2010 - Some Goals Met, Some Unfulfilled.
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2010 - Some Goals Met, Some Unfulfilled.
In December 2009, I decided to see if I could catch a smallie in the river every month of 2010. I also set a goal of trying to catch 2000 fish in 2010. In early December I thought my goals were impossible. I was 116 fish shy of the total, and the weather had turned awful. My boat is kept in a shed type garage.
Finally, we did have a few days that were decent enough for a 78 year old man to head for the river. I struck out on the first two trips, but finally on December 27 I landed a nice 16" smallie on a pearl grub on my drop shot rig. That fish still left me 115 fish short of my other goal. Oh well, there were some great highlights in 2010. Some of which have been shown here before.
On April 15 The River blessed me with this beautiful 5 pound 4 ounce fish:
July 13 produced this black faced smallie. She was normal colored on the other side of her body:
On August 31 a spinnerbait lured this handsome 21" hard fighting dandy.
And lastly, on October 14 fatboy hit my drop shot rig and fought like a bulldog. He was only 16.5" long, but very unusual.
In all, I was very blessed in 2010, even though I didn't reach both of my goals. I was able to spend 142 days on the water, even though we had a very nasty spring. Not too bad for an old geezer. 2011 HERE I COME!
Finally, we did have a few days that were decent enough for a 78 year old man to head for the river. I struck out on the first two trips, but finally on December 27 I landed a nice 16" smallie on a pearl grub on my drop shot rig. That fish still left me 115 fish short of my other goal. Oh well, there were some great highlights in 2010. Some of which have been shown here before.
On April 15 The River blessed me with this beautiful 5 pound 4 ounce fish:
July 13 produced this black faced smallie. She was normal colored on the other side of her body:
On August 31 a spinnerbait lured this handsome 21" hard fighting dandy.
And lastly, on October 14 fatboy hit my drop shot rig and fought like a bulldog. He was only 16.5" long, but very unusual.
In all, I was very blessed in 2010, even though I didn't reach both of my goals. I was able to spend 142 days on the water, even though we had a very nasty spring. Not too bad for an old geezer. 2011 HERE I COME!
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A great year!
Thanks for the tour de fish (or maybe tour de peche), Phil! Happy new year to you, Marilyn and the pooch!
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You're a blessed man Phil. Remember that the Lord doesn't count the days we spend fishing against the total that he's allotted for our life. Just keep hopping into your boat every chance you get!
I'd love to be your neighbor as I'd try to help you increase your days out on the water this year. What great fun it would be to do battle with all those smallies!
Warren Platt
I'd love to be your neighbor as I'd try to help you increase your days out on the water this year. What great fun it would be to do battle with all those smallies!
Warren Platt