big bucks sturgeon trip 6/7/08

[boneaddict]

  yep, I drank milk when I was a kid.  Mray, no matter what, I still can't throw a whole elk on my back and pack it out though.  (earlier joke)
and yes folks that is God in the clouds smiling upon our day.
Cool pics Rob.  I'm very sorry you guys had to wait on me, eventhough I was 15 minutes early, these guys were good to go.  Thats my kind of folk there.  They didn't ahve to prod their woman folk out of bed to get them to the launch.  Rob thinks Wade is bad.  My partner threw the towels back at me with shoes and other things in them. j/k
Cool pictures Rob.  I was still hoping one of you got the damn fish giving me a kiss.  Not bad for a gal that can suck the ......better stop while I am ahead.
I was very thankful he mentioned to watch the spines on the side of those.   Not like your little steelhead.  These things have a bite to them.

[Wea300mag]

Great writeups and pics. I tried to warn you guys that 50Cal and Andre the Giant have a lot in common. No worries, Mray, phool, and fanatic, there's a lot of normal sized people like us out there. You must have thought you were in the land of the giants.

Thanks for offering your boat, time, fuel, brother, and friend (Mray) for a great cause huntnphool, I missed out this year but hopefully will get to bid on another next.

[boneaddict]

We got your text though, so you were there in spirit.  50 Cal mentioned some really cool stuff happening in regards to something else being manufactured in your arena.  I won't let the cat out of the bag, but WOW, sounds awesome.

[huntnphool]

Lack of fish means I didn't get as many pics as I was planning on but 50Cal, Fanatic and Jackelope got in on the action too, here are a couple of Jackelope. I think Pope may have hit on something, a photographer is a must next time, I was just too busy trying to not get stepped on like a bug.

[boneaddict]

I went to get some of Jack with his own camera, bu tcouldn't find it.  He likes to scatter things out throughout the boat.  I bet if you go look you have something of his in there.    When I finally found it.  Figured out to take the lens cap off you guys had quick released his fish.     Funny that we would need a photogrpaher on there.  We certainly had enough cameras stored throughoutthe boat. 

[robodad]

Thank You wf70gonehunting for making the extra effort to include Chris and taking the time to teach him what to do !!

This *censored* is priceless !!!   

 

[huntnphool]

It was truelly a pleasure meeting 50Cal, Fanatic, Jackelope and Bone on Saturday, its a shame it takes a sick young man to get folks out of their comfort zones and meet new people, but a negative has been turned into a positive and I look forward to spending more time with some new friends. I really feel bad we couldnt find more fish but will be calling you guys if I head down again before the season ends.

Sunday, like I posted earlier, was one of those very rare days you get down there, the wind was non existant all day while fishing but made up for it on the way back down river. We ended up fishing the same spots, almost the exact same time as the day before but the fish were more cooperative. We ended up boating 12 fish, which is still a slow day compared to every year prior, but missed well over 40 good bites. There was a stretch where I must have missed 10 in a row, and was not at all happy about it either Here are a few of Robo gettin busy.

[jackelope]

robodad could have squashed you like a bug too...you little folks weren't entirely safe sunday either.
 

[Jackjr]

Looks like fun to me

[huntnphool]

M-Ray got the big fish of the day but had to make a deal with Chris so as not to end up with the small fish of the day as well. Here are the pics I got of M-Ray milking his turn, you would have thought it was an oversize the way he was whining Just kidding, everyone on the boat all weekend did a great job fighting the fish, and all the rods made it home too

[huntnphool]

robodad could have squashed you like a bug too...you little folks weren't entirely safe sunday either.
 

Nah, another gentle giant just like you guys.

[huntnphool]

Here are a couple of the big fish....

[robodad]

Here are a few of Robo gettin busy.

We kind of cheated on that minnow, It looks much bigger by looking at the bent rod then it really was, see I caught a greedy fish cause it had gobbled up M_ray's gear also but at the time we didn't know it so I was pulling in his gear as well as mine and that iddy biddy minnow sturgeon, so don't be fooled by what you see.

robodad could have squashed you like a bug too...you little folks weren't entirely safe sunday either.

I could tell that when I was up and about huntnphool usually kept his distance, he just didn't want me to trip and fall on him !! 

[huntnphool]

This pic sums it up for me, kids having fun without a TV or hallucinogenics.

I've been warned about the other pic I got so thats pretty much it from my camera. I want to thank each and every one of you for a wonderfully memorable weekend and hope we can all get together and try it again some time. I enjoyed meeting everyone and hope in spite of the bad weather Saturday, and lack of fish cooperation, you all could find something you enjoyed too.

[robodad]

I want to thank each and every one of you for a wonderfully memorable weekend and hope we can all get together and try it again some time.

And to you for making it possible, I know for a fact that if the boys and I are invited back another time there will be no "I have to think about it" going on. consider it a "No Brainer !!" It was absolutely awesome !!