a kennels moment

[catbird]

hi guys and gals, went down to the cabin at kennels beach sat. morn to enjoy a weekend of time away from work finially. my girlfriend and myself needed a break from the everyday ratrace and the concrete forest. well we get down there about 10 am and opened up the cabin so it could get some freash air, you got to remember its been 4 months since anybody has been down. well i cut the grass, trimed bushes while nancy washed sheets and dusted furiture. we didnt bring the boat down, fearing the wind would be a blowing hard out of the sw. true enough on sat. so about 5pm i decided to venture across the street to the water and pier to see if i could catch something. i was using artificial, i almost always catch something on this bait. wrong. not today. about 6:30 pm nancy comes struting down with her rod with bottom bait hookup/ frozen shrimp. she opens her chair, baits her hook, and proceeds to fish. i tell her shes wasting her time because i didnt get a bite the hole time i had been out. wrong, she catches a 2 ft eel, slimy devels. she wants me to unhook it. she baits up again, and cast back to the same area. we were talking about the sun set, and bam, im thinking eel. wrong. nice 15 in drum. 4 mins later 16 in drum. 10 mins later, 17.5 drum. the magic hour was from 6:30 to 7:30 pm close to the rock mounds around the bank. its hard to say, but i got skunked by my gal, the one i love. by the way the drum are still breathing. also went over to minnisott to meet kneedeep and visit his bait and tackle shop. had a great time and conversation. if you ever that way stop in and say hi. you want regret it. i made a new friend. i hope your weekend was as good as ours. don