Cold and windy.

Not much to report on the last few days. A trip to Orlando to the Golfsmith store. New grips on my irons. Cheaper than new clubs. :)

Could be a twin brother.

I say brother because I believe both fish are male. Caught this one this afternoon after golf. A little smaller, maybe 14", 1 1/2 lbs. Had an audience for this one including a 2 year-old girl whose Grandmother allowed her to touch the fish before I released it.

He didn't do it this time.

Get away that is. At least it could be the same fish. About 15" and 2 lbs of Large Mouth Bass. The largest I have caught so far. Not large by Florida standards but the second largest Bass ever by mine. And a small Crappie before that. All in about 45 minutes after lunch today.

Let's play two.

Two more small Crappie today. A little windy and cooler. Used a small yellow spinner bait. I suppose it could have been the same fish twice. No way of knowing for sure. Anyway it's a rush while they are pumping that rod tip trying to get away.

Another day, another Crappie.

After church and before golf. Caught on a yellow Beetle Spin lure. Near the location of the other caught Crappies. Must be a honey hole. Only 9 inches or so. This one went to another fisherman to be eaten.

Money well spent.

Not as big as the one that got away. But easily landed and released after photos. The end of the net is 15". So about 12" for the Bass and 13 for the Crappie. Yippie Scippy!

The one that got away.

I know, I know, you have heard it before. The story about the fish that got away. Really, this did happen. This morning about 11am I went down to the lake for 30 minutes or so. I made  5 or 6 casts near the same spot where I caught the crappie pictured in a previous post. And WHAM something grabbed the bait and gave me quite a tussle. I tired him out and had him right up to the dock at my feet. Because the water was a couple of feet below the dock I couldn't reach his mouth to lift him, so I tried to lift him part way with the rod and line. Well the hook pulled out and he was gone. :( But take my word for it. At least 15 inches/ 2lbs of Large Mouth Bass. Needless to say, a trip to Walmart and the purchase of a landing net happened this very afternoon.

Looks like I messed up.

At least that's the the way I look at it. I roughed out my federal income tax return today and got the bad news. REFUND. I always try to work it out so I need to send them a check not the other way round. This year I over withheld by a small amount, darn. Some people use their tax withholding as a savings vehicle, getting refunds in the thousands. Not me. I want that money all year long to do with as I please. Besides, they don't pay you interest on that money they have all year. Oh well, better luck next time. :)