Things I Learned at the 2016 New River Small Mouth Meet & Greet:

1. I have A LOT to learn about small mouth fishing
2. The tackle I have is never the tackle I need
3. Always paddle upstream at the put in
4. Your wife (if she comes) should never be allowed out of your sight
5. IF you lose sight of your wife, that is PRECISELY when she will turtle her kayak. For the first time. Without you there to help her.
6. Do not tease your wife if she turtles her kayak. Ever. Never Ever.
7. Red X Anglers Know how to put on a feast
8. Red X Anglers seem to like BlueBerry Cobbler
9. Dr H's fish size calculating skill is not only uncanny, it is unbelievable
10. I can fish/float all day, catch ONE smallie, and have one of the best times of my life

Thanks to all who put so much time and effort into this event. I'd never come close to remembering everyone. There were so many folks I wanted to introduce myself to but just didn't have enough time. I felt like a real novice out there but I am more in love with fishing than ever and I can't wait to get out again and use the knowledge I've gained.

Fish On!

 

This was a special one for me. I was able to close up shop and head up on Monday for an entire week of good fishing and good company. Mikeski and Eric (Bass McMasterson) came up for Monday night. Eric promptly showed me up by catching several smallies just above the river access while I slipped on a slick rock and took an unexpected bath. Tuesday the three of us went to Eric's secret wading spot on the North Fork. Despite the choco-colored water we all caught fish once Eric figured out the pattern was 2" dark green grubs on a light jig head. He hung something huge, possibly a big brown, which straightened his hook.
Wednesday Mike and I floated 9 hours from the campground to Kings Creek. Visibility was only around 18" but we managed to pull fish all day. About mid-way through the float we had thunderstorms ahead of us on the other side of the mountain but we were able to get off the river at a private neighborhood access and avoid them. Crossing the 221 bridge after the float we were surprised to find it completely blown out. Apparently we stayed just ahead of the mud all day long.
I want to thank everyone who made the Thursday float a success. My sole contribution was the idea to float from Mouth of Wilson to Bridle Creek. Mike had the persistence to drive up into Virginia after Tuesday's fishing to check conditions and report back to the group. Rodney's knowledge of the float allowed us to miss the paddle through the messed up water above the dam and a difficult portage. Froggie helped us get the boats down a very steep drop at the put in, plus I got to demo his NuCanoe. I repaid his generosity by refusing to give it back until the end of the float. Scott's (fanopoe?) low-key good humor was appreciated all weekend, plus he schooled me on the Ned rig. And Ray Wells joined Mike and I for an excellent meal at the barbecue place near the campground.
The clear water (finally!) on the Friday float was a nice surprise. Rodney and Ray shared their knowledge of how to fish the run all day long and, once again, I was shown the effectiveness of the 2" grub on a light jig head. Especially when Ray hooked a 17" trout in a truly beautiful spot.
Saturday was fun fishing with the big group. The section that has the feel of flowing down the mountain was really cool.
Had a great time and enjoyed seeing you all again.

 

It was another great event. Facebook is full of pics of fish and food. I'm sure they will show up here. We were blessed by good conditions after ominous forecasts. As Darrel stated a lot of nice fish were caught. The teamwork and generosity shown by all are indicative of why one of the best things I've ever done was join the Red X Anglers. I have a few pics from floating with my buddy Big Dave.

And then I did this...yes it's mine.

 

Yes, I was the subject of intensive ribbing. Accused of:

Being DQ'd by arriving late Saturday evening. I was presiding over a hearing at Ashe County court. Ruling on a technicality in a divorce hearing. I decided that the ex wife was in fact, still his sister. (Actually I had a 2 hour nap).

Accused on the river by NCPierman of being lax in my paddling while my buddy Big Dave did all the work. Fact was I was vigilantly scanning the river for submerged rock and providing solid and critical information on the preferred line of travel.

After Lostnwilderness introduced himself as my long lost son to early arrivals on Thursday he later revised his claim to grandson. He's in his 30's. I'm not refuting his claim though.

Then BigLen, newly crowned master of moving water, reluctantly took my advice, caught his first smallie in the first hole I took him to on the Friday float, and promptly departed to accompany the much friendlier dbeam.

He returned Saturday night to announce to 40 attendees that I had purchased a kayak after years of calling them plastic ketchup dispensers. His co-conspirator Dbeam had created this fine keepsake.

I pointed out that it is a NuCANOE. Not a kayak.

