So, ....Where should I start....?
Hmmmm, ....my old pappy used to say, ...."Always start at the top" ......'course that was easy fer him, ....he was a lot taller than me way back then.....
Okay, ....How about Winter
.....Yeah 
, ..... winter .........That pretty much sucked, ....didn't it? :hs
Of course, with winter, ....comes ice fishing.......
Now, .....all the long time members here are aware of my love for ice fishing, .......For those of you who aren't.....
Let's just say, ....ice fishing has carved it's own little "niche" in my list of favorite things to do, ........slightly "above" paying taxes, ....slightly "below" catchin' a cold.....
This year I tried something new, .....it's simply a matter of deduction, ...I know I enjoy the water, ....I know I love fishing, .....So, ....it's gotta be the "ice" that's the dinger, .....remove that, ...and it's game on.....
I was gonna finally get my hands on the new ride by mid March, ......this gave me a few early weekends to kill, ....rather than just sit and mope, ....or subject myself to more humiliation on the afore mentioned white stuff,
I hooked up with a few bud's who have about the same attitude as I do about winter, ....and made a couple of trips to fish water, ....with just some ice "in" it, .....instead of ice, ....with just some water "under" it
Let's just say, .....winter didn't seem so rough anymore......
When my new lady finally moved in, ....all thoughts of fishing were suppressed for awhile, .....but these fella's continued to pound 'em week after week ....
"My New Romance".....
"It was Out with the old, ....and in with the new...."
I had a lot of stuff to do to her to get her ready for spring.....and she nickel & dimed me pretty good there for awhile....This is before
THEN.......
.......A new prop$$$
......A new battery X 2$$$$
......A new seat, ....sort of$$$
.....Deckin' out the battle station$$$
......Wirin' up the war room
Plus dickin' around with the trailer fer a week or so till I eventually got fed up and bought new wiring, lights, ....and did 'er up right.... $$$$
But it was a labour of love, ....and eventually she was ready to go.....this is now
The finishing touch......
Now, ...... will all this work show some dividends....
It was a slow start, .......Salmon volounteered to accompany me on her maiden voyage, ....and we got our first stinky, ...but I still considered the trip a success 'cause the boat exceeded my expectations.....
And with that off my mind, .....now I could concentrate a little more, .....on actually putting some fish in the boat......
Which I guess brings us to the present, ......or, ....from me pappy's point of view, ....the bottom......
I do hope though, ....it's actually the "beginning", .....of a happy, and long romance.....
I may not be around here as much these days, ....but I'm still around, ....I've met a bunch of great people on this board, and made some good friends along the way.....
That being said, ...I'm open to hooking up with anyone here who lives, ...or is gonna be around, ....my neck of the woods, ....for a day chasin' some kings & bows .....just shoot me a PM
(Token boy & his toy pic)
See ya's on the water.......
Skooter
