10-18-2014, 06:07 PM
[#0000FF]I generally don't broadcast my fishing plans. Not because I don't want company but because I often wait until the morning I go to decide where I point my float tube...especially during times of variable weather in different areas. I hate wind and when one place offers a better chance for a calm trip than another I usually go for the better weather even if I might prefer to fish the other spot.
And there are sometimes when I wake up early and just decide to go fishing. Then I do a quick review of weather forecasts for a couple of optional venues...and only then put together the gear I will need for that trip.
If I have made plans several days in advance to meet someone else, then I am locked in to that trip. If the weather turns sour or something else comes up I may miss a trip all together...whereas if I had gone elsewhere I could have at least got in some fishing.
And don't get me started on having to wait for someone else to show up for a rideshare and they are late...or no show. I abide by the old Vince Lombardi axiom..."if you are on time, you are late." If someone I am supposed to ride with is more than about 5-10 minutes late, the bus leaves without them.
Those who know me (and fish with me) will confirm that I am not difficult to "hook up" with. I don't care to fish with everybody on the board but there are a few folks who have become a part of my "approved fishing buddy list". I am generally open to going with someone else a time or two to see if we can stand each other. But I don't beg anybody to go fishing with me. Based upon our previous communications I think we might be able to get along okay. You have to stay in touch and let me know when you would like to go and where. If it works on my end we will make it happen.
Thanks for your kindly comments on the pictures. As you can probably tell I sometimes shoot more pics of the wildlife and the surroundings than I do of fish. Sometimes. I have always had a special place in my old fisherman's heart for Timpanogos. It always ends up in pictures I take on Deer Creek or Utah Lake.
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And there are sometimes when I wake up early and just decide to go fishing. Then I do a quick review of weather forecasts for a couple of optional venues...and only then put together the gear I will need for that trip.
If I have made plans several days in advance to meet someone else, then I am locked in to that trip. If the weather turns sour or something else comes up I may miss a trip all together...whereas if I had gone elsewhere I could have at least got in some fishing.
And don't get me started on having to wait for someone else to show up for a rideshare and they are late...or no show. I abide by the old Vince Lombardi axiom..."if you are on time, you are late." If someone I am supposed to ride with is more than about 5-10 minutes late, the bus leaves without them.
Those who know me (and fish with me) will confirm that I am not difficult to "hook up" with. I don't care to fish with everybody on the board but there are a few folks who have become a part of my "approved fishing buddy list". I am generally open to going with someone else a time or two to see if we can stand each other. But I don't beg anybody to go fishing with me. Based upon our previous communications I think we might be able to get along okay. You have to stay in touch and let me know when you would like to go and where. If it works on my end we will make it happen.
Thanks for your kindly comments on the pictures. As you can probably tell I sometimes shoot more pics of the wildlife and the surroundings than I do of fish. Sometimes. I have always had a special place in my old fisherman's heart for Timpanogos. It always ends up in pictures I take on Deer Creek or Utah Lake.
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