Just got off the phone with my fishing partner for the week of the trip (JohnMD).  Everytime I talking muskies while at work....my brain freezes and I can't concentrate on work, and instead, my mind races with potential fish that I'll be laying some hooks into in a few weeks on LOTW.

I hope the Jackpot bite is still hot up there.  I can't wait.  I haven't been fishing for a month.  This trip will cure that. 

I look forward to hanging out with everyone that is going.  This will be sweet.

PapaJoe,

You got mail my friend.

I wish the 23rd would hurry up and get here.

Rich,

Just because it's a new moon and  you're on the Mighty Ottawa, doesn't mean that you're gonna nail a bunch of fatties.

I remember fishing the Ottawa for 4 days, with days on each side of a October Full Moon.....which should be a killer time for a fattie, but instead, I got a bunch of these.

Just messin' with ya Rich.  But you do owe me a 50"

When I get back from LOTW, we'll post pics of our two biggest fish during that week, and we'll see who's on top.  I'm sure you're gonna smear me.....but I like trash talkin.

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Steve did I  tell you that you got there a day late.

You're one unlucky sob but you and your dad still got 7 fish for your efforts ( man was it ever ugly especialy your last day, I remember the 4 to 5 foot rollers )  but for some reason you scared the BigO monsters.

I am guiding a familly for 4 days that week so I need to keep my near perfect record going, you sure know that you are the near.  LOL

BTW Steve it was the new moon not the fullmoon.

I wish you the best on the big LOTW and nail a fatty or two.

For others to see, this is the fish that was caught some 1 hour or so before Steve arrived or 1:30 pm the day before his trip started.

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