 

My float was in the Virginia section Baywood to Riverside, caught 16 or 17. Spent a good part of the day throwing a muskie sized lure which a 16" smallie smacked about 3 feet from my kayak. No muskie came to play. Caught most of my smallies on a 3" white tripple ripple grub. It does get tiring throwing those big lures after awhile but I can't argue with the results. A friend I was with caught a 20" smallie and had a equally productive day.

 

ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE

Since I will be travelling to salty environs next week and not on Angler as much I wanted to reiterate a couple of things for attendees:

Event is Friday, Sat. and Sun August 19-21. At the 221 ACCESS area of New River State Park in Laurel Springs, NC.

-Gates are open at 221 Access from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. If you're not staying there you need to be out by 10. Or you ARE staying there....

-Park phone number is 336-982-2587

-Tent sites are at the very end of the road next to the river. RV sites are at the top of the hill. Tent sites are 'walk in'. There are a couple of Wheelbarrows available to transport gear to your site, which will be between 75-125 yards from the lot.

-Everyone is responsible for their own meals except the Saturday group meal. Bring a dish, dessert, whatever for that one.

-Friday float is not at 221. Drop off vessel on Bill Bledsoe Rd at Roan Creek and park in the Wagoner's Access Parking Lot. Final shuttle from lot is just before 11 AM. Do not park at the put in. Float terminates at Wagoner's access. If you don't know where the takeout is, stick with someone who does...the sign for it can be missed. It's about 3 miles from the put in to the take out.

-There is a small general store close to the campground at the high bridge. Limited supplies at unlimited costs. Bring everything you need and some items you might not. Those can always stay in your vehicle.

-Saturday morning Dusty Trails Outfitters (Mountain_Man on this site) will ferry us to the put in at Gentry Road Bridge. The cost will be $6 per head. The money will be given Friday evening to either Gary (Froggy Waters) or myself. No self ferrying please as there is no room for many vehicles at this location either. We MAY authorize one additional yak trailer to go there but everyone pays the $6 fee whether Dusty takes you or not. Any leftover money will be given away at a drawing Saturday night. If you can not afford the shuttle fee please see me. I'll take care of it.

-The Saturday float is about 5 miles and take out will be right at our campsite! There are two nice take outs on river left there. The first is up at the far end of the tent sites and the second is at the parking lot.

-Please take photo's of your fish! You may win an award at the Saturday Night Official Weigh in!

-Sunday morning we ferry ourselves via yak trailers to Fulton Reeves Bridge. It's a short 2 mile float back to 221. Gives everyone plenty of time for packing up and heading out.

-If you are new to floating or to fishing ASK for help. There are some very competent and qualified folks in attendance who are happy to provide help.

-Phone service is very spotty at best. Verizon works in some spots. At&t, no chance.

-Sunscreen is recommended. People get sunburned every year. Also wear socks with your wading shoes or tennis shoes. Grit in the river bottoms will cause blisters. A small first aid kit is also a good idea. Evenings can be chilly even during the summer. A light jacket or sweater is better to have and not need than need and not have.

-I suggest that you stay in the vicinity of other anglers at all times. Getting into a hairy situation by yourself is not a good idea. Respect the river. Think safety.

 

-Tent sites are at the very end of the road next to the river. RV sites are at the top of the hill. Tent sites are 'walk in'. There are a couple of Wheelbarrows available to transport gear to your site, which will be between 75-125 yards from the lot.

As a heads up, the web site says that it's 300 yards hike to campground... My site is the nearest to the parking lot and it is 635 feet (210 yards).

Does anyone know where group meal Sat will be? Tent or trailer campground?

 

What No updates yet. I didn't even take pictures, but I will start the reports. It was a really great get-together. Even thought we all really missed Mike (Catawba) we spent a lot of time swapping stories about him.
Fishing was much better than I expected lots of fish caught, some good trout. Lots of fat smallies, red-eyes, suckers and chubs. Several very nice smallies were caught makeing the judges decisions of who was awarded the prizes very difficult.
Food was EXCELLENT as always.
The shuttle to the put was handled by Dusty Trails Outfitters, Dustin is a fellow ncangler (Mountain_Man) and is always helpful with info and whatever else you may need.
We had some that couldn't make it for various reasons, and they were sorely missed. The ones that were there, (not sure if anyone got a head count had a great time socializing around the camp. Bruce, Daniel, Rick, and Arleen, were welcome newcomers to our New River get-together, and we even had the pleasure of a pop in appearance by Lucky Doug!

