Red Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 Left Waco around midnight Friday night and got on the water at Port Oconner around 730am Saturday morning. Went about 15 miles out and as soon as we got there the wind got to blowing. Being in only a 22' Champion, we packed up and headed back to fish the jetties. I caught a small Pompano, a Spanish Mackerel (great fighter) and another fish that was just some kind of long baitfish. My partner didn't catch anything. Left to go home around 2pm Saturday. Got to Temple (my truck was here at in-laws) around 630pm Saturday. Loading up my gear and realize that one of my Lamiglas rods with a Revo is gone from the boat!!!! Ruined my day. I was sick to my stomach. I work hard for my money and I have to save up to buy my gear, I can't just go and replace a $200 combo. Anyway I decide to back track about forty miles to where we last stopped and where I checked and both of my rods were in their place. Could not find it on the side of the road or anything. Now I have another hour plus drive back to Waco. At this point I have been up since 530am Friday morning when I went to work. I was so flippin mad! After the hour drive home I had time to cool down and realized that it is just "stuff". I made a long trip and got there and back safe. We had a good time regardless of the slow fishing and the lost combo. We plan to make one more trip down there this year and try for a Tarpon and/or Shark. Cliff Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 12, 2011 Global Moderator Posted September 12, 2011 That sucks Cliff! I can understand how you feel losing gear! I thought I'd lost my entire tacklebag the other day. My buddy met me at my work after I got off and I threw all my gear in his truck and we took off. It wasn't until we were 30 minutes down the road that he noticed my tackle bag was not in the back of his truck . I realized I'd forgotten it on the tailgate of my truck in the visitors parking lot. He asked if I wanted to go back and get it Being that when our, ahem, customers, inmates, are released they walk through that parking lot, I wasn't real hopeful that it would still be there but it was. It really is a sickening feeling when you work so hard to get the stuff and then it's gone just like that. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted September 12, 2011 Super User Posted September 12, 2011 Stuff can be replaced but I understand where you're coming from. Quote
Big-O Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 Cliff, first chance you get, head up here to my place and I'll let you have one of my set ups. I have plenty and can only fish with one at a time Big O Quote
Red Posted September 12, 2011 Author Posted September 12, 2011 Cliff, fisrt chance you get, head up here to my place and I'll let you have one of my set ups. I have plenty and can only fish with one at a time Big O Thats a heck of an offer. I'll tell ya what, you keep your set up and just let me ride around in your boat with you for a day!! Now that would be something special! Cliff P.S. Where is you place anyway? Quote
Big-O Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 I'm just South of Ft Worth and headed out in the morning going South... I'll pm you my number! Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Red Posted September 13, 2011 Author Posted September 13, 2011 Got it Big O, thanks. I returned PM. Cliff Quote
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