Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me)

I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)

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2 hours ago, Quillback said:

That's a busy weekend!  

Busy but laid back, no real schedule.

"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."

Hunter S. Thompson

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            Yes ditto on what Daryk said. Glad you stopped by for a visit. Good to see you. 

"We have met the enemy and it is us",

Pogo

   If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend"

Lefty Kreh

    " Never display your knowledge, you only share it"

Lefty Kreh

         "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!"

BilletHead

    " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting"

BilletHead

  P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs"

BilletHead

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