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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:11 am
by Tip-up
Hey Slushy my birthdays coming up :wink:

What a great trip, and pictures too.I really want to check out a Bass pro someday, there huge.

See you soon!

Andrew

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:06 am
by jig head
tip-up wrote:Hey Slushy my birthdays coming up :wink:

What a great trip, and pictures too.I really want to check out a Bass pro someday, there huge.

See you soon!

Andrew


8) ypu we are almost in august :?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:22 pm
by Gord
gorfman007 wrote: Did you have to reserve to rent a boat or where they available anytime?
We used this guy. www.rickysboatrental.com

Very reasonable and a great guy! :D :)

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:15 pm
by slushpuppy
bowzog wrote:
gorfman007 wrote: Did you have to reserve to rent a boat or where they available anytime?
We used this guy. www.rickysboatrental.com

Very reasonable and a great guy! :D :)
I reserved the boat, but at that time of year, I think we were the only ones renting. He delivered and retrieved the boat at whichever launch you wanted. The gas was even included in the price.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:55 pm
by wolfe
WOW, now that's a vacation.

You have some great pictures to look back on. The scenery off the lakes is really pretty.

Can you imagine getting into some of those lunkers (like the replicas)?! You'll have to go back some time for a rematch: maybe for Slushy's 50th (which of course is EONS away). :wink:

Great report, guys.

W.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:05 pm
by Italian 4 life
Looks like you had a good birthday!! I can see that there not that big with hockey down in Dallas (all the empty seats). All in all, great trip guys.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:51 am
by Pints
Great pics, glad you had a well deserved vacation. Good to have you back.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:18 pm
by ratsotail
Slushpuppy,

I'm very happy to hear you had a chance to fish famous Lake Fork. My brother and sister-in-law own a house on this lake now and it is quite a lake to fish when the winds aren't at gale force. October and November has always been good to me with some of the best crappie fishing I've ever done in my life. All the big fish head to the major bridge pilings and put the feed bag on before winter. We caught at least a dozen fish over three pounds our last trip. The bass also are very aggressive and often swipe at the Crappie your reeling in. The LMBs are the Florida strain and are a lot stronger than your typical fish.

Funny story...we're catching crappie, bass, and yellow bass throughout the day under the bridges and I snagged a line. So I start pulling in the line expecting a rod/reel to be attached (which it was), but was suprised to also see about a 7lb large mouth attached to it as it had a 12" Crappie in its mouth/stomach. I snapped a pic, cut the line, saved the rod, and let the happy bass go.

You have to go back again in the Spring or Fall...summertime is just too darned hot to fish comfortably. Now if I can just get my wife to fund a trip down for me again! :lol:

Nice idea Slushpuppy!

ratsotail

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:41 am
by Bobber
Great report Slushy and Bowzog. It really looked cold out there. Lots of great pics and looks like you made it around in Texas.

Hey Bowzog, do you think we need to make a Fishhawk Stetson now?

Glad y'all had a great time.

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:28 am
by Gord
Bobber wrote:

Hey Bowzog, do you think we need to make a Fishhawk Stetson now?
Oh heck, yeah!! :lol: :lol: