See TheBeast's account of the trip HERE .

First, the photos.

TheBeast getting his junk ready to go  

Looking up N. Sauty Creek from Goose Pond Marina

TheBeast with his first Bama bass

Looking out into the main lake from N. Sauty Creek

Looking upriver from around marker 377

Looking down the river towards the mouth of Mink Creek

Random boat running down the river

Takes a real Dinkmaster to go all the way to Alabama and catch a dink!  :-[

Wet and cold after a horrible morning

TheBeast putting his junk up  

Too wet Friday morning to take my camera out, so I snapped a few with my phone.

Hard to tell, but it was pouring rain like I've never seen before.  We left the marina and headed straight for a boat house.

I'm still positive though  

TheBeast figures he'll at least fish.  ;D

Thanks for the pics man.  Looks like I got my work cut out for me...that's a big lake.  Was that the boat marina you called me from?  Also, is that the powerline we were looking at on Google Earth the other night?

Nice pics Burley, I'm sure you'll whack em next time.

Was that the boat marina you called me from? Also, is that the powerline we were looking at on Google Earth the other night?

Yes and yes.

Dang it Burley, I wanted to see some pics of you holding some hawgs!

Any word on what won your tournament?

One day you'll learn that an ugly orange had with a big T on it will scare every fish within 50 miles.

Go Dawgs!!!!!!!

Dang it Burley, I wanted to see some pics of you holding some hawgs!

Any word on what won your tournament?

31 lbs. lead day 1.  The fish were biting, just a matter of having a boat to get to the fish and then stay there.

Hey, I've seen those bibs before.  I'm glad there working for you.

Sorry the trip was tough, but fishin sure beats the heck out of working.

One day you'll learn that an ugly orange had with a big T on it will scare every fish within 50 miles.

Go Dawgs!!!!!!!

Don't make me hurt you...

I hate to plan a big trip and Mother Nature turn on you, better luck next time. At least you fished.

bold move wearing that hat  

bold move wearing that hat

Funny story about that hat.  Thurs. night we went to Wal Mart in Scottsboro to get something for our sunburn.  As we were walking out, the greeter (an older woman) told me, 'That's a nice hat!'.

I looked at her kind of funny, she then repeated herself.  I told her that was a strange thing to hear in this (Alabama) state.

She then replied, 'Honey, I'm from Maryville, my blood runs orange, not red!'.

;D

Then TheBeast showed her the big orange T tatooed on his leg.  She got a big kick out of that one.

Only comment I got on that hat all weekend.

Burley, nice photos.  Too bad about the fishing.  Thanks for the PM's.

At first I thought that might have been your boat but then I saw the DAIWA stickers and knew it couldnt be yours.

yep that crappy hat will scare all the fish away. especially in alabama.

GO BAMA