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)
If you are all opposed to leaving from Bob's we can still leave from here. However I would recommend that you know your blood type and perhaps bring 1 or 2 units with you.
ReplyDeleteI'll pass the word to the other "Hillbillies"! Go to Bob's---Not Steve's on Friday morning.
ReplyDeleteGot the message. Bob is going to be pissed because you didn't run this by him before you made the decision. Just one more reason to give you the WTF award.
ReplyDeleteJust so you know, the beer has arrived. It made me smile looking at that pile of Beauty in my garage.
Just a thought but we could leave from Troy's. You do realize that Gilmore has bugs also.
ReplyDeleteI didn't make the decision. I was just asked to post it.
ReplyDeleteWe could leave from Wadsworth. No bugs and it is an hour closer. :)
ReplyDeleteWe could just man up and leave from the same place we have for the last 20 years.
ReplyDeleteI just need to know who is making the final decision so I can pass it on to the other West Woodsfield boys.
ReplyDeleteGilmore....Unless you hear otherwise. I don't think Troy's place is far enough from that swamp to make a huge difference but maybe I'm wrong.
ReplyDeletecan use the bakers if you want. it's a little closer and lots of parking... up to you
ReplyDeleteHell lets just drive to Larry's and load up since we are already driving the wrong direction.
ReplyDeleteWant to just pick me up in Motown since you're driving all over the place?
ReplyDeleteI think Andy may have been correct when he compared this blog to his twitter feed.
ReplyDeleteWtf is seven minutes out of a 15 hour drive.. stop your whining
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