Clark A - 7/13/2010 12:07 AM

This is possibly my 300th post, so I'm gonna ramble. After viewing the well taken pike photos with healthy looking humans, I decided on posting my P.B. Northern I got on Saturday south of the border. It measured 43.5" and was at least 22 lbs. (a weight guesstimate by someone who has caught numerous..not me). I didn't soil myself or have a swig of urine, but still had a good case of the shakes as depicted in the lovely snapshot! This sport still hasn't grown old after 38+ years, so picking up a club and chasing a white ball doesn't appear to be in my near future. I didn't have a full length mirror in the boat, but this photo should be reminder to at least briefly "tidy" yourself up, and get a camera the user can tell is working. My "huskiness" caused my treasured Suick shirt to pop out while bending over the boat to get the bait out, so that is not a goiter/bag on my side, and my Minnesota standard issued Thorne Bros. hat is kittywumpus, but at least it covered up my bald spot. It is also evident I need a chin lift and to have my teeth whitened! I also snapped a 8' telscoping rod on a hook set on Sunday. It sounded as if a .22 went off, and my fat carcass almost ended up in the drink. It was NOT an Okuma, but I no longer "Lika" or trust this brand of rods. This was my 11th year fishing with my good friend, Steve Scepaniak of Predator Guide Service, and he has always put on me big fish. I came away with a P.B. w/ white spots, witnessed some of the most spectacular atmospheric conditions mother nature could toss out, lots of laughs, and a snazzy Outdoor Logic TV hat guaranteed to cover up a bald spot that never goes kittywumpus!