Farish Ice Fishin - 31 Jan 09

Ice fishing at Farish AKA the day we almost had a heart attack because David S showed up...

The day started out great. I had to convince ski that leaving at 0800 was not a good idea and we should leave at 0600 so we compromised and left at 0700.

The hardcore manly man group of Jody, Jeff and Manny were there and had fish on the ice for us by the time we all got there.


Rich E, TommyG, Dave S, Dave S4, Me, Ski, and Dylan (My step son) all got there about the same time. The race was on to get to the ice to get our favorite holes.

Interesting enough, Rich E was trying to start his auger when we pulled up. No go. After further examination it appears there is a crack in the gas tank. My guess is it developed between the second to last and last time Ski used it. It was dripping beau coup gas when we tried to fire up it for the last hole of the day, when Ski broke it the first time.

Unbelievable says Rich E. I still cant get my auger to start..


Mr. G was looking good as usual. His new muck-a-lucks were fab-u-lus.













But not NEAR as sexy as two weeks ago at Antero when he was strippin for us!














Jody, was in his normal position. Catchin fish of course.


Im not sure what position Abo was in, but I hear he is used to it.



Jeff B, TommyG, and Dave S4 doin their thing.


Once again Ski didnt catch any fish. Dave S had to go give him some pointers, told him the lure goes in the water, etc...basic stuff.


So he did the next best thing he could. He blew on peoples meat...


I of course am developing my protegee. If it wernt for Ski chauffeuring me around, he might be replaced. This was one of two. The second fish was 14 inches verified by tape measure by Jeff S.


He did out fish me, but I still get to take the fish home. So as long as someone provides for the family thats ok.


Jeff "I dont Jig" S. What was that? You caught two fish jiggin? Thats right...



The Weber. All hail the Weber. Bow down to its warmth.


wait..Ski..You dont have to...Oh never mind. Something about tubular flesh colored meat that Ski likes.

Something even more odd about a group of guys standing around watching a guy blow on some tubular flesh colored meat...


Jeff S is impressed as is Manny...

This is my favorite shot of the day though...Yeah just ignore the sign... No worries..

Freelance writing

Ive decided to become a freelance writer. Im not sure what that really is, but I'm doing it and it pays money. It feels kinda dirty though, not sure why. Maybe like Freebasing, or free ballin (no I'm not splainin that one, look it up here) Ive always wanted to write, especially if all I have to do is through down some words and make some money. My new blog is centered around the outdoors. Hiking, backpacking, huntin, fishin, etc. So all my writings about that topic will be over there....

here is the link: backacking.today.com
Its also in my fav links on the side. Go there, Go often, send it to all your friends.

I started it a few days ago, and already I have made some money. So I AM "offically" a freelance writer.



So here it is, my wopping .02 cents, but its mine.










At this rate, it may take a while to make my first dollar, but I'll wait.

BT

Ice Fishin Tarryall

Wanted: One working Eskimo Ice Auger, just one...that works...
The last known working location of the Auger...11 Mile....approx 3 Jan 2008 1200ish Local...It was a good Auger....

The part Arrives!!! And the part breaks....It was a good auger....

The morning started out great. Hardly any wind, mid 20's and blue sky! Jeff and his merry men got there about 0730ish, The award winning team of Ski, Brian and Outlaw Jesse James Barnett showed about 20 mins later after fighting off the North Koreans (NoKos) in the Woodland Park MacDees. The ever popular and stunningly good looking team of TommyG, Rich, Dave and John were fashionably late as usual.

First Comes the bad news...Ski broke TommyG's and Rich's auger...Brian wanted to tell Mr. G and Mr Eddy that it was broke and we were trying to fix it but was blackmailed by Ski....I figured TommyG would understand some...I had my money on Rich whippin Skis ass...See he is a big country looking boy that wears camo, which means he is from Planet Kickass and would pound Ski in the ground. But Alas....He was understanding as well...

For those that dont know, Ski borrowed TG and RE's auger, broke the pull start, ordered a new one, had it professionally installed by me on Friday night (Ops Check out was fine), proceded to take it to Taryall Saturday morning and promptly break it again....

TommyG aint happy....

Rich wernt much happier either...

TommyG was mad enough he didnt even use an auger to dig this hole. He just pounded it out with his iron fist..

TommyG and Dave workin hard diggin some holes...

Finally everyone gets settled down and starts fishin. I do have to Say Jeff has sold his soul to the Fishin Gods. I dont know what he did, or what he does but he catches fish. Never seen anything like it. He had like 15 fish on the ice by the time I got there...

The Good News is 12 people, yes you read that right 12 folks showed up today. Like I said its a BIG event and honor to go Ice fishin with these guys. What are they all standin around for though? Why its Lunch time!!! And what a magnificent spread we had. RE brought a wonderful smoked Turkey, RD brought some great Elk sausage, and TG brought all the fixins! What a feast! Cept the Turkey made me sleepy, and I know I feel asleep out on the ice at least once...





THIS is why everyone was standin around, Look at that spread!
It takes one whole sled just to bring out the food!!








Marco caught his first fish. Hope it taste just as good!

These two guys are also from Planet Kickass. Manly Men that dont need no shelter to fish. This was around the 12th fish Jody and Jeff caught.


Finally around 1100ish the winds started picking up and it got a bit overcast. Ski broke out his Ice hut, and we fished in there for a while. We call this look on Ski "Blue Steel"


For those who saw me stylin in the wearable sleeping bag, its made by Exped and called the Wallcreeper. It worked GREAT! I sustained 18-20 MPH winds in it, with temps down to 7 MPH with the wind chill. Of course the men from Planet Kickass were wearing bathing suits today...You can read my test report on it here.


The Final Count came to Jeff, and those guys with 12. Me - 3, Ski - 3, Outlaw - 1 (On Salmon eggs), Marco - 1. The fish wernt big, but I didnt get skunked like the last two weekends on 11 mile. Next trip is slated to be the annual MLK day Ice fishing trip. In the past that was usually the first time out. This time we've been lucky enough to go three times already!!

p.s. Thankfully TG and RE were VERY understanding and at least didnt act mad.

BT

Radnom phone pics

I downloaded all the pictures off my phone. Here are some random ones I thought I would share.

This one is my favorite. It was in one of our work trucks, but the commie pigs took it out. Hes guided us on many of misadventures,



This is a big mule deer that lives around my house. He has gotten bigger. I took this shot in early fall.



Moo Cows!
This one is funny. Took my little one fishing in a pond back home. All the cows came a runnin up and she thought they would attack us and eat us. Never could get them to come an eat from our hands.



Finally its Moose. He thought he could sneek into the bed one night on our last trip home. He got busted but not before we took a picture. Funny thing is he would not look at us. Guess he thought if I dont move they dont see me....