Anyway I weigh in every Wednesday and will keep you posted on the results.
20 weeks to go.
WHAT TO BRING
Fishing
Rods
Reels
Tackle Box
Net (1 per boat)
Depth Finder (1 per boat)
Minnow Bucket (1 per boat)
Worm Container (optional, Dinty Moore Beef Stew Cans work nice)
Stringer (Sometimes nice to have two per boat)
Needle Nosed Pliers, Clippers, Knife (Tether for your pliers, you know who you are)
Clothes
Couple pair of pants
Few pair of shorts
Underwear (one of the most frequently forgotten Items)
Socks (another frequently forgotten item)
A couple of towels
Two pair of shoes
Flip Flops or slippers for the Cabin
Fitted sheet for mattress (optional, and by optional, I mean Trent is the only person who does this)
Hat (At least one that has the ability to cover your ears)
Rain Suit (This is not optional and make it the last thing you put in your duffle bag)
Miscellaneous
Sunblock (In 2009 we were 10 feet from the sun for about 4 days)
Bug Spray (It better have deet or you are wasting your money)
Fillet Knife
Sunglasses (May want to consider an extra pair as well)
Clear safety glasses (great for the driver of the boat in the evenings, keeps the bugs out of your eyes)
Stick a golf or small towel in your tackle box.
Krazy glue – Great for patching up small cuts
Flashlight and batteries – The walk from one cabin to the other gets a lot longer in the dark.
Camera – Disposable or Digital – If digital, don’t forget the batteries
Any tobacco products you might use – Sweet lord, you don’t want to buy it up there.
Tips:
Line your duffel bag with a big trash bag before you put your clothes in it (It will rain on the way up or down the river) and put an extra one in there for on the way back if need be.
Wash your hands before taking your contacts out. (I found this out the hard way, not only does in burn like heck but bug spray is impossible to get off your contacts)
Bring some type of waterproof bag to keep your raingear in the boat (Also handy when you start peeling off layers)
Troy keep up the good work,and think about switching to Black Velvet ,low in calories and taste good. I lost some weight and might loose a little more but Shirley and those damm pies she makes every weekend. Who am I kidding I love those pies.
ReplyDeleteTexas Bob
I could afford to shed some weight myself. 20 pounds sounds about right. I blame my weight on this damn recliner. I can't sit in it without eating something. Didn't Richard say that two cases of beer= 25 pounds. I will try to do my part. Damn- it's gonna be tough.
ReplyDeleteI've lost 18 lbs.since the 1st of the year. No pies, no beer, only gin..Good for you,Troy! Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteI am in. 30 lbs before July 15th. That will get me down to what I weighed on the 2002 trip. This is the motivation I needed. I actually did my body test on the Wii Fit this past weekend...It said "Well, if isn't Ryan!" I gave it the finger and said just get on with it. It wasn't a pleasant experience. I think as part of this we should all agree to spend a day walking around Cabela's.
ReplyDeleteI think I will lose 40 ounces- that should allow me one bottle of gin. If that works out i'll try to lose another 32 ounces to justify the tonic water. Do I have to account for the limes too?
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