Deb

The mail finally came...........No shirt yet....... What if I run out of MOOK moves before my shirt gets here???????? Ok so the chances of that happening are about as good as Avid's lottery numbers hitting....but I'm still playing them just in case....

Welcome from south western Kentucky! Not only will you learn a lot but you may just make some great friends....... deb

Have no doubt, you're doing something right! I will amaze you the changes in those kids you will see, quickly..........way to go! deb

Nice bass......healty, pretty bass.........perfect way to spend a few hours Being rewarded with "one" like that is icing on the cake

Wow Deb I can see a career opurtunity here RENT A MOM Muddy, that's a great idea! I've been kinda lookin to go back to work, in between fishing of course I'm a mom so I quailfy there, I'm also a nurse so that'll help but I won't be cheap.....I've got this horrible addiction to bass fishing to support guess since you thought of it, you'll want a cut of the pay too >

Hey guys.........quit complaining! At least you'll have a shirt to show for it. plus maybe I'll give Joe a break and blame the shirt........... :

;D thanks Muddy, I really needed that! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Mookette

Happy Birthday PS please wear protective head gear

Hi Chris I'm not sure how much "luck" you're gonna need with your skill but .......good luck. Look forward to more of your great pics! deb

Hey son, glad to see your concern.......but remember, Poor Mom is pretty tough, I can take care of it. Kick me off??? :'( :'( :'( , please, I'm beggin,......don't Not to embarress you westpalmdude but..... I love you! Can't wait to see you!!!!!!

Thanks Mike, I needed to be reminded of that......I'm not there yet, but maybe one day.... Guys, thanks for much for your support......I was here alone but yet so far from being alone. Thanks for letting me share some deep feelings and a few (ok a bunch of tears). Anyone who says you can't have friends online, good friends, have never had the priviledge of being a MOOK Thanks again. deb

Hey Carl, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!! .........now I gotta fret bout what's in store for me deb

Yes, from me to you.......serious........ Today there was a tragic farm accident here in Calloway Co. Without warning, my good friends Bill and Gina Glisson lost their precious son, Derek, age 21. He was a wonderful young man. Also in the accident was Gina's dad, Robert Swift. A loving man who suddenly lost his wife to a heart attack at age 58, just a few months ago and now his grandson. I can't express how I feel exactly. I know the loss as does anyone who has lost a child. You are never the same, never. Nov 3 will make 2 yrs since we lost Nik. You learn how to live with the pain that never quite goes away. I pray they find the ability to go forward. To allow themselves to learn to live again, to love again....It's hard, believe me... The first seven months after Nik's death, I prayed daily to die. Every day. Then one day, I smiled. A real true smile. A short while ago, a very short while ago I realized that yes, I can be happy, I can laugh, cut up, flirt, smile.........I can live again......not just be alive....but it has been a struggle. Now the next step, taking the first step towards happiness to living again. We all are quilty of complaining about the little stuff, bills, money, relationships.........whatever but what we have to realize is....that we are the only ones that can make that can make happiness happen. If your not happy, do something to change it. Tell your kids, brothers, sisters, parents, significant others that you love them. If you can't make it work, get out, FAST! You may not get a second chance! God gives us one shot at this. I hate to think of the number of times in my life I've messed up but for whatever reason HE keeps giving me another chance. The next few days will be hard, I've got to tell some good friends that the pain never goes away but life can be good again. If you let it. I was once asked my greatest fear...........No 1 on that list is losing another child. No 2 on that list is not having the courage to live, really live..............I may not be around much the next few days.......PLease keep us all in your prayers...............hang on to those memories........deb

Now that's a REEEEAL fishing chick. From the front deck to the club in less than 20 minutes!!! Glad you found them mom, no chance of lending Joe one of those 2 remaining bets I assume??? I'm starting to feel for Joe also,....I think he needs a weekend with the boys Yes, I actually pitched him one of them. Think he likes watchin me catch bass...... I kinda get excited.. ;D I feel for him too. having to put up with me..... :-/ but about the weekend with the boys........he's only home a few nights a week........I doubt he'll give up that time with me for the likes of you do you?????? : I mean, every man needs some torture in their lives.........

