Sorry for the late blog...
by Capt Juls on 06/11/14Went perch'n with Frank Smith and his wife Janie on Monday, but I had so much to do that afternoon, that I didn't get to my blog when I got home, like I should have. Then, yesterday, for some reason, I was so exhausted that I didn't do very much at all, (energy was just drained from my body) and was in bed by 5:30pm.
Anyway, excuses aside, it was a fun day with Frank and Janie. It was supposed to be a 6 hour trip, but they cut it short to only 4 hours, because Janie needed to go in, due to the hot sun that day and a medication she was on that didn't fair well with the heat.
I had gone to an area a friend had fished a few days prior and did well on big perch, so we fished there. It wasn't a hot spot for us, and I moved one time, but the Humminbird was marking a lot of fish on the bottom, and every time I said, "We should move again", one of us would catch another nice perch, so we would stay thinking they were going to turn on....sigh. They never did "turn on". But, we did get a few nice 12 inchers that got a lot of ooo's and ahhhs...:)
We caught a lot of sheephead, white perch, and white bass there, but it wasn't a one of those spectacular perch trips I have been waiting for since last year.
They both said that they had a lot of fun and went home with enough for a few perch dinners, so it wasn't a total waste of time up there. :)
On a side note...and, this is the second time I have done this this season...I thought I had made sure the plug was in the boat, but when we were setting up Frank asked, "Where is all this water coming from?". I knew right away, and was so relieved...again...that Ranger put the drain plug lever up in the splashwell of the boat, so it's easy to close it. Before it would have meant either going back to the dock to pull the boat out, or me going for a swim to put it in.
So, I closed it and turned on the bilge pump and about 5 minutes later, it was dry again. Whew! Thanks again for the improvement on design Ranger! It certainly helps those of us with "D'oh!!" moments that could ruin the experience for many customers. :)
I don't have another trip until this coming Saturday, so it's nice to have a few days off to catch up on my weedy garden. I have much more energy today, so I should be able to get a lot done between the rain showers and pop up thunderstorms.
The rest of the month will be busy, as I only have 4 more days open...
19th, 20th, 26th, and 28th.
I'm hoping Mother Nature is kind and lets us get all these trips in this month.
Good luck if you get out...be safe! I'll be here cleaning up the homestead for a few days. :)
Capt Juls
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