saying so long to a great friend

[flygoddess]

We said to heck with the forecast and met up with Zach aka Kochnut, before he leaves to Kuwait Monday Morning for 6 months.
What a swell guy. Glad to meet him and the future wife Bri.

But, back to the report,
We met up north at one of my fav lakes.
AND YES BRI....HE SMOKED US!

The fishing was slow and we all caught but Zach was like 2 or 3 to our one.



Gave us a chance to test the new boats and my review......."I LOVE THESE THINGS! Seriously, they are so comfortable!.



Baxter was a little and cold, but cool with it.

This is called STALKING:


But it was paying off.

Fish were fat and full of fight:











All caught on......CHIRONOMIDS...my favorite



And all released.

Starting to rain so we headed out, but Zach went motoring off into the .....sun set?


Gonna be a long winter with out you here friend!
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[pa]

My family will pray for his safe return. Hope he will be able to wet a line some while he is there. Hopefully my Rangers can keep him safe.
Nice fish. Don't hide your smiling face next time.lol
How deep were they today? Love your avatar. Was that a young you?
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[flygoddess]

Thanks Pa..we were anywhere from 12' to 18'.

As far as the AVATAR......Nothing screams WEEKEND better than underpants on your head...ROCK ON!!!!
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[cpierce]

That Renegade looks great! They are such a versatile and easy to use boat. Amazing isn't it that they only weigh a few more pounds than the Escapes. What are you hanging your oars from? Are they tied up?

Nice fish too! It looks like you are cruising some of my favorite areas. With this colder weather, were the fish hanging deep?
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[kochanut]

thanks for the post and more importantly comming out and fishing!@!! hgere are the three i got off my phone. i wish i took a pic of the fat boy i got when you guys pulled up. the fishing turned on quiet a bit when you guys left, got 3 more, so finished with 9 caught, 7 lost, and i dont know how many late hits.
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[FishKillr]

I will miss your posts for a few months. Take care of yourself out there. We will be here when you get back.

Shawn M
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[flygoddess]

OMG! The rain was insane coming home! Did you get dumped on?

Cpierce, they were all over the place, I just hung out by the clump of trees and did well.

You need to think about that rear deck...NICE!!!
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[kochanut]

it snowed on me when i was comming home but there was a ncie rainbow over malad
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[cpierce]

Congratulations on the nice fish! It looks like you really got it figured out there.

We wish you well, and will be praying for you. Stay alert and hurry back the fish are waiting!
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[FishKillr]

Wanted to add....:

Your "in before the lock" posts gave me a good laugh and I will miss them as well.[:p]

Take care,

Shawn M
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[cpierce]

Amazing! I am only about 15 miles away and we only got a sprinkle or two. Not much at all. That is Idaho for you.

The rear deck does look handy, but I don't have a Baxter, so it probably isn't a necessity yet. I have thought of mounting a motor on one in front though. One of those wishes to drool over for the future.

I noticed that you are floating nice and level, so must not have had a problem with the battery placement.

The fish were all over the depths last time I was there. They were nice and fat then too. Fun!
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[peter805]

best of luck to you out there brother []

Peter
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[flygoddess]

Thought I would add one more.

"Standing large and in charge"


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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]My personal best wishes, Bro. Be safe and get back here ASAP.[/#0000ff]
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[macfly55]

kochanut... awesome pics and looks like you were "da man" on the water today...

.. have a safe trip to and from you assignment.. and please do us all a favor..

.. keep you head and ass down.. your eyes and ears open.. and get back to us safe and sound...

oh.. btw if you happen to get some time to wet a line like before please be sure to post when you can...

in the mean time.. as we say in the Navy.. fair winds and following seas shipmate... (I know you are AF.. but the sentiment is the same.. [])

MacFly [cool]
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[windriver]

You will be missed in all places BFT while you are gone.

Windriver
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[orvis1]

Get back safe we have some brookies with our name on them this summer.
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