A great weekend, near perfect weather and good river conditions, Thanks John for running point once again Good Job.

Looking forward to other re-caps, pictures, and video.

Darrell

 

New River Red X Saturday Big Fish Competition.

As is the case every year I have been bombarded with questions concerning the Saturday Big Fish Contest. In an effort to decrease the amount of mail I am getting concerning the rules I have posted a FAQ section below.

Q) When is the Saturday Big Fish Competition held?
A) Yes.

Q) Are the rules posted for this prestigious event?
A) Yes. Copies may be distributed after the final weigh in.

Q) How do I enter my fish?
A) Only photo's are allowed for the big fish competition. Photo's with rulers purportedly showing length have been ruled as not admissible due to the chance of unscrupulous cheating. We've all seen those rulers where every 3/4 of an inch is marked as an inch. The Judge has the ability to ascertain the length of the fish to within 2 millimeters and the weight to within 3 grams solely from the photo. Scientists and crime scene technicians are astounded by his accuracy.

Q) I heard something about frequent disqualifications. How can I be disqualified?
A) Last year there were NO disqualifications. Then again I was up for reappointment in a country run by liberals...socialists even, and did not need bad publicity. Now that it's evident to all sane folks that the country is all screwed up I'm flip flopping back to my conservative values and banking on the boys in the Red States to carry the day...and keep me employed. I'm also planning on building a fence around the entire New River to keep those Mexican Christmas Tree workers from swimming in it. They're paying for it, too.

Q) You didn't answer my question. How can I be disqualified?
A) You just were.

Q) Are there different categories of prizes?
A) Sometimes there are multiple categories, like last year. But there are ALWAYS 2 categories. Those that I want to win and those that I don't.

Q) Is it possible to curry favor with the judge?
A) The Judge's high ethical standards make this impossible and frankly I'm appalled that you are asking. I do NOT accept any traceable gratuities. And disregard the fabricated story in the tabloids concerning accusations that Pam (Froggy's wife, Froggette) has received favored treatment at past events or that I purportedly fathered some of her tadpoles. Absolute slander and heresy! Just because she is young, attractive and crazy about the Judge and cooks breakfast for him gives her no competitive edge at all.

 

Dear Dr. H,

I love going to the Red X Eat and Greets. The wonderful outdoors environment and the people are great. My problem is two fold. First of all I seldom catch any fish. Secondly, I struggle with the dietary menu at these events. Gourmet Chicken Wings, Hunks of Cow, Homemade Sausage, Fried Eggs, Mac and Cheese...the aroma and temptation is overwhelming so I stay away from the group meals and eat my Bean Curd, Trail Mix and genetically altered quadruple purified Antarctic water in my tent. I'm 6'5 and weigh 148 pounds and shudder at the thought of topping 150. To combat this I jog back to the put in's with my kayak instead of taking advantage of the shuttle. Any suggestions?

Sincerely,


Ima Stickpin


Dear Pin-Pal,

Through the years the Doctor has seen many attempts at so called 'healthy living'. Sugar used to be 'bad' so they came out with 'Sacharin'. Butter was bad so they invented margarine. Soft drinks are bad so they came out with Diet soda. Moonshine was bad so they came out with...legal moonshine. Soft plastics didn't work so they came out with 'Gulp' (excellent protein source in a Gulp juice smoothy btw.) All of the 'cures' were later found to supposedly be worse than the original. Jogging and bike riding are all the rage now for maintaining stamina and muscle tone. Great idea...you will look better in your coffin when Billy Budsucker runs you over in his 72 Ford pickup while searching for the PBR that he dropped on the floorboard.

Your instincts for the food you are struggling to avoid are being overcome by your willingness to take advice which you are reading in Transgender Fitness Magazine. The true essence of 'natural' living involves eating the things that are appetizing to you. Moderation and portion size are the key though, else you will exceed the rated weight limit of your yak. Get your exercise doing what you love which is probably not Yoga. Or Zumba. Instead hike. Wade Fish. Kayak, Swim in the ocean, Camp. Eating what is appealing is as satisfying as a 4 pound smallmouth nailing a topwater. You only go around once. Embrace life, enjoy the simple pleasures, avoid worrying about being socially acceptable at all costs and be yourself.

Relative to your current fishing issues. The problem is ballast, or lack thereof. The yak is moving too fast for you to effectively work fish holding areas. Gain 100 pounds. You'll look better, feel better, be more confident and will lose your dependency on hoitey-toitey overpriced 'Free Range Soy Milk' that some 5'4" 300 lb. CEO is laughing about all the way to the bank. Plus, fried fish nuggets are the bomb.

