September, 2011 - Fishing Trip
Well, how are the Oysters this week? I hope very good.
Went fishing with Dick. First day no fish and in the evening we would put a roof on his shed. The second day we got our limits. I had put some stuff on my hook to help catch the fish. The special sauce ate the spinner up so I need to get him another one. It is so much fun to fish with him. I sleep at his house at the beach. He drives the boat and I use his pole and tackle. $200.00 a day fish trip not counting lodging. I need to do something for him. This was funny. We took my pickup to dinner one night and Dick said I forgot to roll up the window. I said, "You might want to use the knob." One day the grandkids asked what that knob was for.
Drove home and had a golfing gig with Arlee. We got there ten minutes early (now you would call that very good planning) and did very well for not golfing in two years. The ball went straight but not very far. After, it was dinner and cards. It was just another full day.
Day to get ready for another fish trip.
The fishing was good but the catching was not. It was slow but might pick up after we get some rain. The depth finder battery went dead, the motor bangs a lot, hit a stump and shirred a pin. I put the motor in the boat and fixed it. I had to row, no water for the motor because the tide was going out. Other than that everything went well. I went to another spot and found myself on a bar. It was a 10 hour fish trip. The kids came down (Matt, Zida, Caleb, and Charis) and spent the night with me. We drank a cheap six pack of canned beer from Trader Joe's. It was fun. I was up fishing before they got up.
Myran, Trina, Kya, & Ilene showed up the second day. I let Myran drive the boat and he ran into the piling. He said, "What do I do?" I said, "You might want to back up to get off the piling,” so he did. It was a nice day, no wind and the sun was out. Struck camp and went to Cape Meares so the kids could play in the sand. Did they ever have fun in the sand and water. Then off to Netarts Bay for some crabbing and clamming. The wind came up so the waves were big. I went up the bay. I picked up grass on the prop which kept me from going very fast for a very long time. I had to put it in reverse to clear it. This would help a wave come over the back of the boat. I finally got up to the other end and put out the bell anchor. Yes, it did slow me down. They called me on the phone and I said I was bagging it because it was too dangerous to try to crab or clam (Did I read that right? Byran said it was too bad?"), and the tide was not very far out and it was getting late. Off to the Blue Heron and some clam chowder. They quit serving at four and it was 4:30 so off to Denny's for dinner. Ilene drove home. I don't know how she did but there was our house. We put some things away and off to bed.
Oh, and by the way, while I was doing all of this, I was putting a roof on my old house and finished it in a rain storm. You don't want to be on a roof in a rain storm. It is slick and hard to stay on - ropes help a lot. The roof is finished and just the porches to go; they are as big as the house. There were five roofs on the house. 9,000 pounds went to the dump. I made a trailer that dumps it in 30 seconds. Yea, it makes me so happy every time I use it.
Things have been slow for me.
Well, how are the Oysters this week? I hope very good.
Went fishing with Dick. First day no fish and in the evening we would put a roof on his shed. The second day we got our limits. I had put some stuff on my hook to help catch the fish. The special sauce ate the spinner up so I need to get him another one. It is so much fun to fish with him. I sleep at his house at the beach. He drives the boat and I use his pole and tackle. $200.00 a day fish trip not counting lodging. I need to do something for him. This was funny. We took my pickup to dinner one night and Dick said I forgot to roll up the window. I said, "You might want to use the knob." One day the grandkids asked what that knob was for.
Drove home and had a golfing gig with Arlee. We got there ten minutes early (now you would call that very good planning) and did very well for not golfing in two years. The ball went straight but not very far. After, it was dinner and cards. It was just another full day.
Day to get ready for another fish trip.
The fishing was good but the catching was not. It was slow but might pick up after we get some rain. The depth finder battery went dead, the motor bangs a lot, hit a stump and shirred a pin. I put the motor in the boat and fixed it. I had to row, no water for the motor because the tide was going out. Other than that everything went well. I went to another spot and found myself on a bar. It was a 10 hour fish trip. The kids came down (Matt, Zida, Caleb, and Charis) and spent the night with me. We drank a cheap six pack of canned beer from Trader Joe's. It was fun. I was up fishing before they got up.
Myran, Trina, Kya, & Ilene showed up the second day. I let Myran drive the boat and he ran into the piling. He said, "What do I do?" I said, "You might want to back up to get off the piling,” so he did. It was a nice day, no wind and the sun was out. Struck camp and went to Cape Meares so the kids could play in the sand. Did they ever have fun in the sand and water. Then off to Netarts Bay for some crabbing and clamming. The wind came up so the waves were big. I went up the bay. I picked up grass on the prop which kept me from going very fast for a very long time. I had to put it in reverse to clear it. This would help a wave come over the back of the boat. I finally got up to the other end and put out the bell anchor. Yes, it did slow me down. They called me on the phone and I said I was bagging it because it was too dangerous to try to crab or clam (Did I read that right? Byran said it was too bad?"), and the tide was not very far out and it was getting late. Off to the Blue Heron and some clam chowder. They quit serving at four and it was 4:30 so off to Denny's for dinner. Ilene drove home. I don't know how she did but there was our house. We put some things away and off to bed.
Oh, and by the way, while I was doing all of this, I was putting a roof on my old house and finished it in a rain storm. You don't want to be on a roof in a rain storm. It is slick and hard to stay on - ropes help a lot. The roof is finished and just the porches to go; they are as big as the house. There were five roofs on the house. 9,000 pounds went to the dump. I made a trailer that dumps it in 30 seconds. Yea, it makes me so happy every time I use it.
Things have been slow for me.
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