It seems like every time I have gone to write one of these and figure out who was next, Andy seemed to cross my mind. It seems like just yesterday he got screwed out of his first trip to the Chutes and had to stay at Pine Lake. But alas, he is now a wily veteran. He is actually kind of a throwback to the good ole days of sitting in the fish market with your feet up and dropping a minnow over the side of the boat and waiting for the magic to happen. He is getting older and bigger now. It is about the time he stops dreading pulling the anchor up, doesn't mind trolling as much, and starts to believe in the power of the jig. I am not ready to make him the odds on favorite for fisherman of the week yet but beware, he will be near the top of my confidence list. His success will really be determined by how far he makes it into the week before going into vacation mode. If you pull up to Troy's boat on Monday and you only see the bottom of Andy's shoes then please, by all means, discount this notion, but if it is Wednesday, and Andy is still frothing up the water, look out. So there it is, the first person with any outside chance at FOTW. There are a few more to come...maybe even one from the same boat.
EDIT: BREAKING NEWS....BREAKING NEWS.....(See what I did there?) Vegas just pulled the odds for Andy off the board. I have it from a quality unnamed source (Troy), that an injury occurred during a sports camp. Initial reports are a broken finger. Until word breaks with regard to which hand the broken finger is on, the severity of the break and just how his mentality is affected, please read the initial spotlight with some reservation. Thank you and I apologize for any misinformation.
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I'm afraid that Andy will be too busy netting fish to win Fisherman of the week.
ReplyDeleteOh- Is he fishing with Trent?
ReplyDeleteIts nice to see Trenf getting some love, but we are due to catch some nice fish.
ReplyDeleteFishFinder - You may want to wait for Trent's Angler Spotlight before you start throwing around comments like that. Where is Trent anyway? It is just sad. I think this co-camp directorship has him too stressed out with responsibilities. It seems he can't really focus on the fun of this trip. We may need to talk about this the first night in camp. Maybe it is too much for him.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard the saying, Some people talk the talk while others walk the walk?" You guys are doing a lot of talking while I choose to walk the walk. I have been reading all the posts on this blog realizing who my friends are. At this point, it doesn't look like I have any. Keep on talking assholes and I will just simply collect my FOTW award at the end of the week.
ReplyDeleteWhen did you start that? I never said the report was going to be bad. I just said he might want to wait. He may have understated it. You don't know.
ReplyDeleteAndy's chances of winning fisherman of the week just took a hit. He broke his finger at basketball camp. Could open the door for another fisherman.
ReplyDeleteHe should be good to go by the time Canada comes around. I think Andy is due for a great year at the Chutes. One thing is for sure, someone with the last name of Couts has a good chance of winning FOTW.
ReplyDeleteSurgery on Wednesday. Doctor said that the trip should be fine as long as there are no complications.
ReplyDeletei just hope it not his middle finger he will need that to communicate with other passing boat.
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