Best trip so far

Well, it was a successful week. The best week yet actually. Seems like we picked the right time to go this year. After finding out that the one lake wasn't quite warming up we switched to another lake and were catching the fish right before they started to move up to their beds for the spawn. Once we found that out at that lake we moved back to the first lake to find that the fish were coming out from the deep and in the shallows, hungry for top water lures.

We got rain the first and second days that we were there. The first being the worst, we had our gear on but were still soaked, especially our feet.

We caught some really nice ones and some really nice ones got away. (they were <_____________________________________________________>this big) :)

Brian (my brother in law) got a hook deep in his finger and had to cut the hook and push it through the other side of his finger. I don't think it tickled because he wasn't laughing.

I broke my all time record by 9 ounces, a 4lb 9oz largemouth: (you can click on the pictures for larger images)


I also caught a 3lb 9oz largemouth:

Brian caught some nice ones:
4lbs 6oz


4lbs 11oz


5lbs 6oz


I also caught a 11oz crappie and it was pretty so we took a picture:


Great trip, relaxing but tiring at the same time. Brian likes to get out on the water before any type of light is present which means we were getting up at 4:45 every morning. I told him I don't see 4:45 unless I'm going to bed...I came back a day early cause I missed my girls, they were excited to welcome me home.

Away for a while.

As soon as this never-ending workday ends, I'll be leaving for the other side of the state to my brother-in-law's house for our annual Spring fishing trip. This year looks very promising because the day/night temp's should be favorable for the bass to start their pre-spawn activity which is usually the best time of the year for fishing for bass. At least this is the best time of year that the big fish come shallow before the spawn. I can't wait. Last spring I went for only a couple of days and it was very cold. It was even snowing on us at times. I've waited out the winter, I've got my gear all prepped, I even had to reorganize my entire setup and re-use my old tackle box because I have so much stuff now. Christine was watching me organize it all the other night and she asked, "Are you even gonna be able to use all of that stuff in a week." I told her that's not the point, the point is that I'm prepared for anything that comes my way.
It looks like we're gonna get rained on a couple of days but I picked up new rain gear so I'm ready.

My brother-in-law doesn't have internet access at his house so this is a way for me to completely "unplug" myself from everything. No e-mail, no blogging, just God, Brian, and creation and hopefully some big fish!

There is nothing else (that I've found so far) that is as relaxing for me than to be out fishing. I'm looking forward for a solid week of it and I praying that I come back relaxed, renewed and refreshed.

I'll post some pictures from the trip when I get back and hopefully I'll break my big fish record this year.

Much needed update

So here's a list of things that I've been up to since I last posted:

• Delivered 2 messages to Rock Spring one on how to pray and one on Fear and I'm preparing for one on April 13th about "The Armor of God".
  
• Purchased a PS3 for Blu-ray capabilities but also fell in love with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Had multiple problems with customer support for several issues: Sprint, Comcast, ordering a bulb for a projector, HP (but they really came through in the end), Frontier.
  
• Switched jobs, but not work location.
• Severe withdraw from fishing, but I'm happy to report that I've been out 3 times this year already and have caught 10. (And yes Dana, I'll call these minnows)

Here's what I'm looking forward to in the near future:

• Going to my brother-in-laws for a week long fishing trip
• Going to Lake Lure, NC for vacation in the summer.
• Moving into Rock Spring's permanent home this summer.

That's all for now...