Dr. H.

 

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever read


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HIGHWITLESS NEWS
'YOU DO IT, WE SKEW IT'

THE MYSTERY OF VEGAS VINNIE
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YEARS LATER, RUMORS OF FAKED DEATH, WITNESS PROTECTION AND RED X ANGLERS PERSIST

By: Jack Pott, Senior Underworld and Gaming Writer

Last night I watched the Snowtime Special 'The Life and Times of Vegas Vinnie'. Preliminary ratings look record setting and there are rumors of Spielberg producing a full length movie on the famous bookie and his supposed violent end. DeNiro is the early favorite to play the lead role of the underworld oddsmaker and Jessica Chastain plays Froggette Waters, the mysterious redhead who was a repeat winner in the largest betting scandal since Raymond Wells was disqualified for supposedly being one minute late to the weigh in.

Vinnie supposedly was murdered via an inside job while serving time at Butner Prison for an unrelated crime in 2014. He was found in his cell with a Shakespeare Ugly Stick impaled in a very ugly location. This occurred following a rain out of the nationally recognized New River Smallmouth Trip after Vinnie claimed to have spoken to the Goddess of Weather, Dienda DaStorms and that fair weather and good conditions would be provided. Investigators conducted what was later charged as a 'going through the motions' effort since they were happy to free up prison space for some other regular customers. The Red X Gang has always been suspect since the MH Ugly Stick was a Custom made job with the initials DB but no forensic evidence linking known Red X Associate Darryl Beam was found.

While not in the Prime Time series this reporter has sources telling him that Vinnie is still alive and in the Misfits Protection Program. A body double purportedly of missing crime figure Joey Bag O' Donuts was substituted for Vinnie. Vinnie is currently being sought by the media, the mafia and the Red X Anglers for not returning the betting money prior to the event being rained out. I will continue my investigation and report on developments....

 

Yes... I caught a moving water fish. One on Friday. 2 on Saturday. 5 on Sunday. This is my first river smallie:

Some other pics...
This is the first shuttle leaving on Saturday... The lime green NuCanoe is ready to go!

Two pics of paddlers from Saturday... The first is Darrell cruising down a smooth stretch of river.

And this one is Ray showing us that not all the river was smooth and placid...

This is where we went on Sunday... we put in at the low water bridge where I portaged on Saturday (with difficulty) with help from Dbeam and ShallowBob. I went there early and fished from the bridge while I ensured nobody would mess with the kayaks waiting for their owner to be shuttled up (you want to deal with an oversized moose?). I caught 2 smallies from the bridge on ned rigs before anyone else even showed up!

Here's a couple of shots of the kayakers on Sunday. I remember Scott, Bob, Brian, Darrell, Eddie, and Tim...And I know I am drawing a blank on someone... Sorry.

For me... The trip was a success. I didn't flip my kayak, I had help where I needed it, and I caught some smallies in moving water. I learned about how to eddy out, my homemade anchor (a 2 liter bottle full of sand) was perfect for stopping me, and I learned a better way to hold a bass.

Oh...and y'al need to see a picture of H2Ohh's award.

 

Great first experience for me with the Red X guys, and I'm looking forward to many more. Also great to get some time on the water with no tides or marsh mud to deal with lol. Met up with Swampin and Basswrangler first thing Friday and did some wade fishing near camp. It was little high and muddy for the fly rod but Cody and Jacob did well with spinners and soft plastic lizards. I managed a couple fish on fly and made the switch so I could catch up and ended up with a couple myself.

Switched it up for the afternoon and hit a cleaner section of the South Fork and was rewarded with my best fish of the trip.

That was it for the afternoon, as the grass made most that section unfishable.
Got to camp, unloaded, and greeted a few folks before wading the upper section of camp until dark with Joel Blair. We each got several fish on topwater and soft plastics. The theme of the trip was us being late to every get-together, so we were thankful for the time we did get to socialize with the Red X crowd before calling it a night.
Saturday morning, I woke up to two former Boy Scouts cooking breakfast for those of us who need a little extra beauty sleep just to keep from scaring the fish away.

Per Froggy's advice, we put in at a section he had fished Friday, and met up with some of Joel's buddies to float that lengthy piece. Man what a beautiful river when the water is clean! Joel and his buddies wore the fish out from one end to the other, so did Jacob and Cody. I being slow at everything took a while to get started. But once I figured out how to make a Ned rig with a split shot, it turned around really quickly. Ended the day with more than 30 myself, and everybody caught all the little smallies they could ask for.

