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[cool][#0000ff] I hate weather forecasters. TubeBabe and I made a last minute check of the weather last night and it looked like a nice day on Starvation. Yeah, right.
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[#0000ff]Had a nice sunrise as we pulled into the Indian Bay camping area, looking for a good spot to launch our tubes. Full of promise. Lies...all lies. Found a good launch spot but had to use our electric motors to power against the increasing breeze out of the west. Made it across a small bay to the lee side and got into some decent perch right away. Looking good. Also exercised a few smallmouth...from about 8" to 17"...with a few footlongs and a fourteen incher in between. Fun fun.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The pesky breeze laid down...briefly...so I boogied out to the island to check it for toothy critters. Got a couple more small smallies and a few swing and misses. Then the breeze started coming up again so I moved back closer to the launch site...just in case. Good move. Just after losing a sizeable walleye from the deeper channel, Mama Nature took a deep breath and WHOOSH. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I cranked my electric motor up high and boogied for the beach. TubeBabe did the same, but she was upwind and it was much easier for her to surf back in. As we both reached the launch site from opposite directions the breeze dropped just a bit. We wondered if we might get back out. WHOOSH again. Nope. We took down our tubes and packed the car. And the lake laid down again. But not for long. The whitecaps started marching in our direction again. And the big black clouds that had been building started flashing and grumbling at us. Mama Nature was in fine form.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Although we were fishing a new spot for us, and only had a brief time on the water, we both caught some porky perch and a few feisty smallies. Wish I had netted the big wallie I lost at the last spot I fished. Hope it will be there waiting the next time...with lots of bigger friends.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I hate it when I have to drive 5 hours for only a couple of hours fishing. It just ain't right. Life's not fair.[/#0000ff]
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Woohoo, now you are fishin the waters Mark and I seem to find. Productive and windy![] Gotta love those bass!
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[#0000ff]Lost one today that would probably go 5 pounds. Stayed deep until I finally cranked him up near the top. Then he did a power roll and gave me back my jig. Mighty thoughty of him. He coulda kept it and I would have had a better story.[/#0000ff]
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Looks like you got some nice fish again!

I agree I really hate wind!! I think it has been windier this year than any I remember.
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Man oh man, oh man. Don't worry about it TD. You did
get to try some new spot and got some nice fish.
That big SMB is sure nice and fat. And those perch
are not so bad either.
Sometimes the wind sure sucks but thats just the
name of the game.
I still think that you are so lucky that your lovely lady
likes to go fishing with you ![]
Anyways thank you sharing as always.

Peter
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[cool][#0000ff]I agree on the "windier" this year observation. I am about 15 trips behind last year at this time, and most of that is because planned trips were cancelled due to windy conditions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I ain't a wimp. I have fished in unbelievable weather. But, when I want to make finesse presentations in my tube I need calm conditions. If I cannot fish light stuff with precision I simply am out of business. No need to even launch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yes, we did catch a few decent fish. That area seems to hold quality fish of several species. We definitely plan a return bout with Mama Nature at Indian Bay...or "Native American" Bay to be politically correct.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Thanks Peter. Appreciate the words of support.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I know I am lucky to have a female fishing buddy...sometimes. But, there are times....[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have always liked to try new spots, new species, new techniques. I enjoy them even more when I catch a few fish and the fish are decent sized. Almost makes up for the nasty weather thing. Almost.[/#0000ff]
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Amazing what a few hundred feet can do. Salt Lake was nice and calm today and plenty hot, just like the forecast, but we were in the Uintas with wind from the get go plus all the way up and down the canyon. Rain big time till we hit Kamas. No wind and blue sky.

The Vernal report did say rain and stormy weather, that was why we changed plans.

I do like enough wind to put a chop on the water though. Just not so much as to be relocating me and the fly[laugh]
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Little chop is good. Fish cant see you as well......
BTW I love the way my toon cuts through the wind
with the big oars, no problem at all.[]
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Nice perch!
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??Nice Perch??

What about the "Babe".

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Now that's a catch.

[fishin]
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Easy tiger....................[]
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Rrrrraaaawwwwlllllllll

LOL [cool]
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[quote LeGrand]??Nice Perch??

What about the "Babe".

Now that's a catch.

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[cool][#0000ff]What about her? She is a pretty fair anglerette okay. I would put her up against most of the male members on this board as far as being able to catch fish on any given trip...and some bigguns too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I make the lures and rig the tackle but once she heads out on her own she usually doesn't need much input from me. In fact she often shuts off her walkie talkie so she doesn't have to listen to me yammerin' at her.[/#0000ff]
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[quote TubeDude][quote LeGrand]??Nice Perch??

What about the "Babe".

Now that's a catch.

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[cool][#0000ff]What about her? She is a pretty fair anglerette okay. I would put her up against most of the male members on this board as far as being able to catch fish on any given trip...and some bigguns too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I make the lures and rig the tackle but once she heads out on her own she usually doesn't need much input from me. In fact[/#0000ff][#ff0080] [/#ff0080][#00bf00]she often shuts off her walkie talkie so she doesn't have to listen to me yammerin' at her.[/quote][/#00bf00]
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[#00bf00]Hahahaha Thats funny ![/#00bf00]
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To shut me out all my wife has to do is turn her hearing aids off.[cool]
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I have "selective hearing". It is great! You get to hear what you want and ignore the rest!! [sly][sly][sly][sly]
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I have gotten good at ignore and selective hearing. Gets my wife mad all the time.
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