You should have been here the other day

[cheezyridr]

5 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

 Only down side is I can’t fish after work 

 

this makes me count my blessings. 

the jobsite where i am currently assigned overlooks my fishin hole.  as i descend the west stair tower, i can actually see it from the 6th floor. (trees get in the way lower than that)  i get off at 2:30 pm, so on days when i know the weather will be good, i put my bfs rod in the car with my fishin boots. i have my line in the water by 2:40.  the only reason i dont go at lunch time is jobsite parking is so bad, if i leave my parking space, i have to park a half mile away when i get back. 

[brgbassmaster]

Im 33 and still work so I still brave the elements lol. 6 years till retirement though woo woo!

[TOXIC]

Couple of thoughts from another 63 year old and a 15 year long guide.  I was much more willing and spent more time on the water when I worked my day job.  When you only have weekends, holidays and leave time, you tend to go no matter the weather.  I have had the marina break ice with a tin boat and tiller to get my big boat out to the main lake.  It sure taught me how to dress for the weather.  Now that I’m retired I thought I would be on the water a lot more often but that’s really not the case.  I can be as hard core as anybody out there and I do go out in the nasty stuff to keep my edge but now I go when I feel like it and if the weather sucks too bad, I stay home.  As for the “you should have been here yesterday” comment, try planning a trip to Michigan in May to coincide with the smallmouth spawn.  ?  Then you can include not only you should have been here yesterday but also, they moved in the day after you left.

 

 

[E-rude dude]

Wind and lightning are the deal breaker. 
Getting blown away or fried isn’t on my to do list.

Rain doesn’t stop me, It’s usually the day I get the lake to myself. Cold fronts happen. They can produce lifetime memories too.