Got back late (again) just as the evening presentation and awards were beginning. Really enjoyed the entire evening, including the Judge in all his glory and the food that was left (whoever made the chili and brought Sriracha, God bless you). After supper, the full night of rain made my mind up to head home and get some time in with the kids before Monday.
Again, great first event for me, and I'm really looking forward to attending more meet and greets in the future. What a well-run event and a great group of people.

 

THE RIVER. Most Red X Events utilize most of the thread to discuss the food, not the fish. This one will be no exception I'm sure. So I'll get the river conditions and the fishing out of the way. Having fished the South Fork for 18 years or so I know it fairly well. Canoes and Kayaks are the only viable methods of floating the river (except maybe one of those one man pontoons that were popular several years ago). The river is FULL of rock, many of which are just below the surface. Most of the time you will just scrape over them if you don't see them in time. Look for disturbances on the surface of the water caused by these boulders. There are no 'serious' rapids on these stretches but there are a few that are a little technical from a maneuverability point of view. Those unaccustomed to moving water will find them quite fun indeed with a little mixture of apprehension when approaching them. Watching the 'line' that others take is the best option for choosing one yourself! The only really deceptive one is on the Saturday float. It looks like you can go right down the middle. You can't. Don't ask me how I know this. It's a mandatory river left bank line and I try and run it early and point folks in the right direction from atop a big boulder. There's lots of photo's of our group running the 2 foot standing waves that drop into the deep pool at the bottom. My message here is that while it's a gentle flowing river, it's a river...and as such is powerful and deserves respect and caution. Do not anchor off the middle of your vessel. Use an anchor that can easily be released or doesn't snag easily. Do not anchor in fast water. I use an anchor chain. If my canoe moves with the current I have no business trying to anchor there. If you're new to the New, or even if you're not, wearing a PFD is a good idea. It's mandatory to have one for each person in the yak or canoe, btw, though wearing it is not mandatory. Our floats are not long distance wise to give plenty of time to fish, have a shore lunch and enjoy the awesome scenery.

THE FISHING. The river is slammed full of feisty, leaping smallmouth bass, most of which are on the small side but extremely fun on ULTRA-LIGHT gear. 6 lb. test max. The river also has an excellent population of big bream and the colors on these fish are just brilliant. Bait fishermen will also catch horny-head suckers, interesting and ugly critters. As several trout streams dump into the New along our planned floats, trout are occasionally caught at the mouth of these streams even in summer conditions. The water in the river where a trout stream enters will be 10 degrees cooler than the river itself. You do not need a trout license to keep a trout caught out of the New but few keep any fish on this trip. In fact, you can't win the Saturday Big Fish competition, a strictly regulated event, with a dead fish. More on that later. Here's the way Dr. H fishes the river, though there are lots of other equally successful techniques. I use two rods, one with a small crank bait such as a Rebel Wee Craw in any brown, orange or green color combo or a spinner such as a rooster tail or beetle spin. This rod is used to 'quick hit' spots behind boulders as you float past. For the areas that require much more attention I fish a 4" Zoom Lizard in Pumpkin rigged weedless on a 1/0 worm hook and a tiny (size 7) split shot about a foot or so above it. You must have enough backbone in your ultralight to be able to drive the hook through the bait into the smallies mouth. If your rod feels like a limp noodle, buy a better one or try a different bait (half a nightcrawler on a size 4 baitholder hook properly threaded to hang down the shank is ridiculously effective). Anyway, toss the lizard upstream, let it drift back while taking up slack and pay attention...with the current it can be hard to detect the bite...let the bait drift past you...they frequently hit it on the rise at the end of the drift. Focus anchoring or wade fishing rocky, shady shorelines. Most fish are within 10 feet of the bank. Deep bends and the head and tail outs of pools are good too.

Catawba Mike Byrne is pictured leaning on his truck at a past event!! The gentle giant is also seen in the campsite photo in his chair, pipe in hand.

 

Wing man is here and working out the logistics as I type. I'm about 90% sure ZachFishSlayer and I will be there with 20 lbs of wings. Let you know soon

 

Just an update on the fishing, just to reiterate H's earlier post the New River has been an excellent fishery so far this year. Every trip in NC or VA has had excellent results with this past weekend being no exception.

