Uh-oh, 550+ & KER-PLUSH?!? LOL Deb!!!
Hmmm....that almost sounds like it might be two intrepid flyfisherman going for an unintended swim? Were the shad that big?!? ;-> I can only guess this because I recently had (oops, I mean "know somebody") who went KER-PLUSH out of his new gheenoe... :-D Ken On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:44:10 -0500, Deborah Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh don't tell me you threw Don O overboard!!! ;) Couldn't resist..... > Deb > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jerry goldsmith > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 10:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] WAS wascally wabbit in Florida!/ NOW A RIDDLE FOR THE > LIST > > First the PRIZE- SEVERAL AWSUM HAIR FLIES by > the MASTER DONO and his disciple, THE BAGWHAN GOLDSMITH !! > > Now the Question. > > What weighs 550+ lbs and goes KER-PLUSH!!!!! > > Will grade the answers and proclaim the winner upon our return > from fishing on TUESDAY NIGHT !! > > next trip-- flats in the morning/snook at night/ Sails on Tuesday. > > JG & DonO > > Jerry Goldsmith > Altamonte Springs, Fl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Ken Staples > > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 2:15 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Dat wascally wabbit is in Florida! > > > > Sounds like a great trip so far! Wish I was up there! > > > > Jerry, got the message last night; must have missed it. It's been kind > > of crazy this weekend with my wife out of town. Just me and my 2 yr > > old daughter! Oh yeah, and the babysitter I got yesterday to go > > yakfishing!! (report separately). > > > > Which guides are you going out with? Kumiski? > > > > Also, what was the "flats canoe"? Was it a gheenoe? > > > > Keep us posted on the details!! > > > > Ken > > > > > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:30:21 -0500, jerry goldsmith > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, one of us is snake bit. Two gloroius 70 degree days. > > > Two highly regarded guides (both friends so the trips are GRATIS) > > > and I have caught 4 sea trout and DonO has caught 1 sea-trout and 1 > > jack. > > > > > > Our first trip was DonO in a flats canoe being poled all over the famous > > "No > > > Motor Zone" (east Coast , south of Cape Kennedy )and me more or less > > blind > > > casting from my kayak. We only saw one > > > tail the entire trip and as that fish showed itself, the only other > > vessel > > > we saw the whole day(another Kayak) , paddled right on through the spot > > and > > > put the fish down (redfish) We spooked countless fish poling and > > paddling, > > > but we did not have another shot. > > > > > > Next day over to fish south of Tampa out of one of the nicest boats in > > the > > > state.- A custom built 23' flats boat. We were fishing for Jacks and > > > Black Drum. There had been fish in the area for days and we were there > > > because the fishing had been so good all week. > > > > > > This trip was extraordinary in that we had manatees all over the place. > > > At one point two cows and a calf were actually nibbling at a trim tab at > > the > > > stern of the boat. And we had a couple of dolphins that put on a "Sea > > > World" jumping exhibition about 50 feet from our boat. DonO had a > > seagull > > > swoop down and pickup his shrimp fly, but he was slow on the hook set so > > the > > > gull got away. > > > > > > Today day we were supposed to go Sailfishing. Last night the guide > > called > > > to say that there were no sailfish. In the last two days he had cast to > > > only two sails and neither of them would bite.... soooo we just sort of > > hung > > > out and ate !! SMOKED RIBS !! (and as I watched football, Don has been > > > restocking my fly box. > > > > > > Freshwater Shad fishing tomorrow. Then a day on the flats and a night > > > throwing for snook on the docks on Monday, and then another try for > > > Sails on Tuesday. I go back to work on Wednesday, and am I have friends > > > taking Don for trips on Thursday and Friday. Hope to have a bit more > > > productive day or two this week. > > > > > > (Ken-- you are around. Left a message on your answering machine) > > > > > > JG > > > > > > Jerry Goldsmith > > > Altamonte Springs, Fl > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
