Hooked and ready to roll.  Leaving about 3 pm on Monday.

 

Nice rig Lee. Best of luck on the roadtrip.

Thanks Dwight - I'm taking my iPad so we will be posting up picks all week.

Though I can't attend Pickwick this year, I can have a little 2012 Road Trip deja vu!

I'm typing this from the Hampton Inn Guntersville overlooking the Big G while I prepare for a day of fishing tomorrow with the Spinnerbait Kid. Hopefully the Big G is a little more cooperative tomorrow than she was for me last April!

Looking forward to reading the Pickwick reports from everyone.

Just got off the water with Dinky and Rhino. About 75 fish today. Most on shakey heads, wacky rigs and rage menace on jig heads..

Jeff

Not too shabby, Jeff!

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Just got off the water with Dinky and Rhino. About 75 fish today. Most on shakey heads, wacky rigs and rage menace on jig heads..

Jeff

Wow. I'm not sure I'm gonna make it through the week reading fishing reports like that! Nice job guys!

Headed to Fork for a roadtrip warm up!

Just got off the water with Dinky and Rhino. About 75 fish today. Most on shakey heads, wacky rigs and rage menace on jig heads..

Jeff

 

OH MY!!!!!! thats awesome!

Awesome!

 

Are the fish shallow?

 

I have come to a huge issue that I will hopefully be fixing tonight.  I can not get my boat out of the drive way.  The road has been ripped up and is about a 6" drop.  All of this was supposed to be finished a month ago.  So tonight I get to build a ramp.

Let no Casym deter you!!!            ROADTRIP!!!!!    ROADTRIP!!!!    ROADTRIP!!!!!

Oh its not deterring, it is just one of many inconveniences I've been dealing with for almost a month that was suppose to take 3 days.

Almost packed up and heading out in about an hour. I can't wait to get there and see all your ugly faces.

They are shallow! I had a good day out of Mcfarland yesterday fishing in the barge canal.

Think I have got my electronics fixed and functioning correctly now.

I will get the boat charged up, cleaned up ,squared away, covered and all set to go in the morning.

Then pack and load the truck by tomorrow afternoon.

Attend son's 8 p.m. Baseball game .....home by 10:30 and hit the sack by 11 or so.

Sleep till 2 and then hit the road by 0300 and be on the way.

WOO HOO!!!

Over 100 in the boat today. Biggest smallie went 3.97 by me and biggest largie went 4.23 by Tom. Pics to follow. Hard to post from phone.

Jeff

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Wouldn't ya know it.  I get a "Check Engine" light on the dash yesterday, and then a total loss of power.  Got a display that said "Reduced Power."  Well no shilt!  I couldn't drive more than 15 mph.  The truck goes into the shop first thing tomorrow morning, the day before I am supposed to leave.  Ask me if I am PO'd.

Heading out in the morning. Gonna try to make it to Knoxville tomorrow night and get to Pickwick midday on Wednesday. Stop telling me about the 100 fish days or I might try to ride all night. Keep that bite going til I get there. Sorry you're having trouble with your truck Mike. I would come by and pick you up, but I'll be on the motorcycle. Good luck getting your truck fixed. See you at Pickwick.

 

Ronnie

long mike, I just had a friend get that warning on his truck last year (chevy avalanche).. I just text him to see what fixed it. He said they had to get a new wiring harness, I don't know which one, but I wish you luck and hope it is a quick fix.

 

see ya on the water!

Thanks Brian.  I hope so.  I'm driving an Escalade, another GM product.  Let's hope it's  a simple, and inexpensive fix.

Wouldn't ya know it.  I get a "Check Engine" light on the dash yesterday, and then a total loss of power.  Got a display that said "Reduced Power."  Well no shilt!  I couldn't drive more than 15 mph.  The truck goes into the shop first thing tomorrow morning, the day before I am supposed to leave.  Ask me if I am PO'd.

 

Well the good news is it did it while your home and not on the road.   You and Tom will have a lot of vehicle tails to share on this trip.

 

Stay dry

Just finished my last shift + an hour overtime...confirmed my flights (with connectors...) some last second packing and will be wheels up at 1429 hrs tommorrow with arrival in Nashville around midnight....rental car, Hotel for 7 hrs and 2-1/2 hr drive to Pickwick!!! (with a stop at BassPro for Umbrella rigs of course!)