09-02-2010, 09:00 AM
It has been so long since I&#39;ve gone fishing that I had to hunt for my boat in the tall weeds in the back yard. Seems that I am now the proud owner of a &quot;yard boat&quot;. All I need now are a &quot;yard car&quot; and a couple of appliances on the front porch.<br /><br />The boat was full of bait - grasshoppers, mice, snakes, a family of raccoons,......well, not really, but it sure could have been. Mary and I have just returned from a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to see the grandbabies, and now the cooler mornings have me excited about fishing again. I topped the charge on the batteries and hit the water this morning - dragging weeds wrapped around the axle and 
...........<br /><br />Beautiful day. the first blue cat - a 12 pounder - fell to a live gizzard shad of about a pound. Sheesh!! Others were taken on bluegill and skipjack, so I guess they&#39;re not too fussy right now. The fishing was great but the catching was slow. No matter. I was thrilled to be out. I talked with some friends and waved at others as they motored past - all in all a very nice morning.<br /><br />The 12 pounder was a bit camera shy and departed the boat before I could get it&#39;s picture, so I took a quick snapshot of the next one into the boat - a 5 if I remember correctly. Not too important, it was just a day dedicated to fun fishing!
...........<br /><br />Beautiful day. the first blue cat - a 12 pounder - fell to a live gizzard shad of about a pound. Sheesh!! Others were taken on bluegill and skipjack, so I guess they&#39;re not too fussy right now. The fishing was great but the catching was slow. No matter. I was thrilled to be out. I talked with some friends and waved at others as they motored past - all in all a very nice morning.<br /><br />The 12 pounder was a bit camera shy and departed the boat before I could get it&#39;s picture, so I took a quick snapshot of the next one into the boat - a 5 if I remember correctly. Not too important, it was just a day dedicated to fun fishing!