- getting older, harder to fly, harder to fish, harder to take insults
- got off the plane and went to Portillo's in Gurnee Mills. Had a Chicago hot dog and a tamale. Went to Bass Pro at 8 PM.
- Bass Pro had empty rod rack sections
- went to McDonald's on way to Michigan
- familiar names: Delavan, Janesville, Madison, Stevens Point, Wausau, Tomahawk, Rhinelander, Eagle River, Land O' Lakes, Watersmeet, Nordines, Wilderness Bay, the Rusty Nail....
- 52 inch Musky seen in Record Lake
- plenty of hats and sweat pants in my tubs
- the boat is a lot of work for Tommy
- got up 6 AM
- I didn't see big fish follow my lures
- fish NOT aggressive
- Vacationland looks like a good place to stay
- We will NOT be doing any shopping at Gander Mountain ever again!
- I am inspired to build my tank models
- I caught two fish while talking to Moni on the speaker phone
- a loon was flapping its wings like a sea gull
- use a steady retrieve, no pauses; slight pause on a buzz bait
- be ready to set the hook
- best foods - beef tenderloin and ribs
- Tommy likes the mostaccioli and cheesy potatoes
- Adam liked his Jack and Coke.
- We needed MORE cookies.
- the thin frozen pizzas were very good
- I worked hard for 25 fish
- We didn't fish on our last Saturday
- we lost time going back to get fenders, going to the hospital, going to town for a phone interview, not fishing on Saturday, stopping fishing early on Friday, and spending extra time on lunch and dinner
- an argument over the toaster plug and the coffee pot and coffee mug
- an argument over the butter
- rain most of the week; days of cold, wind, light, heavy and incessant rain, and some sun.
- no one took a lot of pictures. Adam never used his big camera. I brought my Nikon and maybe shouldn't. It was heavy in the carry on bag.No one took movies
- the top up was great against rain, wind and sun
- lunch and supper took too long; we need more hours fishing; must be a record low
- sad to see Wilderness Bay closed down
- Adam has good luck with the comet
- can't wait to get data
- some days the wind hurt boat control
- we didn't work the shore in Cisco for rock bass nor try to get smallies in the rock area off the island
- I need to try 6 pound test and a Live Target crayfish off the bottom by our pier' have the net ready to land a big fish
- take one sleeve of lures out
- keep cover off the lures in boat
- Adam hooked himself; Tommy a bankruptcy, Mary a bike, Pat surgery
- saw a robin getting worms
- no Blackhawks this year.
- We did not drink a lot of beer.
- not good eating at 7 or 8 o'clock.
- didn't use swivels
- square bill, Mepps and tail dancer did not catch fish - might next year
- no hits or follows on Polish lures this year, next year could be better
- best lures: Thunderstick perch, Thunderstick gold, # 7 Rapala shad perch, Tommy's shallow shad
- set up 10 rods in Wisconsin before we left; that is the time for the lure covers
- presidential primaries
- only get 6 lb line.
- need shallow running shad raps
- need more # 7 shad lures
- Tommy caught a 22 " smallmouth in our cove
- Tommy caught 3 fish off the pier
- we all had fish get away
- I caught 25, Tommy caught 55 and Adam caught 15.
- Tommy's seismic minnow on a jig was working
- bass pro line OK
- Mary got a bike; Adam a divorce; Tommy is looking for a job
- Savannah said Adam was a maxi man in a mini van
- used bibs
- didn't use back brace, chair on top step worked
- gassed up at Vacationland
- got are license in Land O' Lakes
- forgot fenders
- Storm perch caught me a 22" northern in Fishhawk Lake
- buy 3 more pair of magnifier sunglasses
- many For Sale signs on houses and property on the Cisco chain
- cab to airport $80
- Backwood Wild n' Mild cigars
- nice seeing Pat and Lilly
- Breaking Bad; bought first two seasons
- Indian blanket
- sad when Adam leaves
- Adam made his bed?
- BLTs
- didn't fish the channel
- got a rock from Morley and East Bay
- need rock from Record, Lindsey, Fishhawk, East Bay, Mamie, Lindsey and Brown house
- called Moni from bedroom
- don't talk to Moni when Adam is around
- hot dog buns already cut
- over $300 worth of change
- Moni liked her Walkabout Eagle River sweatshirts
- need to exercise my arms and legs for stair climbing and holding up the rods
- lose weight
- brought map of chain
- not a lot of mosquitoes
- waterproof shoes great; need laces for low cut shoes
- didn't get the chance to use the Live Target bluegill lures for weedy areas
- got rid of two piece rods
- need a larger reel storage case
- buy new reels and bring on plane - Bass Pro service poor
- had a fish sandwich at Culvers
- went to McDonald's on way to airport
- plane delayed more than an hour
- got two rocks through security
- at the O'Hare Airport a 12 oz coke was $3.75 and a Wall Street Journal was $4.00
- Lorenzo got a $260 ticket for jaywalking
- I'm glad I have notes because in a year I forget
- need Rapala shallow shad rap in yellow perch
- need Storm 360
- put 4 lb test on Stradic 1000
- put 6 lb test on Stradic 2500
- a sleeve for mixed lures
- a sleeve for surface lures
- a sleeve for shallow lures
- a sleeve for deep lures
- a sleeve for small lures (Mimic, rooster)
- set up 10 outfits in WI
- Rapala tail dancer
- Rapala shallow rap yellow perch
- Rapala original floater bleeding hot olive
- Storm thunderstick gold
- Storm thunderstick perch
- Storm 360 GT
- Mepps # 4
- buzz bait
- red/silver cross over
- square bill craw
- drop shot with plastic worm on floation pink jig
Needs
- need bug repellent
- missing one blue lure cover in - get two at Bass Pro
- need two 7' rods
- needed sun lotion on hands
- need large reel case for 10 reels
- need 140 yards 8 lb test
- need 1000 yards of 6 lb test
- need floating pink jig
- don't bring a camera
- tackle bag that holds 4 sleeves
- 10 lb Sufix 832 braid
- fish first two days with new lures
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