 

As promised, my Dbeam creative plastic ketchup dispenser is now residing in my office.

 

I will comment separately on the 'Vegas Vinnie' post from the banjo player. I have an update on Vegas. Those new to the 'New' will learn just who and where the fabled bookie is...

But I want to express my pleasure at Mr. NCPierman (Tim) making a rare post on Angler telling us that he will attend. He is a very well known kayak fishing guide on the coast who spends at least 300 days per year on the water. Redfish fear his name. Even though he's a salty old dog he frequently takes out wounded warriors at no charge and participates in HOW (Hero's on the Water). He also has been known to rescue folks stranded in the backwaters during nor'easters. He attended our event a couple of years ago and probably caught 50 smallies (he was raised in Pa. so he knows his way around the fresh water species too). A good guy to learn from and meet.

There is also another very experienced former guide attending. His name is not on the list (he's a private, reclusive sort) but I know he's made reservations. This one has guided in the salt too but his expertise in fly fishing for wild trout is unquestioned. Dude fishes all over the U.S. I'm fishing with him this weekend and he'll probably give me the dickens for mentioning this.

Red X Anglers have a long history of helping others learn about our beloved sport. Gary (froggywaters outdoors) is another example of a guy with a wealth of knowledge. Those of you new to our group or to fishing should feel comfortable picking the minds of the many experts that attend these events. Do NOT include me in that group. These guys have forgotten more than I know.

Here's the salty old dog threatening to gaff my Yankee butt out on Queens Creek.....

 

Dennis (DTown) is an experienced fisherman from the lowlands who had never floated moving water or caught a smallie. He enlisted the Dr. H Guide Service to prepare him for the upcoming Catawba Mike Byrne Memorial NRSM trip. Dennis opted for the popular 'BOGO Package' which combines guaranteed fishing results with not guaranteed psychological evaluation. Conditions were spectacular with perfect flow, visibility and water levels. Fish were stacked up in tail outs and shady banks. Lizards in watermelon and pumpkin were the ticket. We ran Zaloos to Wagoners. About 6 hours to fish it, focusing on Dr. H secret honey holes and bypassing mediocre water. While confidentiality laws prevent me from discussing things such as his penchant for pink lacy undergarments, Dennis was wearing out the fish. I think at one point he took 4 smallies on 4 casts. Bream, Redeyes and even a crappie were victimized by the lizards. First crappie I ever saw in that river.

 

Hit the secret Friday float on....Friday of course. Absolutely slayed the smallies on 4" watermelon zoom lizards. Thought I knew every inch of that section but when a rainstorm sent us under a tree for shelter I found another honeyhole. Honeyholes are the ones that are not obvious. Caught 8 smallies while waiting 30 minutes for the rain to stop. Saturday we ran from Wagoner's to Gentry bridge. It has been many years since I ran that section. There's a long stretch of very shallow water in the middle but some tremendous runs as well. Water level and flow were perfect. Caught some nice chunky fish for the South fork.

 

While I had heard rumors it has been confirmed that Red X Veteran PapaDave and crew will be attending!

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I have a lot more pics I will try and upload them a little later my 3 largest smallies.. contest day big fish was over 16 and over 2 lbs but like normal I was disqualified. Followed every rule . Took 1 after some friendly banter I felt challenged to through a swimbait all day with the results to show for it .

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NukeMan, you can get my chili receipe any time. I appreciate the hurting you and your buddy put on that huge pot of grub we brought a bit late. I was worried we were gonna have to take it all back to the cabin. I just had the last bowl for my supper and it was pretty tasty, if I do say so myself

as for everybody catching all the smallies they wanted to, I'll just have to say "there is always next time". I'm glad you hammered them and il try to not embarrass myself next go around. I've got to figure out the following lures:

Ned Rig
Grub with a pink tail
Lizard ( Dr H TRIED to tell me, but as a rookie I didn't listen)

 

Saturdays float was a very scenic section of the river, fish cooperated and it was great fishing with friends I only get to see once or twice a year. Dustin (Dusty Trails Outfitters) did a great job in shuttling us to the put in. The fishing and catching started almost immediately. Just a great day to be on the water!

Thanks again John for another memorable event. It was great seeing old friends and getting to know some of you better, so that we can become old friends. Thanks goes to for all the outstanding food dishes that were prepared by all of you that contributed to my expanding waistline. Just a great weekend!

 

Sight 29 reserved! Have space for you Echerd if needed.

 

I have to get on NCAngler more often.....count me in please!