Back from my trip

Plumberdv

Plumberdv

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Well, I got back from my fishing trip yesterday afternoon and I need a week or so to recover! Being at an altitude of 5000 to almost 7000 feet took it's toll on this old sea level guy.

The fishing was great, the catching was just so-so, but there were some highpoints that made the trip worth it.

The cabin.

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The Bucks I took along.

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I took two of the orange Bucklites and gave one to my cousin. I'd given him a 301 last time he was here, but the new one is now on him all the time. He used it to clean a bunch of trout and says it's probably the best knife he ever used.

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The small Ergo hunter turned out to be great for cleaning the trout. My brother cleaned a few limits with it and I'm not sure that he didn't hide it in his stuff before we left. He sure liked it, so I may have to hunt down another one for myself.

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One of my other cousins was there, along with his corporate lawyer buddy. The cousin is a real rookie (only fished with a guide before) and the lawyer had never fished. It made for some amusing moments. The lawyer hooked himself three times, once in the finger, once in his shoe lace and once in a more delicate spot. I was only there for one of them and had to use my Paradigm Pro to cut the hook out of his pants! I couldn't take a picture of that procedure, as I needed both hands to hold the lure and the other the knife. Needless to say it was a tense moment for him!:eek:

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It's really good to get home, I missed the forum!
 
Plumberdv said:
One of my other cousins was there, along with his corporate lawyer buddy. The cousin is a real rookie (only fished with a guide before) and the lawyer had never fished. It made for some amusing moments. The lawyer hooked himself three times, once in the finger, once in his shoe lace and once in a more delicate spot. I was only there for one of them and had to use my Paradigm Pro to cut the hook out of his pants! I couldn't take a picture of that procedure, as I needed both hands to hold the lure and the other the knife. Needless to say it was a tense moment for him!:eek:

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It's really good to get home, I missed the forum!
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Welcome back.

LOL. That is something to see and only funny as it happened to someone else. I knew that you could drown if your wadders filled with water and you couldn't keep your feet but I hadn't run into the castration issue before, fortunately for me.

Good to see the knives in the field. Thank you for the wonderful pics and the great story.
 
Looks like you fellas had a good time Dave. That small ergo skinner looks just right for fish cleaning and prep. I may have to reconsider that one. Welcome back.
 
Thanks for the cool photo's Dave! If I leave now I can be at your house for a trout dinner at 8pm;)
jb4570
 
jb4570 said:
Thanks for the cool photo's Dave! If I leave now I can be at your house for a trout dinner at 8pm;)
jb4570
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That would be cool jb. The problem is, I didn't bring any home. When we left the cabin at the lake, we went to the cousin's place that I gave the Bucklite to for three days. He smoked several and we ate them all as appetizers! Great stuff.:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Plumberdv said:
That would be cool jb. The problem is, I didn't bring any home. When we left the cabin at the lake, we went to the cousin's place that I gave the Bucklite to for three days. He smoked several and we ate them all as appetizers! Great stuff.:thumbup::thumbup:
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:eek::o:(
jb4570
 
Nice cabin in the woods. Nice set of Bucks, nice trout. Looks like a good time.

The lure looks a little out-of-place. :D
 
Getting there in the first place was an adventure in itself. We were about 160 miles from home doing about 65 on Interstate 5 when a big rig pulled along side us flashing his lights and blowing his horn. My brother was driving and immediatly slowed down and looked in the sideview mirror and said "Holy S**t. we're running on the rim back there!" :eek:.

The driver side boat trailer tire had blown out and there was nothing left but the sidewalls and the remains of the tube. We pulled over, but there was only about 10 or 12 feet of shoulder so we drove on up about 1 1/2 miles to the next off ramp. We had a spare and a jack, but sure enough the jack wouldn't go under the boat frame, so I called the Auto Club. That's when I realised that I had no idea where we were! I was finally able to use the GPS to give them a location and an hour or so later, the truck showed up. I used my Paradigm Pro to cut the shredded tube loose that was wrapped up on the axle.

We found a WalMart about 30 miles on up the road and bought two new tire/wheel combinations and a jack that would fit under the boat axle when the tire is flat.

That of course insures that we will never have it happen again!;)
 
Sounds like you guys had fun Dave! Welcome back! ;)

Sweet knives you brought up there! Nice fish too!!!!!

Thanks for the pics!

-Jim
 
Great pictures Plum.:thumbup: Thanks for sharing those with us. Good to see
that somebody else can catch fish.:D Looks like you had a good time.
Hawkeye
 
wow looks like you had a great time!
thanks for the picts..
things here ... well...
packing 18 years up is a real drag..
 
GRIM 62 said:
Nice Largemouth Flats ! What's that,about 4 to 5 lbs.?
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Didn't have a scale but one of the coolers had one of those rulers in the top. The bass was just over 23 inches. Typical weights for that length are 7-8 pounds. Our guess at the time was about 7lbs.
 
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