Ok guys here's the lowdown........... russ, I was laughing so hard after reading that, I had wet pants again riskkid and avid.....absolutely had to be MUDDY's fault. I was thinkin bout that while it was all going on....... Dan, don't move, hopefully that was a once in a lifetime performance ;D It was still another day on the water...........priceless

Hey flechero, after yesterday, he might be wantin a long break from me...... I can be hard to live with but fun...... I had decided yesterday to make a change..........whatever I'd been doing wasn't working. I'm not used to getting whopped several trips in a row.....decided to go incognetto ;D Thought it might confuse the bass....it worked that's what I'd worn to town and didn't want to change........ Muddy........shhhhhhh....................don't tell everyone.......I figured out a long time ago that squirrels and mooks could very easily be one in the same.........I'd rather me a mook...soon I'll have a shirt to prove it...... One more thing I changed.......Absolutely everyone of the bass were caught on a different bait than I've used in a while.........no GYKB!.......but if you wanna know what the secret was, you'll have to pm me......... I only had two of them in the boat......had to heat one with a lighter to get it to hold together...............Not making it public, at least for a while [/size]

Ok, call me insane. As if this morning wasn't enough, I just had to go back on the lake this evening. Got out late 6:30, my Dad had stopped in......anyway............. We head out and get to the "honey hole" where all the craziness happened this morning. Don't know why but I felt good. Even considering I'd been up since 2:45 this morning, had been on the water, made the walmart run and even did a few wifey duties.....ie laundry........thunder started rumbling in the distance. Squirrels started leaving the lake. WONDERFUL!!! To make a long story short.........the next 1:36 minutes I boated 9 largemouth. The squirrel aka Joe, none........revenge is sweet The trolling motor did good too!

As usual, I was up before 3 this morning. Wanting to go fishing. Joe wanted to sleep in....at 7 he finally got up. We headed to the water....The day started off ok. I quickly caught a short one but it was a bass The wind started picking up and we moved to one of my favorite spots......Of course the wind changed....we had whitecaps busting the side of the boat shortly thereafter. Ok, time to move again.....As I pulled the rope to raise the trolling motor, snap, it broke...I can't print what I said.....let's just say it's one of those 4 letter words I rarely say. The boat was headed straight to the rocks and the bank. Not a soul in sight......of course.....Yesterday about that time we had run into 520 dvx and his wife but not today. Joe hasn't a clue what to do to help. I have to run the big motor to keep us off the bank. At this time Joe is hanging over the front end of the boat. Loosening the knob to the trolling motor. As I am saying "careful",..... plop, into the water it goes.....again I won't repeat what I was saying.... It's about now, I'm thinking about what happened to Riskkid with his new boat and trolling motor. Ok, don't go fast enough to bend the shaft........I have to get to a bank with calmer water to see what I can do....I head over to the closest protected bank. About 1/4 mile or so........SLOWLY. Waves are busting over the front of the boat..........we finally make it close to the bank. All the while I've been having Joe dig out what few tools and gadgets I could of that might be needed. When we were in 3-4 ft of water I trim the motor up and dig out the anchor. Joe is looking at me with the weirdest look on his face as I bail out of the boat and take the anchor to the bank....Over the side he goes......This trolling motor is only about 3 mo. old. With a little mook ingenuity we manage to get the spring released and the motor raised. I retie the pull rope and it works...Now we are both wet to our chests and I'm laughing like mad. Didn't really see any need to cry at this point. We get back in the boat and he says, well so much for fishing......Not so fast buddy! I finally have you out here, we're staying...... I head over to a calmer bank to fish. I get the trolling motor lowered and it seems fine except it wants to swivel on it's on. Great, I'll have to keep my foot on it constantly. Ok I can do this but not in wet shorts........So I stand up and promptly shuck my shorts and undies. The look on his face was priceless! I hung my shorts on the back running light. Hey, with wind like we had they'd dry quickly....... Thank goodness I keep a towel in the boat. First time I've been fising in a skirt. I kept waiting to the water patrol to show up.......I knew the headlines in the local paper would read Half naked female Mook arrested........ Here's a few pics of the weekend........None from after the shucking!!!! All that and I only had 1 bass to show for it......But hey, memories........... One more thing.........Muddy, where the heck is my shirt?

Priceless, absolutely priceless ( and oh so true ;D) Good fish guys!

I'm thinkin (I know, doesn't happen often) for this momentous occassion, at least two would be in order! One for KY Lake, one for Barkley! 1000 posts........and they say I talk alot....................

Believe it or not, I've been trying to get the hang of self bass photography........practicing for when I'm out there alone again......I know you guys would miss all my great pics ;D

Hey Ky0454,......... Run, run as fast as you can.........Avid's Photo Classes are about to begin ;D Sorry Avid, just couldn't help myself You know I *** your photography abilities ;D ;D ;D

Dan, those Georgia bass sure long and skinny...... Up here in Kentucky, we're, I mean they're shorter and chunkier As always, nice bass! deb

You asked for it............. A Hook! A GY Kreature, t-rig'd, 3/16 unpegged. 3/0 offset Gammy, I'd tell you the color but I can't give you all my secrets...... Even with the heat, sweat, skeeters, and things that go bump in the night out there on the water, It was a blast............Too bad Joe had to get in to head to St Louis......I'd have stayed to catch her momma ;D

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