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It’s been a long time my friends. Much has happened the last few years. Mostly involving work, and as a result I have been shorebound for a majority of the time. I no longer own a toon, and I’m trying to get rid of my toob. It’s an old Trout Trap, I believe it is the 350. I think I bought it in the late eighties.It is big, slow, and heavy....oh but the fish I’ve caught in that toob!
plus a whole pile of toobing gear. Fins, pumps, nets, all kinds of crap... Free just come and get it....perfect for someone who wants to get started.
Oh and by the way, I also have a brand new pair of 7’ and 9’ low profile double cell pontoons for a Buck’s Bags River Ghost (9’) and Alpine Pontoon (7’). They have been inflated twice, and have never seen water. I bought them and used them for my frame mock-ups. Again, just come and get them.
Anyways all that aside, the fact of the matter is I am about to pull the trigger on a NuCanoe Frontier 12 KAYAK w/MotorGuide Xi3. I know, I know, I used to talk smack about yaks back when they really were “..the worst possible fishing platform “.
But...boy have they improved since then.....
Look here’s the deal. Last year was a very interesting year for me. I started it off last December with a heart attack. Three stents and a pacemaker later, I had one of those “come to Jesus” moments and copped a much needed new attitude about everything. Quit smoking, trying to eat better, and moderate my drinking. Trying to love on my family more, try to be more patient with Dems, Libs, ( the poor things, they do mean well...) and generally just be a better man.
Oddly I also had a crazy year fishing. I literally went only about a half dozen times, and broke 4 personal bests, and 3 bucket list fish. I suddenly had a completely new focus. I realized that for most of my life I was so concentrated on “catching” that I had forgotten about the “fishing” part. How much skill, concentration, confidence, and calm determination it took. How truly satisfying to the spirit when you can calmly walk up to a piece of water, and win or lose, catch or miss, walk away satisfied that you fished at a high level of competence. That your mechanics were sharp, you know what happened, and were completely confident in your choices.
So, I’m buying a yak, and I’m going back out there and rediscover fishing.
bodfish
It’s been a long time my friends. Much has happened the last few years. Mostly involving work, and as a result I have been shorebound for a majority of the time. I no longer own a toon, and I’m trying to get rid of my toob. It’s an old Trout Trap, I believe it is the 350. I think I bought it in the late eighties.It is big, slow, and heavy....oh but the fish I’ve caught in that toob!
plus a whole pile of toobing gear. Fins, pumps, nets, all kinds of crap... Free just come and get it....perfect for someone who wants to get started.
Oh and by the way, I also have a brand new pair of 7’ and 9’ low profile double cell pontoons for a Buck’s Bags River Ghost (9’) and Alpine Pontoon (7’). They have been inflated twice, and have never seen water. I bought them and used them for my frame mock-ups. Again, just come and get them.
Anyways all that aside, the fact of the matter is I am about to pull the trigger on a NuCanoe Frontier 12 KAYAK w/MotorGuide Xi3. I know, I know, I used to talk smack about yaks back when they really were “..the worst possible fishing platform “.
But...boy have they improved since then.....
Look here’s the deal. Last year was a very interesting year for me. I started it off last December with a heart attack. Three stents and a pacemaker later, I had one of those “come to Jesus” moments and copped a much needed new attitude about everything. Quit smoking, trying to eat better, and moderate my drinking. Trying to love on my family more, try to be more patient with Dems, Libs, ( the poor things, they do mean well...) and generally just be a better man.
Oddly I also had a crazy year fishing. I literally went only about a half dozen times, and broke 4 personal bests, and 3 bucket list fish. I suddenly had a completely new focus. I realized that for most of my life I was so concentrated on “catching” that I had forgotten about the “fishing” part. How much skill, concentration, confidence, and calm determination it took. How truly satisfying to the spirit when you can calmly walk up to a piece of water, and win or lose, catch or miss, walk away satisfied that you fished at a high level of competence. That your mechanics were sharp, you know what happened, and were completely confident in your choices.
So, I’m buying a yak, and I’m going back out there and rediscover fishing.
bodfish
Na fishing is fishing bro its all good.
