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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)
Another quality storyline. Whew, that is a lot of pressure on JJ to not get beat by three youngsters for rookie of the year. We need to set up some type of big board so we can place odds on some different things. We can even make up some prop bets. First walleye over 20 inches. First person to need to pee on the way up. First person to fall asleep in the cabin (not in bed). First person to utter the phrase "Shut the hell up, Dillon".
ReplyDeleteThat cracks me up.."Shut the hell up, Dillon"!
ReplyDeleteWho said you won the award in 1979? I was on that trip and I believe I caught a 31 and a half inch pike that year. That fish would have swallowed anything you caught. I believe the rookie of the year award for 1979 belongs to me..
ReplyDeleteThere was an awards presentation but since you were only 6 years old you were in bed. Sorry to say you came in third that year. I won, Larry Hobart came in second and you were a distant third.
ReplyDeleteSame thing happened with Fisherman of the Week in 2009. Trent, you really need to start staying awake on that last night in camp. If you are in the running for the WTF award this year I will make sure you stay awake.
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff there guys. The reason I go to bed early is from pure exhaustion. I give everything I have to the water. I can't say the same for you haters.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine I would want to go year after year for as hard as you work for such few results. Some people are punching bags I guess. Dad and I decided we are only going to jig 15 minutes a day. It is a lot easier to troll and drink beer than it is to jig and drink beer.
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